Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume IX, International Development and Economic Defense Policy; Commodities

7. Presidential Determination No. 64–8¹

Washington, April 22, 1964.

MEMORANDUM FOR THE ADMINISTRATORAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SUBJECT

• Determinations under sections 505(a) and 511(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, permitting the furnishing of defense articles on a grant basis to certain Latin American countries

In accordance with the recommendation in your memorandum of March 23, 1964,² I hereby determine:

(1) pursuant to section 505(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), that the furnishing of defense articles on a grant basis under the Act to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay is necessary to safeguard the security of the United States, or the security of such countries, which are all associated with the United States in the Alliance for Progress, against overthrow of duly constituted governments, or both; and

(2) pursuant to section 511(b) of the Act, that internal security requirements may be the basis for the furnishing of defense articles on a grant basis to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Uruguay.

You are requested on my behalf to give appropriate notice of this action, pursuant to sections 505(a) and 511(b) of the Act, to the Congress.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1. Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Subject File, Presidential Determinations, Vol. I [1 of 2], Box 39. Secret.
2. Document 5.