The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-12
CONGRESS I5
 A5kEDT0AID
 7 NATIONS
Truman Would Send Funds and Advisers-Russid
 Calls in Advisers
By ALEX II. SINGLETON

 President Truman asked Congress today to supply $400 100000 and American military advisers to Greece and Turkey-Mediterranean bulwarks against spreading Com munism.
 In momentous personal address to joint Senate-House session, MT. Truman told the legislators that the foreign policy and the national security of this country are involved"
 He said the gravity of the sit uation' had brought him before the joint session.
 Should Greece disappear as an independent state, he went on, 1t 1 would have a profound effect up on those countries in Europe whose peoples are struggling against great difficulties to maintain their free dom and independence while they repair the damages of war
 Turkey Important
 As for Turkey, he said it's future lis clearly no less important to the freedom-loving peoples of the world than the future of Greece" 1 Maintenance of it's national in- tegrity, MT. Truman added "is essential to the preservation of or der in the middle east" i MT. Truman did not say how he would divide the $4e0, 100000 be- tween Greece and Turkey. It has been reported, however. that s25o,- 100000 would go to Greece and $l50,000000 to Turkey.
 The President added
 Tn addition to funds l ask the Congress to authorize the detail of American civilian and military personnel to Greece and Turkey, at the request of those countries, to assist in the tasks of reconstruc- ton. and for the purpose of super vising the use of such financial and material assistance as may be fur nished. recommend that authority also be provided for the instruction and training of selected Greek and Turkish personnel
 Finally, ask that the Congress provide authority which will per- init the speediest and most effec- tive use, in terms oi needed com modities, supplies, and equipment, of such funds as may be author ized"
 Russians Recalled
 As Congress received MT. Tru- mans message Russia recalled her Ambassadors to London and Wash ington for consultation.
 This sudden order last night for return to Moscow of Nikolai " Novikoy, Soviet Ambassador in l Washington, and Georgi Zarubin, i diplomatic chief in London, re- mained officially unexplained
 Lacking such an explanation the move could be explained by pos sible desire on the part of Premier 1 Stalin for a first hand report or ! the Anglo American attitude in the light of Britain's decision to cast i off some of her long-standing 1 commitments in the Mediterranean area.
 Or it could have stemmed from need for Novikovs and Zarubin's ahuina nf Mnernuf meeting of the council of Foreign ! Ministers.
 MT. Truman at no time mention ed Russia directly in his address.
 Communists Blamed
 Once he attributed the Greek gov ernment's difficulties to Commm- ists in these words:
 The very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist activities of several thou sand armed men, led by Commun- ists. who defy the government authority at number of points, particularly along the northern boundaries. A commission appoint ed by the United Nations Security Council is at present Investigating disturbed conditions in northern Greece and alleged border viola { tions along the frontier between Greece on the one hand and AL bania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia on the other.
 
 Meanwhile. the Greek govern ment is unable to cope with the situation. The Greek army is small and poorly equipped. It needs sup plies and equipment if it is to re- store the authority of the govern ment throughout Greek territory
 Greece must have assistance if it is to become self-supporting l l. l