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7 These figures of Guard duty are approximations. The annual reports of the National Guard Bureau relating to the use of state military forces “… are very general in character, are lacking in detailed information, and are not regarded as either complete or authoritative ….” U.S. Annual Report of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 1936 (Washington: 1936), p. 16Google Scholar. In addition, the content of these reports has varied greatly over the last thirty years. Some accounts contain an elaborate description of National Guard state activity, while others do not carry a single line on the subject. This absence of uniform reporting standards still persists.

10 A survey entitled Participation of National Guard Units in Post-War Civil Emergencies was prepared in October, 1953, by Ruthrauff and Ryan, Inc., a research agency, for the National Guard Bureau. According to this report, the incidence of Guard state activity from 1947 to 1953 was as follows:

For an earlier, though incomplete, compilation of National Guard action during the 1918–1947 period, see pp. 180–181 of Reserve Forces for National Security, Report to the Secretary of Defense by the Committee on Civilian Components (Washington: 1948). For a detailed list of National Guard state action from 1934 to 1935, see 80 Congressional Record, 2069–2081. Current illustrations will be found in the annual reports of the National Guard Bureau, 1947 to 1954.

11 Lederle, John W. and Pealy, Robert H., “‘Halo’ over Michigan Drivers,” State Government, XXVII (December, 1954), 252–254Google Scholar.

14 Statement of Hugh M. Milton II, Assistant Secretary of the Army, in Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, 84 Cong. 1 sess. on H.R. 7289, July 28, 1955 (Washington: 1955), p. 6Google Scholar.