2. To reduce the number of publications. 3. To seek outside evaluation of USIA print and radio programs. 4. To reduce the number of USIA buildings in Washington from 11 to 1. 5. To improve and strengthen long-range planning. 6. To expand the research program and to use its results more effectively. 7. To obtain legislation for a career Foreign Service Corps. 8. To coordinate and concentrate the Government's programs for orienting and training foreign specialists in mass communications. 9. To review and study the role of the Cultural Affairs Officer. 10. To restore the balance of the Agency's cultural programs. 11. To reconsider the USIA decision to reduce the number of libraries or information centers in Western Europe. 12. To assume full responsibility for planning and executing the President's trade fair exhibition program. 13. To consider the need to consolidate into one agency of government the related but widely scattered programs in information, education and culture. 14. To seek the advice and guidance of local Latin American practitioners of mass communications in presenting the Alliance For Progress to Latin America. 15. To confine USIA's domestic public relations to a minimum and limit the distribution of its media products in the United States in accordance with the intent of Congress. During the 15 years that have elapsed since the passage of Public Law 402 45 and during the first 10 years of its existence as an independent Agency, the Commission believes USIA has made progress. This progress must be more effectively documented and communicated to the Congress. It will help generate the understanding that must prevail if the Congress is to provide the support USIA needs to fulfill its role on behalf of the American people in the ideological struggle which will be with us for a long time. If the United States were in a hot war, USIA or its wartime equivalent would constitute an important arm of the total war effort. Today, in a phase of cold war which has been characterized by an apparent relaxation of tension between the Soviets and the United States, USIA represents an investment in preventing hot war and in helping to create an atmosphere and conditions for the establishment of peace. 45 See footnote 20 to doc. XIII-5, ante. USIA has become a more effective instrument in eliminating misunderstandings of America's political intentions and in presenting the case for freedom. In an era of military coexistence and at a time of fierce ideological struggle, its value is obvious. Aggressive steps in the correction of problem areas could be helpful in gaining understanding and support from the Congress, including the tools and funds with which to do the job. Doc. XIII-8 XIII-9 MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES, UNITED STATES GOVERN- Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities, U.S. Government civilian exchange programs, fiscal years 1947-64 $6, 300, 910 $5, 491, 513 $10, 427, 193 $17, 675, 625 $22, 647, 983 $21, 745, 949 $22, 523, 072 $19, 479, 991 $20, 551, 240 $20, 965, 664 165, 637 907, 000 1,686,000 2, 286, 000 6, 128, 000 16, 072, 000 27, 387, 000 43, 722,000 50, 403, 000 493, 836 330,000 65, 164, 445 72, 620, 907 6,300, 910 5,821, 513 11, 334, 193 19, 653, 942 25, 466, 594 28, 690, 481 39, 365, 952 47, 845, 202 65, 433, 445 72, 738, 729 46 The table printed here is taken from pp. 1110-1113 of Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1965: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, 88th Congress, 2d Session-Department of State. The estimate for 1965 costs in the source text, is not reprinted here. |