program on relief to Palestine refugees is one which again relates directly to U.. security interests and it would be difficult to reduce our percentage share of support below our current 70 percent without affecting many of our vital interests in this sensitive area of the Middle East. We are. nevertheless. seeking to reduce the dollar outflow to this program through a number of devices. and we have achieved a remarkable degree of success in this direction through the use of Public Law 480 foodstuffs. U.S.-owned local currencies. etc. 3. State Department asked for reduced fundsfrom $136 million down to $127 million.
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