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Envoy 10 Visit
10 Countries on
Doctrine Tour
BY the Associated Press


Ambassador James P. Richards
said today he may visit Is or
more countries in a two-month
trip to explain President Eisen-
hower's new program for block
ing Communist expansion in the
Middle East.
THE mission is going to be
rugged" the Presidents special
Middle East adviser acknowl-
edged in an interview. Mr..
Richards said he plans to leave
Tuesday by plane for the trou-
bled area, accompanied by a
group of administration aides.
Mr.. Eisenhower was portrayed
by administration sources as
ready to sign quickly the Middle
East resolution which was ex-
pected to reach the White House
late today.
House passage, $4,000, yester-
day completed congressional ac-
ton on the resolution which
serves notice that the United
States will fight if necessary
against any open Communist ag-
erosion in the strategic region
The resolution also authorizes
military-economic aid to Middle
Eastern nations, including spend
ing of first installment of 5000
million by next July / without
some of the restrictions in
present law.
Talk With Dulles
Mr.. Richards said he had a
final talk with Secretary of State
Dulles Wednesday before Mir.
Dulles left for Australia. But
Mr.. Richards said he could not
specify the stopping points on his
trip until he confers again with
Mr.. Eisenhower.
The special ambassador said
his mission would be to explain
the new Middle East policy TO
any nation that asks an explana :
ton. He added that plenty of
them" have asked already.
He said his group would in
clude 8 TO 10 representatives
from the State and Defense De-
partments. the International Co.
operation administration and
the United States Information
Agency.
A second part Of Mr.. Richards
job is to make recommendation
for the Middle East program
which Mr.. Eisenhower Will con-
tinue to present to Congress.
Mr.. Richards, a South Caro-
lima Democrat who retired as
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee chairman shortly before Mr..
Eisenhower named him Ambas-
sador in January, may also find
the going rugged when it
comes to presentation Of recon-
mendationS to Congress.
More Funds Sought
A clause in the resolution re-
ouires notification to Congress
is days in advance of any special
use of the 5000 million and Mr..
Eisenhower has told reluctant
lawmakers he wants another
$500 million or so for Middle
East aid over the next two
years.
There was a partisan tinge to
debate yesterday before the
House finally approved the res
olution as passed by the Senate
Tuesday night.
Representative McCor m a C k.
Massachusetts. the House Demo-
cratic leader. said Mr.. Elsen-
hover got the substance OF what
he asked for and 1T is his re-
sponsibility" now to make a sue
cess Of Middle East policy.
Representative Vorys. Ohio, a
senior Foreign Affairs Commit :
tee Republican. called most OF
the Senate changes unnecessary,
unirtelligible or undesirable. "
He pointed to the party line Sem
ate decision to replace the House.
approved authority" for the
President to use troops with the
words. THE United States is
prepared to use armed forces"
1T is amusing. Mr.. Vorys told
the House. that the Democrats
by a straight party vote decided
to repeal by law the campaign
claims that the United States is
unprepared to use armed force. -