MEMORANDUM FOR MR. CLARANCE FRANCIS FROM ELMER B. STAATS

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• Publication Date: November 5, 1954
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OPERATIOSL WORDTHATIRC BOARD
Washington 25, D.C.
November 2.954
NIMORANDUM FOR M. GUM= 'RAMIS
B/SCIAL AWISTAN T TO TRO PRNSIDENT
In aocordance with earlier conversations and understandings anJ
the responeibilitiee assigned br W. President to the Operations
Coordinating Board for coordinating programa set forth in BRO 5409
the Board coesidered at its nesting of November 3 problems prkitiontek.
in carrying out U.S. programs for military and elsoumnic assistance
Pakistan. The Departments of State and Defense in particuler have
requested an early decision with respost to the implemantatiaL of
the VA assiotanof_PrOart4 for Pakistan in view of the urgent coneev,
tion est forth in MSC 540 and the reeent dissuasions with Prime
Minister Ali on his visit to the U.S.
Is line with gy conversation with you, Mr. William G. Li4ek,
Adminietrator, rarsign Agricultural SOYVi00 and Mr. Andrew R. Overvv
Aseistant Becretery of the Treasury, were invited to partioilate in
the meeting ot the Board for this matter. Mr. Lashio of your cffict
was also present for the meeting.
The general question presented for the Board's considoratio
ther foreign policy coasideratione required that the coleoditi al4.d
for Pakistan to eetirely in the fore of a 'rent. The Board con
el d that it is highly important that a part of the comoolits aid
program to Pakistan be in the form of a grant, although it agreed tlat
a part of the program should be provided ender Title Iprovisima
The Board has suggested an illestrative program along the allcwing
linea, The of tate has indicated its willingmas ttake to to ne; with the Government of Pakistan a sommodity aid pi:-Jigra
under Public 480, on a basis approximately as follows:
1. Freseremont of military equipment and materiel under 3ec?
tion 104 c. of ?Olio Low 440. The Department of Agricultnie
And initially seggested an amount of 110 million for this
eatagory, The Beard indicated its view that we should
initiate diecuesions with a view to having a larger portion
of the total in the torn of military proCurement undee this
seetion and eugget5 the :mount of 415 million.
NSC review(s) completed.
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2, v,1cnt. The Department cf 44z
pq of $2 i1icto for trade developLent uus at-
the other Beard members.
3. 1.44415, It was enggeated that an attempt be made to negoiiate
segoadit, loans in the amount sr 410 million. This an y)u
know, wad be in addition to 120 million of FO4 loons fa.:
assistant's in enonania development programs. The Reard
aggressed its view that every effort should be rado
megaliate these loans on 4 basis at least es liberal as a4Y
lemgooterm dollar leeis *Ash miskt be mnaidered for Pakistan
hilt Ahem sorpeo* Thelkoard =toad the view of tho DepaA-
mesit at State tbat it weld be extremely difficult to
negotiate e loar in 430445 of this amount.
4, Grte under Title II. The view was supreme-4d that
0412,1414 440rt4140 of food supplies and ths
zs injekistan* that a wise could be made
Title II in ea oamrent or epprusimately 41C All JIAL.
SgroON404 With the position that the imant
was t, Uj.MAUI 11 for serious suers-nay
as fasoc% rcli4 ? drought relief, all+
I? ems situations* The view le
4110u4ofthia slagnitmde for RekUtaa
iolationief the leeislative hister3
in enacting Public Law 480,
le/
lamer D. Sleets
lameutive Officer
oc: Mr. Overtop Tre4B? 3qPt.
Mr. Lodwiek, Agrie, Dept.
CC) Assiatants:
Kr. Bioko
Kr. Bundy
Kr.Koons
Nr. Schws.rswelder
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