SPECIAL STATUS REPORT ON U.S. AID PROGRAMS FOR PAKISTAN IN FISCAL YEAR 1955

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2005
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• Publication Date: November 16, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD
Washington 25, D. C.
November 16, 1954
SPECIAL STATUS REPORT ON U. S. AID PROGRAMS FOR PAKISTAN IN
FISCAL YEAR 1955
Military Assistance Program
The Military Assistance Agreement was signed May 19, 1954, The
Agreement provides that the full MAAG complement will be in Pakistan
by September, 1956. At the present time 20 officers are In Pakistan
out of the total authorized complement of 37. The authorized complement
and complement already in Pakistan are as follows;
Axe
Air. Force
Navy
Authorized
20
10
13
Army and Air Force expect to complete their authorized complements in
about 8 months; Navy in about 3 months,
Initial shipments of Army materiel began in November, 1954; Navy
materiel is scheduled for shipment in February; and Air Force materiel
is scheduled'for March..
Economic Assistance Program
The economic assistance program for Pakistan for fiscal year 1955
is as follows:
`5.5 million for flood relief (Part of this amount was used in East
Bengal) -> Moving forward for West Pakistan and an amenct-
ment of the previous flood relief agreement will be
effected by an exchange of notes in the near future. Relief
delivered or in process.
CONFIDENTIAL NSC review(s) completed.
Now in Pakistan
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$5.3 million for technical assistance Programming discussions
Bing carrie on y US a Karachi.
$20 million defense support loan for economic development -- Coverec'
6y PL 665 agreemen ,now being nego with Government
of Pakistan, Drafts of the Export-Import Bank agreement
and promissory note are to be presented to the Government
of Pakistan within the next 24 hours.
$40 million defense support grant -- Also covered by PL 665 agree-
ment now Wing nego ated.
$37mil ion emergency cmmodit yy aid program -- To be provided under
PL WiO .
There is still no resolution of the Executive Branch position with
respect to the use of PL 480 for the $37 million commodity aid program.
Although Mr. Francis has indicated that he agrees with the 0CB proposal
with respect to the division of the programs between Titles I and II
under FL 480 ($27 million under Title I, $10 million under Title II),
the Department of Agriculture does not agree with the 0CB suggestion on
the use of the foreign currency proceeds from sales under Title I and
still questions the use of Title II.
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