Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-19
Senator'S Favor
|Fu|I-ScaIe Stud,
|0f Foreign Aid

Inc senate Foreign Relations
Committee was on record today
In favor Of a thorough study Of
1.-THE course foreign aid should
take, after reporting out a COM
promise $4.5 billion program fol
the next IL months.
The Senate bill, which wor
committee approval by q vote Of
l3-to-2 late yesterday, restores
$703 million of the Sill billion
1.-THE House chopped from admin.
listration figures. It still is about
$500 million less than the Presi.
ldent asked for.
Seek Study Of Foreign Aid
AS soon as the bill was ap.
proved, the committee adopted q
separate resolution asking tht
Senate for 100000 to cover the
cost Of an investigation, which
will start after Congress ad.
ljourns, and report findings by
February is. before another for.
eign aid program is acted on.
The investigation viii be con.
lducted by the full Foreign Re-
lations Committee. with such
help as it may solicit from pri-
vate organizations, to determine
how best to help cooperating
countries in future years. The
Inquiry was suggested originally
Iby Chairman George. who asked
Senator Mansfield. Democrat Of
Montana, to draw up the reso-
Tuition.
President Asked Private Study
President Eisenhower has in
dictated he would like to see the
program studied by a commit
tee Of private citizens. Appar-
emily, the Senate committee pre-
lferred to launch its own inquiry
aside from any steps the Presi-
dent may take.
Senator George told reporters
that Republican Leader Know
land wanted an Executive study,
or one conducted in cooperation
with the Executive.
The two Senators who voted
against reporting out the foreign
aid bill were LANCER, Republican
of North Dakota, and Long
Democrat Of Louisiana. But the
decision last week to restore $500
million of the House cut in mill
tary aid was on q vote Of 9-to-5.
The Senate committee also re-
stored about SOB million OF
House cuts in economic aid.
More Cuts To Be Sought
All signs point to a battle on
1.-THE Senate floor to white down
the foreign aid bill closer to the
House figures.
Senate leaders have decided to
take up the big defense budget
first, starting Thursday. If this
program is followed, the Senate
will have acted on a proposed
$1.1 billion boost in Air Force
funds before it votes on foreign
aid. And this timing may work
to the advantage of those who
want to put more emphasis or
building up the United States
Air Force and less on shipping
ARMS to other countries.
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
Iof Minnesota, predicted that a
majority Of the Democrats will
support at least $2.4 billion for
military assistance when the
Ichips are down."
That would be $500 million
more than the 81 billion voted by
the house. but 5000 million be-
low that voted by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee.
/ Regardless Of how much the
two houses finally agree on in
this foreign aid authorization
bill, observers expect another
Tight over the foreign aid appro-
'Ipriation bill, which must follow
some time in July. The Appro-
'Ipriations Committees are moi
bound to make available the full
amount authorized, and some
members Of Congress are predict
ling the foreign aid appropriation
'Iwill be considerably lower thar
1.-THE authorization bill.