APPROPRIATION BILL FOR 1942 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 5788 A BILL MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE APPRO PRIATION BILL FOR 1942 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1941 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a. m., Senator Alva B. Adams, chairman of the subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Adams, Glass, McKellar, Thomas of Oklahoma, Nye, Lodge, and Brooks. LEND-LEASE ADMINISTRATION STATEMENT OF EDWARD R. STETTINIUS, JR., LEND-LEASE ADMINISTRATOR, ACCOMPANIED BY PHILIP YOUNG, ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DIVISION OF DEFENSE AID REPORTS; OSCAR S. COX, GENERAL COUNSEL; AND JAMES C. BUCKLEY ASSISTANT TO MR. YOUNG Senator ADAMS. Gentlemen, we have before us this lend-lease bill, H. R. 5788. The bill has two parts-title I, which contains the leaselend items, and title II, which has some deficiency items. I assume the committee would want to take up the lend-lease items first. Mr. Stettinius is the Administrator of the Lend-Lease Administration. I think you can give us a general view of it, first, Mr. Stettinius. Mr. STETTINIUS. All right, sir. Senator ADAMS. You may follow your own course. Then if I might inquire, I should like to have the foundation laid as to the 7-billion appropriation and the progress made as to the use of that $7,000,000,000. Mr. STETTINIUS. Right, sir. Senator ADAMS. If that fits in with your plan. Mr. STETTINIUS. It does. I think you, Mr. Chairman, and you other gentlemen are familiar with our testimony on the House side. We had a very thorough 8 days, the record of which has been laid before you. We have come here prepared this morning to give you gentlemen any information you want on the first appropriation and the pending bill now before you. I am rather new in the lend-lease game. Senator ADAMS. You are twice as old in it as when you appeared before the House committee. Mr. STETTINIUS. That is right. I was in it 10 days, and am now something approaching a month. I have with me Mr. Philip Young, the acting executive officer; Mr. Oscar Cox, the general counsel; and Mr. James Buckley, assistant |