Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-24
Aid Bi|IFaces
Hurdles Despite
Committed
New Attacks Planned
When House Acts on
Measure Next Week

By Robert K. Welsh
A $S.470, sos, 900 authorization
bill for President Eisenhower's
foreign aid program still faced
formidable hurdles today de-
spite an administration victory
in getting it through the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
The House will take up the
measure early next week, pos
Sibly Monday. Republican lead
erS said.
Some members who plan to
attack various aspects of the
program or the size of the fund
will have two chances. The bill
completed by the committee last
night merely authorizes OUTLAWS.
A separate bill providing the
money must be reported out By
the economy-minded Appropria-
tons Committee and approved
by the House. That committee
probably will not report out its
bill unit mlid-July.
Action Follows Message.
The Foreign Affairs Commit
tee finished work on an 88-page
authorization bill about six
hours after Gen. Eisenhower
sent q special message to Con-
greSs yesterday. He urged
prompt and full action along
lines recommended by the ad-
ministration. He described the
foreign aid program as "es-
sential" and warned that any
appreciate reduction would be
"unjuStif1ed and unsafe"
The $3,47O, COS, 900 global as
sistance ceiling voted by the
committee was only 81 million
below administration requests for
the year beginning July /. Rep
reSentative VoryS, Republican of
Ohio, called the committee ac-
ton a vote of confidence in the
President"
He and several other commit
tee members. as well as House
leaders, however, told reporters
that attempts probably will be
made to change not only this
measure but also the appropria-
ton bill. Representative Ford.
Republican of Michigan, a men,
Der of the Appropriations Com
mittee. said he believed his group
would make some cuts"
Outlay Breakdown.
The bill as approved by the
Foreign Affairs Committee would
authorize:
Sits, 3OO,OO for military as
sistance in Europe, the Near
East, Far East and Latin
America;
$945 million in military-sup-
porting aid to Southeast Asia and
the Western Pacific, including
$500 million earmarked for Indo-
China but available for use any
where else in Southeast Asia;
1928, 28O, 900 for defense sup
port for Europe, the Near East
and South Asia, and the Far
East:
1924 million, including $85
million for India, for develop
ment assistance and Point Four
aid to underdeveloped areas;
$241.3 million for Korean re-
Mobilization.
The rest of the authorized out |
lays would go for various types |
of international relief programs. |
Europe Funds Cut.
The major cut made by the
committee was SIS million from |
administration requests for de-
Tense support funds for Europe,
making that item SASS million |
instead of $52.5 million. The |
committee, however, gave the
administration 100000 more
than it asked for United Nations
emergency relief.
Committee Chairman Clipper
field and Mr.. Vorys noted that |
the committee, in its many weeks
of work on the authorization bill,
wrote in several major reStric-
tons or safeguards.
These Included a provision
that about $500 million of the
$3.4 billion total be advanced
as loans and not as gifts; re-
quirement that $500 million of
the $3.4 billion be used to supply
foreign allies with United States
surplus agricultural products in
stead of with dollars: and a
provision in effect withholding
military aid to France and Italy
until they join the European De-
tense Community.
Earlier yesterday the commit
tee defeated a move by Repre-
sentative Church. Republican. of
Illinois, to delay action on the
measure until the adminiStra-
ton outlined its Southeast Asia
policies. 1t also rejected a pro-
posal by Representative Harri-
son, Democrat, of Virginia, to
withhold Indo-C China assistance
pending q closer look at the stu
alton.