COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina CORNELIUS E. GALLAGHER, New Jersey JOHN S. MONAGAN, Connecticut RONALD BROOKS CAMERON, California JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana ROY H. McVICKER, Colorado FRANCES P. BOLTON, Ohio WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California E. Y. BERRY, South Dakota BOYD CRAWFORD, Staff Administrator FRANKLIN J. SCHUPP, Staff Consultant HELEN L. HASHAGEN, Staff Assistant LOUISE O'BRIEN, Staff Assistant MARY M. LALOS, Staff Assistant DORIS B. MCCRACKEN, Staff Assistant JEAN E. SMITH, Staff Assistant ROBERT J. BOWEN, Clerical Assistant DEPOSITED BY THE Lee, J. Karl, staff assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Power Development, Department of the Interior Nelson, Robert W., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Power STATEMENTS AND MEMORANDUMS SUBMITTED FOR Executive communication: Letter from the Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House, dated May 30, 1966, submitting proposed legisla- INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER FOR PEACE TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1966 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL Washington, D.C. The Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements met, pursuant to call, at 11:15 a.m., in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dante B. Fascell (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. FASCELL. The subcommittee will please come to order. We will consider House Joint Resolution 1169, a resolution to make it possible for the U.S. Government to sponsor an International Conference on Water for Peace in Washington, D.C., in 1967. Without objection, we will place in the record at this point the text of the executive communication containing a letter from the Secretary of State to the Speaker of the House, together with the text of the joint resolution. (The material referred to follows:) Hon. JOHN W. McCORMACK, THE SECRETARY OF STATE, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I submit herewith a proposed Joint Resolution which would enable the United States to organize and hold an International Conference on Water for Peace in the United States in 1967; and which further provides for an appropriation authorization to the Department of State for expenses incident to organizing and holding the conference. The President, in announcing the Water for Peace Program of the United States Government, recognized that the solution of water problems is of common interest throughout the world and pointed out the value of sharing knowledge in this important field with other countries in a cooperative effort to find solutions for man's water problems. The proposed world-wide conference is the most effective means of bringing together representatives of all governments and agencies concerned, as well as experts, on the varying aspects of the water problems; of focusing attention on current and future water problems; and of contributing to the development of policies and programs necessary to cope with these problems. I hope that the House will be able to give favorable consideration to this request during the present session. A similar communication is being sent to the President of the Senate. The Department has been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that this proposal would be in accord with the program of the President. Sincerely yours, DEAN RUSK. [H.J. Res. 1169, 89th Cong., 2d sess.] JOINT RESOLUTION To enable the United States to organize and hold an International Conference on Water for Peace in the United States in 1967 and authorize an appropriation therefor Whereas there exists throughout the world a common problem in planning the use of water to meet adequately the needs of the world's rapidly expanding population; and Whereas the President, in announcing the Water for Peace Program of the United States Government, recognized the great value of a mutual sharing of knowledge in this important field with other countries in a worldwide cooperative effort to find solutions of man's water problems; and Whereas a worldwide conference would be the most effective means of bringing together representatives of all governments and agencies concerned, as well as experts, on the varying aspects of the water problems; would focus attention on current and future water problems; and would contribute to the development of policies and programs necessary to meet these problems: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other concerned departments and agencies, are authorized to take all necessary steps to organize and hold an International Conference on Water for Peace in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1967. SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $1,200,000 for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to organizing and holding such an international conference. Funds appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be available for expenses incurred on behalf of the United States as host government, including personal services without regard to civil service and classification laws, except no salary rate shall exceed the maximum rate payable under the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; employment of aliens, printing and binding without regard to the provisions of any other law; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and to the rates of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses under the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, of principal foreign delegates in the United States and of United States personnel and foreign technical experts; rent of facilities by contract or otherwise; hire of passenger motor vehicles; official functions and courtesies; and design, construction, and display of exhibits. Sums appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall remain available for obligation until December 31, 1967. SEC. 3. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior are authorized to accept and use contributions of funds, property, services, and facilities, including the loan of articles, specimens, and exhibits for display, for the purpose of organizing and holding such an international conference. SEC. 4. The head of any department, agency, or establishment of the United States Government is authorized, on request, to assist with or without reimburse ment the Department of State and the Department of the Interior in carrying out the functions herein authorized, including the furnishing of personnel and facilities and the procurement, installation, and display of exhibits. Mr. FASCELL. We have present here today the Honorable Joseph J. Sisco, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, and he is accompanied by Mr. Richard C. Hagan, Secretary General, International Conference on Water for Peace, Department of State. We also have Mr. Robert W. Nelson, who is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Power Development, Department of the Interior, and Mr. J. Karl Lee, who is staff assistant in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Water and Power Development, Department of the Interior. Mr. Sisco, we will begin by taking your testimony. STATEMENT OF HON. JOSEPH J. SISCO, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS Mr. SISCO. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The resolution before you would authorize the Department of State and Department of Interior on behalf of the United States as the host government to organize and |