Herbert Hoover: “We have no desire for offensive armament.”

The details of this estimate, the necessity therefor, and the reason for its transmission at this time are set forth in the letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget transmitted herewith, with whose comments and observations…

While these features in the Wagner and the Garner bills are not in the form and are not as well safeguarded as they should be, they are in line with major objectives I have been advocating.

The reductions must be real and positive.

That the validity of a passport . . . shall be limited to a period of two years.