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SECRET OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE L.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 3(D) or 0 Washington 25, D. C. OSD latter, May 3, 1972 Dozo 6 October 1950 STATUS OF UN OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR KOREA The following tabulation shows the status of the various offers of assistance as of 6 October (tabulation is revised weekly at noon on Friday). Although certain individual offers are unclassified, this tabulation may not be used as background for, or the basis of, public information releases. Corrections, additions, etc., should be communicated either to Lt. Colonel Swan or Mrs. Carlson, OSD, Office of Foreign Military Affairs, telephone 77232. Country Offer Status 1. ARGENTINA Canned and frozen beef. Offered to UC. Army handling arrangements. 2. AUSTRALIA 2 destroyers In action. RAAF squadron (24 F-51's and 300 men). 1 infantry battalion In Korea. (1,000 men). 1 infantry battalion. Being formed. Not yet formally offered to UN. Department of State requested to obtain total of 3 battalions for Korea. 3. BELGIUM 2 C-54's with 4 crews; Participating in Pacific third C-54 arrived U.S. airlift. Eight round trips mid-September, per month. Infantry battalion Accepted by UC, Starts 2-month (1,000 men). training program in October. 40 BOLIVIA 30 officers. Acceptance deferred by JCS. Criteria for military aid furnished Bolivian repre- sentatives. 5. BRAZIL Criteria for military aid furnished Brazilian repre- sentatives. 6. CANADA 3 destroyers. In action. 1 RCAF squadron of 6 C-54 Based on McChord Field. planes. Making more than 1 round trip per day to Japan. Infantry brigade (6,775 Completes preliminary train- men and 3,000 replace- ing 1 November. Three months ments) (Canadian Army additional training in Okinawa Special Force). area to be conducted. Departure for Okinawa from Seattle tentatively 25 November. Accepted by UC. Canadian-Pacific Airline TRUMAN Accepted by UC. Planes are facilities (commercial). lifting two loads west and one 'NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND east per week. RECORDS . SERVICE' F-51 squadron. Under consideration by Canadian Government. 7. CHILE Strategic materials. Under consideration by UC. Criteria for military aid furnished Chilean repre- sentatives. DECEASSIFIED 8. CHINA 3 divisions and 20-C-47's. Rejected, EtO: 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E.) SECRET OSD letter, 3-16-77 Pastec: wit NC.A NARS Dote 3-21-77 71 SECRET