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SUBJ/PASSING OF THE HONORABLE PAUL H. NITZE 57TH SECRETARY OF
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SUBJ/PASSING OF THE HONORABLE PAUL H. NITZE
/57TH SECRETARY OF THE NAVY//
RMKS/1. IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I ANNOUNCE THE 19 OCTOBER
PASSING OF FORMER SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, PAUL H. NITZE. SECRETARY
NITZE WAS 97 YEARS OLD. DURING HIS TIME AS THE NAVY SECRETARY, HE
RAISED THE LEVEL OF ATTENTION GIVEN TO QUALITY OF SERVICE ISSUES.
HIS MANY ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED ESTABLISHING THE FIRST PERSONNEL
POLICY BOARD AND RETENTION TASK FORCE (THE ALFORD BOARD), AND
OBTAINING TARGETED PERSONNEL BONUSES. HE LENGTHENED COMMANDING
OFFICER TOURS, RAISED COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY PAY, BECAME A STRONG
ADVOCATE FOR OFFICERS' ADVANCED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND WORKED
TO EASE UNNECESSARY BURDENS ON SAILORS BY RELAXING INPORT DUTY
SECTION REQUIREMENTS. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 1100, 23
OCTOBER, AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL, WASHINGTON, DC.
2. BORN IN AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS, ON JANUARY 16, 1907, NITZE
GRADUATED "CUM LAUDE" FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN 1928. AFTER
WORKING IN INVESTMENT BANKING WHERE HE WAS KNOWN AS A WALL STREET
PRODIGY, HE LEFT IN 1941 TO ENTER GOVERNMENT SERVICE. IN 1942, HE
WAS CHIEF OF THE METALS AND MINERALS BRANCH OF THE BOARD OF ECONOMIC
WARFARE, UNTIL NAMED DIRECTOR, FOREIGN PROCUREMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
BRANCH OF THE FOREIGN ECONOMIC ADMINISTRATION IN 1943. DURING THE
PERIOD 1944-1946, NITZE SERVED AS DIRECTOR AND THEN AS VICE CHAIRMAN
OF THE U.S. STRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY FOR WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMAN
AWARDED HIM THE MEDAL OF MERIT. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, HE
SERVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BEGINNING IN THE POSITION OF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY. IN
1949, HE WAS NAMED DEPUTY TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. IN AUGUST OF THAT YEAR, HE BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTOR
OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY PLANNING STAFF, AND WAS APPOINTED
DIRECTOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AS DIRECTOR, NITZE WAS THE PRINCIPAL
AUTHOR OF A HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL SECRET NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
DOCUMENT (NSC-68), WHICH PROVIDED THE STRATEGIC OUTLINE FOR
INCREASED U.S. EXPENDITURES TO COUNTER THE PERCEIVED THREAT OF
SOVIET ARMAMENT. FROM 1953 TO 1961, NITZE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF
THE FOREIGN SERVICE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION WHILE CONCURRENTLY
SERVING AS ASSOCIATE OF THE WASHINGTON CENTER OF FOREIGN POLICY
RESEARCH, THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF JOHNS
HOPKINS UNIVERSITY. HIS PUBLICATIONS DURING THIS PERIOD INCLUDE
"U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: 1945-1955." IN 1961 PRESIDENT KENNEDY
APPOINTED NITZE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
SECURITY AFFAIRS AND IN 1963 HE BECAME THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY,
SERVING UNTIL 1967. FOLLOWING HIS TERM AS SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, HE
SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (1967-1969), AS A MEMBER OF
THE U.S. DELEGATION TO THE STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TALKS (SALT)
(1969-1973), AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS (1973-1976). LATER, FEARING SOVIET REARMAMENT, HE OPPOSED
THE RATIFICATION OF SALT II (1979). HE WAS PRESIDENT REAGAN'S CHIEF
NEGOTIATOR OF THE INTERMEDIATE RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY
(1981-1984). IN 1984, NITZE WAS NAMED SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE ON ARMS CONTROL. FOR MORE THAN
FORTY YEARS, NITZE WAS ONE OF THE CHIEF ARCHITECTS OF U.S. POLICY
TOWARD THE SOVIET UNION. PRESIDENT REAGAN AWARDED NITZE THE
PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 1985 FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
FREEDOM AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
3. IN JANUARY OF 2001, THE NAVY ANNOUNCED THE DECISION TO NAME THE
44TH ARLEIGH BURKE-CLASS GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER "NITZE." DDG-94
WAS CHRISTENED ON APRIL 17, 2004 IN BATH, MAINE, AND IS SLATED FOR
COMMISSIONING IN MARCH, 2005.
4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL SHIPS, STATIONS, COMMANDS AND BASES
ARE DIRECTED TO DISPLAY THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AT HALF-STAFF
UNTIL SUNSET, 24 OCTOBER 2004.
5. QUESTIONS REGARDING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
PROTOCOL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, AT
703-695-2258.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
2. SEMPER FIDELIS, M. W. HAGEE, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS,
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//