Evening star., 1949-06-25
'CongreS5tudies
Program 10 Aid
Backward Areas
S45 900 900 Fund
Asked BY Trumon IN
Speo,ol MesSoee
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foreign pcsaey tcdAs st44dse<. re-
guest from PRESIDENT Truman for
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up backward countries a.! evrt the
world
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snaacr Amef3eAn sastneefing and
Other assistance 10 such countries.
= Authority 20; the Expast-
impoEi nsnk 70 guarantee nsw
American private Investments n
it,oss countries asAlns the rlsks
af loss peculiar 20 foreign
financing
Nj Truman spet lF1ea pAItA Of
Africa the Neaf and Fas East and
certain regions ef Central and
South America a. regions where
the program would hs applied OH
Shate-ccsi haAls sAih loeal govern
mentS
MESSAGE sent 10 Congress.
A special message from tire
Chief Executive on what ne has
called his bold nes program" ~as
sent to Congress late yesterday.
initially, leaders there Sete eau
tious about predicting Its chance
oi passage this session
Speaker RAybufn said there ~lli
be a great deal oi stFung support
for II on the House aoog II II
comes out Of committee Majority
Leader Mccormack agreed
But they didn't know what the
chances Of getting II Out O! com
mittee migh, be al this point
Acting Chairman Richards said
he had no idea what position the
Foreign Afiairs Committee might
take and aill take none himself
until he has looked into The pro-
posal more thoroughly
But he said IT Is entitled 10
careful confederation. II the
President has asked for IL. II 10
entitled 10 an early place on the
committee calendar
Wants Leng term Operation.
The President said he wants q
!. iong-term operation. In some ways
, experimental 70 be carried out
partly In Cooperation with ths
United Nations lie laid heavy
= stress on q need 10 stimulate q
!. great fiow of American capital
: abroad during the coming years
> and said Government guarantees
against loss. wers needed 10 ae-
complish this.
! His project. he said. would ben
. eft American industry and aEri-
, culture BY building up the LIVING
standards OF countries with back
ward economies by making them
better markets In the same
manner II would help prevent
their peoples. xho want . better
life. from turning 10 false doc
trineS" and tyranny. he said,
He also argued that E4iropesn
recovery would be aided for the
same reasons
While Mr.. Truman declared II
is vital thai We move quickly" I'm.
mediate congressional reaction left
open the question whether speed
would be forthcoming
One detail Of the nsw program
which Vas before Congress In q
different form already has run
into diffseuIty The President said
that his s4s 900 900 ngurs In
cluded $40 900 900 previously bud
seted. That sum waa asked for
development work in Western
Hemisphere countries Tfs Senate
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES this
!. week decided that II should be cut
BY half
; wesia Provide knew Hew.'
In his message. Mr. Truman said
that one kind of assistance which
wouid be provided under the pro-
jsram would include revision b. ths
, United States Of tlls technical.
. scientific and management know
, how necessary 10 economic de-
, yeloprneni.
This catraory. he said. in"
r,,sdss mt only medical and sts1-
cationai knowledge and assist
ance and advice In such basic
fseIds ~ sanitation. coFnnnufiaca-
tons, road building and govern
mental services. but also, and prs~
haps naoas important. assistance
In the survey os resources ard In
ux. raragspfr1N Aff1 pawr a.