food aid from the United States. In this effort, increased economic aid for agricultural development will be closely coordinated with a new Food for Peace program.

Increased expenditures of the Agency for International Development for activities in health, education, and agriculture are provided within an economic assistance budget which, apart from special Vietnam costs, is no higher than in 1966.

Third, we will step up our efforts to encourage recipient nations to take vigorous measures of self-help. Our economic assistance will be provided to countries which are taking determined steps to help themselves.

Fourth, we will further concentrate our economic assistance efforts. In 1967 almost two-thirds of expenditures by the Agency for International Development outside of South Vietnam will be in nine key developing countries.

Fifth, to increase the effectiveness of our assistance, I am proposing that the program be authorized for a 5year period.

My recommendations will be set forth in greater detail in other messages.

We will carry forward our long-term commitment to the Alliance for Progress. To this end, funds are included in this budget for continued expanIsion of the resources of the InterAmerican Development Bank's Fund for Special Operations. Our own Alliance activities are also being increased.

As part of a cooperative effort to promote economic development in Asia, I will propose legislation to authorize the United States to become a charter member of the Asian Development Bank. The budget also includes funds to pay our share of the current replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association. As soon as future needs and an appropriate sharing formula are determined, I will seek legislation to authorize additional contributions to this highly successful affiliate of the World Bank.

This budget will also enable us to expand the Peace Corps, of which we can be justly proud; to continue our overseas information activities; and

to maintain our firm support of the United Nations.

SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. Just over 60 years ago, man entered the age of controlled flight. Today, men orbit the earth at speeds measured in thousands of miles an hour. In 1967, less than 6 years after this Nation set the goal of a manned landing on the moon within the present decade, we will begin unmanned test flights of the giant Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft-the complete space vehicle required for achieving that goal. Later on in the 1960's, we will undertake the manned lunar mission itself.

Our many space achievementsboth manned and unmanned-have dramatically advanced our scientific understanding and technological capabilities. They have also clearly demonstrated our remarkable progress in the peaceful exploration of space. In 1967, our large space projects will be progressing from the more expensive development phase into operational status, and new projects of equivalent cost will not be started. Accordingly, expenditures of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are estimated to decline by $300 million in 1967. This level will sustain our progress in space exploration and continue the advancement of science and technology.

This Nation has committed itself to help defend South Vietnam against aggression. We are determined to fulfill that commitment.

This Nation has also committed itself to a major effort to provide better economic, social, and cultural opportunities for all Americans. We are also determined to fulfill this commitment.

Both of these commitments involve great costs. They are costs we can and will meet.

The objectives we are seeking are interdependent.

We cannot fight for peace and freedom in Vietnam, while sacrificing individual dignity and opportunity at home. For it would be a hollow victory if our pursuit of world peace were carried out at the expense of domestic progress.

Yet we must also recognize that a truly Great Society looks beyond its own borders. The freedom, health,

ures; fourth, a further concentration of our economic assistance in key developing countries, and fifth, a fiveyear authorization for economic assistance. Details of these proposals will be set forth in special messages.

Conduct of foreign affairs.-The Department of State has primary responsibility for the conduct of foreign relations. To represent U.S. interests, the Department operates some 268 diplomatic and consular posts in 113 countries and expects to establish diplomatic relations with 4 newly independent nations in 1967.

The budget provides for processing 1.5 million passport applications in 1967, 10% more than in 1966. In addition, approximately 1.3 million nonimmigrant visas are expected-a 7% increase over 1966. The budget also includes funds for better worldwide communications, increased security at overseas posts, administration of the recent amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act, and more adequate space for the Foreign Service Institute. Pending legislation should be enacted to provide a unified Foreign Service for the Department of State, the Agency for International Development, and the United States Information Agency.15

The United States will continue to share in the cost of supporting the United Nations and other international organizations of which this Nation is a member. Participation in these bodies is essential to increased cooperation among the countries of the world on matters of peace, security, economic and social progress, and scientific advancement. At the same time, we intend to play an increasingly active role in reviewing the program and budgetary proposals of the various international organizations.

Agency for International Development. -The Agency for International Development administers economic aid programs to assist less developed countries in achieving economic and social progress, maintaining political stability, and resisting aggression or subversion. The United States supplements local resources and supports self-help efforts, in coordination with the programs of international organizations and other donor nations.

The 1967 budget includes funds for new and expanded programs to be

15 Not enacted during 1966; see post, doc. XIV-3.