Evening star., 1947-07-18
|ForeignAidFund
SIashed 12.6%
.ByHouseUnit I
Limit to Resources
Cited; Annoyance
Shown at Red Acts
BY the Associated Press

A 1875 per cent cut in the ad.
ministration's s1,54s,361, 400 for
eign-ai spending program for
this fiscal year was recommended
today by the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
Part Of the reduction apparently
was intended to express congress
sional annoyance at Russia's ability
to persuade Poland and Hungary
to boycott the Paris European re-
covery program.
In recommending a total outlay
Of s1,353,o24,9o0. or $685. 500
less than President Truman asked.
the committee said there sis limit
to the resources of this country, and
the governments of other countries
must not expect that relief from
the United States is limitless."
Marshall Made Appeal.
The committees action came
after several high-ranking Repub-
lican members first publicly pre-
dicted and later privately dis
avowed drastic cuts in the pro-
gram. Secretary of State Marshall
made a personal appeal for the
funds at a secret meeting with Re-
publican leaders last week.
The overall foreign assistance
total in the bill is about $4,000
100000 1t includes direct relief.
loans. the Greek Turkish aid pro-
gram and the Army's occupation
program. 1t was pointed out that
it does not include any funds which
might be asked if and when the
European nations agree upon self
help program for economic recovery
as proposed by Secretary Marshall.
1t did. however, include loans al
ready made plus disposition of sur
plus military equipment abroad.
It was brought out also in the
hearings that the administration
does not expect to ask for any more
money this year for foreign relief.
This assurance was given the COM
mittee by Dean Acheson. who was
then Undersecretary of State.
Certain Countries Hit.
On the four major items in the
immediate foreign-aid program the
/ committee recommended this ac-
ton in an overall S1,603, ,199 ,o94 sup
Elemental appropriation bill:
/. Aid to Greece and Turkey:
The full $40e, 100000 previously au-
thorized by Congress. 4
Q. Relief to war-devastated coun-
tries poland, Austria. China,
Greece, Italy, Trieste and Hungary:
1882 100000 of the $350,0o0,000 re-
quested.
The $1s.000,0o0 cut. the commit
tee said, represented the sum in
tended to go to certain countries
which have not shown disposition
to comply with the requirements Of
the act authorizing the appropria-
ton"
Countries Not Named.
The committee did not name the
countries, but members had threat
ened to curb aid to Hungary and
Poland, Russian satellites that have
boycotted the European Economic
Conference.
8. International refugee organiza-
tions: ST., 1,024 900 of the $73,3 400
sought for United States participa-
ton in this organization set up to
aid displaced persons. The COM
mittee said the reduction of ST.
1856 500 represents obligations mot
mandatory a under the inter-
national agreement"
4. Government and relief admin
istered by the Army in occupied
areas Germany, Japan and Korea:
$3.50 900 900 of the $725 900 900 re-
quested. The committee said the
entire cut of $175,o00.000 resulted
from a decision to put the program
on a 12-month basis, rather than
"a 15-month basis as originally
planned.
Those are the only foreign aid
items In the bill. The total fell
S3l2,173 ,0S0 below budget estimates
In cautioning that there is q
limit" to what the United States
can spend to aid others, the COM
mittee obviously had in mind esti-
mates from high Government off,
cials that the foreign-aid funds pro-
1See APPROPRIATIONS, Pg. A-6)