ETA–47. Editorial Note
On August 8, 1960, President Eisenhower sent a Special Message to the 2nd Session of the 86th Congress, which reconvened on that date, commenting on the Administration’s legislative program, and indicating that he would present new matters to Congress for the purpose of promoting free world stability. The first new program involved “an authorization in the magnitude of $600 million to help our Latin American neighbors accelerate their efforts to strengthen the social and economic structure of their nations and improve the status of their individual citizens. This program, which should include further assistance for the rehabilitation of devastated Chile, will promote the dynamism and effectiveness of all our efforts in this Hemisphere. I urgently request enactment of this authorization prior to the Economic Conference of the American Republics, which convenes at Bogotá on September 5, so that discussions leading to the development of detailed plans may be initiated there.” For the full text of the President’s message, see Public Papers of the Presidents: Eisenhower, 1960, pp. 612–619.