This country is the great undamaged center of industrial production to which the whole world looks for materials of every kind.

The United States must supply this assistance.

I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.

The gravity of the situation which confronts the world today necessitates my appearance before a joint session of the Congress.

The seeds of totalitarian regimes are nurtured by misery and want.

The United States has received from the Greek Government an urgent appeal for financial and economic assistance.

Nevertheless, Turkey now needs our support.

Greece is in desperate need of financial and economic assistance to enable it to resume purchases of food, clothing, fuel and seeds.

If we falter in our leadership, we may endanger the peace of the world--and we shall surely endanger the welfare of this Nation.

I do not believe that the American people and the Congress wish to turn a deaf ear to the appeal of the Greek Government.

The assistance that I am recommending for Greece and Turkey amounts to little more than 1/10 of 1 percent of this investment.

We must keep that hope alive.

The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms.

We are the only country able to provide that help.

No other nation is willing and able to provide the necessary support for a democratic Greek government.

I feel that the whole problem should be carefully studied in all its phases by a group of citizens equipped by background and training to counsel the Government and assist it in formulating a program to strengthen our merchant marine.

I recommend the establishment of an 'Office of Selective Service Records.'

I believe we can liquidate the Selective Service system, except for its records.