Mr. President. the United States is dedicated to peace. It has it within its power. by actions wholly consonant with our traditions. with our longstanding professions. with our oft declared purposes. to achieve peace with justice for the world. to put an end to this Middle East war. in which a number of nations have banded together to destroy one little people. in large part composed of refugees from persecution and even from extinction elsewhere. whose purpose. whose existence. and whose very life hang in the balance. The two Houses of Congress have affirmed their views on the subject. at least as unequivocally as has the Vice President. but. in addition to affirming them. have indicated a policy which might make that affirmation a tangible reality. It will be interesting to see whether the EisenhowerNixon administration. which is making an allout claim for a total appropriation of $4.150.000.000 for foreign aid. will carry out the declared mandate of the Congress. eliminate the wide disparity between words and action. and make the most important contribution to peace in an important and crucial section of the world than can possibly be made.
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