Mr. President. this amendment deals with authorizations for the Near East. When the House passed the bill it provided $50.000.000 for Arab refugees. $50.000.000 for the resettlement of Jewish refugees in Israel. and $75.000.000 for economic aid to the countries of the Near East. making a total of $175.000.000. The Senate committee has cut these figures to $40.000.000 for the resettlement of Arab refugees. $40.000.000 for the resettlement of Jewish refugees. and $42.500.000 for economic aid. making a total of $122.500.000. or a cut of $52.500.000. The proposal which the Senator from Ohio and I are advancing is that we return to the House figures for the resettlement of Arab refugees and Jewish refugees. and that we raise the figure for economic aid from $42.500.000 to $60.000.000. making a total of $160.000.000 for the Near East. Out of this sum the Arab States would receive approximately $68.800.000. and the State of Israel $68.800.000. It is the intention of the Senator from Ohio and myself to preserve equality in the amounts given to the Arab States and to the State of Israel.
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