Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-05

1t is nothing new for the Pres
ident and the Congress to join
to recognize that the national
integrity of other free nations is
directly related to our own
security.
We have joined to create and
support the security system of
the United Nations. We have
reinforced the collective security
system of the United Nations by
a series of collective defense
arrangements. Today we have
security treaties with AZ other
nations which recognize that
their, and our, peace and secur-
ity are intertwined. We have
joined to take decisive action in
relation to Greece and Turkey
and in relation to Taiwan.
Thus, the United States
through the joint action of the
President and the Congress, or,
in the case of treaties, the Sem
ate, has manifested in many
endangered areas its purpose to
support free and independent
governments and peace
against external menace. notably
the menace of international
communism. Thereby we have
helped to maintain peace and
security during period of great
danger. 1t is now essential that
the United States should mani
fest through Joint action of the
President and the Congress our
determination to assist those ma
tons of the Mideast area, which
desire that assistance.
Features of Action
The action which / propose
would have the following fea-
lures.
1t would, first of all, authorize
the United States to cooperate
with and assist any nation aol
group of nations in the genera
area of the Middle East in the
development of economic strength
dedicated to the maintenance Of
national independence.
1t would. in the second place
authorize the Executive to under
take in the same region program,
of military assistance and CO.
operation with any nation o.
group of nations which desire.
such aid.
1t would, in the third place
authorize such assistance anC
cooperation to include the EN-.
ployment of the armed forces O
the United States to secure anC
protect the territorial integrity
and political independence O
such nations. requesting such aid
against overt armed aggression
from any nation controlled b.
international communism.
u. n. Authority Reaffirmed
These measures would have Il
be conSonant with the treaty OBJ
legations Of the United States
including the Charter of tn
United Nations, and with an!
action or recommendations o
the United Nations. They would
also. if armed attack occurs, b.
subject to the overriding author
lity of the United Nations Secur.
lily Council in accordance will
the Charter.
I The present proposal would
in the fourth place, auChoriz
the President to employ, TO
economic and defensive militar,
purposes. sums available unde
the Mutual Security Act of 1854
as amended. without regard t,
existing limitations.
1 The legislation now requisite,
should not include the author
ization or appropriation of fund
because I believe that, under tn
conditions suggest. present..
appropriated funds will be ade
quate for the balance of tn
present fiscal year ending Jun
80. I shall. however. seek in sub
sequent legislation the author
ization of 5000 million to b.
available during each of tn,
fiscal years 1858 and 1859 TO
discretionary use in the area
in addition to the other mutua
security programs for the ares
hereafter provided for by tn
Congress.
This program will not solve al