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partment's goal of 520,000,000 bushels
of wheat for export this crop year
and revealed that as of last
Wednesday about 3980OO.OO0 have
actually been shipped or purchased
for shipment.
The Secretary said he had Just
received from Gen. Macarthur an
urgent" request for very large
amount" of grain to meet the needs
of our. occupation policy in Japan.
He said the heavy shipments made
so far were partially due to requests
by Gen. Clay, our commander in
Germany. who has sought to build
up an adequate supply in the Amer
ican zone there.
without waiting for the argu-
ments to begin today. Chairman
Bridges announced that his COM
mittee has obtained a staff re-
port on wheat and other food pros
poets. The idea is to compare 1t with
the inventory Secretary Anderson
was asked to lay down before the
committee.
Less Meat Seen.
The Secretary said today the effect
of huge grain exports will be to re-
duce the amount of livestock raised
in this country next year by about
per cent which. in turn will mean
about 10 pounds of meat less per
person next year than this year. The
Secretary previously had warned the
sc
The Secretary told the Appro-
priations Committee. "it is abun-
dainty clear that all three countries
need prompt food relief and that
although there are some problems
we are in position to supply the
necessary aid"
Asks Prompt Action.
He added that by acting prompt
ly and adequately We can prevent
a great deal of human misery. and
by so doing we shall be holding
open the worlds chance to make a
just and lasting peace. Only we have
the opportunity"
Secretary Anderson said that. in
terms of human needs, the answer
to the question of how much wheat
this Nation should export this crop
year ending next June 80 is, OF
course, as much as possible In
terms of figures, it depends on the
amount of old wheat we expect to
carry over until the next crop year
as a hedge against possible lower
crop due to the bad Weither in the
wheat belt.
Four More Reports Issued.
As Senate debate was about to
begin on the stopgap bill. the House
Select (HerterD Committee on For
eign Air issued four more in its
series of reports These all dealt
with the long range aid program.
The committee recommended
that the program be administered
by bipartisan board of eight direc-
tors named by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, one Of
them to be named as chairman and
chief executive officer of the new
corporation.
The board would be assisted by
a co-ordinating council directly
under the President to be known
as the foreign aid council. 1t would
include the Secretaries Of State
Treasury. Defense, Agriculture and
Commerce. the chairman of the new
reconstruction agency and the seven
other board members, the chairman
of the EXport-Import Bank and the
United States executive directors OF
the World Bank and the Interna-
tional Monetary Fund. The Secre-
tary of State would act as chair
man but the eight members of the
new recovery agency would consti-
tute half the 16 council members
Other Points Made.
Other points in the committee
include:
Il. Original capital Of the new
corporation should be enough tc
cover operations to June 30, 1949
the 15-month initial period suggest
ed by Secretary of State Marshall
The committee said, however, it is
not recommending any specific
capitalization" at this time, but in
dicated it probably will make such
recommendation when the regular
session Of Congress begins in jan
uary.
q. The committee believes con-
sideration should be given pro-
posal that the new agency "be per-
fraitted to use small, specified por-
ton of its authorized capital tt
provide incentive goods, other thar
food, fuel and fertilizer, to certain
countries which are not in posi-
ton immediately to finance The