Mr. FLOOD. Will you place in the record the reference to the act of September 29, 1950, Public Law 861, with references to the sums available to the Iranian Government?

This trust account was established by the act of September 29, 1950 (Public Law 861, 81st Cong.), for the education of Iranian students in the United States. During the fiscal year 1951, it is expected that 10 grants will be made for such education, and during the fiscal year 1952, 18 additional grants will be made.

EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS IN UNITED STATES

Mr. FLOOD. Now we come to the provision for the employment of aliens abroad for service in the United States. I gather that is provided in 1952 for the authority necessary to recruit aliens abroad. We had that in the fiscal year 1951 supplemental?

Mr. MAY. That is true. It is being broadened to include the transportation of household effects. There has been some doubt about that being included in the present language.

Mr. FLOOD. What about the language from the semicolon at the bottom of page 50 on:

Travel expenses of aliens employed abroad for service in the United States and transportation of their household effects and dependents to and from the

United States.

Are you satisfied that you have a legislative platform on which to base that? The first point I am satisfied with.

Mr. WILBER. Our legal people indicate that title 22, United States Code, 1471 (5) and 1472, 62 Statutes 12, is the justification. Mr. FLOOD. You better put that in the record at this point. Mr. WILBER. I will be glad to do that.

(The requested information follows:)

Title 22, United States Code, 1471

(5) to employ, without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, when such employment is provided for by the appropriation act, (i) persons on a temporary basis, and (ii) aliens within the United States, but such employment of aliens shall be limited to services related to the translation or narration of colloquial speech in foreign languages when suitably qualified United States citizens are not available;

Title 22, United States Code, 1472

(3) under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to pay the transportation expenses, and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses, of citizens or subjects of other countries, without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and sections 821-823 and 827-833 of title 5; and

(4) to make grants for, and to pay expenses incident to, training and study. Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title VIII, 802, 62 Stat. 12.

Mr. FLOOD. The next language change appears on page 51, the addition of "as amended." That is editorial again. Mr. WILBER. That is correct.

EXPENSES OF ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS

Mr. FLOOD. Now, decrease in the authorization for expenses of attendance at meetings.

Mr. WILBER. The reason for that decrease is that $3,000 of the original $11,000 has been transferred to the point 4 program.

Mr. FLOOD. Now, let us take the $35,000. I gather that is what has already been justified earlier in the hearing?

Mr. WILBER. Yes. I think that I should point out that whole provision for entertainment is without a legal basis. However, it has been in the act in the past, as you know. In modifying it, I think that should be brought to your attention.

MOTOR VEHICLES

Mr. FLOOD. The next is the authority for the purchase of not to exceed 18 passenger motor vehicles for use overseas.

Mr. MAY. That is to permit the purchase of 5 automobiles and 13 station wagons that the missions have estimated they will require in the USIE program, due to its expansion.

Mr. FLOOD. Are those for missions?

Mr. MAY. For use in the missions.

Mr. FLOOD. Permanent missions?

Mr. MAY. Yes.

Mr. FLOOD. You do not assign these by motor vehicles to a mission? Do you set up a pool and assign them from a motor pool to the mission? Mr. MAY. Those vehicles used exclusively in the program are assigned to the USIE for the personnel. Some vehicles are used from a pool for over-all purposes. A station wagon is a work horse that is peculiarly adapted to our program in that it is used for hauling materials and equipment as well as personnel.

Mr. FLOOD. Are these requests from the missions?
Mr. MAY. Yes, every one.

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Mr. FLOOD. Not Washington? These have actually been determined by the missions themselves and approved by the chief of missions?

Mr. MAY. Yes.

PROVISO ON PRINTING AND BINDING

Mr. FLOOD. There is a deletion with reference to printing and binding. Is that the provision of Public Law 830 of the Eighty-first Congress?

Mr. WILBER. That is correct.

Mr. FLOOD. That is a statutory provision?

Mr. WILBER. Yes. It is merely covered in an omnibus bill at this point.

Mr. FLOOD. Now, we have reached the provision for the payment of per diem, at a maximum rate of $50, to consultants and experts.

Mr. WILBER. There is another item intervening there.

PURCHASE OF SPACE IN PUBLICATIONS ABROAD

Mr. FLOOD. For publications?

Mr. WILBER. Yes.

Mr. FLOOD. Will you give me the citation from your legal people on that?

Mr. WILBER. There is no legal authority for it.

Mr. MAY. This is authority that a number of mission chiefs have made it clear they need definitely.

Mr. FLOOD. You have talked to the legal people about it?

Mr. WILBER. Yes. They felt that it might be covered under the general authority for the conduct of business with the foreign governments. There is no specific authority.

Mr. FLOOD. Suppose you tell us about it on the basis of use and need. Mr. MAY. A number of chiefs of missions have reported that they are unable to satisfactorily deal with the press in placing advertisements because of the requirement that requires the newspaper to comply with a number of formalities, one, I believe, including a sworn statement that rates they are charging the Government are no higher than the rates they are charging other people. This whole provision of law was obviously aimed at applicability in the United States, and it is simply not possible to deal with the foreign press on the same basis. This is very important to the whole institutional advertising program that was described here.

Mr. FLOOD. As a matter of fact, it is probably economical, too. Is it not a money-saving proposition?

Mr. MAY. No, sir; I do not believe that would be the fact. It is simply that we have been unable to utilize this advertising technique because of these restrictions.

HIRE EXPERTS AT $50 PER DIEM

Mr. FLOOD. That brings us down to the per diem item for consultants and experts.

Mr. MAY. That item, sir, is to permit us to obtain the sort of highlevel talent that we need on a consultant basis.

MEDICAL CARE OF GRANTEES

Mr. FLOOD. Now, the next item is for the authority for payment of expenses incident to the care of grantees who become incapacitated while participating in USIE activities. What kind of expenses?

Mr. MAY. The expenses of the doctors and the treatment involved, plus getting them safely back to where they originated.

Mr. WILBER. We have no specific authority for this provision, either. Mr. FLOOD. What are the type and nature of the incapacity that might develop, or that you would expect to develop?

Mr. MAY. There has been a small number of cases where people have had either a breakdown or physical injury and it has been necessary to take care of them. The grant that was made covering their trip to the United States simply was not adequate for this because no provision was made for it.

Mr. FLOOD. It is restricted, of course, to activities within the jurisdiction of the authorization?

Mr. MAY. That is correct, sir.

TRANSLATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

Mr. FLOOD. Now, the next is insertion of provision for "Translation and engineering services."

Mr. WILBER. That is merely to obtain more specific authority in addition to the general authority.

Mr. STEFAN. Do you have the authority?

Mr. WILBER. Yes. May I supply that? I had a question on that myself. I discussed it with the legal folks, who say that we have the authority for it. I do not have it in the listing of our citations here, and I would like to provide that.

Mr. FLOOD. Do you have a citation of what you think the general authority is?

Mr. WILBER. I do not have that here, either.

Mr. FLOOD. You do have a citation of general authority, and your purpose is to make it more specific?

Mr. WILBER. That is correct. I would be inclined to think it is Public Law 830.

Mr. FLOOD. So would I, of the Eighty-first Congress.

Mr. WILBER. I believe that I have here the general authority22 U. S. C. 1341-1479; 62 Stat. 6-14.

Mr. FLOOD. What is the need?

Mr. MAY. We felt that it would be desirable to have more specific authority to make it clearly possible to engage in that sort of activity under contract.

AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE OBJECTS FOR DONATION

Mr. FLOOD. That brings us to the insertion of authority to purchase objects for donation. Is that to private groups and individuals?

Mr. WILBER. Yes. There have been a number of occasions where, if we had had the authority, by making available to a foreign government or an individual a radio receiver, or some other item of equipment, we could have obtained some very material benefits in the interest of the program.

Mr. FLOOD. These donations are gifts?

Mr. WILBER. Merely an attempt to delineate or define presentation as the act of donating.

Mr. FLOOD. The next is a deletion of reference to radio broadcasts to people of Western European countries by private international broadcasting organizations.

Mr. MAY. This authorization is considered unnecessary in view of the other authority contained in the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948.

TRANSFERS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Mr. FLOOD. The next is the deletion for provision of transfer of funds to other appropriations of the Department.

Mr. WILBER. There is no need for this provision under the revised plan.

Mr. FLOOD. And "as amended" is an editorial change only.

Mr. BARRETT. I would like permission to insert an explanation of the charge of $8-plus for entertaining.

(The statement follows:)

DIVISION OF EXCHANGE OF PERSONS

EXPLANATION OF THE OFFICIAL LUNCHEONS IN THE EXCHANGE OF PERSONS PROGRAM

Official luncheons are given only for the most important Government officials and opinion leaders brought over in the "Exchange" program. These luncheonsA. Increase impact on distinguished foreign visitors in the "Educational exchange" program through the implications of official recognition and welcome. B. Facilitate contacts of the guest of honor with Americans prominent in his fields of major interest, through inclusion of such persons in the guest list.

C. Insure a sympathetic understanding on the part of the public and private agencies whose representatives are invited to attend the official entertainment of (1) the objectives of the Department's "Educational exchange" program, and (2) the need for cooperation in carrying out that program.

The breakdown of an average $125 luncheon for 14 persons is:

The prices of an official luncheon at the Mayflower, Carlton, and Statler Hotels range from $4.50 to $7.50 per luncheon, exclusive of cost of beverages and other incidentals. The cost of beverages and other incidentals is approximately the same in all three hotels.

REVIEW OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Mr. BARRETT. Now you gentlemen have worked a long time over these figures, and I think that you ought to take a good look at some of the things that we have done in the last year. I would specifically like to have the committee, as many members as possible, see the film that Mr. Stefan referred to yesterday, the Eisenhower film, the film In Defense of Peace, and the very important newsreel project we have, and