"Any subversives among them?" asked Army.
"One hard-shelled Commie, a few fuzzy-minded joiners ... about par for the course."
"Then why in the hell is this important, anyway?" demanded Navy.
A large hassle ensued, but all eventually agreed that if more than 3,000 people actually had been caused to vanish, it was at least potentially a cause for security concern. Army pointed out:
"Next time, they might not waste the effort on these crackpots. They might bag some important people."
White House asked:
"What are we going to do about it?"
There was an outburst of silence.
Finally, State spoke up:
"By all means, keep the matter quiet. It could be deucedly embarrassing."