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S3.4 Billion
For Aid Fund
Formal Ratification
All Thut Is Needed
For SIushed Bill
BY ROBERT K. WALSH

n SC.4 pullOn foreign ala
money bill needed only formal
ratification by House and Sem
ate today to travel to the White
House for expected signing by
President Eisenhower.
The compromise total Of So
435. 810.0 900. including $2.768,-
100000 in new appropriations
for the present fiscal year and
$667. 05O. 900 left over from last
year. seemed certain to be ac-
cepted by a disappointed but
not dismayed executive branch
despite still-severe cuts.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland had breakfast at the
White House and later de-
scribed the President as disap-
pointed at the figure agreed on
by Senate and House conferees.
although he was highly appre-
ciative" of bipartisan support
in the Senate for q higher
figure.
He said Mr.. Eisenhower rec
ognizes that Senate conferees
did everything possible" to
hold as much as possible Of
Senate restoration funds cut
by the House.
House Delays Action
The conference agreement
was supposed to come up in the
House first. but leaders there
apparently. were delaying ac-
ton until the Senate talks tt
self out on the civil rights bill.
Speaker Rayburn told re-
porters that there was no plan
to call up the measure in the
House at least for several
hours" and until the situation
in the Senate is clarified.
The two sessions of the con-
ferees yesterday. broken at
midday by an apparent dead
lock, ended after five hours in
a substantial victory for the
House spokesman. They gave
in on only three items and con-
scented to an increase Of $244
million above the $2.524. 760. 900
in new money voted by the
House two weeks ago.
The SIT billion new money
figure is $256.90O.OOO less than
the. Senate voted earlier this
week. Conferees made no
change in the $667 million un-
obligated balances total pre-
viously approved by both
branches.
The S3.4 billion is more than
81 billion under the overall
amount the President requested
in budget estimates early this
year. It falls $685., $50. 900 short
of the revised sum he requested
several wekes ago.
Economic Fund Chopped
Supporters Of the admins
tration's program were espe-
cially disappointed because Of
what happened to the new
approach" economic Develop
ment Loan Fund. The President
had sought $500 million for the
first year. The House chopped
the amount to $500 million and
the Senate raised it to $40C
million. But the conferees yes
terday put 1t back to $500
million.
House conferees earlier In
the day said they would not
agree to restoration Of more
than 5000 million of the $8Os
million in House cuts. Senate
conferees at the outset sought
q compromise on at least $500
million. The discussion report.
eddy became so acrimonious
especially between Senator
Dirksen. Republican Of Illinois
and Representative PasSman
Democrat Of Louisiana. that the
meeting broke up about / pm
in something Of a hun.
Luncheon Talks Help
After a few informal con-
versations at lunch, the con-
ferees assembled again and
stayed with the job until they
worked out an agreement. BY
5 pm. they had narrowed the
gap TO only IS million. Senate
members were willing TO agree
on a restoration Of $249 million
while the House group held
out for $244 million which
turned out to be the eventual
figure.
The conferees agreed or
81 $40. ZOO. 900 in new money
for military assistance such
as purchases Of planes, tanks
and other military hardware
for foreign countries.
Senators Win Point
Senate conferees won a point
when the House group agreed
to $3.50 million in new money
previously voted by the Senate
for defense supports. The
House bill appropriated $685.
million. Both branches APP
proved $36 million in carryovel
funds. The compromise thu
gives the administration $72s
million. The bill earmarks $40
million Of this for Spain.
The third major concession
BY the House was for 1925 mil.
hon for special assistance fund,
at the disposal Of the President
That was the Senate bills fig.
ure. The House bill appropri-
ated SITS million.
In this category, however
Senate conferees agreed TO dror
an extra item Of $40 million
for Latin America, but pro-
vided that not less than $2C
million Of the overall total bl
used In Latin America. OF that
$50 million, $40 million woulc
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