mittee's judgment. In granting the funds for scholarships and grants, however, the committee and Congress did, in essence, put their stamp of approval not only on the continued operation but also on the concept of the East-West Center. For this, I for one am most grateful-the East-West Center has been temporarily slowed down. but I believe that it is now off to a good start.

In order to resolve the uncertainty and doubts concerning the Center and which were raised by the committee last year, Chairman John J. Rooney of the subcommittee conducted hearings in Hawaii in November of 1961. I was privileged to participate with the chairman at these hearings, and may I say that he conducted a very thorough review of the Center's operations and goals.

The objections raised by your committee in 1961 relative to the needed protection of the Federal taxpayer in regard to the Center, the ownership of the land and the ownership of the buildings being or to be constructed for Center uses has, I feel, been satisfactorily resolved. The lands in question are owned in fee by the University of Hawaii and a certificate of title attesting to this fact has been incorporated in the subcommittee's hearings. As to the long-term availability of the physical facilities of the East-West Center, the board of regents of the University of Hawaii adopted its resolution on September 15, 1961, reasserting its understanding and intention to make these facilities and the lands on which they are located available in perpetuity for the uses to which the East-West Center is dedicated. The original grant-in-aid agreement has been amended to assure Congress of the long-term use of the land and facilities for the East-West Center. A copy of this amendment, I'm sure, has or will be made available to the committee for its study.

Under consideration by your committee today is an appropriation request for the Center in the sum of $8,343,000 which would be applied for the following purposes: Operating expenses, $1,463,000; scholarship and grants, $5,425,000; and construction, $1,455,000.

The Center has been temporarily delayed in its time schedule. Now that the uncertainties have been cleared away, it is imperative that we speed the Center on its way so that it may sooner become the effective instrument it was intended to be.

Your approval of the $8,343,000 requested by the administration would do just that. I respectfully urge, therefore, your favorable consideration.

Thank you. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM-RESOLUTION OF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES

Mr. ROONEY. We shall at this point insert in the record a letter under date of March 2, 1962, from the Association of American Colleges with regard to certain requested appropriations for the Department of State.

(The letter referred to follows:)

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN COLLEGES,
Washington, D.C., March 2, 1962.

Hon. JOHN J. ROONEY,

U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. ROONEY: As I understand that your subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations is about to begin hearings on the appropriations for 1963 for the Department of State, including the international educational exchange program, I believe it may be helpful to you to have before you the text of the following resolution which was adopted by the Association of American Colleges in its annual meeting of 1962:

"Be is resolved, That the Association of American Colleges commend the Congress for enactment of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and especially Senator J. W. Fulbright for his continued leadership in the promotion of international educational exchange; and be it further

"Resolved, That the Association of American Colleges urge the Congress to give practical effect to the new legislation by making appropriations proportionate to the importance of the exchange program; and be it further

"Resolved, That, with the same aim of encouraging the free exchange of ideas and thereby fostering international understanding. the association urge the administration and the Congress to take prompt action to secure enactment of the legislation necessary to enable the United States to ratify the Florence agree ment on the importation of educational, scientific, and cultural materials.”

We should be grateful if you would be willing to include this resolution in the record of the committee hearings as a formal expression of the views of our association.

Sincerely,

F. L. WORM ALD.

INDEX

A

Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad..
American Battle Monuments Commission building in Paris-
Architectural and engineering services.......

Authorizing legislation....

Foreign currency program_

Page

1245

1290

1284

1282, 1289

1293

Projects in 1963 program_

1298

Grosvenor Square property.

Ouagadougou, program in.

368, 1291
1288

Secretary's statement on..

7

B

Budget for 1963, summary of...

5, 10

C

Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West..