Senate Report Number 698, Submitted by Senator John Sparkman, Providing for the Control by the United States and Cooperating Foreign Nations of Exports to Any Nation or Combination of Nations Threatening the Security of the United States, Including the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and All Countries Under its Domination

Calendar No. 658 82D CONGRESS } SENATE { REPORT 1st Session No. 698 PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL BY THE UNITED STATES AND COOPERATING FOREIGN NATIONS OF EXPORTS TO ANY NATION OR COMBINATION OF NATIONS THREATENING THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS AND ALL COUNTRIES UNDER ITS DOMINATION AUGUST 16 (legislative day, AUGUST 1), 1951.- --Ordered to be printed Mr. SPARKMAN, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 4550] The Committee on Foreign Relations, having had referred to it H. R. 4550, to provide for the control by the United States and cooperating foreign nations of exports, and S. 1987, providing for the termination of assistance to foreign countries exporting war materials to Russia and her satellites, and having considered the same, reports H. R. 4550, with amendments, and recommends that the bill do pass. to MAIN PURPOSE OF H. R. 4550 The main purpose of this bill, as amended. is to prohibit "all military, economic, or financial assistance to any nation" which permits the shipment of "arms, ammunition, and implements of war, atomic energy materials, petroleum, transportation materials of strategic value, and items of primary strategic significance used in the production of arms, ammunition, and implements of war'' to "any nation or combination of nations threatening the security of the United States.' Provision is made, however, for the President to continue aid to certain countries which permit "shipments of items other than arms, ammunition, implements of war, and atomic energy materials when unusual circumstances indicate that the cessation of aid would clearly be detrimental to the security of the United States. The bill also fixes responsibility in a single officer in the executive branch to see that the purposes of the bill are given effect.