Editorial Note

On May 28, James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State, addressed a memorandum to President Truman requesting approval of the transfer of certain Mutual Defense Assistance funds from the North Atlantic Treaty area to Indochina, Greece, and Turkey. Funds in the amount of $79,489,107 were to be transferred to the increased Indochina military aid program. President Truman approved the proposed transfers on June 8. Under Secretary Webb’s memorandum of May 28 is scheduled for publication in the documentation on United States Foreign Assistance Programs in volume I.