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nerfGm. TIE TREE countries 81
Western EsroGs rass e< encouraged
10 continue their eserss sss~xr1a
recovery Their wEa 10 ressss ar>e
their ability mutually - assssar
themselves must BE- strengthened
They must be encouraged And -.
sisted 10 hailc ap the4r eeseass
forces, through seat-help ana naa-
iaal aid. 10 a point where Axwrcsssor
canno, take place ihrcsaxa tnsesnal
disorders growtnx frosn the seea'
sown BY potential asgressas. Cd
under the gsaise al eegsseE .nsaoxn,s
In short. they must regain. In.
diyicuaily and collectively. thea.
ability 10 maintain their incerrnd
ence and national security. This lr
Itself Is an additional osiersvnt Il
any would be asxressor Thur. eser
withou; the existence es the NxtA
Atlantic Treaty, the need fer a.
siStanee for defense O! these coun'
tries would be the same With ths
pact, the assistance. once given. wil
be Infinitely more effective.
II Is important, however. 70 vsew
the oetectives OF the proposed nlli.
tary assistant program In light q.
the ohtectaves OF Article J, ths
sell help and mutual aid article. o'
the North Atlantic Treaty. for the
oetectiyes Of each are complement.
;ary. The ohlectives ef both are te
maintain and develop indisidaa!
and collective capacity 10 resist b,
self-help and mutual aid. That /,
what Article ) Is going 30 dc. thai
Is what the proposed military as
sistanee program Is going 10 do
Article ; does not bind the United
States TO the proposed military as-
ststance program. nor indeed 70 any
program.
Beund 10 Mutual Aid.
II does bind the United States
to the principle Of self-help and
mutual aid Within this principle
each party to the pact must exer-
else Its own honest Judgment a. to
what Il can and should do. to de-
velop and maintain fts own capacity
to resist and TO help others, The
judgment Of the executive branch
of this Government is that the
United States can and should pro-
vide military assistance TO assist the
other countries In the fact TO main
tain their collective security. The
pact does not bind the Congress Il
reach that same conclusion. for Il
does not dictate the conclusion o.
honest judgment.
II does preclude reputation os
the principle or Of the obligation
OF making that honest judgment
Thus. II you ratify the pact. II can
not be said that there "a no obli-
CATION TO help. There Ia an obliga-
ton TO help, but the extent. the
manner. and the timing Is up &c
the honest Judgment OF the parties
I therefore earnestly trust that
the Congress will see At 10 enable
this Government 10 carry out that
aspect OF It's foreign policy repre-
sented by the proposed military as
sisnnce program. Az the same time
urge that both the tresty and the
proposed military assistance pro-
gram khould be considered sep
arately and on their own merits.
For my own part ] believe that