Aiken, Hon. George D., a United States Senator from the State of
Vermont..
Arnold, Gen. William H., Director, Joint American Military Mission
for Assistance to Turkey.
Bennett, Dr. Henry G., Administrator, Technical Cooperation Ad-
ministration, Department of State___.
Collins, Gen. J. Lawton, Chief of Staff, United States Army..
Douglas, Hon. Paul H., a United States Senator from the State of
Illinois.
Duncan, Admiral Donald, B., Deputy Chief of Naval Operations.
Foster, Hon. William, Administrator, Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration_.
Griffin, R. Allen, Director, Far East Program Division, ECA.
Gruenther, Lt. Gen. Alfred M., Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers, Europe_..
Hickerson, Hon. John D., Assistant Secretary of State for United
Nations Affairs__.
Holmes, Horace, agriculturalist for Department of State and Depart-
ment of Defense-
Robillard, Apt. George N., USN, Assistant Chief of Naval Research
for Patents and patent counsel for the Navy -
Rusk, Hon. Dean, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern
Affairs__
Scott, Gen. S. L., Director, Office of Military Assistance-
Spofford, Hon. Charles M., United States Deputy to North Atlantic
Council for NATO Operations in Europe. -
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Summary loans by Export-Import Bank and International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (table).
Export-Import Bank and International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development loans in 1951 through March 31, 1951 (table).
Export-Import Bank and International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development activities in Latin America, by countries, for the
years 1946-50__
Statement of Thomas D. Cabot, Director, International Security
Affairs, accompanied by Charles Coolidge..
Status of title III funds available to defense on June 30, 1951.
Estimates of unobligated and unexpended fiscal year 1951 balances,
by sections, proposed mutual security bill.
Supplementary statement on southeast Asia programs, fiscal year 1951-
Estimated gold and short-term dollar resources of countries receiving
aid under the mutual security bill.
Communications and other material addressed to the committee for
insertion in the record-Continued
Letter to Senator Connally from Norman N. Littell, chairman,
committee on foreign economic cooperation, international and
comparative law section, American Bar Association; chairman,
committee on international economic cooperation, International
Bar Association_
Statement of National Council of Jewish Women_
Statement of J. T. Sanders, legislative counsel, the National Grange...
Statement of Bernard Weitzer, national legislative director, Jewish
War Veterans of the United States of America
Statement of Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for
Economic Development by Meyer Kestnbaum
Statement of Albert E. Noelte, chairman of the committee on patents
of the National Association of Manufacturers_
Statement of William Green, president, American Federation of Labor.
MUTUAL SECURITY ACT OF 1951
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1951
UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Washington, D. C.
The committee met, pursuant to call, in room 219, Senate Office Building, at 10:30 a. m., Senator Tom Connally (chairman of the committee) presiding.
Present: Senators Connally, Green, Gillette, Wiley, Smith of New Jersey, Hickenlooper, Lodge, and Brewster.
Also present: Senator Dworshak.
The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order.
The committee has before it for consideration the foreign aid program.
We have the pleasure of having with us this morning the Secretary of State, who will open the hearing by presenting a statement. you have a prepared statement, Mr. Secretary?
Secretary ACHESON. Yes, I have, Mr. Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN. You will be subject to questioning after the statement; is that right?
Secretary ACHESON. Yes, sir.
The CHAIRMAN. Very well. All right, Mr. Secretary, you may proceed.
STATEMENT OF HON. DEAN ACHESON, SECRETARY OF STATE
Secretary ACHESON. Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I am very happy to appear before your committee in support of the Mutual Security Program. I know that many of you have recently been abroad to study at first hand some of the problems involved in such a huge undertaking. All of you are familiar with the main problems with which we are confronted and with the objectives of our policy.
But I would like to review with you some of the major reasons why we believe that this program is an essential and vital part of our country's defense and foreign policies.
The Mutual Security Program is based on our demonstrable need for strength and support in the rest of the free world. The need for such support is as great today as it has ever beeen. The present armistice negotiations in Korea, irrespective of their final outcome, have not affected, and will not affect, that fundamental fact. It is essential that we do not take the easy course and delude ourselves into thinking otherwise.
When the fighting was going against us in Korea it was easier to persuade ourselves and our friends abroad of the necessity for a
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