U.S. FOREIGN AID CUTS
House Considers Restoration
(N.Z Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 6. Leaders of both the Republican and Democratic parties in the House of Representatives, heeding urgent pleas by President Eisenhower, agreed today to fight to restore 600,°00.000 dollars of the 1.100.000,000 dollars slashed from nis foreign aid programme. ,
.The agreement was announced as the President told his news conferenee a deep cut in 'is original 4,900.000,000 dollars pun’amme would compel the United States to spend many more billions “on static negative defence.
The House opened the debate today on the Foreign Aid Bill with leaders hoping for final action tomorrow.
xi_ ln sending the measure tj the floor, ! nnn , Affa i r s Committee cut ~000,000,000 dollars from military aid and 100,000,000 dollars from economic aid.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27989, 8 June 1956, Page 11
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