Show Official fes es Army of illion in 1943 L Tells House Committee t Program for Would Be Augmented I WASHINGTON Au Aug 14 AP Defense AP-Defense Defense Commissioner m S. S Knudsen advised am congress Wednesday that an t of could be placed in the field fully equipped I ober 1 1943 t opinion was given in a memorandum to the ways s 's and means committee and followed ed a question al l I da days s 's ago b by Senator Lodge R. R Mass as to how howit it would take to put such a force in the field ode dc participated p in joint congressional tax hearings member ember of the senate finance committee said in his memorandum that there was at nt nt B t no program for men but rather a pro- pro I for r com complete Jete equipment of and awl the pro- pro nent of critical noncommercial items for This 1 he asserted would be completed b by the end of 1942 as was unable to figure quickly how much additional rial vial would be required Knudsen declared and there- there allowed m myself sufficient time on delivery to make it but safe saCe With the proper additional funds allotted when the domes es and depending pending upon circumstances which will ant extreme pressure on the program I am quite sure suret t the lie date I gave of July J. J 1944 1 1944 can be r by I months V I 11 dge asked the question at the JO joint he hearing ring I sen ren sen gave the July 1 1944 date lie He later obtained rity to withdraw his reply and to file a memorandum I |