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the North Atlantic area is concerned, there is no direction
to
go but forward. There is no hope of accomplishing the
remainder of the job in the next few years without continued
military aid from us. II
Senate hearings -
On July 21 th the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opened
DGA testifies
its hearings, with DGA as the first witness. His testimony
was similar to that which he had given earlier to the House
committee (see above). He pointed out in addition, however,
that the program was not expected to be reduced in size over
the next three years. He said, in answer to a question,
that it was estimated that the US would spend about $25
billion for the defense of its allies in that period, after
which it was hoped that there would be "an era of genuine
rolaxation of tension" and "very substantial" reductions
in the needed appropriations.
Connally asked DGA. "Are you satisfied with the progress
of our Western European allies under the plans for defense
TRUMAN
of Western Europe? Are you satisfied with the progress
NATIONAL
they are making?" DGA replied that "none of us can be
ACCURDS
satisfied with the progress that we or any of our associates
SERVICE"
Ess
are making in this effort and we must constantly attempt
to make greater progress I think we are doing everything
we now can to encourage them and I think they are putting
their hearts and strength into it to assist themselves,
and I think all of us can do even more in the years ahead. If
Witnesses who followed DGA were in the main those who had
also appeared before the House Committee.
Efforts to reduce
During this period, a movement developed in both the Senate
expenditures
and the House to reduce the funds available for the mutual
security program and to vest its administration in an
agency independent of the State Department. The Senate
Republican Policy Committee endorsed on July 30th the
establishment of such a body to handle at least the economi C
and technical assistance phases, although it postponed a
decision on the military portion, pending further study.
On August lst Chairman Richards of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs offered amendments to the proposed legisla-
tion that would reduce the amount of the program by $700
million. On August 2nd Senators H. A. Smith and Saltonstall
introduced legislation providing for an independent agency
under a cabinet-level officer to administer all foreign aid
programs, military, economic and technical.
A similar plan was presented in the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs early in August where, it was reported, a
statement in opposition was made by the Budget Bureau
Director on behalf of HST. It was stated that HST felt
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