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Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, telling the press that "sizeable" cuts in foreign aid spending are needed next year. The Texas Democrat also said that he had received assurance from Secretary of State Dean Acheson that there will be no American recognition of the Communist regime in China without full consultation with the Senate Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and Senator Tom Connally (D) Texas, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the re-draft of the Arms Aid Bill which Connally will introduce in the Senate. From: Beth Gore

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Connally (D), shown here reading the text of the North Atlantic Pact (NATO), after which he issued a formal statement saying his Committee would give the Pact "immediate consideration after its signature." From Beth Gore

Dr. Edward U. Condon, head of the Bureau of Standards, sits in the audience at the House Un-American Activities Committee this morning as the hearing got underway on Dr. Condon's reported disloyalty charges. From: Beth Gore.

The Senate by a vote of 67 to 23 passed the Greek-Turkey Aid Bill before passing the $400,000,000 program to the House for final action. Before passage, the Senate had accepted an amendment from Senator Edwin C. Johnson (D), Colorado, right, declaring that the U.S. would not undertake to underwrite the U.S. Oil Company agreements with other Middle East nations. Shown with Johnson is Texas Senator Tom Connally. From: Beth Gore

Photo of Senator Tom Connally (D), Texas. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to one of 15 members of Army Ground Forces in ceremonies on the South Lawn of the White House. The recipients are seated bottom left, guests are seated right, and a crowd of photographers is on the left. From: Beth Gore.

Dr. Edward U. Condon, head of the Bureau of Standards, meeting with members of the press following hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee. From: Beth Gore.

Latest informal photo of Edward U. Condon, new Director of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce. From: Beth Gore.

Dr. Edward U. Condon (right) takes the oath of office as Director of the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, succeeding Dr. Lyman J. Briggs who retired after a half century of government service. Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace (left) performs the oath. From: Beth Gore.