way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority It relies upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections and the suppression of personal freedoms i be lieve that it must be the po licy of the United states to sup port free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes The world is not static, and the status quo is not sacred. But we cannot allow changes in the status quo in violation of the Charter of the United Nations by such methods as coercion or by such subterfuges as political inf iltration In he lp ing free and independent nations to ma inta in the ir freedom the United States will be giving effect to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integr ity of the Greek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation. If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority the effect upon its ne ighbor, Turkey would be immedia te and serious. Conf usion and disorder might well spread througho ut the entire Middle East. Moreover, the disappearance of Greece as an independent state ould have a prof ound effect upon those countries in Europe whose peoples are struggling against great dif ficulties to maintain their freedoms and their ndependence while they repair the damages of war. It wou ld be an uns peakab le tragedy if these countries which have strugg led so long against overwhelming odds, should lose that victory for which they sacrif iced so much. Collapse of free institutio ns and loss of independence would be disas trous not only for them but for the world Discouragement and possibly failure would quickly be the lot of neighboring peoples striving to maintain their freedom and independence Should we fail to aid greece and turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far eaching to the West as well as to the east We must take immediate and resolute action i therefore ask the Congress to provide authority for assistance to greece and turkey in the amount of $400,000,000 for the period ending June 30, 1948. In requesting these funds have taken into consideration the maximum amount of relief assistance which ould be furnished to greece out of the $350,000, 000 which I recently requested that the Congress authorize for the prevention of starvation and suffering in countries devastated by the war.way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority. It relies upon terror and oppression, a controlled press and radio, fixed elections, and the suppression of personal f reedoms. I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support f ree peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist f ree peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. The world is not static, and the status quo is not sacred. But we cannot allow changes in the status quo in violation of the Charter of the United Nations by such methods as coercion, or by such subterfuges as political infiltration. In helping f ree and independent nations to maintain their f reedom, the United States will be giving ef fect to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. It is necessary only to glance at a map to realize that the survival and integrity of the Greek nation are of grave importance in a much wider situation. If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would be immediate and serious. Confusion and disorder might well spread throughout the entire Middle East. Moreover, the disappearance of Greece as an independent state would have a profound ef fect upon those countries in Europe whose peoples are struggling against great dif ficulties to maintain their f reedoms and their independence while they repair the damages of war. It would be an unspeakable tragedy if these countries, which have struggled so long against overwhelming odds, should lose that victory for which they sacrificed so much. Collapse of free institutions and loss of independence would be disastrous not only for them but for the world. Discouragement and possibly failure would quickly be the lot of neighboring peoples striving to maintain their f reedom and independence. Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the ef fect will be far reaching to the West as well as to the East. We must take immediate and resolute action. I therefore ask the Congress to provide authority for assistance to Greece and Turkey in the amount of $400,000,000 for the period ending June 30, 1948. In requesting these funds, I have taken into consideration the maximum amount of relief assistance which would be furnished to Greece out of the $350,000,000 which I recently requested that the Congress authorize for the prevention of starvation and suf fering in countries devastated by the war