SINO-SOVIET BLOC ECONOMIC AND MILITARY AID

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2004
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• Content Type: REPORT

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SINO-SOVIET BLOC ECONOMIC AND MILITARY AID
I. The bloc continues to rely heavily on its aid program in its
drive to encourage neutralism and anti-Western sentiment in the under-
developed countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
A. In 1961, about $l billion in new commitments were made,
raising total assistance to more than $6.5 billion since the begin-
ning of the program in 1955.
II. The bulk of the more than $4 billion in ecanomic assistance
continues to be directed toward India, Indonesia, Egypt, Afghanistan
and Cuba.
A. New economic aid extensions were made this year to Burma,
Ghana, Mali, Afghanistan and Cuba.
B. Offers of economic assistance which may be accepted have
been made to Bolivia, Brazil and several of the newly independent
West African countries,
III. Military aid accounts for about one-third of total bloc com-
mitments, but in terms of aid actually delivered, comes to about three-
fifths of the total to date, with the major recipients being Indonesia,
Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Cuba.
A. New arms aid agreements were concluded in 1961 with In-
donesia, Egypt and Iraq and probably with Afghanistan and Cuba.
B. For the first time such aid also was provided to Morocco,
Mali, and Ghana. Offers of military aid are now under consideration
by Ecuador, the Congo, Burma and Cambodia.
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IVe In 1961, for the first time, the bloc began delivering MIG-
19 fighters to Egypt, Iraq, Indonesia and Cuba, and agreed to provide
MIG-21s to these countrieso TU-16 bombers were delivered to Indonesia
and Egypt and promised to Iraq; and shortrange, tactical guided mis-
siles have been made available, at least to Indonesian Similar wea-
pons probably will eventually be supplied to others, particularly
Afghanistan and Cubae
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