34 reporters. The Pentagon's large staff of press officers strains to be help- ful. Conflict is kept to a minimum because, in military matters, it is far easier for journalists and officials to agree on what is an official secret, and what is merely embarrassing. Perhaps more important is the sheer size of the bureaucracy. As Richard Halloran of the New York Times put it, "If someone is promoting the M-1 tank, there are plenty of people around who will tell you what's wrong with the M-I."
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