Evening star., 1947-03-14
COPE Prepares
LIST Of Queries
On nGreekloan
Vondenbere Insists
On Full Answers
From Top Officials
By the Associated Press

Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan compiled at a
Republican conference today a
list of questions he said top
ranking Government officials
will be asked to answer fully be-
fore Congress passes on Amer
lean aid to Greece and Turkey.
Senator Vandenberg, chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee,
reported on international develop
ments at a tWo-hour closed meeting
of the 81 Senate Republicans.
He was said to have faced bar
rage of queries about the foreign and
domestic effect of President Tru-
mans proposal to extend financial
and indirect military help to the two
countries.
" Questions of Wide Scope.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska told
a reporter the questions ranged
from future status of the United Ma
tions to demands to know whether
American troops are to be used in
the Mediterranean area.
Senator Vandenberg is compiling
these into QUESTIONABLE which he
said he will insist on competent
Government officials answering fully
in public hearings before the For
eign Relations Committee acts on
the proposal" Senator Wherry said.
'The questions have covered every
conceivable phase of the effect on
this move on American and interna-
tional affairs"
Later Senator Vandenberg, who
has called for "top-rank candor" on
the international situation, told re-
porters that eff anybody has any
questions to ask about this proposal,
L want them answered"
His demand for "top-rank candor"
was being interpreted as sugges-
ton that Secretary of State Mar
shall discuss the crisis with Premier
Stain at the Moscow Foreign Min
listers meeting.
Less h1SR seen In Loan.
Republican Conference Chairman
Millikin told newsrnen that Senator
Vandenberg expressed the opinion
that there was less risk involved
in following the Presidents sugges-
tion for aid to the two countries)
than in rejecting it."
Chairman Taft of the Senate Re
publican Policy Committee gave an
ANALYSIS which Senator Millikin de-
scribed as an outline of all the 'pros
and cons of the situation" without
announcing what his own final at
titude will be.
"He covered the whole range OF
questions that would occur to one,
said Senator Millikin.
Asked by newsman If any con-
sensus was arrived at from the dis
cussion, Senator Millikin replied:
"I don't think that was apparent
from the meeting. The general at
titude was one of Senators wanting
to get all the facts"
Full-Scale Debate Expected.
Asked if he thought the granting
of immediate aid to Greece and
Turkey would lead to full-scale
foreign policy debate on the floor,
Senator Millikin answered, II don't
think there is any question about it. "
A move developed, meanwhile, to
combine Senate and House COM
mittee hearings and thus speed ac-
ton on the program.
1t was suggested by Representative
Lodge, Republican, of Connecticut
as the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee met to hear discussion of
the program by Acting Secretary of
State Acheson, Secretary of War
Patterson and Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal.
These same officials went over the
Presidents proposal yesterday in a
session with the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee.
Mr.. Lodge said he saw no reason
why hearings should not be COM
bined. But some other committee
members expressed private doubt to
newsmen that the Senate committee
would agree. They said the Senate
group always had been reluctant to
depart from the tradition of sep
arate hearings.
200 kilograms Received.
At the White House, officials re"
ported a continuing inflow of COM
ment on the Presidents Wednesday
speech. Eben Ayers, assistant press
secretary, said about 200 kilograms
arrived overnight.
He said there were many in oppo-
sition, but called them obviously
inspired Most came from New
York
outside of those that are clearly
propaganda Mr.. Ayers declared,
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