U.S. FOREIGN AID BILL

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 7

U.S. FOREIGN AID BILL

COMMITTEES APPROVE IN WASHINGTON

HOPE OF EARI,Y PASSAGE (Rec. 7 p m.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. The Foreign Affairs. Cqmmittee pf foe United States House pf Representatives to-day upanimqusiy . approved foe Foreign A)d Bill, providing tor foe expenditure qf 6,205,000.005 dollars. The allocations, ipclude 5,p00,000,000 dollars for the European Recovery prqgranimp, 275,000,00fi dollars for further military aid in Greepp and Turkey, 430,000,000 dollars for economic help to China, 15d,0Q0,p0'’) dollars for military help to China, and 60,000,000 dollars for the United Nae.biidren’s Funfl. The bill willlje brought to tfie floor If elections. • The Senate Foreign Relations Coipmittee to-day also approved the air location of 275,000,006 dollars for ffreece and. Turkey, Greece will receive, mountain artiilery and heavy machine-guns for the spring offensive against the guerrillas. Reports ffom Athens to the United States State Department say that feree “International Brigade” qlvfsiqps are pqised in the Balkans fp? an attack across the border info Greece. The reports estimate the strength of the force about 30,000 men. Washington officials said that there was evidence of Rysgian overall mW tary direction of foe rebel campaign m Greece, but they doubted whether thp International Brigade had Russian taptica] officers. SILVER WEDDING OF KING AND QUEEN (Rep. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, Mar. 20. Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh? and Princess Margaret flral on Ipffl * fp f a foankMivfag service te mark their silver wedding anniversary. The Sovereign’s Cavglfy Majesties at Temple Bar tq offer the City f>word to the King. Queen Mary will attend the service. v. ’ against Jamaica have scored 240 for four wickets (Hutton 128).—Kingston, March 20.