million deposit. This $30 million was subsequently deposited. (P. 179, Hearings Before Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, 82d Cong., on bills to amend the War Claims Act and the Trading With the Enemy Act.)

As steps were taken to initiate the adjudication program pursuant to Public Law 303, 82d Congress, the War Claims Commission recognized that the Department of Justice has made no specific commitments to cover funds into the Treasury for the War Claims Fund beyond the $150 million. The Commission considered, therefore, that sound administration required appropriate steps should be taken to secure assurance that the necessary additional funds would be available when needed to pay the new category of claims. After conferences with the pertinent officers of the Department of Justice and the Director of the Office of Alien Property, the Commission was advised that no further funds would be deposited in the War Claims Fund, except pursuant to specific congressional authorization; that moneys presently in its custody cannot be, from a strictly accounting basis, considered to be "net proceeds," and that a greater risk attaches to transferring funds from a diminishing reserve.

The Commission has been advised, however, that the cash position of the Office of Alien Property is approximately $130 million.

The Commission has paid 61,985 claims pursuant to Public Law 303, 82d Congress, as of May 22, 1953, in the sum of $40,541,522.63. No additional noney remains available for payment of Public Law 303 claims. The above ayments have been made from the $150 million deposited and from funds not equired for the payment of claims pursuant to Public Law 896, 80th Congress, rior to the act of April 9, 1952.

However, the attention of the committee is invited to the fact that payments Eder Public Law 303 have only been made to prisoner-of-war claims for comensation on account of inhumane treatment and compulsory labor. These aims were given priority in payment by section (g) of section 2 of Public Law 103, 82d Congress, which provides:

The Commission shall expedite the payments under this section without educing payment of claims of American civilian internees and prisoners of war led before March 31, 1953, pursuant to the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this et.”

Awards have been made to religious organizations for property loss and damage the amount of $4,360,882.72. Payment, however, is being withheld on these wards due to the lack of sufficient funds to meet the payment of claims of civilian ternees and prisoners of war.

To summarize, payment of additional claims of prisoners of war has been continued, and, as stated above, payment is not being made on awards to ligious organizations pursuant to Public Law 303, 82d Congress.

The War Claims Commission, in view of the foregoing, recommends favorable onsideration of S. 1765, 83d Congress, or legislation which would accomplish e purpose of S. 1765.

Sincerely yours,

33D CONGRESS 1st Session

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REPORT No. 618

AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO RECEIVE FOR INSTRUCTION AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT TWO CITIZENS AND SUBJECTS OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND

JULY 23 (legislative day, JULY 6), 1953.-Ordered to be printed

Mr. SALTONSTALL, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. J. Res. 34]

The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the joint esolution (S. J. Res. 34) authorizing the Secretary of the Army to eceive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point two citizens and subjects of the Kingdom of Thailand, maving considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment, and recommend that the bill, as amended, do pass.

AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the Following:

That the Secretary of the Army is authorized to permit within one year after the Hate of enactment of this joint resolution, two persons, citizens and subjects of he Kingdom of Thailand, to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, but the United States shall not be subject o any expense on account of such instruction.

SEC. 2. Except as may be otherwise determined by the Secretary of the Army, the said persons shall, as a condition to receiving instruction under the provisions of this joint resolution, agree to be subject to the same rules and regulations overning admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal, and raduation, as cadets at the United States Military Academy appointed from the Tited States, but they shall not be entitled to appointment to any office or position in the United States Army by reason of their graduation from the United States Military Academy.

SEC. 3. Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to subject the said persons to the provisions of section 1320 of the Revised Statutes or to section 3 of the Act of June 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 304; 10 U. S. C. 1092c).

EXPLANATION OF THE AMENDMENT

The committee amendment would revise the language of the resol tion so as to conform to legislative precedents of this nature which back as far as 1884. As introduced, the resolution contained th names of the two individuals, subjects of the Kingdom of Thailan who would be permitted to receive instruction at West Point. T committee amendment deleted the names and provides in lieu there authority for the Secretary of the Army to permit two persons, wh are citizens and subjects of Thailand but who are not designated name, to receive instruction at the Military Academy. The com mittee amendment, therefore, represents the approval of the resoluti in principle, but places the matter of eligibility of the two cade named in the original version of the resolution in the hands of t Secretary of the Army. The amendment also provides that the p sons attending the Military Academy under authority of the resoluti would be subject to the usual rules and regulations governing cad appointed from the United States.

În order that the authority would not become permanent legislatio additional language inserted in the amendment limits the period authority to 1 year after date of enactment.

In section 3 the committee amendment effects a technical change correcting a citation.

PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION

The purpose of the resolution is to provide authority for the Se retary of the Army to permit two subjects of the Kingdom of Thailan to receive, at no additional expense to the United States Governmen instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Poin N. Y. As has been the custom in past cases, these persons would subject to the same rules and regulations governing other cadets the Military Academy, but would not be entitled to appointment the United States Army by reason of their graduation from t Military Academy.

Background

EXPLANATION OF THE RESOLUTION

The statutes which prescribe the composition of the Cadet Co at the United States Military Academy have required that perso receiving instruction be United States citizens, with the exception two groups who have been the subject of separate acts. In 19 (35 Stat. 441), the Secretary of War was given authority to appo Filipino cadets to the Military Academy. The act of June 26, 19 (60 Stat. 311) provided similar authority for the appointment of p sons from the American Republics, and the act of June 1, 1948 Stat. 280), provided the authority for appointing persons from Cana Separate legislation, therefore, is necessary for foreign nationals covered by the above statutes to receive instruction at the Milita Academy. There is considerable precedent for such legislati Beginning with the act of February 2, 1884 (23 Stat. 226), wh authorized the Secretary of War to permit 2 persons, 1 a subject Guatemala and the other of Nicaragua, to receive instruction at United States Military Academy, there have been a total of 4 la

and 34 joint resolutions of such a nature. The countries whose citizens have been the subject of such legislation include Nicaragua, Guatemala, China, Siam (now the Kingdom of Thailand), Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba, Colombia, Equador, and Panama. The committee has been informed that 2 cadets from Chile were admitted to the Military Academy in 1816 and 2 from Colombia in 1823, although the legal authority for these admissions is obscure.

THE PENDING RESOLUTION

Senate Joint Resolution 34 is in accord with the established precedents permitting foreign nationals to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy, and its enactment would be in the interest of furthering diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States.

Cost data

DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS, BUDGET DATA

The resolution expressly provides that the United States shall not be subject to any expense on account of instruction received by the two subjects of Thailand at the Military Academy.

Departmental letters

The enactment of the resolution is recommended by the Department of State. In addition, the Department of the Army, on behalf of the Department of Defense, advises that there is no objection to enactment of Senate Joint Resolution 34, and the Bureau of the Budget has no objection to the submission of the Army's report. The letters from the Department of State and the Secretary of the Army appear below and are hereby made a part of this report.

Hon. LEVERETT SALTONSTALL,

Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, July 8, 1953.

United States Senate.

MY DEAR SENATOR SALTONSTALL: The Department of State has taken an active interest in Senate Joint Resolution 34 authorizing two Thai citizens to receive instructions at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., and has no objection to the enactment of the joint resolution. It is, indeed, hoped that this resolution may be enacted in time to provide for the two Thai subjects in question, as the good relations between the Thai and United States Governments will be furthered at no expense to the United States Government.

It is noted in a postscript to your letter that under date of June 16, 1953, the Department of the Army, on behalf of the Department of Defense, advised that they had no objection to the enactment of the joint resolution and that the Bureau of the Budget had no objection to the submission of the report.

Sincerely yours,

THRUSTON B. MORTON,

Assistant Secretary (For the Secretary of State).

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY,
Washington, June 16, 1953.

United States Senate.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Reference is made to your request to the Secretary of Defense for the views of the Department of Defense with respect to Senate Joint Resolution 34, 83d Congress, a joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the