My DEAR MR. SscREzaaY: As one who has supported the foreign aid program during my years of service as a member of the Committee on Appropriations. I write to offer some comment on our proposed aid program in the Middle East. specifically our aid to Israel and our contribution to the UNRWA for the Arab refugees. First. I note that the current legislation makes no provision for grant assistance to Israel. I have voted for grant aid to Israel since it was first authorized in 1951 because I believed It was essential to help that country absorb the Jewish refugees who were settled there after World War II. Most Congressmen favored aid to Israel. and her remarkable progress has vindicated our judgment. demonstrating that foreign aid can be effectively used when the Government and the people are ready and able to help themselves. Now I see that it is proposed to terminate the grant to Israel. presumably because she has progressed to the point where she is in a position to finance her developfient by borrowing.
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