237. Editorial Note
In April, the Department of State released a report on the impact of the Mutual Security Program on the U.S. economy. Done in accord with Section 413(c) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended by the Mutual Security Act of 1958, the report was prepared by an inter-agency group comprising representatives from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Interior, Labor, and State, the International Cooperation Administration, and the Development Loan Fund. It concluded the Mutual Security Program had relieved the U.S. economy of an additional defense burden by increasing allies’ defense postures; promoted and protected the economy’s interest by furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives; and provided expanding opportunities and markets for U.S. business by furthering economic growth in the less-developed countries. See American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1959, pages 1551–1566.