101. Editorial Note
During the debate on the Mutual Security Act of 1960, Secretary of State Herter testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on February 17, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on March 22, while Assistant Secretary of State Kohler made similar appearances on March 16 and 24. As part of their statements to the committees and in response to questions from their members, Herter and Kohler described the position of the United States on Germany and Berlin, the forthcoming summit conference, and the question of high altitude flights to Berlin.
For the testimony before the Foreign Affairs Committee, see U.S. House of Representatives, Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Mutual Security Act of 1960 (Washington, 1960), pages 1–34 and 903–926, passim; for the testimony before the Foreign Relations Committee, see U.S. Senate, Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations on the Mutual Security Act of 1960 (Washington, 1960), pages 5–42 and 191–229, passim.