U. S. DEFENSE EFFORT OVERSEAS - FY 1957 EXPLANATORY SYMBOLS AND NOTES, TABLES I-VIII

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• Publication Date: October 24, 1957
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U. S. DEFENSE EFFORT OVERSEAS - FY 1957
EXPLANATORY SYMBOLS AND NOTES, TABLES I-VIII
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1. "U. S. Forces" do not include those deployed in the- Conti-. .
nental U. S., Alaska, Hawaii, Bermuda, Canada, and Greenland, or U. S.
Naval units based on Continental U. S. or Hawaii.
2. 'Major Force Units" (as to both "U. S. Forces" and "Indigenous
Forces"):
For the Army, include only divisions, brigades, regimental
combat teams, and regiments, the latter three types being shown
as 1/3 division each;
For the Navy, include as "Warships" only carriers, battleships,
cruisers, destroyers, and submarines.
Major indigenous force units vary widely, of course, in personnel
strength, equipment, etc.
3. "Total Military Personnel - Indigenous Forces": The figures
show all active duty personnel in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
They do not include Colonials, Gendarmerie, Coastal Defetse Forces,
Naval Infantry, Carbinieri, or Marines. No reservists are shown
except those on active duty with the Army, Navy, or Air Force.
4. "Indigenous Forces" are shown as if they .were deployed entire-
-.ay in their own countries. In most cases, they are actually so
deployed, but for some countries (e.g., France-and the U. K.) signi-
ficant forces are deployed outside the home countries.
5. The total number of indigenous naval and air force aircraft is
shown in every case. Where the information is available, the number
of aircraft in operational units is also shown, in parentheses.
6.. The total number of indigenous warships is shown in every case.
Where the information is available, the number of operational warships
is also shown, in parentheses.
7. All P. L. 480 figures show the market Value of the commodities
involved, including ocean transportation, and are usually lower than
the estimated cost to the Commodity Ci-edit Corporation.
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8. No Soviet Bloc country is shown in the Tables, except for a
P. L. 480 agreement for $19 million signed with Poland.
9. 'Export-Inport Bank Credit Authorizations are motivated by the
Bank's statutory objectives of facilitating the exports and imports
of the United States, rather than by national security objectives.
The two objectives are, however, broadly consistent with each other.
The Bank seeks guidance from the Department of State with respect to
the foreign policy aspects of its lending operations, and on occasion
has undertaken particular credits in response to particular problems
of foreign policy.
RELATING TO PARTICULAR TABLES
10. Table I. The "OTHER" category includes non-regional items,
adjustments, and an item for Poland. Specifically:, (a) the Military
Aid figure ($303 million) is a combination of $503 million for
non-regional items and minus $200 million for revisions in the entire
military aid program; (b) the Economic Aid figure consists entirely
of non-regional Programs; (c) the P. L. 480 figure is an agreement
with Poland.
11. Table II. The total military aid for NATO includes, in addi-
tion to country programs: $9 million Facilities Assistance, $37 mil-
lion Mutual Weapons Development, $58 million Infrastructure, and
$5 million International Military Headquarters. Virtu:411y all of these
four "non-regional" programs was for the NATO area in FY 1957.
12. Table II; The total of $542 million in Export-Import Bank
loans to NATO countries in FY 1957 contains $500 million for a special
credit to the United Kingdom. This operation was very unusual for the
Export-Import Bank in that it was designed primarily to halt specula-
tion and was secured by the pledge of British-owned U. S. securities
amounting to more than the face value of the loan. The NATO area has
not, in recent years, been a major area for Export-Import Bank opera-
tions.
13. Table II. Elements of the Sixth Fleet, a mobile striking force
capable of being concentrated quickly in any danger area from Western
Europe to the Middle East, are shown in Table II because they are ear-
marked for,assignment to NATO on D-day.
14. Table V. The P. L. 480 figure for India represents an agree-
ment signed on August 29, 1956, substantially for a "three year pro-
gram". About 60% of the total was actually used in the first year.
15. Table VII. The Military aid figure for Korea includes $14 mil-
lion for logistical support of UN forces other than U. S. and Korean.
16. Table VIII. The figure for. economic aid in the "Other" cate-
gory includes contributions to the technical assistance program of the
Organization of American States.
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