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Wednesday, September 17, 1969 College Station, Texa)S Page 3
Nixon Thinks
Of Suspending
Military Draft
WASHINGTON (A*)—President
Nixon has given thought to sus
pending the military draft at
least for a while, but hasn’t made
up his mind yet, the White House
indicated Tuesday.
Press secretary Ronald L. Zieg
ler declined to confirm or deny
that it is a likely possibility in
the near future. He said the idea
has been talked about form time
to time.
Ziegler said Nixon is in the
midst of discussing with his aides
draft reforms and possible execu
tive orders or directives to change
parts of the procedure.
“There’s no firm decision at
the moment on that,” the press
secretary said, without indicating
when it might come.
Ziegler made the comments
when asked whether outright
suspension of the draft is among
alternatives Nixon is weighing
in his discussion on the future of
the Selective Service system.
Earlier, Sen. Hugh Scott, the
acting Republican Senate leader,
said the Nixon administration in
tends to press strongly for draft
reform legislation this year.
“There is a strong disposition
to press for draft reforms this
year,” the Pennsylvania senator
told reporters after the weekly
White House breakfast for Re
publican congressional leaders.
In contrast to legislation, which
Scott mentioned, Ziegler was talk
ing primarily about executive
action Nixon might take under
the present law. Suspending the
draft is among the steps he can
take without congressional action.
Prospects of Congress changing
the law this year remain doubt
ful, although Nixon sent up his
proposal months ago.
A Selective Service spokesman
said the agency is conducting a
review of administrative guide
lines as requested by Nixon last
May but it is not involved in
considering any major changes in
the system. Nor, the spokesman
said, has draft headquarters re
ceived any word from the White
House that such changes might
be forthcoming.
Pentagon sources said either a
suspension of draft calls or a
reduction of calls is under con
sideration.
These sources suggested that
Nixon might act by executive
order if Congress does not pass
reform legislation before the end
of the current session, which may
run into early December.
Defense authorities said a to
tal halt in drafting for several
months would probably have a
more telling impact on the cam
puses, where the administration
is hoping to damp down antiwar
turbulence.
The possibility of a suspension
of draft calls is tied in with
plans to reduce the over-all
strength of the armed forces,
and this in turn is related to the
reduction of U. S. troops in Viet
nam, sources said.
Officials cautioned that a halt
in drafting might result in a
drop-off in voluntary enlistments,
unless it were made clear that
the action was only temporary
pending reform of the draft, sys
tem.
If Congress does not act legis
latively, these sources suggested,
the President might by executive
order direct that only 19-year-
olds be drafted, rather than tak
ing from the 19-26 bracket.
However, the President cannot
move to a lottery system of draft
ing without specific legislation
permitting it.
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