COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 12449 A BILL TO AMEND FURTHER THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND H.R. 12450 A BILL TO PROMOTE THE FOREIGN POLICY, SECURITY, 60-929 MAY 10, 11, 12, AND 17, 1966 PART VI Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Chairman CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina CORNELIUS E. GALLAGHER, New Jersey JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana ROY H. McVICKER, Colorado FRANCES P. BOLTON, Ohio E. ROSS ADAIR, Indiana WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California E. Y. BERRY, South Dakota F. BRADFORD MORSE, Massachusetts BOYD CRAWFORD, Staff Administrator ALBERT C. F. WESTPHAL, Staff Consultant FRANKLIN J. SCHUPP, Staff Consultant MARY M. LALOS, Staff Assistant DORIS B. MCCRACKEN, Staff Assistant ROBERT J. BOWEN, Clerical Assistant NITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS Tuesday, May 10, 1966: LIST OF WITNESSES Caldwell, Chancellor John T., North Carolina State University at Smith, Hon. Neal, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wednesday, May 11, 1966: Page 896 915 919 891 Baker, Rex G., Jr., vice president, National League of Insured 934 Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the 927 Jacobson, Mrs. Mortimer, national president, Hadassah, representing 941 Wolff, Hon. Lester L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 960 Thursday, May 12, 1966: Bayh, Hon. Birch, a U.S. Senator from the State of Indiana____. Tuesday, May 17, 1966: 969 Gaud, Hon. William S., Deputy Administrator, Agency for Inter- 1010 Gurney, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the 997 STATEMENTS AND MEMORANDUMS SUBMITTED Letter to Hon. Thomas E. Morgan, Chairman, from Hon. Douglas Mac- List of members of the National Association of State Universities and 893-894 914-915 Document prepared by Library of Congress on United Nations aid to 931-932 943 948-960 Memorandum supplied by Hadassah on amount of money collected for Hadassah projects, fiscal year ending June 30, 1965....... Information submitted by national president, Hadassah, on the medical program of Hadassah Medical Relief Association, Inc.. Memorandum supplied by Hon. Birch Bayh, U.S. Senator from Indiana, on U.S. imports of selected steel mill products from Japan, 1958-65--- 971 Report submitted by Hon. Birch Bayh of inspection by AID in Saigon, of galvanized flat and corrugated iron sheets originating from Korea. 972-973 Memorandum supplied by Hon. Birch Bayh concerning prices paid by AID for corrugated steel sheets---. Memorandum supplied by Hon. Birch Bayh relating to AID questionnaire to Korean steel producers concerning f.o.b. prices of galvanized iron and steel sheet___ 973 981 Correspondence between Hon. Thomas E. Morgan, Chairman, and Agency for International Development, concerning the Bayh amendment relating to procurement of iron and steel sheet products for Vietnam. 990-994 Memorandum submitted by AID on price and cost comparison, United States and Korean, of galvanized sheet_-- Memorandum supplied by AID on the quantity of galvanized sheet for Memorandum submitted by AID on effect of cooperatives in foreign de- FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1966 TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1966 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10:20 a.m. in room 2172, Rayburn Building, the Honorable Clement J. Zablocki, presiding. Mr. ZABLOCKI. The committee will come to order. The committee meets this morning to resume hearings on the foreign aid bills, H.R. 12449 and H.R. 12450. We are indeed privileged and honored in having one of our colleagues before us this morning, the Honorable Neal Smith of Iowa. You may proceed, sir. STATEMENT OF HON. NEAL SMITH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF IOWA Mr. SMITH. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to be here. I have a prepared statement. If I may I will submit it for the record. Mr. ZABLOCKI. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The statement referred to is as follows:) STATEMENT BY CONGRESSMAN NEAL SMITH TO THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 5255 Mr. Chairman, I appreciate having this opportunity to testify in support of H.R. 5255 which I recommend either be passed as a separate bill or included in H.R. 12449. One of the reasons I introduced this bill is because one of the leading universities in the country, Iowa State University, is in the District I represent and conversations that I have had with the President of the University and professors at the University have convinced me that performance and accomplishment at the present time are less than they would be under the longer term institutional arrangements provided in the bill. This bill authorizes the creation and maintenance of foreign development centers at universities which are engaged in foreign technical assistance projects. At the present time contracts with universities for advice, counsel and help concerning development projects in a particular country, are usually for a period of not to exceed three years. Quite often the university accepting the contract finds it difficult to find competent professional personnel to carry out the contract on such a short-term basis. Therefore, they often recruit a substantial part of their personnel for the contract and since the personnel recruited cannot be offered tenure, it is often difficult to attract the most competent individuals away from some other position which would include tenure and security. If a university could plan to specialize in the problems for a certain country or area for a period of ten years, it could not only attract more competent people but could also utilize the experience gained to a much better advantage for the government. When someone finishes a short-term contract and then moves on to some other area of responsibility without even leaving associates in a continuing program fully exposed to the knowledge and experience he gained, it cannot help |