Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a press conference today that, despite criticism of the United States by Egyptian President Nasser, this country is continuing to study Egypt’s requests for aid.
Mr. Rusk said the Administration had “certain requests” from Egypt “in front of us.” He said such requests were being studied against the background of the entire situation and that he would not want to anticipate the result of this study. He said the American Government was concerned about some of the things said about the United States in Cairo, but indicated that the Administration was mindful of the total picture of relations with Egypt.
Sen. Ernest Gruening, Alaska Democrat, today said in a Senate speech that it was “amazing” that America continued aiding Egypt “to carry on reckless militarism in Yemen as well as to carry on other aggressive policies and acts in every way hostile to the purposes of the United States.” He said Nasser is “Russia’s cat’s-paw and is playing Russia’s game in the Middle East, It is clear that our financial aid, which should have ceased long ago, should now be cut off.”
Sen. Jacob Javits, New York Republican, announced today in a Senate speech that he had asked the State Department to make a public report on the status of Egypt’s aid application, and to state the official United States response to Mr. Nasser’s recent anti American “blackmail and threats.” He stressed that, while he favored food for Egyptians as a relief measure, assistance should not be allowed to subsidize Nasser’s war machine.
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