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ID-76-1 1 (1975-10-31)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabpk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 6 ; UNITED STPflS REPORT TO THE'CbN 6R' S N~OV 0 :, qq fu. LIBRARY SYSTEM BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 'LM099992 Assessment Of Overseas Advisory Efforts Of The U.S. Security Assistance Program Departments of Defense and State The U.S. reportedly spent $70 million in 1974 for military advisory assistance to 49 countries under the Security Assistance Pro- gram. GAO believes the advisory groups activ- ities were principally to facilitate the $8 bil- lion Foreign Military Sales Program and to meet political objectives. Consideration should be given to eliminating advisory groups that have outlived their use- fulness in administering grant military assist- ance. Cost of groups, whose prime activities are facilitating sales, should be recovered through the sales program. Improved report- ing of cost and staffing of all advisory effort is needed if the Congress is to have effective oversight over the Security Assistance Pro- gram. ID-76-1 ?_ OCT. 311, !975