FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 1974 - - THE SENATE AMENDMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WHAT IT MEANS

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2002
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A. 1~ _::TIO.;S OR FY 1974 THE .,E.~AT,s r1..L2:D.,E.vNTS
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t..,. 71=-43) which includes an amendment prohibiting
Safety programs. Presently the -Senate
c:c:;. (fairs is reviewing authorization measure for
_, wo Assis ante (Senate Bill S-2026) which prohibits
c~~t~...._ Public Safety programs. The language in this bill
__. _. ~o cue passed by the Senate in Bill 5-1443. The House
~t. ~.: ~.v .. .... ,. ..a... no such provision. The Senate amendment reads as
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SCC No narc o; any anprenria_tion made
a, to c: rv :t this or any otter law .hall be used
to c: ^ol~ce ^^ or related program for a
Should the Senate measures with existing amendments prevail:
0 U.S. obligations undertaken to these nations
would be cast aside.
C, Many gains made to date would be loot.
0 3.2 Latin American nat.ionts public safety
progra.:aas would be abandoned.
All pu'alic safety programs (to 17 nations) would be
d: :ed (Laos, Philippines, Thailand, Ghana, Zaire,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Cuat lr, .ooduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama,
tiruUUay Venezuela).
o Programs in S.E. Asia (Thailand, Laos)
wiped out when help is most needed to prc-
pare r olice for burdens of peace in post--
hostilities era.
essential asset of 235 police advisors
C::j)O}ic::ce.c in foLe_i'n t olice institution building
would lest to tine U. S . Government, which is:
o A ?iior U.S. resource for helping others deal
w.Lt ~Lrror.~su ,
:;l.i prevent attack., against
and industrial personnel and
L:1Ctics.
A )tor zc~,ci r-e in niding policci cope with
wntc.,;taLici:al rc~L`ir_ Lrafficking.
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o The only mean; whereby necessary and appro-
priate improvem.ent?and building of profes-
sional police institution can be realized
which is required for orderly national growth.
To be effective, in most cases police assistance should consist of the
overseas 1visor, training in the U.S. and selected items of
police ecuinment, to meet the needs of the particular country
aided. The resources which are used in each program must be
closely in.crated and mutually supportive.
The most critical resource of the public Safety programs
is the advl Boor. fie works on a day by day basis in the
field to impart knowledge on organization, management,
training and other professional matters to diverse
cultures. He influences police leadership in the con-
cept of public service and the enforcement of the law
with minimum use of force. One hundred thirteen are .iow
assigned in overseas programs.
Training of the foreign police officer in the United
States, principally at the International Police Academy,
is a x_ce_ ca;tir.ct to this effort. One thousand
ninety eight arc estimated for training in FY 1974.
But, th s ^icne is not enough.
o while important., the IPA functions only to
support, field activities to prepare the
foreign police officer to perform the manage-
ment, organization. and administration tasks
without further U.S. assistance.
'no-dc.d for assistance, and as provided in the House Bill,. amounts
to 57.4 million for 17 field programs.
r_ Of this amount $1.04 million is devoted to training
of police officers in the U.S., mostly at the Inter
national Police Academy.
To cone, c the r..# cc ~ +-iti'eness of the Public Safety overseas progra^, effort, be stricken entirely.
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PUBLIC SAFETY PROCRAMS
S 1443 - Would prohibit all public safety assistance by the U.S.
Sec. 2702 (b): "~\To part of any appropriation made available to carry
out this or any other law shall be used to conduct any public safety
program.
The :?.ecutiv~ branch believes this blanket prohibition' to be extreme, and
that it should be stricken from the Bill.
The proposed pro-rams for FY 1974 are for Supporting Assistance funds for
public safety progra s in Thailand ($3.7 million) and Laos ($460,000).
Public Safc-y Advisors in South Vietnam were withdrawn in March- as part
.of the eca:sefire agreement. Development assistance funds ($3.25 million
in _; tat) are prop oscd for public safety 'programs in' 15 countries in
?a_ious P=ts, of the world.
T e B ecutive Branai, believes it both useful and ' proper for the United States
to ,,?t_..4.: those. 1 i;..ited public safety programs. It sees the Public Safety
pro~;'~ am as an important nd valuable activity in our efforts to help friendly
na ions nee ::,Cmsclves toward orderly groinh and progress. The largest,
in _ail: n d, assists that country in its efforts to cope with the continuing
i.;5ur.'ency t lore. In otilcr countries, the public safety programs are
.e.lac,tcly .mall, tocanical assistance efforts for the improvement of police
sti tuo Police lave a major role in narcotics control, of course,
and the United States seeks to. promote effective police action against nst n.ar-
cotecc trace abroad, she Public Safety program has a key role to play in
devclopinn tad capab_lities of the police in this regard.
the ci:a~ge has been made that A.I.D.'s Public Safety program assists oppres-
sive r, ,, s and that U. S. Public Safety personnel give advice on illegal
and i1 :. an? ;office methods. This is not the case and the easiest course
would bt so cisassociate ourselves from police assistance. The better and
.yore enli_:'.:t:?~.e1 course of action appears to be to continue assistance in
the pouicc: ifidid at the recipient countries' request and to give training
in tie enfcrccmcnt of law and order through legal and humane means. The
purpose of these programs is diametrically opposed to repressive types of
act cn. orki g with police leadership in the field and training officers
here at t ?.. .ternation^:1 Police Academy is a low profile, low cost effort
th.t definitely helps achieve our foreign policy interest.
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~'~GT.`;CY FO? INTER rtr TIONAL DECE :OP T"T
OFFICE Or, PUBLIC SAFETY
A.I ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SECURITY FORCES
A.I.D. Public Safety assistance has been provided on request to
countries of the free world within the resources available and when it
i t,:c U. S. interest to do so, in order that they may develop civil
police i::stitut on s capable of maintaining internal stability essent;.al
for ecco:iic, social and political pro Cress. At a minimal cost, these
C .-L, c,_ve to 1,re=,arc civil police forces 'to prevent the . deveiop-
mo c, ti":':rnal order and to deal with them humanely in Lhcir
co,rliest ^hasc:s co that costly (in social and political, as well as real
te:r.s) nit t. ry solutions to civil problems will not have to be chosen
- late-r.
Tha protection of life and property and the maintenance of law,
orde ,? ;, cic and stability are the fundamental. responsibilities or
Uo~ 4 : c -t The succ, ssfil discharge of these responsibilities is
jar a natiC.. is to progress economically, socially and politi-
c :.; , yr::lc it is to have a government that is responsive to its
free, sL1%I-lc-, independent and self-reliant. Clearly, this
goal - be r.tts.in ab.-e if law and order are replaced by disorder
and .; o1F_.;c. factors of criminal violence and terror
5.'"tie ce.;~abiliz;_ nn ~
and oi:?:i.-i ._ orts to force ci tinge through violence are antithetical to
rcv'ie ;' Of the violent disruption of many societies during th.: rest
ogle to conclude for the decade of the 70's the tasks
te.': ;ca::s l.c..:1s that
cf>c~ r ^: t r.c r.:.y be even more difficult. Thus, a heavy burden falls on
_ forces and underlines the importance of Lttc.7 r
`L tcct :i:e lives, property, and basic human rights of the:
obi. =_i f's 'o. t ens and to create the climate for orderly change.
T e cG or bullets ~ and ba}OnetS, leading in nany
c es f o is tits and serious in;L"lies on the pare: or the rioters. Today,
t; ith the use of hur.ane -riot control methods urged by U.S. Public S~:fety
r?c i Q~:.?s __ is a rare occasion when a rioter is killed, and the level oy
Vio ca CC, ettcl:uin g cemo strc:tions is consistently controlled effectively.
o it is concluded that very significant gains have been mode,
,-1l4j ?' u n '^~.,ry' ingl ' G~.giP.co , toward the pro essionalizaticn of the'. civil
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po. ec r. 'C ca as aocu countries which have requested Find received -U.S.
it is recognized that in many cases much is Vet
to be co e `.-e`o -e '.e police institutions can be judged as self-sufficient.
In the final zn-L.iysis, the United States has helped nations to develop
ci,. ,.:office forces abilities to assume their proper role in the
dev_l.ori society atd to stand steadfastly against criminals and those
who ._r:_ tc inter .c.L disorder and foster violence to force change to serve
their ? t - nterests.
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THEE INTERNATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY
The international Police'Academy is an activity of the
Office of Public Safety, Agency for International Development,
ray tr,~ .t of State. .it was established in 1963 at the
direc'.::or. of t ,c President to provide an "international forum"
for. th- free exchange of ideas, concepts, and experiences by
rer: cse?ta. ive police administrators from friendly nations.
'a :e Academy, familiarly known as the IPA, is located in
t:,e hi>to is Georgc-to:an section of Washington, on the north
banx c:' the Potomac River at the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
ItS cource presentations are conducted in the Spanish, French,
a:,c En dish languages. To date, more than 4,400 police admin?-
75 countries,
;istratc~s, representing have graduated from its
prcg:: ams .
Co; peten t, responsible enforcement of the law is essential
ass re a climate of tranquility and stability necessary. to
cal, and social develzipment. A.I.D. ' s policc