it is edited by those who furnish the material; is that not correct, Mr. Chairman?

Mr. BATTLE. Yes.

Mr. CRAWFORD (Boyd Crawford, committee staff administrator). It is not edited for printing or reprinting. It is kept secret permanently. Mr. BATTLE. We will have to end here. Thank you very much, gentlemen. I appreciate your appearance very much.

Mr. GOLDING. Might I supplement in writing something which will explain ECA's position?

Mr. BATTLE. Without objection, we will take your supplemental statement for the record.

[Whereupon, at 12:20 p.m., the hearing was adjourned.]

APPENDIX I

TEXT OF H.R. 1621, TO PROVIDE THAT NO ECONOMIC OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL BE FURNISHED TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES WHICH PERMIT THE EXPORTATION OF STRATEGIC WAR MATERIALS TO RUSSIA AND RUSSIA'S SATELLITES, INTRODUCED BY HON. WILLIAM C. LANTAFF OF FLORIDA ON JANUARY 17, 1951, AND REFERRED TO A SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 23, 1951

A BILL To provide that no economic or financial assistance shall be furnished to foreign countries which permit the exportation of strategic war materials to Russia and Russia's satellites, and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) notwithstanding any other provision of law, from and after the thirty-first day after the date of enactment of this Act, no economic or financial assistance shall be furnished to any foreign country unless such foreign country shall have agreed that it will not permit the exportation of any strategic war material from such foreign country to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or to any satellite thereof.

(b) Where any foreign country shall breach any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, such foreign country shall thereafter be ineligible for any economic or financial assistance.

SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from and after the thirty-first day after the date of enactment of this Act, it shall be unlawful to export any strategic war material from the United States to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or to any satellite thereof.

(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare, publish in the Federal Register, and keep current a list of all articles, materials, and supplies the importation of which by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or by any satellite thereof would enhance the war-making potentiality of the country receiving such import.

(b) For the purposes of this Act

(1) The term "strategic war material" means any article, supply, or material on the current list published pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The term "satellite thereof" includes Communist China and any other foreign country under the domination and control of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

(211)

APPENDIX II

TEXT OF H.R. 1939, TO PROVIDE THAT WAR MATERIALS, OR ECONOMIC OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT BE FURNISHED TO ANY FOREIGN COUNTRY WHICH PERMITS THE EXPORT OF WAR MATERIALS TO RUSSIA AND OTHER COMMUNIST-DOMINATED COUNTRIES, INTRODUCED JANUARY 23, 1951 BY HON. EDWARD H. REES OF KANSAS AND REFERRED TO A SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 23, 1951

A BILL To provide that war materials, or economic or financial assistance shall not be furnished to any foreign country which permits the export of war materials to Russia and other Communist-dominated countries, and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning thirty days after the date of approval of this Act, and until the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950, war materials, or economic or financial assistance shall not be furnished to any foreign country unless and until such foreign country shall have executed a written agreement with the United States that such foreign country will not permit the export of any war material from such foreign country to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or to any other Communist-dominated country.

(b) When any foreign country violates such agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section, such country shall thereafter not receive from the United States any war materials, or economic or financial assistance.

SEC. 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the effective date of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, corporation, cooperative, organization or enterprise doing business under the laws or jurisdiction of the United States to export any war material from the United States to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or to any other Communistdominated country.

(b) Any person, partnership, company, corporation, cooperative, organization or enterprise doing business under the laws or jurisdiction of the United States who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both.

SEC. 3. Within thirty days after the date of approval of this Act, the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board shall prepare and have published in the Federal Register a list of all materials, commodities, products, articles and supplies which, in his judgment under the provisions of this Act, shall not be exported to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or to any Communist-dominated country by any person, partnership, company, corporation, cooperative, organization or enterprise doing business under the laws or juisdiction of the United States, or by the United States or by any other country, and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board shall keep such list current.

(212)

APPENDIX III

TEXT OF H.R. 3518, TO CONTROL THE EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR, AND RELATED ITEMS, INTRODUCED APRIL 4, 1951, BY HON. JOHN KEE OF WEST VIRGINIA 1 A BILL To control the exportation and importation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, and related items, and for other purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Munitions Control Act of 1951".

DECLARATION OF POLICY

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States to exercise export, import, and other controls over arms, ammunition, and implements of war and related articles to the extent necessary to further United States foreign policy, to aid in fulfilling its international responsibilities, and to protect the security interests of the United States.

EXPORTS OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR

SEC. 3. (a) To effectuate the policies set forth in section 2 hereof, the President is hereby authorized to designate those articles which he determines shall be subject to export control as arms, ammunition, and implements of war, and may prohibit or curtail the exportation of any such articles.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to export or attempt to export from the United States any arms, ammunition, or implements of war designated by the President under the authority of this section without first having obtained a license therefor. Licenses may be either general or specific.

(c) In formulating the standards or criteria governing the issuance of licences under this section and in the administration thereof, there shall be consultation among the interested executive departments and independent agencies.

IMPORTS OF ARMS, AMMUNITION, AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR

SEC. 4. (a) To effectuate the policies set forth in section 2 hereof, the President is hereby authorized to designate those articles which he determines shall be subject to import control as arms, ammunition, and implements of war, and may prohibit or curtail the importation of any such articles.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or attempt to import to the United States any arms, ammunition, or implements of war designated by the President under the authority of this section without first having obtained a license therefor. Licenses may be either general or specific.

(c) In formulating the standards or criteria governing the issuance of licenses under this section and in the administration thereof, there shall be consultation among the interested executive departments and independent agencies.

Legislative history: Bill introduced after receipt of Executive Communication 355, a letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a draft bill to control the exportation and importation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war, dated Apr. 3, 1951. It was referred to a special legislative subcommittee Apr. 11, 1951. appointed to consider the legislation and consisting of Hon. James P. Richards, chairman, and Representatives Thomas S. Gordon, A. S. J. Carnahan, Robert B. Chiperfield. and James G. Fulton. On May 28, 1951. it was considered in the full committee and rereferred to the special legislative subcomittee on the bills H.R. 1621 and H.R. 1939. See the legislative history in the footnote to the bill H.R. 4550, app. IV.