https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/d0a9bff5a426159a38e6118e0b5c7dba.pdf d9efc47a3dc6515dac1ba4267616e9d5 PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulge en vertu de la Loi surl’acces a /’information CANADIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON Subject Date Publication March 2, 1952. BSMT H Washington Times Herald. tmmiss Short said Mr:-Truman wanted to. make sure Vandenberg has an,' ; opportunity to round out his full ; 30 years of service in the top Air ' Force assignment. Vandenberg has been air chief since 1948. I I The President doesn’t want i Vandenberg “put in a subordinate cmmand before his retirement,’’. Short explained. . ’ Vandenberg’s present four-year” ' term in the top Air Force spot exJ A1 pires April 30. He will complete REMAINING AS CHIEF OF AF / T If P LeMay uroomed AS his 30 years of military service I on June 12, 1953, eighteen days I before the end of his new term. I / Vandeberg, 53, will be eligible: for retirement upon completion' of. the term. President Truman announced There have been weeks of yesterday he would give Gen. speculation that Vandenberg was; Vandenberg a new 14-month term on the way out. He had several' offers of jobs in private industry, as Air Force chief of staff and and was reported ready to acpaved the way for Gen. LeMay to cept one of them rather than take over after that. step down from the top Air, Speaking for the President, Force post he has held for four ' Press Secretary Short said that years. By virtue of the new appointthe nomination of Vandenberg for ment, if confirmed by the Senate,' an additional term’ beginning Vandenberg will be kept on durMay 1, 1952, and ending June 30, ing most of. the Air Force’s 1953, will go to the Senate this planned buildup from 95 to 143 groups. week. Critical at Delay This will permit Vandenberg to 1 , It has been no secret that finish out his 30 years of service ' Vandenberg has been critical of in a top job and ends a bitter the Administration’s decision to fight in the Air Force over the delay the buildup of the Air ■ position of chief of staff. Force to 143 groups. Finletter accepted the AdminGroomed for Job . Mr. Truman clearly indicated, istration view, but Vandenburg let it be known unofficially he however, that Gen'. LeMay, chief opposed the delay. of the strategic air command, will It has been generally recogbe groomed to succeed Vanden- nized that the 45-year-old LeMay was the choice of Finletter as, berg. • Short announced that LeMay. Vandenberg’s successor. Both are strong advocates of all-out strawill .replace Gen. Twining ds Air tegic bombing, . an advocacy of | Force vice chief of staff and that which has won LeMay few friends Twining will take LeMay’s current in the Army and Navy. There' also is reported to be some op-' assignment. The White House announce: position to LeMay in the State ment came as a surprise. “e12 Air Force Secretary Finletter rt3k Successor in ’53 portedly had opposed the, Vandenberg appointment. LeMay and1 Twining, along with Lt. Gen. Laurence Kuter, commander of. the i aigtttmondenviceshad obg pemeese ‘gaa 00133 �Pages 134 to 135 are withheld pursuant to sections 13(1)(a), 15(1) of the Access to Information Act � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDNW (Wiser) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDNW16877 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW16877 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wiser Consultations, RG25-B-2, Volume number: 3095, Library and Archives Canada.