is in the national interest. Some countries levy less taxes and are in better fiscal shape than the United States. Debt and taxes are the direct result of foreign aid. Worldwide bribery The taxpayer does not believe that the whole system of bribery around the world is effective in assuring that Socialist-Communist governments will risk their own national survival by taking sides. They will try to remain neutral. That neutralism is against the United States. What about South America? It is proposed to grant $36 million to South American countries this fiscal year. Yet we may have to rely on hemispheric defense. All signs point that way. The Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Report 1954 on the availability of strategic and critical materials to the United States in time of war, concluded that this hemisphere could be self-sustaining. The taxpayers think some of their money spent in South America might make some sense. But South America seems to be getting the short end. Taxpayers thinking ahead of the bureaucrats The taxpayer is onto the fraud of putting the title of "United States Defense" on a budget to include all this world-equalization program for the "final triumph of socialism." The fact of the matter The only real roadblock to Communist world domination is continued United States independence and solvency. The United States is the real target of communism. The taxpayer wonders why the Congress does not move to put our own house in order to stop the trend to the autocratic state at home-and to withdraw our tentacles for the defense of Socialist-Communist governments around the world— for the defense of this Government and all that is implied in the American way of life? STATEMENT OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CHAPTER The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers has followed with interest the technical cooperation program since its organization. Participation of our members in certain aspects of the program and the information available concerning various projects prompts us to write you regarding the Mutual Security Act of 1954 as amended (H. R. 10082). We are in accord with section 301 providing for aid to countries by encouraging the exchange of technical knowledge and financial investment in order to develop economic resources and thus to improve working and living conditions of the people. We support the President's requests for the financial amounts as specified for both bilateral aid and aid through the United Nations. The chapter's expressed belief is that greater emphasis should be given to the social aspects of economic development in the planning and administration of technical assistance programs. Accordingly, in section 302 providing technical cooperation programs, we propose the addition of social welfare to the list of the technical fields therein enumerated. Social welfare programs are an integral part of economic development and directly related in philosophy and purpose to those already listed which include the developing of "economic resources, productive capacity, trade with economically underdeveloped areas, and training in public administration." The Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers requests your consideration of the above-named items. CHARTS AND TABLES Page Countries participating, mutual security program in fiscal year 1957. facing p. 50 Mutual security programs by function, fiscal year 1956 appropriations, fiscal year 1957 appropriation request. Mutual security programs by function (millions of dollars). 56 Total mutual security program by region (military and nonmilitary combined), fiscal years 1956–57- NATO defense expenditures and United States military assistance (billions of dollars).. NATO defense expenditures and United States economic assistance (billions of dollars) ICA appropriations by function, fiscal year 1956 appropriations, fiscal year 1957 appropriation request ICA programs by area, fiscal year 1956 program, fiscal year 1957 proposed 53 57 58 60 program.. Nonmilitary programs-by area, obligations through 1955, program for 1956 and 1957.. Appropriations, expenditures and unexpended balances-military, nonmilitary. U. S. S. R. loans to Yugoslavia, fiscal year 1956 62 65 76, 183 142 151, 883 United States Government dollar expenditures in fiscal years 1955-56 for facing p. 199 Department of Defense, mutual defense assistance program, estimated time phasing of deliveries of proposed and prior year programs for major items.. 200 Department of Defense, mutual defense assistance program, estimated phased deliveries of proposed and prior years programs by major item and category- 204 Department of Defense, mutual defense assistance programs, estimated status of unexpended funds by items and categories. 207 Far East mutual security programs (excluding military assistance), fiscal years 1955, 1956, 1957. 230 Planned uses of fiscal year 1957 mutual security funds (excluding military assistance) proposed for Far East programs. 231 Construction at military installations inside and outside the United States by the military departments. 341 UNKRA-Non-Korean personnel.. 370 Commodity_composition of programs signed through April 15, 1956, title 380 Approximate quantities of commodities under agreements signed through 382 Planned uses of foreign currency under title I, Public Law 480- 384 385 386 386 Section 402 programs in countries having no Public Law 480, title I, pro grams... 389 Public Law 480, title I, programs in countries having no section 402 programs 389 Tables relating to section 402 and Public Law 480, title I, programs in countries, fiscal years 1955 and 1956. 390, 391 Title II, Public Law 480, shipments authorized, by country, July 1, 1955– 394 Public Law 480, title II program, July 1, 1955-March 31, 1956 395 United Nations expanded program of technical assistance-project costs by region and country. 473-475, 492 United Nations expanded program of technical assistance-nationality distribution of experts as of January 1, 1956.. 476 United Nations expanded program of technical assistance-utilization of 485 United Nations expanded program of technical assistance-estimated contributions for 1957... Page 487 Operational coordination of United Nations technical assistance program 489 512 United Nations Children's Fund-United States contributions and contributions of other governments according to year of receipt. United Nations Children's Fund-Summary of allocations by geographic area through December 1955___ 516 520 521 United Nations Children's Fund-Summary of allocations by type of United States agricultural exports-grants and sales under Government Countries and territories receiving technical assistance under United Nations expanded program of technical assistance, calendar year 1956, and/or United States technical cooperation or exchange programs, fiscal year 1956 531 532 580, 581 Mutual weapons development program projects, extent of participation by Trade between the free world and the European Soviet bloc Mutual defense assistance-infrastructure program-status of total pro- Fiscal year 1957, mutual security program-title I, chapter 1, military 608 620 621 622 660 668 669 672 Military assistance program-average administrative personnel strength. 673 682 682 683 Countries participating in the investment guaranty program, grouped by calendar year of first participation_ 685 Investment guaranties issued through March 31, 1956 686 Informational media guaranty program-guaranty contracts issued and payments made thereunder to investors.. 702 Informational media guaranty program as of December 31, 1955. 704 Soviet bloc credits extended to nonbloc countries January 1, 1954-April 1, 1956 717 Percentage of Sino-Soviet bloc trade to total trade of selected underdeveloped countries, 1956.. 718 Barter of surplus agricultural products.. 762 Special dollar receipts of foreign countries from the mutual security program, fiscal year 1953-57 (proposed). 883 ICA unexpended obligations. 886 Estimated unexpended balances, by region, as of June 30, 1956- 888 891 892 ICA unexpended appropriations, by region, status as of January 31, 1956- 897 898 900 Mutual security programs administered by ICA and other nondefense 911 920 ICA disposal of surplus agricultural commodities, total fiscal years 1954, 1955, 1956 (through March 31)___. 921 ICA sales of surplus commodities under section 402.. 922 Fiscal year 1956 surplus agricultural disposal programs-obligations as of 923 Page STATEMENTS AND MEMORANDA SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Text of committee print of bill to amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes Statement submitted by C. Burke Elbrick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Department of State__ Memorandum submitted by International Cooperation Administration relative to U. S. S. R. loans to Yugoslavia, fiscal year 1956 Memorandum submitted by Department of Defense relative to rate of induction in various European countries___ 1 125 142 143 146 151, 152 Memorandum submitted by Department of Defense regarding the sending 152, 153 Memorandum submitted by Department of Defense showing breakdown of estimate of unexpended balance of military assistance funds as of June 30, 1956. 153 199 206, 207 Statement submitted by Hon. Walter S. Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Memorandum submitted by International Cooperation Administration, Memorandum submitted by International Cooperation Administration relative to the Karaj Dam project in Iran 215 223 254 289 296 318 323 327 329 341 346 Memorandum submitted by C. Tyler Wood, Economic Coordinater for 370 374 423 430 Text of agreement for cooperation between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Pakistan concerning civil uses of atomic energy Letter from Hon. Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, Letter from Hon. Dwight D. Eisenhower to Hon. L. L. Strauss, Chairman, Page 438 441 442 451 459 Memorandum submitted by International Cooperation Administration concerning loan made by Government of India to Government of Burma. Statement submitted by Hon. Francis O. Wilcox, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, concerning the United Nations expanded program of technical assistance for fiscal year 1957 469–471 Memorandum submitted by Hon. Francis O. Wilcox, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, relating to achievements under the United Nations expanded program of technical assist ance ance. 477-483 484, 485 Statement submitted by Hon. Francis O. Wilcox, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, concerning Soviet bloc contributions to United Nations expanded program of technical assistMemorandum submitted by Hon. Francis O. Wilcox, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, relating to regular activities and technical assistance carried on in Africa by the specialized agencies. 491-500 Statement submitted by Christopher H. Phillips, Deputy Assistant 512-514 Statement submitted by Laurence A. Dawson, Chief, Escapee Program Division, Department of State, relating to the United States escapee program... 522-525 535-540 Statement submitted by Hon. George Allen, Assistant Secretary for Near 548-556 Memorandum submitted by Department of State relating to steel imports Memorandum submitted by Hon. George Allen, Assistant Secretary for Memorandum submitted by Department of State relating to technical assistance activities in Africa.. Memorandum submitted by Department of State concerning amount of railroad rolling stock supplied India by the United States---Memorandum submitted by Department of Defense relating to extent of participation by the countries of origin in the mutual weapons development program projects 560 563 569 576 579 581 608, 609 Statement submitted by Adm. W. S. DeLany, Deputy Director for Mutual Defense Assistance Control, ICA, on East-West trade. 618-623 Statement submitted by Adm. W. S. DeLany, Deputy Director for Mutual 623 |