APPROPRIATION, 1951 AND ESTIMATES, 1952 Mr. ROONEY. It should be noted that the budget estimate for salaries and expenses, Department of State, for the coming fiscal year is in the amount of $77,400,000; the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year was $78,600,000. While there is apparently a reduction in the estimate requested as compared with the current fiscal year, when comparative transfers, for reductions under section 1214 of Public Law 759 and for other purposes, are taken into consideration, the amount requested is $3,123,133 over the 1952 base. At this point we shall place in the record pages 14, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, and 14e, which contain a summary of permanent positions by organization units and a summary of other objects. (The statements referred to follow:) Mr. ROONEY. The request reflects an increase of 24 departmental Now, Mr. Humelsine, you might explain to us the computation on page 7 of the justifications. On the face of it it shows a reduction in your budget. For instance, "International information and edu- cational activities, for administrative support," minus $3,615,000. Mr. ROONEY. That shows up some place else? Mr. HUMELSINE. That is right. That is in line with my statement, indicating we are trying to set out the information program to show (Discussion off the record.) MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1951. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WITNESSES WILLIAM J. McWILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT BEN H. BROWN, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS CARLISLE H. HUMELSINE, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION EDWARD B. WILBER, BUDGET OFFICER Mr. ROONEY. The next item of the Department of State budget for our consideration, gentlemen, is the request for an appropriation for the Office of the Secretary, which appears on page 15 of the justifications, which page we shall insert at this point in the record. (The page referred to follows:) Mr. ROONEY. It appears from this statement that the amount requested for the Office of the Secretary is $121,925, the same amount that was appropriated for the current fiscal year, and that the 18 employees requested is also the same. I am referring at the moment to the immediate Office of the Secretary, under the general title of Office of the Secretary. Also under this general title are the Office of the Under Secretary, Office of the Ambassador at Large, Office of the Deputy Secretary, Policy Planning Staff, Counselor, the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, and Office of the Special Assistant for Press Relations, with a total requested appropriation of $1,581,734, with the same number of employees requested as presently carried in the 1951 appropriation. OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS I notice the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations has 27 people. What do they do? |