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Show ·86mCONGRESS 1ST SESSION H R' 838- 5 • • IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AUGUST 20, 1959 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed AMENDMENT; Intended to be Mr. proposed by Mr. HUMPHREY (for himself, HART, Mr. OLARK, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. MANSFIELD,. Mr. Moss, Mr. OHURCH, Mr. NEUBERGER, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. CASE of South Dakota, and Mr. the bill BUSH) to (H.R. 8385) making appropriations for mutual security and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June - 30, 1960, and for other purposes, viz: On page 4, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: 1 - Special foreign policy studies: For expenses of the 2 Department of State in procuring, by contract or otherwise, 3 of 4 weapons control, and possible technical means for enforcing 5 arms 6 $OO,OOO. special foreign. policy studies relating to disarmament, control under 8-27-59-A a reduction of armaments agreement, THCONGRESS 1ST SESSION H- R 8385 •• _ AMENDMENT Intended to be proposed by Mr. HUMPHREY (for himself, ME. HART, Mr. CURK, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. Moss, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. NEUBERGER, Mr. DOUGLAs, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. CASE of South. Dakota, and Mr. BUSH) to the bill {N.R. 8385} making appropriations for mutual security and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes. AUGUST 26, 1959 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed Calendar No. 1013 S6mCONGRESS 1ST SESSION H R 8385 • • IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 10 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 5), 1959 Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed AMENDMENT Intended to be proposed by Mr. H UMPHREY (for himself, Mr. HART, Mr. CLARK, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. :MANSFIELD, Mr. Moss, Mr. OHURCH, -Mr. NEUBERGER, :Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. CASE of South Dakota, Mr. BUSH, and Mr. MUSKIE) (H. R. 8385) making appropriations to the bill for mutual security and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes, viz: On page 5, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following: 1 Special foreign policy studies: For expenses of the De- 2 partment of State in procuring, by contract or otherwise, 3 of 4 weapons control, and possible technical means for enforcing 5 arms 6 $400,000. special foreign policy studies relating to disarmament, control under 9-10-59-G a reduction of armaments agreement, Calendar No. 1013 86TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H R 8385 •• AMENDMENT proposed by Mr. HUMPHREY (for himself, Mr. HART, Mr. CLARK, Mr. MURRAY, Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. Moss, Mr. CHURCH, Mr. NEUBERGER, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. CASE of South Dakota, Mr. BUSH, and Mr. MUSKIE) to the bill (H.R. 8385) making appropriations for mutual security and related agencies for the fiscal and for other year ending June 30', 1960, Intended to be purposes. SEPTEMBER 10 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 5), 1959 Ordered to lie on the table and to be printed J. W. FULBRIGHT, ARK., CHAIRMAN THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, R.I. JOHN SPARKMAN, ALA. ALEXANDER WILEY, WIS. HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, MINN. MIKE MANSFIELD, MONT. WILLIAM LANGER, N. OAK. GEORGE D. AIKEN, VT. WAYNE MORSE, OREG. HOMER E. CAPEHART, IND. RUSSELL B. FRANK LONG, LA. JOHN F. KENNEDY, MASS. ALBERT GORE, TENN. FRANK J. LAUSCHE, OHIO FRANK CHU. '=-=: BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, IOWA CARLSON' 0 S"'1. CO::::''V COM M ITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS August 24, 1959 . The Honorable Frank E. Moss United states Senate Dear Senator: On August 20 I introduced an amendment to H. R. 8385, the Mutual Security Appropria tion Bill, which provides $400,000 to the Department of State for the conduct of techni cal studies on disarmament, weapons control, and possible technical means for enforcing arms control of armaments that lie for a "leek and I earnestly invite u;:i!.l:,@.d.,i1.2n agreerne,""r-asked thisendment onr15iable co-sponsor th:S;1l:§'W!'e. y"oaccom:pa;yin; II background fT rae t sheet contains information on this amendment. Sincerely, Hubert H. Humphrey ( (; I FACT SHEET Amendment to Mutual Security Appropriation Bill For Disarmament Studies The reports of the Disarmament Subcommittee in 1957 and 1958 recommended that the Department of State utilize the resources of non-governmental experts in developing a sound and imaginative disarmament policy. 1. The State Department budget request for 1960 included an item for Special Foreign Policy Studies. Eighty percent of the $550,000 requested for these studies was to be used for contracting out to private research organizations studies on various technical aspects of disarmament 2. . 3. The Appropriations Committees disallowed this item on the grounds that the information was already available in other departments and agencies of the Executive branch. Investigation has demonstrated that the requisite information is not available Both Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense, Mr. Charles and Mr. Shuff, Kistiakowsky, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, have stated that these studies are necessary for the Department of state to carry out effectively its responsibilities in the field of disarmament. elsewhere. 4. This amendment was offered to the Department priations Bill, but was ruled out of order. of Defense ApproIt was then sub mitted for the consideration of the Appropriations Subcommittee which was studying the recent Supplemental Appropr.iations Bill. The Committee rejected the amendment but for so gave no doing. 5. In view of the recent announcement at grounds the conclusion of the Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference that new disarmament talks will begin in the near future, and in view of the continuing and very important talks on suspension of nuclear tests, our govern ment must be prepared to conduct an active and wise disarmament policy based on the best possible research and study. 6. Further information on this amendment is available in the Hearings by the Senate Appropriations Committee on the Supple mental Appropriations Bill, 1960, pages 653 through 665. August 21, 1959 From the office of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey |
