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can of Ohio. said he thought the
timing of the Eisenhower resolu-
ton was right. that it probably
could not have been put through
in the last Congress. AS he be-
gan to question the Secretary,
Mr.. Vorys said:
Mr.. Secretary. I have always
admired your CUTS. The recent
operation on that part of your
anatomy shook me. but your
rapid recovery has treasured
me-"
Increased Danger Seen
Representative Zablocki, Dem
ocrat of Wisconsin, wanted to
know what danger exists in the
Middle East today that did not
exist in October when. he said,
, I'VE were told there was no dan
ger"
Mr.. Dulles insisted that he
never minimized the gravity Of
the Middle East situation in his
speeches in October and earlier.
But he said the danger has in
creased in those countries which
previously placed great reliance
on Great Britain.
Representative Smith, Repub-
lican of Wisconsin, asked if
there is any evidence today of
impending armed aggression
against the Middle East.
Mr.. Dulles said there is fully
as much evidence as there is
against other areas where the
United States has found it ad-
visable to take precautions.
For example" he continued,
II don't know of any demon
strable evidence today that the
Soviet Union is preparing to at
tack the United States. but we
would be awfully worried if we
were not prepared to meet it."
U. N. Police Force
Under questioning by Repre-
sentative Hays. Democrat Of
Arkansas. Mr.. Dulles said he
hoped the emergency forma-
ton of a U. N. police force in the
Suez Canal area might pave the
way for continuing such an Or
ganization as a regular part of
the U. N.
The Secretary said in his pre-
pared statement he has no
doubt that sooner or later the
United States would react with
force If Communist-controlled
governments tried to conquer the
Middle East. But until Congress
has actually spoken. he said,
there is doubt in the Middle East
and there may be doubt in the
Soviet Union.
"The purpose Of the proposed
resolution is not war. It is peace.
The purpose. as in the other
cases where the President and
the Congress have acted together
to oppose international commu-
nism. is to stop World War III
before 1t starts"
Other Moves Recalled
Mr.. Dulles compared the pend
ing resolution to the Creek
Turkish aid program, the Mar
shall Plan, NATO, the fighting
in Korea and other steps taken
since World War II to prevent
the spread of international COM
munism.
Committee questioning OF Mr..
Dulles began with a request by
Chairman Gordon. Democrat of
Illinois, that he list the Middle
East countries that would be
covered by the Presidents pro-
gram. Mr.. Dulles replied that
he would prefer to do this in
closed session. He sketched the
general area which would include
the Arab countries and extend
perhaps as far as Pakistan and
reach also into some northern
areas of Africa.
He declared, however, that
there might be some danger in
drawing precise line on the
map" He explained that such
a detailed layout might cause
trouble" if developments later
seem to necessitate aid or action
not presently envisioned. He
said also that a pin-pointing of
specific countries in the Middle
East might encourage hostile ma
tons, which he did not name.
to try to take over such areas
or provoke unrest that could lead
to Communist aggression.
The Secretary's comments on
the reaction Of Middle East
countries to the Presidents
message to Congress last Satur-
day began in response to Mr..
Gordon's question whether the
program is likely to increase
friction Between Middle East
countries themselves.
Tension With Soviet
Mr.. Dulles said the proposed
program probably would increase
tension, temporarily at least