84. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Irwin) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)1

SUBJECT

  • Security Assistance, Country Allocations for FY 1972

At my direction, an ad hoc Steering Group of the Security Assistance Program Review Committee has been looking into the best possible distribution of grant military and security supporting assistance funds for fiscal year 1972. The Group has used the amount authorized by the Congress of $500 million NOA for military assistance and $575 million voted by the House of Representatives for supporting assistance to guide the obligations under Congressional Resolution Authority. I approve the figures set forth in the attached tables as the basis of implementing programming actions to be taken by the administering agencies within the funds available to them under the CRA.

I am also sending a copy of my approval to Mr. Shultz.

John N. Irwin II
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Attachment 1

FY 1972 SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

MILITARY ASSISTANCE (MAP) AND FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS)

($ in millions)

MAP FMS
East Asia
Cambodia 179.7
Indonesia 18.0
Korea 150.0 15.0
Philippines 14.0
Taiwan 10.9 45.0
Regional/Other .3 8.0
Near East/South Asia
Greece 9.9 45.0
Iran .9
Israel 300.0
Jordan 38.0 10.0
Lebanon .2 10.0
Saudi Arabia .5 22.0
Turkey 60.0 15.0
Regional/other .7
Europe
Portugal 1.0
Spain 11.2
Regional/Other .2
Africa
Ethiopia 9.0
Tunisia 1.8
Morocco .9 15.0
Zaire .5 2.0
Regional/Other .6
Latin America 15.1 63.0
Non Regional 20.9
TOA 544.3 550.0
NOA 500.0 400.0
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Attachment 2

FY 1972 SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

($ in millions)

Congressional Presentation Current Estimates
Fund Availabilities
Supporting Assistance 821.4 605.4
NOA 778.0 575.0
Recoveries 47.0 34.0
Transfers -3.6 -3.6
Contingency Fund Use 0 24.5
Development Loan Fund Use 0 22.4
Total 821.4 652.3
Program Requirements
Vietnam 555.0 385.0
Cambodia 110.0 47.5
Laos 50.6 47.0
Thailand 40.0 15.0
Jordan 30.0 45.0
Israel 0 50.0
Malta 0 9.5
Nigeria 4.1 3.8
Haiti 3.0 3.0
Public Safety 5.4 0
Narcotics Control 0 19.0
UNFICYP 4.8 2.4
EA Regional 1.4 0.3
South African Refugees 0.3 0.3
Central AID Costs 16.8 24.4
Administrative Expense (10.0) (.0)
Interregional Costs (6.8) (23.3)
January 1972 Pay Increase (.0) (1.1)
Total 821.4 652.2
  1. Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Subject Files, Foreign Aid, Volume II 1972. Confidential. Attached to a February 16 summary memorandum from Kennedy to Kissinger recommending that Kissinger and Shultz approve Irwin’s recommendations, which Kennedy characterized as a “reasonable division of the limited funds we can anticipate will be appropriated.” Also attached is a February 17 memorandum from Kissinger to Irwin noting that Irwin’s recommendations were a sound basis for implementing programming actions. Kissinger understood the $385 million of supporting assistance for Vietnam was part of a total support plan of $680 million and that supplementary actions to fulfill the Vietnam program would be addressed shortly. He cautioned that other supporting assistance allocations should be a guide for actions but only urgent obligations should be made until the appropriations bills were completed.