Is the Senator aware of the language of Public Law 25. which this item is to fulfill? It reads as follows: That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. not to exceed $16.000.000 as a special contribution by the United States to the United Nations for the purposes set forth in the resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations of November 19. 1948. providing for the relief of Palestine refugees. If the appropriation be to the President. is it not reasonable to expect that the President will probably call upon the other countries to discharge their full duty. as agreed upon. before actually discharging the full duty of the United States by the payment of the whole contribution? In other words. could not the President say to the other countries. "We are going to live up to our part of this agreement. but we think all of us should"? Would it not be an added leverage to the President if we were to appropriate to him the $16.000.000 which we promised as our part?
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