Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-10


; national Atomic Energy Agency
World events have magnifiec
both the responsibilities and the
opportunities of the United
States Information Agency. Just
; as, in recent months, the voice
of communism has become more
shaken and confused, the voice
J of truth must be more clearly
: heard. To enable our Informa-
ton Agency to cope with these
new responsibilities and oppor-
} tunities. I am asking the Con-
gress to increase appreciably the
appropriations for this program
and for legislation establishing
a career service for the Agency'S
overseas foreign service officers
Aid to Refugees Asked
The recent historic events in
Hungary demand that all free
nations share to the extent OF
their capabilities in the respon-
Sibility OF granting asylum to
victims of Communist persecu-
ton. l request the Congress
promptly to enact legislation to
regularize the status in the
United States of Hungarian
refugees brought here as
PAROLES. l shall shortly recon-
mend to the Congress by special
message the changes in our i'm
migration laws that l deem
necessary in the light of oul
world responsibilities.
The cost of peace is something
we must face boldly. fearlessly
Beyond money. it involves
changes in attitudes, the renun-
citation of old prejudices, ever
the sacrifice OF some seeming
self-interest.
Only five days ago l expressed
TO you the grave concern of your
Government over the threat OF
Soviet aggression in the Middle
East, asked for congressional,
authorization to help counter
this threat. 1 say again that this
matter is of vital and immediate
Importance to the Nations anc
the free worlds security anC
peace. BY our proposed pro.
grams in the Middle East, We
hope to assist III establishing a
climate in which constructive
and long-term solutions to basic
, problems OF the area may bt
sought.
From time to time, there will
be presented to the Congress re.
quests for other legislation ir
1.-THE broad field of internationa
affairs. AID requests will reflect
the steadfast purpose of this ad.
ministration to pursue peace
based on justice. Although in
some cases details will be new
the underlying purpose and OBJ
Jectives will remain the same.
Unity Is Basis of Policy
All proposals made by the
administration in this field are
based on the free worlds unity
This unity may not be imme-
diately obvious unless we ex.
anime link by link the chair
OF relationships that binds us
to every area and to every ma
ton. In spirit the free worlo
is one because its peoples up
hold the right of independent
existence for all nations. 1 have
|, already alluded to their eco
, nomlc interdependence. But
, their interdependence extends
also into the field of security
First OF all, no reasonable
man will question the absolute
need for our American neigh
, bors TO be prosperous and Sc
cure. Their security and pros.
/. perity are inextricably bounC
| TO our own. And we are, OF
course, already joined with
these nelghbors py historic
| pledges.
. Again, no reasonable mar
, will deny that the freedom anc
prosperity and security of West
/ ern Europe are vital 10 our own
| prosperity and security. If the
institutions. the skills, the man.
power OF its peoples were u
tall under the domination OF
: an aggressive imperialism, the
violent change in the balance
OF world power and in the pat
tern of world commerce could
: not be fully compensated fol-
by any American measures, mil
itary or economic.
: But these people, whose eco.
. nomic strength is largely de.
pendent on free and uninter.
} rupted movement of oil from
the Middle East, cannot prosper
indeed, their economies woulc
be severely impaired--shoulc
that area be controlled by ar
enemy and the movement of oil
be subject to its decisions.
Asian Situation Outlined
/ Next, to the eastward, are
, Asiatic and Far Eastern peoples
, recently returned to Independent
control Of their own affairs o.
now emerging into sovereign
statehood. Their potentia
strength constitutes new assur.
, ance for stability and peace ir
the world--if they can retair
nleir independence. Should they