Evening star., 1947-07-19
Senate HEARINGS
'0nForeiignAid
To0pen Today
State Department
Aides to Testify on Bill
Approved by House
By J. A. O'Leory

Spurred by troubled world
conditions, a Senate subcommit-
tee called an open hearing for
this afternoon to speed action on
the $1,353,c24,900 budget for for
eign relief, which the House
approved by voice vote after one
hour of debate last night.
A group of State Department of
ficials, headed by Undersecretary
Lovett, were standing by to explain
to the Senators the various phases
of the budget, all of which fit into
this Nations foreign policy of aid
ing democracies and seeking to pre-
serve peace by putting war-torn
areas on their feet.
Besides Mr.. Lovett, those expected
to take part in the Senate hearing
include: G. c. McGhee, co-ordinator
of Greek-Turkish assistance; Leslie
Rood of the American Mission to
Greece, j. d. Jernegan of the Divi-
sion of Near Eastern Affairs, Charles
Glendinning, acting chief of the
financial division; S. T. Parelman of
the division on international Or
ganizations and H. M. Kurth, State
Department budget officer.
Full Greek Fund Voted.
Forming the bulk of a $685.
199,094 supplemental deficiency bill,
the foreign funds approved by the
House include:
The full S400,000,0o0 authorized
several months ago to bolster Greece
and Turkey against Communist en-
croachment; $332, 900, 900 for relief in
war devastated areas generally;
$4,000, 900 for the Army's relief and
governing expenses in the occupied
areas, and ST., 1,024,0oO for this coun-
try's share of the international
Refugee Organization expenses.
Other developments on the House
side yesterday were:
The Rules Committee approved
resolutions for two long range
studies of American foreign policy
one by the Foreign Affairs Commits
tee and the other by special 10.
member group.
Ship Transfer to Italy Approved.
The House Commerce Committee
approved a bill already passed by
the Senate to give Italy 81 merchant
ships to replace vessels lost or seized
during the war. The measure also
would return $60,0OO,000 in war;
seized Italian property, less amounts
needed to meet the claims of Amer
ican citizens for losses during the
war.
During an hour of debate on the
foreign relief funds, the House
shouted down move by Repre-
sentative Dirksen, Republican, Of
Illinois to add an amendment deny
ing aid to any country which fails
to cooperate in the Marshall plan
fer Europe's recovery.
Russia and her satellites boycotted
the Paris Conference on the pro-
posal of Secretary of State Marshall
that Europe draw up program to
aid in it's own recovery, with the
United States standing by to con-
tinue its assistance.
Representative Keefe, Republican,
of Wisconsin argued the Dirksen
amendment would commit Congress
to the Marshall plan without know
ing its details, and before the Paris
Conference has finished work on it.
Chairman Taber of the House
Appropriations Committee told the
House that, under action already
taken, countries under Russian
domination will be denied American
relief unless they turn over a new
leaf" Mr.. Taber said countries in
the Soviet bloc must show that they
are willing to cooperate with ma
tions which believe in freedom"
The foreign spending program had
emerged from Mr.. Taber's committee
with few major reductions from
amounts sought by Army and
diplomatic chiefs-and the House
ratified the committees decisions.
Mr.. Taber said the committee
specifically had eliminated $18,000,-
(See APPROPRIATIONS, Pg. A-2.)