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   It appears that the most expeditious method for obtaining the
 necessary legislative authority would be to seek an amendment to the
 present MDAA     legislation to authorize grant-aid assistance ,to the
 Latin American countries. This could be done by adding the countries
 which are parties to theý Rio Treaty to Title III of the present
 legislation.
 Recommendation.
   That the agreementof the Department of Defense be sought to a
 request to Congress for legislative authorization to permit this-Gov-
 ernment to make available to governments of the other American
 Republics military training, equipment and supplies, on a grant basis,2
 for units of their armed forces which they decide, in conformity with
 Section C ,of the United Nations General Assembly resolution entitled
 "Uniting for Peace" to maintain for possible service as United-Na-
 tions units.3

 2In a memorandum of December 15, 1950, to Mr. Miller, Mr. Warren said in
 part that General Ridgway had told him the same day that the Defense Depart-
 ment was studying legislation that would allow a modest program of grant
mili-
 tary aid to Latin American countries. Mr. Warren told the General of his
 bureau's interest in this change. (710.5/12-1550) For an extract from another
 section of this memo-randulm, see p. G78.
 In a memorandum of November 15, 1950, to Mr. Miller, Mr. Warren said that
 the above memorandum had been prepared as a statement of the views of the
 Bureau of Inter-American Affairs which might obtain the Department's.con-
 currence. ,'If you approve, we shall initiate, consultations with other
interested
 offices."' In the lmargin of the original is penciled "OK E[dward]
G M [iller]."
 (720.5 MAP/11-4550)
 Jack K. McFall, Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations,
said
 In part in a'memorandum of December 12, 1950, to Mr. Warren, that he had
seen
 the above paper and that he believed inclusion of a .relatively small amount
of
 grant military aid to the other American Republics Would not impede passage
of
 forthcoming military assistance legislation. (720.5 MAP/12-1250)


 795B.5/11-1850: Circular airgram
     The Secretary of Statellto Diplomatic Ofces in the American
                              Republics

CONFIDENTIAL           WASIIINGTON, November 18, 1950-11:25 a. m.
  It now appears that the general UN military situation in Korea
makes advisable renewed efforts to encourage offers for the partici.
pation of *organized military units of Latin American governments.1
Should the Embassy believe local circumstances to be such thatthere

  1In a letter of November 16,,1950., to Secretary Acheson, Deputy Secretary
of
Defense R obert A. Lovett had said in part "... regarding general reductions
in forces to be deployed by members .of the United Nations to Korea, it is
re-
quested that due t4o the fluid situation in Korea, action be held in abeyance
pend
ing further study and ,recommendation by this Department." (795B.5/11-1650)