1- THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, ' 1952.
Eisenhower Decision On Aid Funds Awaited Adenauer With Anxiety
Postpones Action On
Treaties
Boun, Dec. 4.
Chancellor Konrad
INEVITABLE BUDGET CUTS
Washington, Dec. 4.
It will not be long before President-elect Eisenhower announces whether he will allay foreign fears of a cut in the American aid which poured out under President Truman's Democratic administration.
the world to see.
Adenauer's Parliamentary His cards go on the table in January for all strategists tonight agreed} to postpone to next year the ratification of the treaties to bring Gerninny into Western defence,
Just before le quita in January, (£25,000,000,000) acxt year and President Truman presents to, dropping tz $60,000,000,000 the new Congress hig Anal (C23 420,000 128) by 1958,
It budget for the
Included in the new estimates year 1954. wis, unofficially, estimated to is some 50,000,000,000 (£2,857,- Usually reliable sources sald
call
expenditure of 000,000) for foreign aid. fur Dr. Adenauer's Coalition parties $05,000,000,000 (£30,357,000,000: were faced with a revolt in or $0,000,000,000 (£2,343,000.000) their own ranks against im more than Congress voted this inediate ratification. of two year.
The new Congress is even more trenties one ending occupation
minded and cronomy
many to bring rule and the other
Republican Senators and Re- soldiers Germani
into the
presentatives pledged during the European army-which were election
campaign that already under debate in the mit would be $70,800,000,000 Lower House.
the
In Paris, French diplomatic DIPLOMATS
quarters tonight regretted West Germany's decision to postpone ratification of her treaties with the West,
Sperdy German ratification of the contractual agreements and the European Army Trenly
It was now considered very unlikely that the French Parlia- ment would tackle ratification before next year,
TO CONFER
It is up to Mr Eisenhower when he takes over as President to make any changes he likes in the budget before it goes to Congress.
And the question is where is he going to start chopping?
A COMPLICATION
Complicating the issue is a lentative plan to transter much of the European cid to Asia to meet the still developing threat of Communi
isin.
The foreign aid planners, for instance, contemplate bringing Pakistan into the defence system of the free world because of üs strategic location and its 80,000,- 000 population.
It is pointed out that Pakistan' is only 80 minutes flying time envoys from several of Russia's in-
the dustrial centres
and many Pakistan, Americans feel it would be o wise investment to build up a Pakistani
army and construct American airfields there.
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