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Show Utah General Heads Adjutants Association '1 ' wiiiwill-iwiiiiiignniiriniiMlCl i iniii Mimmiiiiiiumi additional reduction which will cut National Guard company size units from 5,400 to 3,600. The latter cut would include elimination of six Infantry Divisions. Di-visions. The cut is part of a proposed pro-posed reorganization of the army and reserve forces, according to the pentomic concept. The Army hasn't indicated which units and which states would be affected. The adjutants general adopted by roll call vote a resolution explaining the Guard's stand on the proposed reorganization. The resolution stated that all states wish to retain the present National Na-tional Guard set-up until the Army explains fully its proposed reorganization as to which units will be affected and justifies its moves. "The National Guard has always al-ways been the first to go along with any reorganization which will improve the military establishment," estab-lishment," Gen. Rich pointed out. "But we emphatically urge that the proposed reorganization be opened up so we can consider it." Gen. Rich listed three factors which should be considered in any elimination of units: (1) facilities; (2) strength, and (3) equipment. Any units which must be eliminated elimi-nated should be those with the lowest strength, equipment and facilities. While in the national capitol Gen. Rich plans to help fornrv late a positive approach for() Guard to take on the ' reorgam- zation question during the annual an-nual Governor's conference due May 19-22 in Miami, Fla. Gen. Rich also plans to urge adoption of the "Utah Plan" for basic training of National Guard troops on a trial basis. The adjutants adjut-ants general conference went on record as favoring a trial of this plan, which would give the Guard the authority to conduct its own basic training during an eight-weeks summer program at key locations in the U.S. The plan is being offered as an alternative to the present six-months six-months training program sponsored spon-sored by the Army because of the lack of funds to support this program. Quotas allowed " Guard for the six months J gram are only a small fraction large enough to maintain Guard strength. GEN. MAXWELL E. RICH Utah's Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich is new president of the Adjutants General Association of the United States, an organization organiza-tion composed of 52 adjutants general from every state and four territories. Gen. Rich was elected to the key national office during the annual conference of the association asso-ciation held last week in Phoenix and he was accompanied to the conference bq Gov. George D. Clyde, who addressed conference participants on the subject of the Army's proposed plan to cut reserve re-serve forces. One of Gen. Rich's first activi-1 ties in his new office will be a trip to Washington, D.C., later this week to confer with officials of the National Guard Association Associa-tion of the United States on the proposed forces cut. The cut would involve an initial in-itial 10 per cent reduction in strength of National Guard men from 400,000 to 360,000, plus an |