Evening star., 1947-07-28
Marshall Won Half
OF Urgent Measures;
Most Deal With Soviet
By the As.oeioted Press

BY the ASsocioted Press
Only half the legislation recon-
mended to Congress by Secretary
of State Marshall as urgent" was
passed in the session which closed
yesterday.
However, the bills which were ap-
proved included almost all bearing
on the American conflict with
Russia - chief among them au-
thority and money for the 400, ,000,-
900 Greek Turkish program
Administration officials said the
record was by no means bad one
for foreign policy cooperation be-
tween the Democratic administra-
ton and the Republican-led Con-
gress.
Gen. Marshall sent to Chairman
Vandenberg of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee on January
20 list of 10 matters for congress
sional action which he called
urgent items in order of priority
He attached an additional list OF
II items which he marked i'm
portant for this session of Con-
gress" Thirteen of the latter
failed of passage.
8 of Ia Measures Approved.
Later, additional legislation was
presented by the Secretary or Presi-
dent Truman for urgent action, SC
that in effect the original list Of 10
was extended to IA. Here is how
the IA urgent" proposals stood
when Congress finished:
Passed:
l. Continuation of relief pro-
grams after the end of UNRRA
Congress approved and appropriated
$332 100000 for the task, $4,000, ,00C
less than the State Department rec
commended. The cut was designed
by Congress to deny relief to Hun
gary and Poland, the only two
prospective relief recipients in the
Soviet sphere.
2. Ratification of peace tresties
with Italy, Rumania, Hungary anc
Bulgaria. These treaties now await
only ratification by Russia; France
and Britain already have acted.
3. Legislation for American mem.
bership in the International Refugee
Organization. The United States
formally joined the organization
shortly after Congress acted. The
United States share of 100000
also was appropriated. ~.
4. Legislation to carry on Amer
ica's part in a children's aid fund
left over from UNRRA.
S. Tax exemption for gifts from
American citizens to the United
Nations.
6. The Greek-Turkish program.
7. Authorization for a United Ma
tions trusteeship arrangement by
which the United States has taken
over control of former Japanese
held islands in the Pacific.
8 Return of Italian property In
the United States. The chief result
was to release Italian assets frozen
during the war. The bill was part
of Gen. Marshals plan for strength
ening Italy economically against
communism.
Refugee Measure Not Approved.
Not approved:
l. Ratification OF the Anglo-Amer-
ican petroleum agreement for inter-
national supervision of oil company
operations of the two countries,
mainly in the Middle East.
8. Admittance of 100000 displaced
persons into the United States over
the next four years. =
3. Adherence to the Constitution
Of the World Health Organization.
4. Legislation to authorize Voice
of America" broadcasts and other
cultural relations activity outside
the Western Hemisphere. Known
as the Mundt Bill, this finally failed
of Senate approval when the Senate
at the last minute voted instead an
investigation of the State Depart
nents cultural relations activities.
However, funds to carry on a cur
tailed information and cultural
program were appropriated.
5. Diplomatic privileges and i'm
munities for the staff and dele
gates of the United Nations.
6. An Inter American military
cooperation program" under which
the administration planned to
supply arms to other American
countries.
Wool Bill Settled Favorably.
State Department officials said
one of the most important issues
settled in favor of their policies was
that which arose over import fees
and quotas on wool. An import
duty provision of wool price legis-
lation was killed when President
Truman vetoed the bill.
The State Department opposed
it on the ground that such restric-
tions would have killed all prospects
for success of the American-spon-