of the year. The U.S. delegation believes that the character of the crisis is such that all states members should be prepared to take extraordinary steps. Normally, we would feel compelled to abstain or vote against a proposal of this kind until it has received the blessing of the Congress. For the reason we have stated, the United States, subject to the conditions here expressed, will vote for this proposal.

These are the basic thoughts which I wanted to leave with you as you start your deliberations on a bill which the administration considers of the greatest importance to our whole concept of world af fairs and the destiny of those who will follow us.

Ambassador Stevenson will discuss with you the United Nations at work in this highly imperfect world. Assistant Secretary Cleveland and Ambassador Klutznick will develop for you, in full detail, the plan worked out by the Secretary General and approved by the General Assembly to resolve the financial crisis of the United Nations.

I shall be glad to try to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you.

Senator SPARKMAN. Thank you, Mr. Secretary, for a very fine and clear statement.

If there is no objection on the part of the members of the committee, on the first round of questioning, we will proceed under a time limitation in order that all members may have a chance to question. If there is no suggestion for anything different, I will propose a 10-minute limitation for questions and ask the staff to keep the time.

SUBSCRIPTION PLANS OF OTHER COUNTRIES

Mr. Secretary, I shall ask you just a few questions. I have seen some statements in the paper from time to time announcing certain amounts that some nations were thinking of subscribing.

Has there been any firm announcement regarding the subscription by any other country?

Secretary RUSK. There have been some public pledges, Mr. Chairman, and a considerable number of private pledges which would require additional action within their respective governments. But I could furnish the committee those which have been publicly pledged. Senator SPARKMAN. I wonder if you would just name them?

Secretary RUSK. Canada, $6,240,000; Denmark, $2,500,000; Norway, $1,800,000; Sweden, $5,800,000; United Kingdom, $12 million; a total of $28,340,000.

There have been a considerable number of indications from the other governments of their intention to pay, and I think before we are through that all of the figures would be subject to further consultation and negotiation with the Secretary General, and we know also there is some interest on the part of nonmembers of the U.N. who do participate in some of the United Nations agencies.

Senator SPARKMAN. Do you have any information that would be helpful to us regarding the manner in which they might participate? Secretary RUSK. We do not have specific commitments from them,

Mr. Chairman, and these are being discussed with them by the Secretary General; and I believe also Mr. Eugene Black of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is discussing this with a number of governments. I think that it probably would not be right for me to mention those governments until they themselves said something about it.

Senator SPARKMAN. No; I wouldn't ask you anything about it until it was affirmed.

Mr. Secretary, you said in your statement that the member states of the United Nations were pretty well up in the payment of their regular budget assessments. Can you supply for the record a list of

how these countries stand?

Secretary RUSK. Yes, sir; we will be glad to supply the full record of arrearages.

Senator SPARKMAN. Of the member nations.

Secretary RUSK. They are in the committee print.

Senator SPARK MAN. I was going to call to the attention of the members of the committee the booklet before you that was prepared by the State Department for the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations Committees. At our request, there is a table in it that shows ar

rearages.

Secretary RUSK. On page 25.

Senator SPARKMAN. Page 25.

Without objection that list will be printed in the hearings of this committee.

(The document referred to is as follows:)

offset against balances due.