217. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Dungan) to President Kennedy0

SUBJECT

  • Aid to Africa

Following your discussion with General Clay on Tuesday, I thought you might be interested in this breakdown of the 1963 AID program for Africa:

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Countries receiving less than $1.0 million (obligations/authorizations)
Mauritania Malagasy Republic
Burundi Dahomey
Rwanda Chad
Congo (Brazzaville) Togo
Central African Republic Upper Volta
Zanzibar Cameroon
Algeria
Countries receiving between $1.0 million and $10.0 million
Niger Kenya
Gabon Uganda
Senegal Ivory Coast
Congo (Leopoldville) Guinea
Rhodesia & Nyasaland Somali Republic
Sierra Leone Ghana
Mali
Countries receiving more than $10.0 million
Sudan $10.8 million
Tanganyika 12.3
Libya 12.9
Ethiopia 13.8
Liberia 21.2
Morocco 23.5
Tunisia 39.4
Nigeria 53.8
Total $187.7 million

The 1963 total for Africa is $252.2 million. The eight countries receiving more than $10.0 million account for 74.5% of this total. The 26 countries receiving less than $10.0 account for an aggregate of $54.2 million or 21.5%. The remainder—$10.1 million (4%) is for regional programs and expenses.

RAD
  1. Source: Kennedy Library, President’s Office Files, Staff Memoranda, Dungan, Ralph A., 1/63-5/63. No classification marking.