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the Senate group mark time to set
what the full membership of the
House does on the subject. The
House may pass the bill late this
week or early next week.
Other developments were:
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee went on record fol
steps to bring Spain, Greece anc
Turkey into closer military part.
nership with the Western powers
even though it may not be pos
sible to enroll them in the North
Atlantic Treaty. because of the
unanimous consent rule.
In approving the report of 6
oman subcommittee which went
to Europe recently, the Foreign
Relations group struck out sew.
eral paragraphs in which the sub.
committee criticized the Franco
regime in Spain.
AS originally submitted by the
administration, the foreign aid bill.
consisted of $6.3 billion in military
equipment and $2.2 billion for Eco
nomic Cooperative Administra-
ton projects which would help
the other nations to produce more
weapons for themselves.
Senator Knowland wants both
ends of the program trimmed, but
Senator Lodge, Republican, OF
Massachusetts,, proposed yesterday
that the military portion be ap-
proved in full.
Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican, of Iowa, said he does not
want to cut the military as deeply
as the economic, but finds it diff
cult to separate them in this bill.
SeleCtive Basis Favored.
Democrats already have indi-
Gated they expect to make some
cuts. but Senator Sparkman of
Alabama, called Is per cent too
much. The Alabama Democrat
wants the cuts made on a selec-
tive basis, not across the board.
The money in the bill is broken
into separate allotments for
Europe, the Near East, the Far
East and Latin America, but the
bulk is for the North Atlantic area.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, of
Arkansas, said he thinks a 10 per
cent cut might not be far off"
In denying any intention tc
make Secretary Acheson a SUBJ
ordinate in the new foreign aid
setup. the House committee said
its bill has no such effect. The
bill would create a new position
of mutual assistance admins
traitor with cabinet rank, who
would consult with the Secretary
OF State and Defense Secretary
Marshall in forming policy
Whenever any two of them could
not agree, the President would
make the decision.
"If the proposals in this bill
foreclosed the Secretary of State
from enforcing policy considera-
tions within his field of response
ollity there would be cause for
real concern" said the report
Policy is a coordinate RESPONSE
bility and the provisions of this
Dill are intended to make that
point clear
The new administrator would
replace the present Economic Co.
operation Administration and
would also supervise all parts of
the foreign-aid program, in con-
sultation with Secretaries Mar
shall and Acheson.
The House committee said that
to cut off foreign aid at this time
would not save the American tax
payer any money. The committee
reasoned that if Western Europe
and other cooperating areas were
abandoned and fell to Russia. the
United States, without friends
would face a Staggering" cost OF
trying to meet the strength OF
Russia and a subjugated Europe
Then it would be not a case OF
carrying a heavy burden, but OF
being overwhelmed by a heavier
one" the committee continued,
The world situation is such that,
unfortunately, our choices are not
between desirables and undesir-
ables but between lesser undesir-
ables and greater undesirables. It
is not a pleasant situation, but it
is a fact Of global life which those
in position of leadership must face
up to-"