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International Educational Exchange<br />
The educational exchange program is authorized by<br />
the Congress to help promote mutual understanding<br />
between the people of the United States and those of<br />
other countries.<br />
Authority is provided in sections 104(h)<br />
Public<br />
and 104(j)<br />
Law<br />
of<br />
480 for use of funds to finance international<br />
exchange <strong>programs</strong> authorized formerly by Public Law<br />
584, 79th Congress, and now by Public Law 87-256.<br />
Binational Foundation and<br />
Commission Programs<br />
Table XVII shows funds obligated during 1965 together<br />
with total funds obligated under current and prior<br />
legislation since the initiation of section 104(h) <strong>programs</strong>.<br />
Exchange of Persons<br />
U nder Public Law 85-931, the D epartment of State in<br />
1965 obligated section 104(h) funds for educational and<br />
cultural exchanges authorized under Public Law 87-<br />
Ac t of 19 6 1 ( F ulbrigh t-H ays A c t) . T he se fund s pro-<br />
President 7ohnson greets<strong>foreign</strong>students at the<br />
White House. load For Peace local currencies<br />
help pay travel and expenses of students under<br />
Fulbrightprogram and other international educational<br />
exchange plans. Under the P.L. 480-<br />
assisted Fulbrightprogram, 12,721 U.S. students<br />
have studied overseas and 29,159<strong>foreign</strong> students<br />
have studied in the United States.<br />
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TABLE XVII.-Sec. 104(h) funds obligated to fund Binational<br />
Foundation and Commission <strong>programs</strong> of international<br />
educational exchange<br />
Country<br />
Amount obligated<br />
year 1965 through<br />
Dec. 31, 1965<br />
Thousand Thousand<br />
dollar dollar<br />
equivalent equivalent<br />
Afghanistan ----------------- 48 86<br />
Austria-----------------------------------<br />
418<br />
Argentina ---------------------------------<br />
Brazil- ------------------------------------<br />
841<br />
1,044<br />
Burma<br />
Ceylon -----------------------------------<br />
---------------------<br />
59 100<br />
Chile ---<br />
611<br />
-- --- -- -- --- ----- -- -- ---... 9<br />
China------------------------------------ 1,134<br />
Colo<strong>mb</strong>ia---------------------------------<br />
Ethiopia<br />
941<br />
---------------------------------------------<br />
Finla n d ia- ---------------- 70 1,50 1<br />
France ------------------------ 3,728<br />
Ghana ------------------------------------ 60<br />
Iceland -------------------------- 75<br />
India ----------------------- 1,212 6,692<br />
Iran---------------- ------- -------------- 1,132<br />
Israel ---------------------- 113 564<br />
Japan ------------------------------------ 4,040<br />
Korea------------------------------------ 526<br />
Nepal ---------------------- 88 387<br />
Pakistan -------------------- 366 3,420<br />
Paraguay--------------------------------- 202<br />
Peru ----------------------- 267 1,677<br />
Philippines ------------------ -------------- 726<br />
Portugal ---------------------------------- 361<br />
Spain ---------------------- 192 1,966<br />
Sweden ---------------------------------- 308<br />
Thailand .---------------------------------- 800<br />
Turkey --------------------- 420 2,462<br />
United Arab Republic -------- 423 2,836<br />
Uruguay------------------------------- 357<br />
Yugoslavia ------------------ 71 71<br />
Total-................. -3,329 40,945