Box 40

Scope and Contents From the Series: The committee files series contains correspondence, memoranda, conference reports, hearing transcripts, and other materials documenting Rivers' committee assignments. The bulk of the series is made up of materials pertaining to the Committee on Armed Services, including a substantial number of files on housing, real estate and construction, the military reserves, medical and dental insurance, retirement pay, weapons procurement, and naval shipbuilding. Materials documenting his work on the...

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Copies of statements made before the House Committee on Armed Services concerning Military Construction Authorization for 1960.

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Correspondence and reports concerning legislation regarding amendments to the United States Code of Military Justice.

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Correspondence concerning legislation to provide from the promotion upon retirement of officers who were specially commended for performance of duty in actual combat.

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Correspondence concerning legislation to provide for improved opportunity for the promotion of certain officers in the naval services.

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Correspondence concerning legislation to provide that members of the Armed Forces who retired after having served satisfactorily in more than one branch of the Armed Forces should be entitled to the highest retired grade in which they served satisfactorily.

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Correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings concerning legislation (H. R. 3367) introduced by Representative Rivers to amend title 10, of the United States Code, by repealing section 7474, which grants to the Secretary of the Navy the authority to establish rates of wages for certain employees of naval activities.

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A copy of legislation (H. R. 8189) to improve the active duty promotion opportunity of Air Force officers from the grade of captain to the grade of major.

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Correspondence, reports, and printed material concerning legislation (H. R. 3923) to provide for the presentation of a medal to persons who have served as members of ta United States expedition to Antarctica.