800.50 T.A./1–2849
The Secretary of State to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget (Pace)
My Dear Mr. Pace: The President has asked me to set up a small committee to work on the development of a detailed program to implement his “Point Four” proposal for assistance to other peoples in [Page 762] their efforts to raise their standards of living. I am asking the following agencies and departments to designate representatives to serve on this Committee, under the chairmanship of the Department of State: Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, Economic Cooperation Administration and Federal Security Agency. I should appreciate it if you would designate a representative to serve as an observer on this Committee. It is anticipated that the Committee will begin its work immediately.1
Sincerely yours,
- Similar letters were sent to the other concerned cabinet officers and agency heads and collectively effected the activation of the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Technical Assistance (ACTA).↩