Evening star., 1952-06-03
Foreign Aid Conferee,
Seek Quick kAgreemen|
On SIS Billion Bill
By J. A. O'Leory


seek early agreement today on q
compromise foreign aid program
Of about $6.5 billion to help pre-
vent Communist aggression.
The conferees met this morning
after Secretary Of State Acheson
served notice on Russia last night
that the. United States intends to
maintain our full rights in
Berlin"
The Secretary was referring to
menaching gestures from the Reds
in East Germany since Western
Germany took the first steps last
week toward joining the free ma
tions of Western Europe.
President Truman yesterday
asked the Senate for speedy rat
iflcAtion Of the peace contract
with Western Germany, and the
amendment to the North Atlantic
Treaty. extending the. mutual de-
fense pledge in the treaty to cover
West Germany.
ConnalIy to Start Hearings.
Chairman Connally of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
told reporters that he will start
hearings on the new pacts as soon
as progress on the foreign aid bill
permits.
Two main issues confront the
Iconferees today. One is to adjust
the difference between the
&c. 600. 900 voted by the House
and the $6.720,0O0, 900 allowed by
the Senate. The other is to s:e.
eide whether to make the bulk
of the cut in Western Europe al
the House did, or spread it thin.
ner to all regions.
The administration asked fol
1879 billion, but both the House
and Senate committees on foreign
affairs cut 81 billion from this
figure before the full membership
of both bodies made further cuts
In radio-TV report to the Ma.
ton, Secretary Acheson accused
the Russians of a series of threat.
ening gestures in Berlin since the
republic of West Germany decided
to sign up with the free world
These actions of the Soviet
Union shall not succeed in theil
purpose, which is to defect or de-
lay the continued progress Of the
European defense community
Mr.. Acheson said.
1--WE shall meet these and such
other actions as may occur in the
future with quiet determination
and steadiness.."
Referring to Berlin, the Secre-
tary Of State added, "The situa-
ton requires us to maintain oul
full rights as an occupation
power"
The Secretary of State assured
two congressional committees yes
|terday that no secret or undis-
closed agreements were made in
connection with the signing of the
German peace contract.
The President told the Senate
prompt ratification of the agree
|ments would constitute Significant
steps toward peace and security
in Europe and the whole free
world"
German Unification Is Aim.
Mr.. Truman said the unification
Of Germany would continue as
one of this country's aims. He
added: .
UNFORTUNATELY, as all the world
knows. the Soviet Union, while
processing a desire for German
unification, has by it's action and
policies prevented unification anc
creation Of a free alderman gov
ernment with which a treaty Of
peace could be negotiated"
The agreements Chancellor Ad-
enauer signed with the Western
powers give the Bonn government
OF West Germany a high degree
OF control over its own affairs. One
OF the agreements, which the
United States does not have tc
ratify, will bring West German
troops into the integrated army
being formed by France and -four
other nations on the continent OF
Europe. United States and Brit
ish troops will work with this army
without becoming an integral part
of 1t.