DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND JUSTICE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND JUSTICE, THE JUDICIARY, PRINCE H. PRESTON, Georgia FRANK T. BOW, Ohio GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California JAY B. HOWE, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY 40174 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1959 GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas ALFRED E. SANTANGELO, New York JOHN TABER, New York H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona KENNETH SPRANKIE, Clerk and Staff Director II DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND JUSTICE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1960 TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1959. UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY WITNESSES GEORGE V. ALLEN, DIRECTOR SAXTON BRADFORD, DEPUTY DIRECTOR (POLICY AND PLANS) JAMES E. HOOFNAGLE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) HENRY LOOMIS, DIRECTOR, BROADCASTING SERVICE Mr. ROONEY. The committee will please come to order. This morning we shall commence consideration of the budget re- quests of the U.S. Information Agency for the coming fiscal year. SUMMARY JUSTIFICATION DATA We shall insert at this point in the record pages 2 through 6 of the (The pages referred to follow :) Statement relating appropriation estimate to current appropriation 1958 appropriation (including 1958 pay increase supplemental) 1959 budget estimate... 1959 appropriation in annual act.. 1959 proposed pay increase supplemental appropriation Total, new obligational authority for 1959.. Adjustments to reach 1960 estimate: 1. Deductions: (a) Costs incurred as a result of Middle 2. Additions: (a) 1 additional extra day's pay in excess (b) Program increases (net) requested for (1) Overseas missions (see tabs $96, 517, 000 105, 000, 000 98, 500, 000 3, 397, 000 101, 897, 000 (2) Media services (see tabs 14- 2, 651, 024 NOTE 1.-The deduction of $231,579 for costs incurred as a result of the Middle East emergency includes $119,721 for the broadcasting service, $68,159 for evacuation of USIS American personnel and their dependents, $26,312 for the press and publications service, and $17,387 for a special radio project. NOTE 2.-The deduction of $327,506 represents the cost in 1959 of positions eliminated as follows: 10 American and 104 local employee positions in the Near East, South Asian and African area, 6 American positions in the West European area, 3 American positions in the East European area, and 20 domestic, 25 overseas American and 63 local employee positions in the broadcasting service. NOTE 3.-The amount of $4,611,243 represents the net change from the 1959 to the 1960 estimates after allowance for the costs incurred as a result of the Middle East emergency, the cost of positions eliminated in 1959, and the additional extra day's pay required in 1960. In addition to requested changes in the levels of programs, the net amount for each activity reflects (a) provision for the projection in 1960 of cost increases (primarily higher wage rates for local employees) which have already occurred or are scheduled; (b) full-year costs in 1960 of activities begun in 1959 and funded for only part of that year; and (c) reductions in individual activities which offset requested increases. |