ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES Senator MUNDT. As you know, I have been concerned for a long time about the fact that we are not getting from friendly countries who, I would assume should have the same interest in trying to bring an outcome in South Vietnam which would decrease the likelihood of global war, as we have, and have been disappointed at the results. I do not know whether the results have been bad because our approaches have been wrong, or the results have been bad because. of the obduracy on the part of those we have approached. Do you share my disappointment in the results of our efforts to bring in support from countries who should have the same concern that we have in that area? Secretary RUSK. Senator, I would think the committee might wish to have an up-to-date statement on the assistance being provided by other countries. It varies in type and extent. There are more than 35 of them that are giving assistance of some sort. (The following material was subsequently furnished for the record:) FREE WORLD ASSISTANCE TO VIETNAM AS OF JANUARY 15, 1966 Australia FAR EAST Australia is providing a wide and substantial range of aid to Vietnam under the Colombo plan and by direct bilateral assistance. Australia has provided approximately $8 million in technical and economic aid. In addition: (1) One infantry battalion. (2) One hundred combat advisors (primarily specialists in jungle warfare). (3) A 73-man air force unit at Vung Tau with 6 Australian caribou planes which fly daily logistical transport missions in support of Vietnamese military forces. (4) Two surgical teams. These teams in addition to performing major operations have established a blood bank and are giving lessons in nursing. (5) A group of civil engineers are in Vietnam. These engineers are scheduled to work on water supply and road construction projects in Bien Hoa, and will survey the possibility of other projects such as building two canal bridges in the port of Saigon. (6) Three experts in dairy and crop practices and radio techniques. (7) Training of 110 Vietnamese in Australia. (8) In goods and materials: 1 million textbooks in Vietnamese for rural schools; 3,300 tons of corrugated roofing for Vietnamese military dependents housing; 6 large community windmills; 15,750 sets of handtools; 400 radio sets and 2,400 loudspeakers, 16,000 blankets and 14,000 cases of condensed milk. (9) A 50-kilowatt broadcasting station at Ban Me Thout (construction is well underway). Republic of China The Republic of China has provided: (1) An 80-odd-man agricultural team. (2) An 18-man military psychological warfare team. (3) An 8-man electrical power mission under the leadership of Tai power. (4) A 10-man surgical team. China is also providing training for more than 200 Vietnamese in Taiwan. In the way of goods and materials, they have provided 26 aluminum prefabricated warehouses, agricultural tools, seeds and fertilizers, 500,000 copies of mathematics textbooks and electrical power substations. Japan Japan has provided over $55 million worth of economic assistance to Vietnam, chiefly through reparations. Of the 90 Japanese personnel now in Vietnam, over 70 are connected with the construction of a large power dam across the Danhim River. Japan has also provided a 6-man medical team, considerable amounts of medical goods (4,544 cases), 20,000 transistor radios, and 25 ambulances, an electrical transmission line and agreed to the construction of a bridge over the Mekong River near Vinh Long. Korea Korea has provided: (1) One combat division force. (2) A 130-man mobile army surgical hospital (MASH). (3) Ten military instructors in Korean karate for training Vietnamese military in hand-to-hand combat. (4) A 2,200-man task force unit composed of the following elements: Laos One army engineer battalion. One headquarters group. One army transportation company. One marine corps engineer company. One LST and two LSM's. One composite support unit (communications, medical supplies, etc.). Laos has provided 1 million kip ($4,167) for flood relief as of February 1965. Malaysia Since 1962 Malaysia has trained about 2,000 Vietnamese military officers. Groups of 30 to 60 are regularly sent for about a month's training in counterinsurgency with Malaysian Police Special Constabulary. Malaysia plans to continue the program in 1965. Malaysia has previously provided substantial amounts of counterinsurgency materials, primarily military and police transport such as armored vehicles. New Zealand New Zealand decided to send an artillery battery. It also has provided a 25man army engineer detachment, and a 6-man surgical team and a professor in English language for the University of Saigon. They are presently training 62 Vietnamese in New Zealand and have provided £7,500 for equipment for a technical high school. They are also assisting by providing approximately $200,000 for a science building at the University of Saigon. Philippines At present, the Philippines has 70 personnel in Vietnam. These consist of military and civilian medical teams and a military psychological warfare detach ment. Thailand The Thai have a 17-man military air detachment with 7 C-47 pilots, 1 navigator, and 9 maintenance men on duty flying operational transport missions for the Vietnamese forces. In addition, they have provided cement and zinc roofing materials and provided jet training for Vietnamese pilots in Thailand. Greece MIDDLE EAST Greece has contributed medical supplies. Turkey Turkey has provided medicines and also offered to provide a substantial amount of cement. Iran Iran has contributed 1,000 tons of petroleum products to Vietnam and has dispatched a medical team consisting of 22 personnel to Vietnam. Israel Israel made a gift of pharmaceutical supplies and has offered to train Vietnamese in Israel in various fields. India India has provided cloth for flood relief and has under study the creation in Vietnam of a factory for the preparation of tea and another for sugar, within the framework of a program of technical assistance and economic cooperation. India is also considering the provision of equipment necessary for a blood transfusion center. Pakistan Pakistan has contributed financial relief assistance for flood victims and has also donated clothing. Austria EUROPE Austria has agreed to supply medical supplies, blankets, tents, through the Austrian Red Cross. Belgium Belgium has provided medicines. Canada Canada is providing: (1) Personnel in Vietnam: A professor of orthopedics at Saigon University section of Cho Ray Hospital, Saigon. (2) Vietnamese in Canada: About 200 on scholarships both academic and technical, most of them for about 4 to 5 years of training, many in engineering. About 65 more students will go this year. (3) One hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of flour. Funds generated by sales are used for capital construction projects in Vietnam. Since 1958, Canada has provided $850,000 worth of flour and butter for Vietnam. (4) A new science building for the medical faculty at the University of Hue, costing VN$17 million. Construction has passed the halfway mark, with completion expected this year. They have agreed to construct an auditorium for the Faculty of Sciences at Hue University, scheduled to begin soon, costing VN$7,500,000. Denmark Denmark has provided medical supplies and is willing to train Vietnamese nurses in Denmark. France Since 1956, France has contributed $111 million in assistance to South Vietnam. France has nearly 500 persons serving in South Vietnam. Among them are 65 experts under France's program of economic and technical assistance, including 32 physicians, professors and other medical personnel. Under its cultural programs, France sent 417 professors to teach in Vietnamese universities and schools. There are 168 Vietnamese in France, 88 under fellowships for technical training and 80 academic fellowships. France has provided low-interest credits of Fr100 million ($20 million) for financing imports of French equipment for Vietnamese industry, and a grant of Fr500,000 for equipment for L'Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs des Arts Industriels. In 1960 France extended a low-interest credit of Fr70 million to aid construction of the major coal and chemical complex at An Hoa-Nong Son, south of Danang, which is now well underway. It also provided a low-interest, 5-year credit of Fr60 million for construction of Vietnam's largest cement-producing complex with plants at Hatien and Thu Duc. In 1964, France provided a Fr930,000 grant for the installation of a training center for electrical technicians. Germany Personnel in Vietnam-provided 12; agreed 14 more; total, 26. Provided six Germans, a director and five instructors, in the Germantaught vocational section at Cao Thang Technical High School in Saigon. Agreed, in September, to transform the above section into the new Vietnamese-German Technical High School, under construction at Thu Duc near Saigon. Provided, at Hue University, five experts: Three physicians in the medical school, a professor of music, a professor of German language. Agreed to addition of about nine more experts for Hue Medical School. Vietnamese in Germany-40 provided; agreed 30 more, total: 70. Provided 40. Agreed to 20 for 22 months' training as future instructors in the technical high school. A considerable number have previously been trained. Agreed to 10 for technical training for the An Hoa-Nong Son coal and chemical complex south of Danang. Goods and materials: Provided 30 ambulances for Ministry of Health. Provided a commodity credit of DM15 million for import of German products such as machine tools, fertilizer, etc. The piaster funds generated go to the National Office of Agricultural Credit to aid farmers, particularly with loans. Provided a credit of DM50 million for development of the major industrial complex at An Hoa-Nong Son. Provided a credit of DM20 million for construction of an abattoir at Saigon-Cholon, and for construction of three merchant ships. Provided a credit of DM500,000 for construction of the Vietnamese-German Technical High School at Thu Duc. Provided a grant with a value of DM1 million to purchase batteries for receiver-transmitter radios for the Ministry of Information and Psychological Warfare, and of gasoline pumps for the Department of Rural Affairs. Agreed: A 3,000-ton hospital ship for duty in Vietnam. Ireland The Irish people have contributed £1,000 to Vietnam through their Red Cross. Italy The Italians have provided a nine-man surgical team and are providing science scholarships for the next several years. Luxembourg Luxembourg has provided plasma and blood transfusion equipment. The Netherlands The Netherlands. The Dutch have given antibiotics worth VN$200,000 (November 1964). They have sent two medical/surgical teams to Vietnam. Also one dredge now in Saigon. Spain Spain has provided 800 pounds of medicines, medical equipment and blankets, and has agreed to send a military medical team to Vietnam. Switzerland The Swiss have provided microscopes for the University of Saigon. United Kingdom The United Kingdom has provided six civilians for the British Advisory Mission and a professor of English at Hue University. With 8 Vietnamese already in training in the United Kingdom, Britain has agreed to provide for 12 more this year. In 1963-64 the United Kingdom provided the following goods and materials: Laboratory equipment for Saigon University; a typesetting machine for the government printing office; a cobalt deep-ray therapy unit for the National Cancer Institute; various equipment for the Faculties of Medicine, Science, and Pharmacy at Saigon University, the Meteorological Service and the Agricultural School at Saigon, and Atomic Research Establishment at Dalat and the Faculty of Education at Hue. The United Kingdom also agreed to provide 50,000 British pounds worth of roadbuilding equipment and £6,000 worth of diesel fishing boat engines. Argentina LATIN AMERICA The Argentines have sent two observers to Vietnam to examine the possibilities for Argentine assistance and have agreed to send material to assist in refugee relief. Brazil Brazil has provided coffee and medical supplies. Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic has offered cement for use in Vietnam. Ecuador Ecuador has sent medical supplies to Vietnam. Guatemala Guatemala has sent 15,000 doses of typhoid-paratyphoid serum for use i Vietnam. Uruguay Uruguay has promised to send foodstuffs and medicines to Vietnam. Venezuela Venezuela has agreed to provide 500 tons of rice for refugee relief. (The following information was obtained from the Department of Defense.) FREE WORLD ASSISTANCE FOR VIETNAM There are presently 38 nations, not including the United States and France, contributing or having promised assistance to South Vietnam. Assistance from 31 countries is in place; assistance from 7 other countries has been promised. The following is a list of assistance in place except as otherwise noted: 80-man agricultural team, 18-man psywar team, electrical 160 To come: Medical assistance. To come: Cement. To come: Medical assistance. Professors, physicians, forestry expert, technical advisors, Cloth for flood relief. To come: Tea and sugar factory Venezuela. 500 tons of rice. NOTE. The French, though their policies in South Vietnam differ from ours, continue to have some 600 educators, medical and technical personnel there. In addition to the above, negotiations are underway between the Government of Vietnam and most of the nations having already provided assistance for increased contributions. Administration: FWA forces are jointly administered by the International Military Assistance Force Office in Saigon, which has representation from every country having FWA personnel in Republic of Vietnam. A CINCPAC policy and procedures manual has been prepared for use in negotiations and administration of FWA forces. The Department of State coordinates the U.S. Interagency FWA effort; OSD/ISA/FER is the DOD point of contact. Prepared by: OASD/ISA/FER, Jan. 15, 1966. |