| Show U. U S. S Must Speed Help Warns WASHINGTON Feb 28 UP Chairman UP-Chairman Chairman Arthur H. H Van Van- denberg of the senate foreign relations committee said Saturday that congress must speed action on U U. S. S foreign aid programs because of the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia and new new Bussian Russian Russian Rus Bus sian pressure on Finland The Michigan Republican told reporters u that u developments I u u of the past few days in both countries countries coun- coun tries ries make it obvious ob that time times Is s of the essence in doing whatever whatever whatever what what- ever we are going to o do In helpIng helpIng help- help Ing ng foreign nations He said his plea for tor urgency applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies to the European recovery program the thc China aId ild p program and the administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's tion's request for tor an additional In military aid d for tor Greece and Turkey A As for the European recovery program on which senate debate starts Monday said it t is very vital that congress td action n a at the earliest st possible date He He looked for only two wo weeks of debate He He announced that his committee commit commit- tee ee will start hearings hearings' March 1 10 on the el enlarged arged Greek Turkish aid program I t Meanwhile Ch Chairman i Styles Bridges Bridge of of f the senate appropriations tons committee e said a a. 1945 U Ui S 'S 5 pledge to equip Chiha wi with h a air air- f force was inadequate made quate Bridges told a reporter that thai Chinas China's immediate and critical needs are small arms and ammunition ammunition ammunition tion for tor battling Communist forces in the north He expressed doubt whether the heretofore secret air force program was as being pushed Bridges was studying Information Information information tion on a wartime agreement to provide China with a plane 1071 air au- force The information was furnished his committee by Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of the Air Force W. W Stuart Symington through Secretary of ot State George C. C Marshall Already p planes anes have been delivered and presumably y are in use against anti antl forces I In the north I Meanwhile government officials handed Bridges' Bridges committee a chart picturing all aU American defense aid to China from V-J V day until June 30 1947 1917 It carried ar led a Ii grand total of U. U S. S defense assistance of f The report on the air force aid was disclosed apparently in an effort to quell Republican criticism p of t e administrations administration's proposed new program to aid ai China |
