and be counted - and urge you to CE-PRESIDENT The Republican 7-year record (beginning with 1952, and through the fiscal year 1959)- has shown America's deep desire for the continuance of Israel's national interests. America, con- fident in Israel's ability to eventually become self-supporting, has given large scale technical assistance; it has provided a generous reconstruction and development fund for under- privileged territory, such as large areas of the Negev; it has assured Israel of the continuing flexibility of United States economic policy to take into account the growing needs of a country badly equipped to provide housing, medical aid, food and the other necessities of life — a country with doors open to the deposed, often indigent, people of other nations who seek entry. In 1952, the first year of the present administration, America made available to Israel a total of $86 million; of this amount, $63 million was assigned through a special assistance fund, after a study commission de- termined the type of aid most needed at that time. In 1953, a total of $73,640,000—under same circumstances. In 1954, Israel was given $1,500,000 for technical cooperation; $52,- 400,000 for special assistance; $20,670,000 was provided under PL 480- Title III, which supplied surplus agricultural commodities and assistance through United States voluntary agencies. The total, $74,670,000. In 1955 U.S. aid totaled $54,000,000. Broken down, this represented $1,400,000 for technical assistance; $40,000,000 for development or special assistance; $20,670,000 under PL 480-Title III. In 1956, $1,400,000 was provided for technical assistance; $25,000 -,000 in the development fund—of which $20,000,000 constituted a loan and included a grant of $198,750 in equivalent in French francs; $13,100,000 under PL 480-Title I—which included surplus agricultural commodities. Total, $54,880,000. In 1957, Israel received $1,800,000 in technical cooperation. $25,- 000,000—of which $10,000,000 represented a loan—was given under the special assistance fund; $10,700,000, provided under PL 480-Title I and $2,290,000 under PL 480-Title III. In 1958, the United States provided Israel with a total of $91,450,000. This represented $1,500,000 for technical assistance; $7,500,000 under the special or development fund; $41,000,000 under PL 480-Title-I; $2,250,000 under PL 480-Title III; $24,200,000 in export-import, and an additional $15,000,000 in loans. roadcast by President Eisenhower a more deeply and widely trained for the think of." In 1959, during the fiscal year, Israel was given a total of $58,000,- 000. Of this, $1,600,000 was for technical aid; $7,500,000 for special as- sistance; $38,300,000 in surplus agricultural commodities; $2,225,000 under PL 480-Title III; $3,350,000 in export-import, and $5,000,000 in loans. n and Henry Cabot Lodge) t I think they are unequalled." Samuel C. Kovan Jack 0. Lefton Rubin Losh Lawrence J. Michelson Milton J. Miller Royal A. Oppenheim Julius Pliskow Joseph Radner Irving Rose Alan E. Schwartz Abe Shiffman Samuel S.. Silverstein Leonard N. Simons Ted Simons Joseph B. Slatkin Sol I. Stein This total, $669,680,000, in fact, refutes any claim that the present administration has discriminated against Israel in any way. C. Wm. Sucher Donald S. Sucher Phillip Stollman A. Alfred Taubman David M. Welling Albert Williams Harvey Willens Max J. Zivian Upon the formation of the new State of Israel, during President Truman's administration, provision for grants and credits totaling $233,000,000 were made for Israel. - Since Israel was established in 1948, when President Tru- man was in office, it is apparent that the bulk of United States assistance to Israel has come while the Republicans held office. Through adherence to this policy, in face of some strong opposi- tion from the Arab States — and from many national sources this _country has continued to maintain a semblance of peace in the Middle East without sacrifice to Israel's security.