REVIEW OF U.S. DEFENSE EFFORT OVERSEAS

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CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7
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December 27, 2016
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August 22, 2013
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September 27, 1957
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MEMO
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Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 C SE ET 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, 4 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 . ? 27 tblet 1"11fr I Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 ICIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Ns, wee S RET 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) 53 **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. RE Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 ICIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 ICIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Wry 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 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 1401 SECT Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 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. ???????????? 0?11.1..0.? (30 Warships ( 2 Carrier Air Groups) (1/9 Marine Division ) Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 28 /RET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 ?444, v4,7 REGION III AFRICA 714T 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. .?.??????? Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 2 8,t/RET Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 N.4.7 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. ...????????11 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22: CIA-RDP86-106268R000900020006-7 REGION V - SOUTHEAST hSIi. U. S. FORCES, 6/30/57 MOOR TOTAL FORCE PERSONNEL UNITS (Thousands) Burma Cambodia Indonesia Taos Malaya Thailand Viet Nam ??????????? TOTAL 1 *Less than 500. Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22: CIA-RDP86-100268R000900020006-7 Declassified and Approved For Release- 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Net, kaai 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 ) Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 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 ?????.?????? liim..?????????? - - - .m.l.?.???????? ( 1/3 Lrmy Division ( (No Major Naval Units) ) ( (No Major Marine Units) ) ( 1 Lir.Force Wing Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/08/22 : CIA-RDP86T00268R000900020006-7 2 13 9 10 6 ?* 12 1 53