August 15, 1949
Memorandum from Mr. Claxton for Mr. Butterworth
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August 15, 1949
To: FE – Mr. Butterworth
From: E – Mr. Claxton
The House Foreign Affairs Committee today adopted by a narrow vote an amendent to the MAP Bill proposed by Javits, Smathers, Fulton, and Ribinoff, as follows:
“Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress hereby expresses itself as favoring the creation by the non-European free countries and the free peoples of the Far East of a joint organization, consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, to establish a program of self help and mutual cooperation designed to develop their economic and social well-being, to safeguard basic rights and liberties and to protect their security and independence, and as favoring assistance by the United States to the free countries and free peoples of the Far East through such an organization.
cc:
CA – Mr. Sprouse
FI – Mr. Ely
SEA – Mr. Reed
MA – Mr. Bend
SOA – Mr. Sparks
SOA – Mr. Usher
H: PClaxtons: mej
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