DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT AFFECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86M00886R001100180001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 28, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
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THE ?pMINISTRATOii
piEMOiZANDUM FOK THf: tiONORAHi.E ROBERT! C. Mci;~ARI.ANE ?
' Assista~lt to the Pr~;sident for
National Sc~rurtty Affairs
The White House
SUBJECT: Department of UefenBe Aa~ffstanci~ for Drought
Affected Africen CountriE~s
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As the~ef[ects of the drought in A)~rica become more severe,
problems , other than food, are emerging. Health and sanitary
condit~~ns ar.e especially grim problems. There are
logistt~c/transportation constraintlE that pay affect the
expeditious movement of food aid. The lark of water clearly
creates life-or-death situations. To save lives on a large
scale, actions need to bt.~ taken imlediate
Contact_ has been made with DepertmlFnt of fense (DOD)
officials in the belief that the DID coo provide significant
support:R eepecially.in the areas o heal , sanitation,
loglstica/transportation, water, saps poss~.bly engineering. The
DOD has capabilities not only to p;Fovide direct assistance but
to apply. managerial expertise. ThF Intet:~gency Task Force on
the Africen Emergency has recogniz,~d that resources from other
sources .ma.y not be sufficient to meet man~- of these emerging
conditions . Thus , eel ie+nce on the :DOD malt become necessary .
DOD authority to provide support i? 11Lmit,~d due to the Economy
Act sad other provisions of public law. {~eaerally, the DOD can
not compete with commercial industry and' is to be used only
when commercial resources are not ~vailabZe or unsuitable. We
believe that the African drought e~nergencx requires special
dispensation to allow the DOD to provide support of emergency
requiremecite. it would be appropriate fob the President to
issue an t;xrcutive Order directing. the DOp to meet those
emergency African requirements properly identified by the
Interagency Task Force on the African Emergency.
Your support of this initiative is requested:
M. Peter McPherson
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MESSAGE DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT OF DElTENSE A~SISTANCF. FOR
AFFECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES
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CilARI.F.S HILL
DEF$NSE R. AFFOURTTT
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EXI~CUTIVE SECRETARY
EX;~CUTIVE SECRETARY
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 25X1
REMARKS NSC LOC 10006. ATTACHED RECE;{VED 1/~/85. BEING STAFFED BY
RICHARD LFV7NE (395-7350)
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