NACLA first published detailed information on U.S. military and police assistance programs abroad
in the November 1970 issue of the Newsletter under the heading, "The Mercenarization of the Third
World." The response to this initial documentation was tremendous: the original data and accompany-
ing article were translated and published in newspapers and magazines throughout Latin America
and elsewhere in the Third World. Since then, NACLA has received many requests for additional in-
formation on this subject as well as corrections and comments on the original data. Many people
have written us from abroad to say that they were very happy to receive "hard" information on U.S.
operations in their country--particularly since such information was not available from local
sources. In response to this feedback, we've published several additional documents and related
materials on U.S. military and police aid.* Now, all of this new material plus new editions of the
original documents will be collected in a new NACLA pamphlet, America's Worldwide Military Estab-
lishment, to be published in May. In order to provide our readers with an advance look at some of
the tables and charts that will appear in the new pamphlet, we are including here some of the up-
dated charts on U.S. military activities abroad. Information on the new pamphlet itself will appear
in a future issue of the Report.
Mike Klare
*These documents include:
"U.S. Military and Police Assistance Programs - Additional Documentation," NACLA Newsletter,
January 1971, pp. 17-31.
"U.S. Military Assistance Programs - Combined Totals from All Sources," NACLA Newsletter,
April 1971, pp. 29-31.
"How U.S. Aid Shapes the Dominican Police," NACLA Newsletter, April 1971, pp. 19-28.
"AID Police Programs for Latin America, NACLA Newsletter, July-August 1971, pp. 1-31.
"AID Police Programs for Africa and Asia, Newsletter Supplement, August 1971.
"Arm Now - Pay Later -- U.S. Arms Sales to the Third World," NACLA's Latin America Report,
January 1972, pp. 1-12.25
U.S. Military Missions Abroad
Authorized personnel strengths of United States Military Assistance Advisory Groups (MAAG's), Military
Missions, and Military Groups abroad, as of July 1, 1 9 7 1 a
Region and country
EUROPE
U.S. Foreign
Personnel Personnel Total Region and country U.S Foreign Total
EAST ASIAb
HQ, European Command ..
Belgium/Luxembourg ....
Denmark ...............
France ................
Germany ...............
56 0 56
8 6 14
8 6 14
8 7 15
33 9 42
HQ, Pacific Command ...
Cambodia ..............
China (Taiwan) ........
Indonesia .............
Japan .................
82
113
216
49
10
0 82
0 113
26 242
20 69
6 16
Italy .................
Netherlands ...........
Norway ................
Portugal ..............
Spain .................
15
8
7
14
55
3 18
6 14
5 12
7 21
21 76
Korea ................. 716
Philippines ........... 58
Total
279
6
1,244 337 1,581
Total ...............
NEAR EAST & SOUTH ASIA
Greece ................
India .................
Iran ..................
Jordan ................
Pakistan ..............
Saudi Arabia ..........
Turkey ................
Total ...............
212 70 282
68 37 105
9 7 16
204 24 228
14 3 17
10 8 18
137 4 141
181 101 282
623 184 807
AFRICA
Congo (Kinshasa) ......
Ethiopia ..............
Liberia ...............
Libya .................
Morocco ...............
38
103
17
5
33
6 44
34 137
5 22
1 6
7 40
LATIN AMERICA
HQ, Southern Command ..
Argentina .............
Bolivia ...............
Brazil ................
Chile .................
Colombia ...
Costa Rica ............
Dominican Republic ....
El Salvador ...........
Guatemala .............
Honduras ..............
Nicaragua .............
Panama ................
Paraguay ..............
Peru ..................
Uruguay ...............
Venezuela .............
Total ...............
28 0 28
33 6 39
38 7 45
60 30 90
28 5 33
50 6 56
4 1 5
33 2 35
16 2 18
27 3 30
14 3 17
17 2 19
7 1 8
17 3 20
7 4 11
19 5 24
50 3 53
448 83 531
Nigeria ............... 2
Tunisia ............... 15
1 3
3 18 GRAND TOTAL ........... 2,740 731 3,471
Total ............... 213 57 270
aSource: U.S. Department of Defense press release, August 13, 1971.
bExcludes the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group,
Thailand (JUSMAGTHAI), and covert U.S. military missions in Laos and Burma.
i * iia
995
64
1
MMOMMOM
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U.S. Military Assistance Programs
Combined Totals From All Sources, 1946-1970'
Includes grants furnished under the Military Assistance Program (MAP), credit provided by the U.S. Government
for the purchase of American arms through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program and by the Export-Import
Bank (Eximbank), indefinite loans of U.S. naval vessels, deliveries of military equipment from "excess" U.S.
stocks, local currencies generated under the "Food for Peace" program (Public Law 480), and funds awarded our
allies and mercenaries in Southeast Asia from the regular Department of Defense Appropriation (Military
Assistance, Service-Funded - MASF). (Figures in parentheses represent unclassified funds only.)
[By fiscal year; dollars in millions]
Region and country
GRAND TOTAL
EAST ASIA, Total
Australia
Cambodia
China, Rep. of
Indochina/1946-54d
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam, Rep. of
Region*
NEAR EAST AND
SOUTH ASIA, Total
Afghanistan
Ceylon
Greece
India
Iran
Iraq
Military
Assistance
Program
grant aid
34,856.3
10,494.8
96.0
2,565.4
709.6
81.7
855.1
3,029.7
1.0
434.8
588.8
1,476.3
656.4
6,279.0
4.0
0.2
1,569.7
830.4
46.7
FMS and
Eximbank
credit for
purchases
of US arms
3,639.6
990.1
736.7
127.5
34.8
15.6
56.5
19.0
1,001.1
0.3
20.0
504.1
Value of
naval
vessels
delivered
1,738.1
591.9
213.6
175.0
56.7
3.0
132.9
4.6
6.1
631.1
430. 3 e
Value of
"excess"
defense
articles
delivered b
1,377.7
609.1
4.5
236.9
7.3
2.6
58.3
164.9
22.9
22.5
68.2
21.0
312.1
111.1
20.6
1.1
I s l 11 11 1,~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Funds
provided
thru "Food
for Peace"
program
1,511.3
1,285.5
106.8
30.5
597.2
9.4
541.6
212.0
11.3
10.5
Military
Assistance
Service-
Fundedc
8,097.3
8,097.3
8,097.3
=.
Total aid
51,220.3
22,068.7
736.7
100.5
3,250.2
716.9
114.8
1,123.2
3,848.5
16.6
59.5
600.0
19.0
(615.9)
(2,092.2)
8,097.3
8,435.3
4.0
0.5
2,142.4
1,365.6
47.8
# Israel # #27
U;H*oru, Aaaiafar%^A%
- Ship Excess Food for
Region & country Grant aid Credits loans items Peace MASF Total
Jordan 53.2 - 4.2 - (57.4)
.
Lebanon 9.0 - - 0.1 - - 9.1
Pakistan 7.8 79.3 - (87.1)
Saudi Arabia 35.1 - 0.6 - (35.7)
Turkey 2,939.4 - 1 9 3 . 0 e 158.1 110.9 - 3,401.4
United Arab Rep. - - - #
Region* 791.3 476.7 - 16.3 - - 1,284.3
AFRICA, Total 279.8 35.6 5.9 16.5 3.9 - 341.7
Congo (Kinshasa) 25.8 - - 1.6 3 9 - 31.3
Ethiopia 152.5 - 5.9 7.7 - 166.1
Ghana 0.2 - - - 0.2
Guinea 0.9 - - 0.9
Liberia 7.3 1.1 - 0.1 8.5
Libya 17.4 - - 0.7 - 18.1
Mali 2.8 - - 0.1 - 2.9
Morocco 37.2 29.7 - 5.0 - - 71.9
Nigeria 1.2 0.3 - - - 1.5
Senegal 2.8 - - ** - 2.8
Sudan 0.7 1.5 - - 2.2
Tunisia 30.3 3.0 - 1.3 - - 34.6
Other nations 0.7 - - ** - - 0.7
LATIN AMERICA,
Total 777.7 252.8 200.6 63.1 - 1,294.2
Argentina 44.0 48.6 37.0 1.4 - - 131.0
Bolivia 23.9 - - 1.4 - - 25.3
Brazil 221.0 72.7 57.1 27.6 - - 378.4
Chile 93.9 20.1 29.9 8.0 - - 151.9
Colombia 94.1 - 14.5 5.5 - - 114.1
Costa Rica 1.8 - - **- - 1.8
Cuba (1946-60) 10.6 - - 1.8 - - 12.4
Dominican Rep. 25.9 - 1.0 1.1 - - 28.0
Ecuador 42.9 0.7 10.0 3.4 - - 57.0
E1 Salvador 6.6 - - 0.3 - - 6.9
Guatemala 17.1 0.5 - 1.1 - - 18.7
Haiti (1946-63) 3.2 - 1.1 0.1 4.4
_ J
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Military Assistance
Ship Excess Food for
Region & country Grant aid Credits loans items Peace MASF Total
Honduras 8.1 - - 0.5 - - 8.6
Jamaica 1.1 - - ** - - 1.1
Mexico 1.8 4.4 4.4 ** - 10.6
Nicaragua 12.8 - - 0.3 - 13.1
Panama 4.0 - - 0.1 - 4.1
Paraguay 9.4 0.2 1.4 0.6 - 11.6
Peru 88.5 20.1 32.8 6.4 - - 147.8
Uruguay 42.3 0.3 0.1 3.2 - 45.9
Venezuela 9.3 85.2 11.3 0.3 - 106.1
Region 15.4 _ - - - - 15.4
...-. - __--
EUROPE & CANADA,
Total 15,884.5 1,247.8 308.6 278.5 9.9 - 17,729.3
Austria 97.5 47.1 - 2.7 - 147.3
Belgium 1,245.8 7.8 - 7.2 - 1,260.8
Canada - - 13.1 - - 13.1
Denmark 617.9 - 1.2 7.0 - - 626.1
France f 4,153.1 80.4 25.3 96.6 - - 4,355.4
Germany, est f 900.8 - 50.7 0.2 - - 951.7
Italy 2,290.2 153.3 22.7 71.5 - - 2,537.7
Netherlands 1,217.0 2.2 21.3 14.7 - - 1,255.2
Norway 894.1 - 5.9 14.7 - - 914.7
Portugal 319.7 - 8.4 7.9 - - 336.0
Spain 601.2 122.3 47.9 20.1 9.9 - 801.4
United Kingdom f 1,034.5 809.9 - 24.3 - - 1,868.7
Yugoslaviag 693.9 1.5 - 9.2 - - 704.6
Region* 1,818.8 23.3 112.1 2.4 - - 1,956.6
NON-REGIONAL 1,140.5 112.2 - 98.4 - - 1,351.1
aSource: U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Statistics and Reports, U.S. Overseas Loans and
Grants, July 1, 1945 - June 30, 1970 (Washington, D.C., 1971).
bFigures given represent the "utility value" of such items (set by law as 33 percent of acquisition cost).
CSource: Department of State Bulletin, February 22, 1971, p. 226.
dRepresents aid to French forces during the Indochina War of Independence.
eIncludes so-called "Greek-Turkish" aid of Truman Doctrine era.
fNo grants since 1965.
gCredits only since 1962.
# Classified data.
* Incorporates figures for classified countries
** Less than $50,000.
,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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TRAINING OF FOREIGN MILITARY
PERSONNEL
Students Trained in the United States and at
U.S. Bases Abroad, 1950-70
Number
trained
Number
trained
Total
number
Region & country in U.S. Abroad trained
EAST ASIA, Total ......... 89,342 54,551 143,893
Cambodia ............. 215 122 337
China, Rep. of ......... 19,732 4,088 23,820
Indochina (1950-54) .... 408 26 434
Indonesia .............. 2,873 414 3,287
Japan .................. 9,643 5,637 15,280
Korea ..... 21,063 9,374 30,437
Malaysia .225 18 243
Philippines ............ 8,729 4,845 13,574
Thailand ............... 8,110 2,994 11,104
Vietnam, Rep. of ....... 16,364 5,196 21,560
Classified countriesb .. 1,980 21,837 23,817
NEAR EAST &
SOUTH ASIA, Total ........ 42,238 8,204 50,442
Afghanistan . ........ 292 - 292
Ceylon ................. 39 - 39
Greece ............ 11,538 2,037 13,575
Iran . ........... 8,597 1,719 10,316
Iraq . ........... 372 32 404
Jordan . .......... 478 12 490
Lebanon . ......... 191 1,188 1,379
Saudi Arabia ......... 1,035 218 1,253
Syria .................. 23 - 23
Turkey ................. 15,479 2,435 17,914
Yemen .................. 5 - 5
Classified countries c .. 4,189 563 4,752
EUROPE, Total............ 52,592 11,068 63,660
Austria ................
Belgium ................
Denmark ................
France .................
Germany (West) .........
Italy ..................
Luxembourg .............
Netherlands ............
Norway .................
Portugal ...............
Spain ..................
United Kingdom .........
Yugoslavia .............
NATO Agencies ..........
Classified countries
393
3,768
3,836
12,600
1,190
8,144
63
4,744
4,049
2,106
6,868
3,719
625
465
22
11
1,430
874
1,742
434
1,219
113
1,553
1,483
609
1,233
148
219
404
5,198
4,710
14,342
1,624
9,363
176
6,297
5,532
2,715
8,101
3,867
844
465
22
Region & country
Number
trained
in U.S.
AFRICA, Total ........... 5,415
Congo ..................
Ethiopia ...............
Ghana ..................
Guinea .................
Liberia ................
Libya ..................
Mali ...................
Morocco ................
Nigeria ................
Senegal ................
Sudan ..................
Tunisia ................
Upper Volta ............
215
2,716
118
4
420
436
64
770
326
17
118
191
20
LATIN AMERICA, Total ..... 23,878
Argentina ..............
Bolivia ...............
Brazil .................
Chile ..................
Colombia ...............
Costa Rica .............
Cuba (1950-60) .........
Dominican Republic .....
Ecuador ................
El Salvador ............
Guatemala ..............
Haiti ..................
Honduras ...............
Mexico .................
Nicaragua ..............
Panama .................
Paraguay ...............
Peru ...................
Uruguay ................
Venezuela ..............
2,382
410
6,009
2,553
2,126
33
307
609
1,538
185
626
444
189
393
615
38
287
2,890
933
1,311
WORLDWIDE, Total ........ 213,465
Number
trained
Abroad
Total
number
trained
1,363 6,778
126
116
41
5
929
8
138
341
2,832
118
4
420
477
69
1,699
326
17
126
329
20
30,392 54,270
426 2,808
2,248 2,658
847 6,856
1,821 4,374
2,503 4,629
496 529
214 521
1,984 2,593
2,746 4,284
886 1,071
1,654 2,280
60 504
1,389 1,578
202 595
3,379 3,994
3,110 3,148
753 1,040
2,117 5,007
790 1,723
2,767 4,078
105,578 319,043
aSource: U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs, Military Assistance and Foreign
Military Sales Facts (Washington, D.C.: 1971).
bInclude Laos, Burma.
CInclude Israel, Egypt.
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DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. TROOPS
OVERSEAS
American Soldiers Stationed Abroad, Jan. 1, 1972
SOUTHEAST ASIA EUROPE
South Vietnam ............. 171,000
Thailand .................. 32,000
Navy, offshore ............ 13,000
Total .................. 216,000
FAR EAST & PACIFIC
South Korea ............... 43,000
Japan ..................... 30,000
Okinawa ................... 45,000
Taiwan .................... 9,000
Philippine Islands ........ 18,000
Guam ...................... 10,000
Seventh Fleet ............. 52,000
Total .................. 207,000
LATIN AMERICA
Panama Canal Zone ......... 11,000
Puerto Pico ............... 6,000
Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) ..... 3,000
Other countries ........... 1,000
Total .................. 21,000
West Germany ..............
United Kingdom ............
Spain .....................
Turkey ....................
Italy .....................
Greece ....................
Belgium ...................
Sixth Fleet ...............
Total ..................
OTHER AREAS
Canada & Bermuda ..........
Greenland & Iceland .......
Antarctica ...............
Morocco ...................
Iran ......................
Ethiopia ..................
Other (includes Australia,
Azores, Bahrein, Crete,
Laos, New Zealand) .....
215,000
20,000
9,000
7,000
10,000
3,000
2,000
21,000
287,000
4,000
4,000
3,000
1,700
1,000
1,500
34,800
Total .................. 50,000
GRAND TOTAL .................. 781,000
Source: U.S. News & World Report, January 3, 1972
