Evening star., 1952-04-29
Senate Republicans
Seek New Foreign Aid
Cut Of 5000 Million

Cut Of 5000 Million
Senate Republicans made plans
today to try to cut the foreign aid
program for next year down to-
$6 billion when floor debate be-
gins.
The bill took its first trimming
late yesterday. when the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
knocked 81 billion off of the $7.9I
billion President Truman asked
for. The vote was 9 to 3.
Senator Bridges of New Hamp-
shire, top-ranking Republican on
Appropriations, said today a seri-
Gus effort will be made in the
Senate to chop off another 5000
million on the floor.
Senator Hickenlooper of Iowa,
a Republican member of Foreign
Relations, indicated he is think
ing along the same lines. He voted
for the ST billion cut, but then
avoided voting to report the bill
out at that figure, so he would
be free to support further amend
mentS
Will Push Amendment.
The Iowa Republican also re-
Vealed he may ask the Senate to
adopt an amendment, which failed
in committee yesterday, to change
the Point Four program of tech
nical assistance to underdeveloped
areas from grants to loans.
He said he offered such a mo-
ton on the theory that the tech
nical knoW-how this country pro-
vides under Point Four projects
is expected to create new wealth
in the aided countries. If that
is true, the Senator said. the new
wealth, when created, should re-
pay the United States for the ini-
tial investment.
Where Cuts Were Made.
The 81 billion foreign aid reduc-
tion was accomplished by apply
ing cut of 1886 per cent to each
item in the bill, and resulted in
these changes:
Military aid for Western Eu-
rope, from slightly more than 81
billion to $3.5 billion.
Defense support for Western
Europe. from $1.8 billion to A.5
billion. These funds are intended
to bolster the economy of NATO
countries. SO they will be able to
meet their share of the military
buildup.
Military aid in the Near East
and Africa. from $606 million to
$529.2 million.
Economic aid to the Near East
and Africa. from $196 million to
Still million.
Military aid to Asia and the
Pacific, from $611 million to
POOO'O u14I11O1Is
Economic aid to Asia and the
Pacific, from $408 million to $356.3
million.
Military aid to the American
republics. from $62 million to
$54.1 million. and economic aid to
these republics, from $22 Million
to $19.l million. sto
Miscellaneous economic aid and
relief, from $50 million to $26.2I
million. s.az IL
Administrative expense, from
SIS million to $65.5 million. Il
Fund Shifts Permitted.
The Senate committee adopted
a flexible provision, allowing for
eign aid officials to transfer up to
10 per cent from one title to an
other. or between items within al
title, provided it is transferred to
a similar purpose.
The committee made the 81 bill
lion cut in the face of a recent
warning from President Truman
that he will call Congress back
into session every day, if neces-
sary. this year until he gets the
amounts requested for national
security. The administration re-
CARDS support for the other nations
working to check Communist ag-
gression as a part of this country,s
security program.
How Senators Voted. |
The vote on the 81 billion cut
follows:
For-Senators George of Geor-
gia, Connally of Texas, Sparkman
of Alabama and Gillette of Iowa,
Democrats; and Wiley of Wiscon-
sin, Smith of New Jersey, Hicken-
looper of Iowa, Tobey Of New
Hampshire and Brewster of Maine,
Republicans. Total 9.
Against - Senators Green of
Rhode Island, Mcmahon of Con-
necticut and Fulbright of Arkan-
sas, Democrats. Total 3.
Senator Lodge, Republican of
Massachusetts,. was absent and1
the only member not accounted
for.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee is still holding hear
ingS on the bill. |