DEPARTMENT OF STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1952

HEARINGS

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4.5. Congress. How & BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

81707

SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

JOHN J. ROONEY, New York, Chairman

DANIEL J. FLOOD, Pennsylvania KARL STEFAN, Nebraska
PRINCE H. PRESTON, Georgia

FRED MARSHALL, Minnesota

CLIFF CLEVENGER, Ohio

JAY B. HOWE, Executive Secretary to Subcommittee

Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1951

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman

GEORGE Y. HARVEY, Clerk

Mr. ROONEY. Gentlemen, this morning we commence consideration of the appropriations estimates submitted by the Bureau of the Budget for the Department of State. At this point we shall insert in the record pages 1 through 6 of the justifications, which contain a summary of requirements for the Department of State. The amount requested for fiscal year 1952 is $12,173,329 over the amount appropriated for the Department in the current fiscal year. The amount requested for 1952 is, however, $69,884,279 over the base figure.

Summary of requirements, fiscal year 1952

Appropriations, 1951 regular act..
Supplemental appropriations, Supplemental Appropriation Act 1951..

Add:

Prior year balance available in 1951.

Prior year balance reappropriated in 1951, (Philippine Rehabilitation,
Department of State)

$206, 062, 297
65, 330, 850

$271, 393, 147

+27, 214, 541

+5, 349, 988

Prior year balance available in 1952.

1951 balance reappropriated in 1952 (Philippine rehabilitation, Department
of State)

-7,980,000 -11,000,000

Transfer to "Expenses international development, Executive Office of the
President," pursuant to ch. XI, title I, Public Law 759.
Transfer to General Services Administration pursuant to Reorganization
Plan 20.

Activities reduced or eliminated (including nonrecurring items):
"Salaries and expenses, Department of State".

"Contributions to international organizations, Department of State”.
"Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service".
"Missions to international organizations, Department of State".
"Construction, International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico".

"Salaries and expenses, American sections, International commissions".
"Salaries and expenses, International Claims Commission"-
"International information and educational activities" (including

-625,000
-737, 751

-2,537,000

-52, 400

-126, 933

-25,032, 027

-675,000
-157, 718

-172, 953

-18,800

-20, 700

$15,736,680 carried forward to 1952).

"Institute of Inter-American Affairs",

Unobligated balances:

"Contributions to international organizations, Department of State".
"Salaries and expenses, International Claims Commission".
"Philippine rehabilitation, Department of State" (carried to surplus)..

-50, 289, 961

-5, 000, 000

-1,626, 611

-40, 000 -394, 625

Base for 1952.

(1)

-106,487, 479

213, 682, 197