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ID-77-61 1 (1978-04-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawyi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 05431 - [B0965902I Military Sales: An Increasing U.S. Role in Africa. ID-77-61; B-155731. April 4, 1978. 35 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; Secretary, Department of State; by J. Kenneth Fasick, Director, international Div. Issue Area: International Economic and military Programs (600); International Econosic and military Programs: Foreign Military Sales (605). Contact: International Div. Budget runction: International Affairs: Conduct of Foreign Affairs (152). Congressional Relevance: House Committee on International Relations; Senate Conmittee on Foreign Relations. Authority: Foreign military Sales Act, as eended. Arms Export Cortrol Act. Since 1974, there has been a trend toward increasing U.S. foreign military sales (VAS) to African nations which until recently have been lightly armed with unsophisticated weapons. Military sales to five African nations -- Morocco, Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, and Nigeria -- were reviewed. Morocco, Ethiopia, and Zaire have been the largest African purchasers of U.S. military equipment and services. Kenya has recently agreed to a large sale, bit Nigeria, which has the largest military force in sub-Sahara Africa, currently procures few U.S. military items. Findings/Conclusions: The United States views the PBS program az an important way to further its political and military interests, and PAS will continue to be an important tool of U.S. foreign policy. Presidential notifications of proposed foreign military sales have not given the Congress complete information; descriptions on prior notifications have lacked specific data on the types of weapons, ammunition, and personal services included in sales. Vith the elimination of grant aid, credit has been an important element in facilitating certain U.S. sales in Africa, and the U.S. credit pulicy helps friendly nations to purchase military items. U.S. unilateral arms control initiatives in Africa are unlikely to halt the flow of arms to African nations. moreover, refusal to sell arms could adversely affect U.S. interests and could counter foreign policy objectives bl encouraging nations to seek more arms from the Soviets. Recommendations: notification to congressional committees about proposed sales of wilitary equipuent and services should contain: detailed descriptions of support 'eapons and levels of future munitions support, the Dumber of U.S. personnel programed to support the proposed sales, information on U.S. equipment and ammunition that can be used with foreign-made military items and the buyers$ foreign-made military equipment that could be supported by the proposed sales, and the U.S. military survey team results and actions the U.S. Government will undertake to

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