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1 )_D!;..i3:S''~ • In pa~ and exr.•sc ,i; ,howr~OVISION (R ADVANCED WEAPONS TO NA!OO COUN'.I!RIES E,J t 2:35:i. S9C. 1 .,l (a) ( a ,._- . { Othe than IBBMs}
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Advanced veapona are essential to implement NA'J.'O military strategy, and increasing numbers ot uni ts equipped vi th such veapons an included among the minimmn eHenti&l NA!t'O torce,/ requirements ~or the period through 1963. The ~ U.S. is prepared to assist other NA!rO countries, to the enent permitted by ~~
Congressional appropriations, to acquire new weapons~-;,~; ~;:i~ ~-0 which ' they are unable to procure~~ own resources.~~~!.:_~~ U.S. has allocated approzimatel ~~on~a.rj.J:br a var e es and ~ modern aircra:rt and related B!ngorits IU!rO allies, in addition to the F -advanced weapons made available tor pm-chases. The U.S. w1ll also continue to ~ assist European NATO programs or cOD1D0n production ot advanced veapons • In ~
· view ot limited manufacturing capabil1ties and or l.imited MAP fund availabilities, ~-.advanced weapons are allocated to NATO countries on a priority basis, taking into ._ account the recommendations ot NA!1'0 onmmande""s and JCS and the ability of recip- ~ ients to absorb, utilize and maintain the weapons effectively. In consonance v:lth country capabilities, future programs ot military assistance to NATO countries are expected to emphasize the provision of advanced weapons and related trl!,ining to an , increaai"Dg extent. U.S. plans to provide increased assistance in advanced weapons ....:,. are dependent, to a considerable degree, upon increased ettorts by other NATO [; countries to meet :more or their own requirements.
l. Requirement tor Advauced Weap0ns. NATO m1l.it&r7 strategy depends on a :rully effective nuclear retaliatory force and sb1e1d f'orces having the capability to respond quickly, with nuclear weapons:, should the situation so require, to any type ot aggression. The necessity tor such torces was recognized in the Political Directive to the NATO military authorities adopted ll>y the Borth Atl.antic Council on December 13, 1956, and has been rea.tfirmed in various NATO documents approved since then. The torce requirements set :forth in ~-70 as the minimam essential to implement NATO mill tary- strateg;r tor the period 1958-1963 include increasing 'l1UD1•
bers of units over this period equipped with vario,µs types ot missiles and atomic capable aircra:rt.
2. U.S. Support. The U.S. strongly supports M::-70 and tully appreciates the urgent importance of ettectivel.y integrating new weapons into NATO forces to cowiter gr~ng Soviet capabil1 ties. It recognizes also problems raced by nany European NATO countries in modernizing their forces and is prepared to assist such cowitriea ·unc1er the Mltual Security Program, to the extent permitted by Congr:-ess-ional appropriations, to acquire the advanced weapons required by MC-70 WllJWA----...
t unable to procure from their own resources. Thus., a a billion__) a been approved under m:111 tary assistance programs nee FY 19 _
an increasing variety or missiles (inclnding IRBMs) aiicrl:a'Vll1m~"'ll1rcraf't tor our NATO all.ies and the rel.ated training. In ad41tion, ot course, such weapons have been, and will continue to be, made available tor purchase by our NATO allies .
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I , SEC~ET , 3 . Coordinated NM'O Research, Development and Production of Advanced ,dapons. ~ addition to providing nev weapons trom its own production, the U.S.
is assisting European NATO etto;-ts, undertaken in accordance vith the agreement reached at the NATO Heads of Government M!eting in December 1957, to develop coordinated programs of research and production ot selected advanced weapons. (See separate papers on "Coordinated Buropean·Production Program" [other than Mid-range Ml.ssiles7, NATO J.BBM Production Programs, and NM'O Coordinated Aircraft Production.T
4. Content of Advanced Weapons ProgL"ams. Programs approved through FY 1960 include surtace-to-a.ir,:missile systems (Nike), sur.face-to-surtace ground missile systems (Honest Jolm,C~rporal, Serge'11t, and Matador)(, ship-to-air missile systems (Terrier and Tartar), air-to-air missiles (Sidev.LnderJ and necessary aircraft modifications, F-84F atomic delivery conversion kits., F-100 supersonic aircrat"t., and IBBMs (Thor and Jupiter). Attached is a BUJllllll.17 of the status of each of the advanced weapons included in programs approved thus far.
5. Priorities 'apd Limitatiou.. Current U.S. production facilities are not adequate to meet all of NATO's requirements -for advanced weapons within the recommended time periods. In view of the limited Jlll!I.Dtltacturing capabilities as well as of lim:1.ted CongreHional appropriations tor military assistance., advanced weapons becoming available are allocated ~ NATO countries able and willing to man, utilize and maintain them, to meet highest priority requirements, taking into account the military advice or SACEUR and SACLANT. The extent to which the U.S. is able to assist inmoderm.zation of NATO forces is dependent to a considerable degree. on the willinpess and the increasing capability or the other NATO countries to provide most ot the maintenance support for their own forces.
6. Future Prospects. It is intended that future programs ot U.S. military assistance to NATO countries will empb&size the provision ot advanced weapons and related training. A substantial. portion or the FY 1961 MAP, now being prepared tor presentation to Congress, -will probably be allocated for such purposes . The U.S. believes that it can be most helptul to the NATO effort by devoting an increasing proportion of U.S. aid to new weapons; also, that the increasing portion of its own detense ezpenditures which it devotes to research and development of new weapons redounds to the ben.ef'i t ot NATO as a whole . The U .S. v1l1 also continue to provide support to NATO programs ot coordinated European production of advanced weapons and in programming ael.iveriea of advanced weapons., will take account of European production programs as well as of the pr1ma:ey consideration ot meeting IC-70 requirementa. However., U.S. pl.ans t.o continue emphasis on advanced weapons assistance., and the necessary public and Congressional approval of such programs will depend to a considerable degree on increasing efforts by the European NATO countries to meet more of their own conventional. requirements.
Attachment Paper entitled "status ot New. Weapons Programmed tor NATO countries through 1Y 1960"
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1. APl)rOTed and Fuuded !l!lroup 'J'f 6:>:
l!f.DCE. 30 bna. ottenc!l. nriOWI Mm comitriea incl.udiJ:lg · 18 under MAP anc1 laior sale (to GemazQ'); 20 Ima • . accepted., incl.uding ,14 under MAP am. 6 purchased. . Belgi:um -~ Demark .ba-y_e ~~t ye~ . accepted one each ot 2 bns. ottered. ll bns. have been delivered through February 1960.
BO!mS!e JOBN. Equivalent of 45½ bns. ottered varioua BM.'O comitries, 23½ under MAP, 19! tor sale to GerJDBZJ;r, and 2j- to U.IC. to. be fiiw:&ced · with Pla.u IC tuuds; 22j- bu. accepted imder MAP; 9i- bns. purchased. 17½ bns. have been delivered through Febl-uarj 1960.
COBPORAL. 2 bJis. pron.dad U.lt. :financed by' Plan IC :rtmds. \ .
MATADOR. Partial. squadron purchased by Gm'maxJy.
TEBRIEB & T.Ala'AR. One T.&:RRIER battery :1.Dst&Uati011 purchased by' Ita:l.y and addi tioml caqponents of this 't!attery prognuamed for tta:cy- in FY 1959. One battery &lld JI() mi1si1es: included tor. ~etherlauds and a portion ot TARTAR launchi:ng .aystc,m p,;-ogrammed tor Frmlce 1n ft 1959. nI One TERRIER batt1U7 with lf0 mi•ailes and~ !ARTAR battel"J' are included in the n ·6o program tor Betherlands and 'tta."q respectively. DD FII.
. . . IRBM, Four TEOR squadrons programmed tor the U .X. tinanced in. large part""1rom Plan IC tunds. Deliveries to be completed Ma.rch 1960.· Two JUPI!l!ER squadrons are programmed to;r Ita:b" and 1idtial. hnds tor one squadron tor Turkey are included in the ft 6o program. ; . r ~
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SIJJ:SWINDJCR. Bulle ot $32. 5 million W9r;tb ot these air-to-air missiles programmed in Ff 58 and Fr 59 allocated to BA!!.'O area. ~ese missiles and a small allotment tor Demnark and Turke7 ill IT 6o prorlde ~ ot the basic load ot l.6 per &iraratt Dl0di:fied to carr,- this weapon. Except tor Greece and 'l'urkey, all wee.pons beyond tlie ~ basic load are to be purchased by recipient countries t1"0Jn Btiropeiu production.
F-84:r COIMmSIOl'l ~s. Approx1.m&~ 1 1 000 ot these ki~s provided to several. iili'o comtries to give atom:1.0 capability to their tighter bomber aircr,1.tt.
P'•l.00 AIRCBAr?. lline squadron• ottered; 8 accepted (4 France; 3 ~key; l Demn&rk), remaining 1quadrons UD.der consideraticm tor training or -attrition replacements.
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2. FI 6o Items J>end1ng 'SOB Apportionment:
IACROSSE. One bn. tor Italy.
SERGEANT. One bn. tor Belgium.
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!!£!• Partial. system and 18 ~BBiles tor 6o missile squadron. Remainder in FI 61 program.
3. New Weapons in Proposed FI 61 Programs&
SERGEANT. One bn. tor Netherlands.
DA.VY CROCD!'r. Eight platoons - It~ 2; Greece 2; Turkey 2; Belgium l; Netherlands l.
TARTAR. One bty. tor I~.
TERRIER. Two btya. tor Italy; one tar Betherlands on a proposed &Jt/, u.s.-lioiJ Dutch cost-sharing basis. ·
F-104. Nine squadrons: T,lrke;y l; Greece J.; Norway l on a grant basis; Belgium, Betherlands, and Italy two each on a proposed cost-sharing basis still 91lbject to discussions with the countries.
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