CONTENTS HEARINGS AND WITNESSES APPENDIXES I. Text of message from the President of the United States transmitting recommendations relating to the mutual security program, June 23, 1954 II. Text of H.R. 9678, Mutual Security Act of 1954, as reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to the House of Representatives, 211 B. Part 2, compliance with Ramseyer rule for report of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs to accompany H.R. 9678, June 25, 1954 328 C. Part 3, minority views to accompany H.R. 9678, June 25, 1954__ IV. Conference print of the bill, H.R. 9678, Mutual Security Act of 1954, (3) (H.R. 9678, 83d Cong., 2d Sess.) THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1954 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C. The committee met, in executive session, at 11:15 a.m., in room G-3, the Capitol, Hon. Robert B. Chiperfield (chairman) presiding. Chairman CHIPERFIELD. The committee will come to order. CHANGES IN THE FIRST SECTION OF THE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. JAVITS. I move we move the material under (c) on pages 6, 7, 8, and 9, to the very beginning of the report: In all the measures which we believe necessary to prevent Soviet aggression. All measures we believe necessary Chairman CHIPERFIELD. Without objection, the suggestion will be adopted. Mr. CRAWFORD [Boyd Crawford, committee staff administrator]. That would then read, "(c) It has become apparent that some countries which have been recipient of our assistance are not willing to cooperate with the United States in all the measures to prevent Soviet Mrs. BOLTON."* * * we believe necessary to prevent Mr. CRAWFORD. "*** In all the measures we believe necessary to prevent Soviet aggression ***" Mr. JAVITS. Suppose we started by saying: How to work out our policy. To meet the problems of some countries in the free world which have been recipients and are not willing to cooperate with-how to meet the problem of some countries in the free world which have been recipients. Mrs. BOLTON. I don't like the "It has become apparent * * *" Mr. JUDD. Just say "some countries." Mrs. BOLTON. That is right. Mr. JUDD. "Some countries which have been recipients of our assistance ***" That is a patronizing phrase. Mrs. BOLTON. "*** of the free world ***.” Mr. JAVITS. "*** which have been participants in the pro gram Mr. JUDD. That is better. Mr. JAVITS. "*** In all the measures we believe necessary Mr. JUDD. It sounds like we are trying to coerce them, but generally, they are not cooperating because they think our proposals are unwise. Mr. JAVITS. Leave out "cooperate." Say, "**** are not taking all the measures which we believe necessary (5) |