S/P–NSC files, lot 61 D 167, NSC 144 series
Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs ( Hensel ) to the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs ( Cutler )1
confidential
Washington
, February 2,
1954.
Subject:
- Acceleration of Deliveries to Latin America Under the MDA Program
- 1.
- You will recall that Action 980–c 2 notes the President’s desire that the Department of Defense investigate the feasibility of accelerating deliveries of military equipment to the Latin Republics.
- 2.
- The Military Departments have taken steps to accelerate the delivery of military equipment to Latin America.
- 3.
- A detailed report of delivery estimates, revised in the light of the President’s request that deliveries to South America be accelerated, is attached.
For the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA):
Vice Admiral, USN
Director, Office of Foreign Military Affairs
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A. C. Davis
Vice Admiral, USN
Director, Office of Foreign Military Affairs
- NSC Executive Secretary Lay, under cover of a memorandum dated Feb. 4, 1954, not printed, transmitted this memorandum and its attached report to the NSC for information.↩
- Action taken at the 174th meeting of the National Security Council, held in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1953, and subsequently transmitted to the Secretary of Defense for implementation. (S/P–NSC files, lot 62 D 1)↩
- A memorandum to Acting Secretary of State Smith from Mr. Cabot, dated Feb. 9, 1954, reads in part as follows: [Paragraph 5 of this report] “appears to be in error in stating the value of the program as $67.8 millions for FY 1952–54 inclusive. (This error has been called to Defense’s attention, and Defense will make the correction.) Some $101.9 millions have been appropriated for those 3 fiscal years, and it is our understanding $93.3 millions of this is for end-items, etc. As of Nov. 30, 1953, therefore, the value of equipment shipped ($18.7 millions) was less than half of the $38,150,000 appropriated for FY 1952 alone.” (S/P–NSC files, lot 61 D 167, NSC 144/1)↩