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serve to demonstrate our interest in the welfare and aspirations of the
people of this area and thereby tend to align them more closely with us
in the face of Communist threats or blandishments.
   The program proposed ils about half of the deficit not covered by
other sources envisaged by the countries concerned in connection with
the development plans put forward at the Columbo Conference. While
it will not support these plans in full, it will give impetus to the process
of economic development in those countries.
   It is not supposed that the aid program a's scheduled for this area
would of itself bring about significant increases in living standards.
It is hoped, however, that beyond the arrest of economic deterioration
and consequent political instability during the next few critical years,
the recipient countries at the end of such a program would have estab-
lished an environment that would encourage a maximum utilization of
domestic savings and a reasonable flow of outside investment capital
for further developmental activities.
  Technical A8sistance: The estimates represent the anticipated
contribution of Point IV funds to the UN Technical Assistance
Program, the OAS and other international organizations.

                     APPENDIX TO ANNEX No. 2-
                  THE ECA INFOR31ATION PROGRAMI
      (Prepared by the Economic Cooperation.Administration)
  !The Economic Cooperation Administration has been instructed by
Congress (Public Law 535-81st Congress)o "to give full and con-
tinuous publicity through the press, radio, and all other available
media, so as to inform the peoples of the participating countries
regarding the assistance, including its purpose, source and character,
furnished by the American taxpayer."
  The Economic Cooperation Administration is therefore charged
with a direct responsibility for conducting a foreign information pro-
gram with regard to one specific aspect of the foreign policy of the
United States. The great majority of its information work consists
of thoroughly informing the people of the Marshall Plan countries of
the achievements and objectives of the Plan.
  While conducting this information program, the Economic Co-
operation Administration, in order to promote the success of the
Marshall Plan, is involved in many aspects of the international in-
formation program carried on by the Department of State. It par-
ticularly is involved in information designed:

  tSe alo Annex No. 5. [Footnote in the source text.]
  10 TheForeign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 (64 ,Stat. 198).