DECLASSIFIED Au 'rtfn' f' q 'y 1 f -t By NARA O te - ro E -o1 - - c - lT' 'II Joo _t - _ J't I _ I I C Retain class r 0 Ch I 'a slly tn----ffATO I-Oil w 111 cocurrenco of oJ TQ t N 8'l C i _D i3 S'' o 1 DEFENSE MI1f ISTlmS o COllFl RENCB In pa and exr osc i howr OVISION R E J t 2 35 i S9C 1 l a a _ FPCirluP bv I - ' - I L _ i _ it dra1n l I t i A r - ropean Re on ISA ' 'V -- 11Lrch 23 lg6o No _ _ 1 5' -- 3 -- - - - - ADVANCED WEAPONS TO NA OO COUN' I RIES Othe than IBBMs _ _r_ _ _ __ Background Paper Advanced veapona are essential to implement NA'J 'O military strategy and increasing numbers ot units equipped vith 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 - 0 which ' they are unable to p r o c u r e 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 advanced weapons made available tor pm-chases The U S w1ll also continue to assist European NATO programs or cOD1D0n production ot advanced veapons o 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 i - F- l I 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 milltary- strateg r tor the period 1958-1963 include increasing 'l1UD1o bers of units over this period equipped with vario us 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 capabil1ties 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 -essional 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 111tary 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 I I-IND 6 S-11 HNut 11 10 t 1 - o OECLASStFIED I Aut 'rifn q '9 l f By 'f' NARA -- I 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 - - -- I o I 6 1 APl rOTed and Fuuded l lroup 'J'f l f DCE 30 bna ottenc l nriOWI Mm comitriea incl udiJ lg 18 under MAP anc1 laior sale to GemazQ' 20 Ima o 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 Equivalent of 45 1 2 bns ottered varioua BM 'O comitries BO mS e JOBN 23 1 2 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 17 1 2 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 additioml 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 mio ailes and ARTAR battel J' are included in the program tor Betherlands and 'tta q respectively DD FII n 6o 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 o r - 1 p r 5 o 1 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 I i Io P'ol 00 AIRCBAr lline squadrono ottered 8 accepted 4 France 3 key l Demn rk remaining 1quadrons UD der consideraticm tor training or -attrition replacements Attachment Page l of' 2 owJ 'pa II AI '- 't o -t-oo- - - --- DE CLASSIFiED 'A t r D q 'y 2 f S' 2 f 2 _ AP A O te# FI 6o Items J end1ng 'SOB Apportionment IACROSSE One bn tor Italy SERGEANT One bn tor Belgium GBP o Partial system and 18 BBiles tor 6o missile squadron mainder in FI 61 program Re- 3 New Weapons in Proposed FI 61 Programs SERGEANT DA VY CROCD 'r l Netherlands l TARTAR TERRIER tor Netherlands One bn Eight platoons - I t 2 Greece 2 Turkey 2 Belgium One bty tor I Two btya u s -lioiJ Dutch tor Italy one tar Betherlands on cost-sharing basis a proposed Jt 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 ATI'ACHMENT Page 2 of 2 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu