Others officials says it is really because they believe the aid request would fail.

Congress cut the Administration's aid request last year by 23 percent, and resources for the next few years are not likely to be more plentiful.

Why didn't you call me as soon as the aid request came in?

He told Congress that all future aid requests would be judged "according to the circumstances of each specific case."

There are two principal reasons to vote against President Reagan's aid request.

Some other Congress watchers think the Administration may get most of its aid request for another reason.

"It will still take some time before we can expect a decision on Israel's additional aid requests."

Congress, which must approve aid requests, is likely to go along, lawmakers said yesterday.

Congress, he added, was wondering about Turkey's cooperation in considering the $1 billion aid request.

If it does, either the military aid request won't be made at all or Congress surely would reject it.