The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-25
ACHES0N ADMITS
CL0BAL POLICY
Acting Secretary OF State
Suggests Next Stop May
Be Taken In Korea

WASHINGTON, March "a. -u.p
= Acting Secretary of State Dean
Acheson conceded today that Amer
antl-Communist Intervention in
Greece and Turkey would en-
bark the United States upon a glob-
al policy of opposing totalitarian
threats to free nations everywhere.
The next big step in that direc-
ton, he suggested to the Senate
Foreign Relations committee, prob
ably will be taken in Korea, now
occupied half by the United States
and half by Russia.
He said the administration will
ask Congress for money - inform
ed sources put the sum as high
as 5000, 000, 000 - to spend in the
U. S. zone of Korea over the next
three years. In effect, that spend
ing would be aimed at preventing
Korea's collapse into Communism.
But Acheson reaffirmed his faith
that the new Truman doctrine"
would lead the world to peace,
rather than into World War III, by
promoting international stability
and furthering the aims Of the
United Nations.
He told the committee that the
proposed $500, 900, 600 Greco-Turk-
ish aid program is fully in line
with the detectives OF UN and he
limited that a formal report will
be sent to the world organization
shortly explaining why the United
States plans to tackle the Mediter-
ranean crisis on its own.
AS the Senate committees first
witness on the aid bill, Acheson
restated and elaborated upon what
he told the House Foreign Affairs
committee last week about the
broad purposes Of the program and
its implications on future American
policy and world peace.
simultaneously, Undersecretary
of State William L. Clayton spell
ed out for the House Foreign Al
fairs committee the economic fac
tors Of the Greco-Turkish crisis.
He detailed how the money would
be spent, the size Of the Amsri-
can military and civilian missions
to be sent, and the distribution of
the help - $500, 900, 900 to Greece
and 500, 600, 900 to Turkey, with
about half the Greek aid and most
of the Turkish for direct and in
direct military purposes.
Clayton said President Truman
wants a free hand in deciding
whether the assistance is to be
wholly or partly a git and feels
that all the military aid certainly
should be given gratis.
Before the hearings started gov
eminent quarters provided the
House committee with heretofore
secret background material under
scoring the Presidents reasons for
rushing to the aid of Greece and
Turkey.
Mr.. Truman was expected to 60
into the situation tonight at an
extraordinary White House confer
ence with the six top Republican
and Democratic Congressional lead
ers. The delegation presumably
was to be informed on a personal
report submitted to the President
earlier today by Paul A. Porter,
who returned last week alter con-
Quoting an economic survey of
lGreece.
These were the highlights ct the
testimony given by Acheson before
the Senate committee:
Acheson tacitly endorsed a sug-
gestion by Senate. President Arthur
H. Vandenberg, r., Mich, that the
United Nations be informed fully
of this governments plans in
Greece and Turkey. The acting Sec
rotary made no definite commit
ment, and insisted that the United
States is under no obligation to
Inform UN about its aid to other
countries.
He cited American help in China,
italy and the Philippines and Rus
sian and British aid to other states
which, he said, was extended with
out reference to UN.
But, he said, this country's 1all
ure to advise UN thus far docs
not NEAR that consultation Is no,
desired, and a not be n VIII
not be held very soon." ,I
On the future implications Of thu
Creco-Turkish program, he repeat
led that this course is not intended
to be a pattern in all cases wner'
countries are threatened with los
!of their democratic freedoms
Such future help, he said, may b.
different from that asked IL
Greece and Turkey.
Vandenberg interrupted to pi
him down to a specific de1lnl'lon o
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