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hour after President Eisenhower
had spoken out vigorously
against the Senate reduction.
Acting with unprecedented
speed, the conferees agreed on
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q ceiling of $3,054, $50, 900 on the
new money to be authorized for
the coming year. This is half
way between the original House
total of $3.3 billion and the Sen
ate total of approximately $2.7
billion.
It is still up to the Senate APP
preparations Committee to decide
in the separate foreign aid APP
preparation bill whether all of
the amount authorized will &C
tually be made available.
Committee Has Voted Cut.
The House Appropriations
Committee has already voted to
scale the new money down to
$28 billion.
If the Senate accepts the COM
promise reached by conferees to-
day on the authorization bill,
the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee may allow SO billion in
stead of $2.8 billion in the sepa-
rate money"bill.
The House also has voted to
continue available an unobli-
gated balance from last year of
$2.3 billion, so that the Foreign
Operations Administration actu-
ally will have about SIS billion to
spend in the coming year.
The conferees also quickly
agreed today on the Knowland
amendment, expressing this
: country's opposition to the seat
ing of Red China in the United
Nations.
Less than "a hours earlier, the
Senate voted, As to Al, to slash
the foreign aid ceiling figure to
$27 billion.
The conferees from both
houses lost no time in reaching
the compromise this morning be-
cause the appropriations COM
mittee was waiting to find out
what the final ceiling would be
before acting on the. separate
money bill.
Remain in Session.
The conferees were still in ses-
sion this afternoon deciding how
to distribute the smaller cut
among the several classes of
foreign aid. The confereeS also
have left for settlement Senate
amendment fixing next June 80
as the expiration date for the
FOA as a separate agency. Adj
vocates of this amendment want
military aid moved into the Pen
tagon and economic aid into the
State Department.
Gen. Eisenhower had protested
at his news conference that the
Senate cut goes too deep and
wuold hurt us badly.
Gen. Eisenhower recalled that
the administration originally
asked for what it considered the
minimu mneeded for foreign aid.
The President said the House cut
this by 500 million and he did
not object.
Would Build Confidence.
Gen. Eisenhower said he
wanted the foreign aid funds to
help our friends build up conf
dence.
He said that if the Senate
knew what the Kremlin was try
ing to do. he did not think there
would be so much resentment
about what we are trying to do.
In the Senate last night, Sem
ator Long. Democrat. of Louisi-
ana, started out with a mo-
ton to cut about ST billion,
but this failed. 48 to SO.
Democrats, led by Senator
George of Georgia, saved the
administration from this deeper
cut. On this vote % Democrats
and the Independent, Senator
Morse. Joined "a Republicans in
opposing the deep cut. Twenty
Republicans joined II other
Democrats in supporting Sena-
tor Long.
When Senator Long followed
up with the smaller cut to $2.7
billion, however, he picked up
a number of recruits and car
ried that motion, As to Al.
Twenty-six Democrats and 10
Republicans supported it, while
% Republicans, II Democrats
and the Independent voted
against.
After making the slash. the
Senate passed the bill 81 to 19
Malone Move Loses.
The Senate shouted down
without roll call a motion by
Senator Malone. Republican, of
Nevada, to cut off American
aid to all countries, including
Great Britain. that have recog-
nized Red China.
Senator George. ranking DEM
ocrat on Foreign Relations,
joined Chairman Wiley in fight
ing both of the Long economy
moves.
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