REVIEW OF U.S. DEFENSE EFFORT OVERSEAS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 27, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON
Septcmber 27, 1957
9EmORANDUM FOR TP2 PLANNING BOARD
SUBJECT: Review of U.S. Defense Effort Overseas
RE7ERENCES: A. Yemosfor Secretaries of State and Defense
from Eiecutive Secretary, NSC) August 28, 1957,
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and references therein.
B. PB Record of Meeting, September 6, 1957.
Attached, for use in the Planning Board meeting today;
are draft tables prepared by the NSC Staff on U. S. forces
deployed overseas on June 30, 1957. In addititon? these tables
show-the r-egional and country categories to be used for both'
presentations to the Council on the subject.
At the Planning Board meeting on October 1, there will be
distributed drafts of the remaining tables to be used in the
Council presentation in early October. These tables will show,
for the same regional and country categories used in the
attached :tables:
a. Indigenous forces by major force units and total
personnel.
b. military and economic mutual security aid programmed
c.
in FY 1957.
PL 480 agreements made and Export-Import Bank loans
extended in FY 1957.
ROBERT H. JOHNSON
Acting Director,
Policy CoordinAing
Secretariat
Septl .
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REGIONS
U. S. DEFENSE EFFORT OVERSEAS
U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57**
MAJOR
FORCE
UNITS
I' EUROPE and NORTH AFRICA
(Includes Iceland, Yugoslavia,
Greece, Turkey, Morocco,
Tunisia, Algeria & Libya;
Excludes Sixth Fleet)
II mIDDLE EAST
(Includes Egypt, Sudan, &
Sixth Fleet; Excludes
Greece and Turkey)
III AFRICA
(Excludes Morocco,Tunisia,
Algeria, Libya,Egypt & Sudan)
V SOUTH ASIA
(India, Pakistan,
Ceylon & Nepal)
Afghanistan,
V SOUTHEAST ASIA
(Includes Indonesia)
VI FAR EAST and SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
(Includes all Pacific
west of Hawaii, Philippines,
Australia and Ne* Zealand)
VII LATIN AmERICA
*Less than 500.
5-4/3 Army Divisions
(No Major Naval Units)
(No Major Marine Units)
19-25/12 AF Wings
TOTAL
PERSONNEL
(Thousands)
?54 )
11
)) 401
1
135 )
(No Major Army Units)
30 Warships
2 Carrier Air Groups)
1/9 Marine Division
(No Major Air Force Units)
(No
(No
(No
(No
(No
(No
(No
(No
Major Army Units)
Major Naval Units)
Major Marine Units)
Major Air Force Units)
Major Army Units)
Major Naval Units)
Major Marine Units)
Major Air Force Units)
(No Major Army Units)
(NO Major Naval Units)
(No Major Marine Units)
(No Major Air Force Units)
3 Army Divisions
51 Warships
Carrier Air Groups)
2/3 Marine Division-Wing Team 26 )
11-2/3 Air Force Wings 80 )
28
2
103 )
67 )
) 276
3/3 Army Division
(No Major Naval Units)
(No Major Marine Units)
1 Air Force Wing
10 )
36 )
1)
6)
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**Does not include U.S.forces deployed in the Continental U.S.,Alaska,Hawaii,
Bermuda,Canada,and Greenland,or U.S.Naval Units based on Continental U.S. or
rrawaii.
1-440TE: As a rule, Naval personnel afloat are
distributed by country of nearest port.
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REGION I
EUROPE and NORTH AFRICA
(Excludes Sixth Fleet)
50
U. S. FORCES) 6/30/57
MAJOR
FORCE
UNITS
TOTAL
PERSONNEL
(Thousands)
Belgium
Denmark
France**
Germany
Italy**
lAmembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United Kingdom
Iceland
Greece
Turkey
TOTAL NATO
Austria
Spain**
Yugoslavia
Morocco**
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Other Countries
TOTAL
41-Less than 500.
**Sixth Fleet personnel
in these countries shown
in Middle East region..
5-14/3 Army Divisions
(No Major Naval Units)
(No Major Marine Units)
14-5/6 Lir Force Wings
4-V14 Air Force Wings
J13 Lir Force Wing
(5-4/3 Army Divisions )
(18-47/12 Lir Force Wings)
(No Major
(No Major
(No Major
1-2/3 Lir
Army Units)
Naval Units)
Marine Units)
Force Wings
5-4/3 Army Divisions )
(No Major Naval Units) ) -
(No Major Marine Units) )
19-25/12 Air Force Wings)
( *
( *
( 55
( 251
( 8
( *
( 1
( *
( *
42
5
? 1
4
367
7
( 9
( 6
12
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REGION II MIDDLE EAST
U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57
MAJOR TOTAL
FORCE PERSONNEL
UNITS (Thousands)
Sixth Fleet ) (30 Warships ) (
France ) ( 2 Carrier Air Groups) ( 7 )
Italy ) (1/9 Marine Division ) ( 6 )
Morocco ) ( it ) 25
Spain ) ( 5)
Other ) ( 3)
Egypt
Sudan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
TOTAL
*Less than 500.
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(30 Warships
( 2 Carrier Air Groups)
(1/9 Marine Division )
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REGION III AFRICA
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U. S. FORCES) 6/30/57
MAJOR TOTAL
FORCE PERSONNEL
UNITS (Thousands)
Ethiopia (Incl.Eritrea) 2
Ghana
Liberia
Somalia
Union of South Africa
TOTAL
*less than 500.
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REGION IV SCUTH ASIA
U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57
MAJOR TC/I'LL
FORCE PERSONNEL
UNITS (Thousands)
Afghanistan
Ceylon
India
Nepal
Pakistan
TOTAL
*Less than 500.
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REGION V - SOUTHEAST hSIi.
U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57
MOOR TOTAL
FORCE PERSONNEL
UNITS (Thousands)
Burma
Cambodia
Indonesia
Taos
Malaya
Thailand
Viet Nam
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TOTAL 1
*Less than 500.
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REGION VI -
KR LIST and SOUTHWEST P....CIFIC
U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57
MLJOR
FORCE PERSONNEL
UNITS (Thousands)
hustraLia
Formosa
Japan
Korea
(
(
Mariana Is.
))
(
(
New Zealand
(
Philippines
Ryukyu Is.
Other
TOPLL
*Less than 500.
3 Lrmy Divisions
51 Warships
4 Carrier Lir Groups
2/3 Marine Division-Wing
11-2/3 Lir Force Wings
Team)
( *
( ?
( 6
( 133
( 70
( 12
( 12
( 28
( 15
( 3 L.rn y Divisions ) 276
(51 sIarships )
( 4 Carrier Lir Groups )
(2/3 Marine Division4Ting Team)
(11-2/3 Lir Force Wings )
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REGION VII - LLTIN LMERICL
U. S. FORCES) 6/30/57
1t.JOR
FORCE
UNITS
Tcca,
PERSONNEL
(Thousands)
British West Indies
Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Lrgentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Other
TOT/1
*Less than 500.
1/3 Lrmy Division
1 Lir Force Wing
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- - -
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( 1/3 Lrmy Division
( (No Major Naval Units) )
( (No Major Marine Units) )
( 1 Lir.Force Wing
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13
9
10
6
?*
12
1
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