Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Historical Series). Volume II : hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Eighty-First Congress, first session and Eighty-First Congress, second session.

Considers (81) S.J. Res. 36, (81) S. 1704, (81) S.J. Res. 153, (81) S. Res. 231, (81) S. 3101, (81) S. 3304.

Contains transcripts of certain Senate Foreign Relations Committee executive session hearings and minutes of Senate Foreign Relations Committee executive sessions held from Jan. 14, 1949 through Sept. 6, 1950. Transcribed hearings are. a. Nomination of Dean Acheson to be Secretary of State. Jan. 14, 1949. p. 3-39. Focuses on his relations with alleged Communist Party member Alger Hiss. b. Authorization of contributions to UN Palestine refugee relief fund. Jan. 24, 1949; Jan. 31, Feb. 3, 1950. p. 39-64, 125-172. Includes discussion of Arab-Israeli conflict and overview of Middle East foreign policy. c. Ratification of OAS Charter. Feb. 2, 1949; Aug. 1, 10, 1950. p. 65-94, 599-640. Includes discussion of nondiscrimination clause's potential impact on foreign opinion of U.S., and national educational standards clause's potential impact on states rights. d. Authorization of State Dept administrative reorganization. Mar. 11, Apr. 19, 1949. p. 95-121. e. Briefing on European postwar economic recovery and cooperation programs. Feb. 7, 1950. p. 173-200, 537-549. Includes discussion of U.S.-European and intra-European trade, and the need for reduction of European dollar debt to U.S. f. Authorization of Senate investigation of State Dept employees suspected of being disloyal. Feb. 25, 27, 1950. p. 201-240. g. Foreign Economic Policy Act. Mar. 10, 21, Apr. 4, 1950. p. 241-360. Includes discussion of Economic Cooperation Administration program funding and administration, and related strategic materials production, foreign investment, and technical assistance programs. h. Genocide Convention ratification. Apr. 12, May 23, Aug. 11, Sept. 6, 1950. p. 361-400, 643-653. i. Mutual Defense Assistance Program. June 6-8, 16, 19, 1950. p. 401-536. Includes review of Soviet strategy and U.S. military assistance programs in Europe, Far East, Middle East, and Southeast Asia, and discussion of the need for withholding from Congress information on State Dept covert operations expenditures.