These American voluntary agencies have pioneered in foreign assistance and we are indebted to them for their initiative. for their energy. and for their devotion. Through the Agency for International Development and its predecessors. a firm and growing partnership between these voluntary organizations and Government has been fostered. While scrupulously observing the nature and independence of these private groups. substantial Government resources have been made available to them to further their activities abroad in the fields of material aid. services to refugees. technical assistance and selfhelp. This partnership has a quality that Government aid alone cannot achieve. It is a force of enduring strength and fellowship that binds together our people and the friendly peoples of other countries and furthers and strengthens the peaceful objectives of the free world. I want to commend the Agency for International Development and. particularly. its Voluntary Foreign Aid Service. for stimulating this cooperative effort between the U.S. Government and the U.S. voluntary agencies which serve humanity overseas. Today 53 of these agencies are working with the Agency for International DevelopmentAID--in material aid and relief programs. selfhelp efforts. and refugee assistance. These agencies are maintaining around 600 American citizen representatives overseasat their own expense. supported by public contributionsand are employing between 4.500 and 4.800 local personnel. This is a valuable voluntary contribution to our total national effort to help underprivileged people in developing countries.
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