896.51/8–2646
The Acting Secretary of State to President Truman
My Dear Mr. President: The Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, approved July 23, 1946 provides an appropriation of $33,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of Title III of the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.
The Appropriation Act authorizes the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate, to transfer any part of this appropriation to any department or independent establishment of the Government for direct expenditure to carry out the purposes of the appropriation. The Appropriation Act further provides that transfers of funds thereunder shall be approved by you prior to such transfers.
The Appropriation Act imposes no restrictions with respect to the amounts which may be transferred to any of the departments or independent establishments which are participating. This Department, nevertheless, in consultation with the several departments and agencies concerned, and after consultation with the Philippine Government, proposes to be guided in making the transfers by the budget estimates which have been presented to Congress. It is our objective to attain the maximum effectiveness of the program through such action. We also intend to make no major adjustments among the various activities without first conferring with the Bureau of Budget.
It is therefore recommended, in accordance with the provisions of the Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946, and the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946, that you indicate hereon your approval of the transfer by the Secretary of State, or such official as he may designate, of any part of the appropriation authorized and contained in these Acts, to any department or independent establishment of the Government on the basis herewith proposed.70
Faithfully yours,
- In telegram 464, October 8, noon, to Manila, the Department reported the allocation of funds authorized under these Acts (896.51/9–2046).↩