Session #84 · 1955–57

Speech #840027444

Similar cooperation has been pledgedit might be notedfrom other Executive agencies. Also of particular interest to this body is the recommendation by General Klein that the "Congress maintain in Europe a professional staff of modest size. appointed by and responsible to congressional committees concerned with operations there." This staff would aid Members of Congress visiting Europe on official missions. who would study and observe the administrative aspects of American programs in Europe and report to appropriate congressional committees at times when pertinent legislation is being considered. thus facilitating a continuous flow of information to the Congress. Further recommendations of General Klein which merit study are: centering of offshore procurement in a single operating agency. the General Services Administration. employment in a force under their own national banners of antiCommunist refugees from Iron Curtain countries. integration of the Middle East into the European defense structure. strengthening the United Nations. congressional consultation with General Douglas MacArthur. further inclusion of Spain in offshore procurement programs and others. When the Klein report was first released to the public recently. it was received with widespread editorial praise. both national and international. both in Americas great metropolitan communities and in its smaller cities. representing the grass roots. For example. not only did the Miami Herald and the Boston Herald see fit to comment editorially on the recommendation that European statesmen should visit these shores more often instead of our Secretary of State making such frequent trips abroad. but journals in smaller communitiessuch as the Wheeling (W.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY BRIDGES
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NH
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
840027444
Paragraph
#0
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