Speech #920030158

I hope the Members will read the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD tomorrow and get the exact figure of the total aid and assistance requested for this calendar year or. if you please. the next fiscal year. New requests for foreign aid and assistancefiscal year 1972 International security assistance -------------------$1.993.000.000 International organizations and programs ------------ 168. 000. 000 Bilateral assistance --------- 1.077. 000.000 Presidents foreign assistance contingency fund -------- 100. 000. 000 InterAmerican Development Bank --------------------500. 000.000 InterAmerican Development Bank (supplemental) ---- 486.760. 000 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (supplemental) ---- 246. 100.000 International Development Association -------------- 320.000. 000 Asian Development Bank __ 40.000.000 Asian Development Bank (supplemental) --------- 60. 000. 000 Expanded multilateral assistance ------------------35.000. 000 Receipts and recoveries from previous programs -------- 370.310. 000 Military assistance (in defense budget) ------------2.250. 800. 000 International military headquarters ----------------- 74.400.000 Economic assistance (in defense budget) ------------- 90.900.000 MAAGs. missions. and military groups ------------- 262.600.000 Permanent military constructionforeign nations 106. 000. 000 ExportImport Bank. longterm credits ------------ 2.445. 000. 000 CXVII- 727Part 9 ExportImport Bank. regular operations Peace Corps ................ Ryukyu Islands -----------Migrants and refugees -----Public Law 480 (agricultural commodities) Contributions to international organizations -----Education (foreign and other students).............. Trust Territories of the Pacific................... Latin America Highway (Darien Gap)------------Total new requestsforeign aid and assistancefiscal year 1.195.639.000 71. 200.000 4.450.000 8. 650.000 1.320.400.000 160.680.000 51.000.000 59.739.000 20.000.000 13.517.628.000 By way of explanation of my statement that Presidents are not familiar with all statements issued in their names. remember that if you operate a small filling station on a cash basis with two attendants. the two attendants make 60 percent of the decisions.