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that since the Secretary of State was inevitably held
responsible for both failure and successes in the conduct
of US foreign policy, he should be in a position to exer-
cize control and direction over the foreign aid program.
In addition both DGA and Foster wrote to Richards on August
8th opposing the proposed reduction in funds. Both empha-
sized that the aid program had been prepared on an "auste-
rity basis, If drawn up on minimum estimates and in many
cases reduced below requirements because of limitations
in readily available equipment, supplies and technical
personnel.
House action
On August 10th the House Committee reported out on a bill
authorizing $7.8 billion for the mutual security program
and providing for a single administering agency. The amount
was $651 million less than HST had requested, the principal
change being a reduction of $550 million in the funds for
Europe, especially economic assistance for Europe. In
recommending the establishment of an independent Mutual
TRUMAN
Security Administration, the committee said it had no
intention of relegating the Secretary of State to a subordi-
: ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL SERVICE" ACCORDS AND
nate position, but that it was hoped to "coordinate respon-
sibility. !f The bill provided for the termination of all
operations of the ECA by June 1952, and for the termination
of the new agency by June 1954.
When the House bill was brought to the floor Richards made
a plea to his colleagues to forget partisanship and give
the bill their "most thoughtful consideration. If After
defeating amendments that would have cut up to $1.6 billion
from HST's original request, the House approved (186 to 177)
on August 17th a reduction of $350 million in addition to
the reductions previously suggested by the committee. It
then passed the bill (260 to 101).
Senate action
The Senate Committees approved unanimously on August 24th
their version of the bill. This called for a total appro-
priation of slightly over $7.5 billion, with the same amount
budgeted for military aid as the House had allowed, and $37
million more for economic aid than in the House version.
Within the military and economic categories, however, the
amounts provided for each geographical area differed some-
what from the amounts approved by the House, the Senat e
committees having based their figures roughly on a 30%
reduction in the President's recommendations for economi C
assistance for each area and a 5% reduction in military
assistance.
In addition, the Senate committees substituted for the
"single agency" plan of the House a proposal under which
the Departments of Defense and State and the ECA would
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"ocrText": "(Page 4)\nthat since the Secretary of State was inevitably held\nresponsible for both failure and successes in the conduct\nof US foreign policy, he should be in a position to exer-\ncize control and direction over the foreign aid program.\nIn addition both DGA and Foster wrote to Richards on August\n8th opposing the proposed reduction in funds. Both empha-\nsized that the aid program had been prepared on an \"auste-\nrity basis, If drawn up on minimum estimates and in many\ncases reduced below requirements because of limitations\nin readily available equipment, supplies and technical\npersonnel.\nHouse action\nOn August 10th the House Committee reported out on a bill\nauthorizing $7.8 billion for the mutual security program\nand providing for a single administering agency. The amount\nwas $651 million less than HST had requested, the principal\nchange being a reduction of $550 million in the funds for\nEurope, especially economic assistance for Europe. In\nrecommending the establishment of an independent Mutual\nTRUMAN\nSecurity Administration, the committee said it had no\nintention of relegating the Secretary of State to a subordi-\n: ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL SERVICE\" ACCORDS AND\nnate position, but that it was hoped to \"coordinate respon-\nsibility. !f The bill provided for the termination of all\noperations of the ECA by June 1952, and for the termination\nof the new agency by June 1954.\nWhen the House bill was brought to the floor Richards made\na plea to his colleagues to forget partisanship and give\nthe bill their \"most thoughtful consideration. If After\ndefeating amendments that would have cut up to $1.6 billion\nfrom HST's original request, the House approved (186 to 177)\non August 17th a reduction of $350 million in addition to\nthe reductions previously suggested by the committee. It\nthen passed the bill (260 to 101).\nSenate action\nThe Senate Committees approved unanimously on August 24th\ntheir version of the bill. This called for a total appro-\npriation of slightly over $7.5 billion, with the same amount\nbudgeted for military aid as the House had allowed, and $37\nmillion more for economic aid than in the House version.\nWithin the military and economic categories, however, the\namounts provided for each geographical area differed some-\nwhat from the amounts approved by the House, the Senat e\ncommittees having based their figures roughly on a 30%\nreduction in the President's recommendations for economi C\nassistance for each area and a 5% reduction in military\nassistance.\nIn addition, the Senate committees substituted for the\n\"single agency\" plan of the House a proposal under which\nthe Departments of Defense and State and the ECA would"
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