FOREIGN RELATIONS, 19,5 0, VOLUME I


  The problem of developing a logical and comprehensive approach
to all of these programs with regard to the type of legislation, the
theory of justification and the responsibility for organizing their
presentation to Congress, is the subject of this paper.
                         RECOMMENDATONS
  1. That the Administration present its foreign grant aid requests
as one total program for building a-strong, free world and seek to
have all such aid authorized in one bill; that we propose the bill
contain the following titles:
       Title I-Global aid in the form of end-use military items to-
    gether with economic assistance for all European countries, Tur-
    key and Formosa. (Alternatively, a portion of the economic aid
    for Europe, primarily for Austria, Greece, Italy and Germany,
    could be requested in a separate title to be made available under
    existing ERP legislation, or all economic aid for European coun-
    tries, Turkey and Formosa could be placed in one title with a
    separate title for military end items.)
       Title/LI-Aid for underdeveloped areas (including Point Four,
     the Philippine program, STEM programs in Southeast Asia, aid
     for India, Pakistan and Ceylon, STEM-type programs in the
     Middle East, European dependent overseas territories programs,
     and programs for the development of production of strategic
     materials).
       Title III-Aid for Korea.
       Title IV-Aid for Palestine refugees.
   2. That the appropriations authorized under the bill set forth in
 Recommendation 1 be made to the President with the understanding
 that the allocations for specific programs would be made by the Presi'
 dent upon the recommendation of the Secretary of State, who would
 consult with interested agencies.
   3. That the responsibility for organizing the development and pres.
 entation of these programs to Congress be placed upon the State De-
 partment (with the full participation and suppoirt of ECA, Defense
 and other interested agencies).
   4. That responsibility Within the Department of State for carrying
 out the above recommendations be immediately assigned.
   Now more than ever it is vital that in approaching Congress we
 give them a complete story of what we are trying to do on a global basis
 and why we are trying to do it. Each part of our legislative program
 must be related to our over-all objectives. All of the aid programs
 mentioned above fall under the objective of strengthening the free
 world. They make sense only when considered together. Each part can
 be more easily attacked than can the whole program. Not only in
 presentation but in the Congressional debates it is vital that the totality
 of our program be debated at one time. Therefore, it is highly desirable
 that all of fhe grant aid progrms be put in one piece of legislation.
 Furthermore, separate pieces of, legislation would lose the administra-


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