AGENCY COST SHARING: MEDICAL AND REFUGEE SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00310R000100090008-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: October 26, 1970
• Content Type: TRANS

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20523
MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION '
.ET
Date of Meeting: October 23, 1970
Place: Mr. Morris' Office
Agency Cost- Sharing: Medical and Refuge
Supplies and Services
REFERENCE: Draft Memcon concerning meeting of Sept.,30,?1970,Subject:
same as above.
PARTICIPANTS: GC/EA, Herbert E. Morris; GC/EA, Stanley B. Kay;
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DISTRIBUTION: Participants; AA/EA, Mr. Willard H. Meinecke;
GC,- Mr. Robert T. Wray; EA/SEA, Mr. Victor Morgan;
EA/DP, Mr. Charles H. Breecher; A/CONT, Mr. James
Williams; USAID/Laos, Mr. Charles A. Mann (2)
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the appropriate source for funding.
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The purpose of this meeting was to pursue further the legal question raised
in the meeting of September 30, 1 recognizing that there were many
policy issuers involved as well. expressed his opinion that
the United States Government was not u.rnishing assistance to the military
establishment inasmuch as the units involved were para-military rather
than part of the military establishment. Moreover, the type of assistance
that was being provided to the dependents of these tribesmen appeared in
opinion to be more clearly economic than military assistance.
e won ered whether, given the fact that the assista.nra GTaz +n
Mr. Morris replied that although there may conceivably be elements of both
economic and military purposes to be served in the type of assistance
involved here, it was important in answering question to 25X1A
look at the primary purpose of the assistance provided; i.e. if the primary
purpose of the funding was to serve a military purpose, although there
were elements of economic assistance involved., then it would be the type of
assistance which, under the General Counsel's interpretation of A.T.D.
legislation, we would not be able to fund. Moreover, Mr. Morris also pointed
out that the Agency has not viewed the form and organization. of the recipient
as determinative in resolving the question of the primary purpose of the
assistance. Thus, if the basic purpose-of the assistance involved here
(both to para-military and dependents) could reasonably be described as
DRAFTING OFFICER: GC/EA, Stanley B. Kay
DATE OF PREPARATION: October 26, 1970
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military, the fact that it was provided to para-military units operating
outside of the control of that military establishment was not decisive.
Mr. Morris also said that from "the record" he is aware of, it does not
appear that the operators within the Agency have ever come to a conclusion
other than that the primary purpose for aiding these tribesmen is military
rather than economic. As an example, Mr. Morris pointed out a letter
from Mr. Gaud to then Secretary McNamara, dated November 18, 1967, wherein
the type of assistance involved was assumed. to be for military purposes.
was'also concerned that even if the CIA or DOD were to assume
the cost involved., the Geneva accords would. prevent them from sending any
personnel into Laos to administer this assistance. Mr. Morris pointed.
out that there would be no difficulty in having A.I.D. personnel continue
to administer this type of assistance since 31 U.S.C., ?681(b) would allow
the other agencies to set up a funding arrangement with A.I.D. whereby
A.I.D. could continue to administer the program through its mission in
Laos. This was now being done with regard to DOD-funded rice and the
R.O. costs.
Mr. Morris pointed out that the Agency desired to have the CIA pick up
these costs during the current fiscal year although they have already been
included in A.I.D.'s current budget. Mr. Morris pointed. out that the
problem was sure to be precipitated this year by the issuance of the report
discussed at the last meeting and during the next fiscal year because it
is his understanding that the Agency now plans to drop this assistance
from its FY 72 budget request.
requested a copy of the Gaud letter mentioned above, which
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