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area of Chna." He also asked that the Mutual Defense Assistance
Act of 1949 be modified to provide him with the avthority to shift a
small portion of funds made available for military assistance from one
area to another Should an emergency situation demand such action.
President Truman also requested that limitations as to which nations
could receive military assistance and as respecting amount, time, and
scurity of repayment be relaxed. In addition, he asked that the exist-.
ing prohibition on the furnishing Of production equipment other than
imachine tools be -eliminated. For the text of the President's message,
,see Public Papers of the Presidemt of the United States: Harry
,   I. Truman, 1950, pages 445-448.
  On June 2, 5, 6, and 15, the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate met in joint public
session to consider the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. Secretary
of State Acheson testified on June 6. The joint committee also met in
executive session on June 6 and 8, receiving testimony from Generals
Bradley and Lemnitzer, Assistant Secretaries of State iRusk and
McGhee, John Ohly (Director of Mutual Assistance), and Edward
Dickinson (ECA Representative on FMACC). On June 19, the joint
committee voted unanimously to report S. 3809 to the Senate for
favorable action. That measure authorized a total of $1,222,500,000
for military assistance in fiscal year 1951, including $1 billion for
NATO countries; $131.5 million for Greece, Turkey, and Iran; $75
million for "the general area of China"; and $16 million for Korea
and the Philippines.
  Other provisions of S. 3809 reauthorized the use of $214 million un-
expended in FY 1950, permitted the transfer of $250 million worth
of surplus war material, and authorized the sale on credit of $100 mil-
lion in arms. In response to the President's June 1 request, S. 3809
eased restrictions on the destination of assistance, types of aid Which
might be rendered, and on other aspects of the administration of
MDAP. The bill also increased the President's authority to transfer
funds from one title to another.
  The Senate passed S. 3809 on June 30 by a vote of 66-0. Regarding
this legislation, see The Afutl Dvefense Assistance Program: Hear-
ings Before the Committee on Foareig Relations and the Commrittee
on Armed Services, United States Senate (81st Cong., 2nd sess.), and
Mutual Defense Assistance Program : Report of the Committee on
foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services, United
States Senate, on S. 3809 To Amend the Mutual Defense Assistance Act
of 1949 (81st Cong., 2nd sess.).
  The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
also held hearings on military assistance- commencing on June 5.
Secretary Acheson presented testimony that day. See To Amend the


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