Evening star., 1953-04-13
kundt Reports
Big State Dept.
Shakeup Move
Old Acheson Team
Still Holding Top
Posts Is Target
BY the Associoted Press

BY the ASSocioted Press
Senator Mundt, Republican, of
South Dakota, said today a group
Of Republican Senators will in
sist on a sweeping Shake-up of
top-level, policy-making officials
in the State Department.
"It's not a question of loyalty
or security" Senator Mundt said
in an interview. 1--WE promised
a change in the last campaign
but an alarming number of the
old Acheson team still hold
most of the top posts"
Former Secretary Of State
Dean Acheson was a frequent
target of Republican criticism
during the campaign.
Senator Mundt said the de-
mand will have the support of
Senators Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, Ferguson.
Republican, of Michigan. and
other members of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Showdown on Funds Seen.
A face-to-face showdown on
this issue may come when Sec
retary of State Dulles appears
before the committee to support
the State Departments request
for funds.
In testimony before a House
Appropriations subc I'm m ittee
March Is, made public yesterday,
Mr.. Dulles said the Eisenhower
administration may shift sub
Stantial share of American aid
from Western Europe to the Far
East.
Contemplated, the Secretary
said, are bigger grants to Com
muniSt-threatened Indo China
and Formosa and perhaps a
little more" to the Middle East.
But he said the United States
could give considerably less" in
contributions to the military
buildup of the North Atlantic
allies, up for consideration this
month in Paris.
Mr.. Dulles gave no figures on
the foreign aid program for the
year beginning July l. Mutual
Security Director Harold Stas-
sen is expected to have ready
this month a revision of the
$7.6 billion program proposed by
former President Truman.
Expense Cut Reported.
Donold B. Lourle, assistant
Secretary of State for admins
tration, told the subcommittee
the departments operating al
lotment has been trimmed from
1891 million to 1856 million.
Advising against "pennywise
and pound foolish" policy in
Indo- China. Mr.. Dulles said that
to provide more help to the
French and their Viet-Nam al
lies over the next year or 18
months might permit large cut
backs later. The Secretary as
serted a buildup of Chinese Ma
tionalist forces on FormoSa was
very important" to curb aggreS-
sion by Red China. He estimated
that deliveries of military equip
ment to Formosa have Jagged
70 per cent behind what was
promised.
Mr.. Dulles also testified:
/. The administration is in
clined to agree with the COM
plants of some European allies
that they are close to the limit
CT their resources and cannot
increase military appropriations.
The drain on France of the
1ndo-C China fighting is very
serious, Mr.. Dulles added. He
said the question of contribu-
tlons will be taken up at the
North Atlantic Treaty Council
meeting opening April % at
Paris.
2. In the Middle East, "the
drift is dangerously unfavorable
to us, and the situation is quite
precarious." Mr.. Dulles said it
probably will be desirable to
spend perhaps a little bit more"
in the Near and Middle East to
provide a minimum of arma-
ment. He said an essential ele-
ment in improving conditions is
a peace between Israel and the
Arab states.
Review Of Grants Urged.
Mr.. Dulles said that United
States Point contributions to
Pakistan and India need to be
carefully reviewed. In Latin
America he said he did not fore
see any requirements for large
grants.
On the future of the State De-
partment's overseas information
program and the Voice of Amer
lea, Mr.. Dulles testified he was
in favor of an information pro-
gram in general but mot of the
magnitude and lack of clear
purpose that now exists" He
said his own feeling was that
the Voice might do well to stick
to straight news report in its
overseas broadcaStS and avoid
propaganda.
The information program at
the moment is at a Standy basis,
the Secretary noted, pending
completion Of a reSurvey by an
administration COM isSion n
headed by William H. Jackson.