Chairman. it appears that there has been no piece of legislation before the Congress in recent years that has caused the Members as much patriotic and conscientious reflection as this resolution requested by the President. The resolution. as proposed by the administration. does not contain any factual plan ordetailed program designed to solve the grave problems underlying the tension existing in the Middle East. We are granted no information by the executive department as to the manner in which this resolution. or the implementation of it. might help to solve such basic diplomatic challenges as the ArabIsrael controversy. the resettlement of refugees. the reopening of the Suez Canal with adequate guaranties for the interest of its users. We are told that the primary reason for the withholding of such advice is "security." and the secondary reasons are to avoid embarrassment to ourselves and to our allies. Under ordinary circumstances. most of us would be constrained. indeed. we would look upon it as our duty to suspend legislative judgment until full and complete revelation of evidence upon which to base an intelligent and justifiable legislative action had been made.
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