Report of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to the Congress on the Fy 1978 Budget, Fy 1979 Authorization Request and Fy 1978-1982 Defense Programs

Office of the Secretary of Defense (1977-01-18). Report of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld to the Congress on the Fy 1978 Budget, Fy 1979 Authorization Request and Fy 1978-1982 Defense Programs (Report). Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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Abstract: Executive Branch request for, and explanation of, US defence funding for 1978 along with 1978-82 planning and reporting.

Page 43 (numbered 87) "...We have fundamental interests in preserving the military balance in the South Pacific, in supporting key relationships with Australia and New Zealand and in ensuring that Micronesia does not come under the domination or excessive influence of an outside power..."

Kwajalein 195 – 196 (number 154-5) reguarding "...terminal, midcourse, and low altitude defense regimes."