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“U.S. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E189-E190 on Feb. 6, 1997.
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U.S. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996
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HON. LEE H. HAMILTON
of indiana
in the house of representatives
Thursday, February 6, 1997
Mr. HAMILTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to my colleagues' attention information submitted pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act with respect to U.S. foreign military sales during fiscal year 1996.
The first table details worldwide government-to-government foreign military sales [FMS] during fiscal year 1996 for defense articles and services and for construction sales. Total FMS sales for fiscal year 1996 were $10.469 billion, an increase from $9.054 billion in fiscal year 1995.
The second table details licenses/approvals for the export of commercially sold defense articles and services for fiscal year 1996. Licenses/approvals totaled $14.558 billion in fiscal year 1996, a decrease from $19.707 billion in fiscal year 1995.
The tables follow:
TOTAL VALUE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES SOLD TO EACH COUNTRY/
PURCHASER AS OF 30 SEP 96 UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (SEE PART II FOR
CONSTRUCTION SALES)
[In thousands of dollars] \1\
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Accepted
Countries fiscal year
1996
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Part I--Foreign Military Sales:
Albania................................................ 3,417
Argentina.............................................. 3,291
Australia.............................................. 173,708
Austria................................................ 9,843
Bahrain................................................ 98,059
Barbados............................................... 668
Belgium................................................ 57,490
Bolivia................................................ 378
Bolivia--Intl NARC..................................... 5,274
Botswana............................................... 2,505
Brazil................................................. 49,429
Bulgaria............................................... 1
Cambodia............................................... 698
Cameroon............................................... 49
Canada................................................. 130,848
Chad................................................... 746
Chile.................................................. 2,559
Colombia............................................... 8,920
Colombia--Intl NARC.................................... 8,418
Costa Rica............................................. 117
Czech Republic......................................... 7,656
Denmark................................................ 139,289
Djibouti............................................... 190
Dominican Republic..................................... 441
Ecuador................................................ 405
Ecuador--Intl NARC..................................... 415
Egypt.................................................. 1,422,277
El Salvador............................................ 3,382
Eritrea................................................ 334
Estonia................................................ 531
Ethiopia............................................... 350
Finland................................................ 1,832
France................................................. 23,084
Germany................................................ 267,637
Ghana.................................................. 368
Greece................................................. 205,722
Guinea-Bissau.......................................... 307
Haiti.................................................. 5,536
Honduras............................................... 5,515
Hungary................................................ 2,340
Iceland................................................ 12
Indonesia.............................................. 27,698
Israel................................................. 883,284
Italy.................................................. 78,318
Ivory Coast............................................ 6
Jamaica................................................ 870
Japan.................................................. 525,623
Jordan................................................. 219,252
Kenya.................................................. 4,588
Korea (Seoul).......................................... 998,875
Kuwait................................................. 239,084
Latvia................................................. 528
Lebanon................................................ 16,099
Lithuania.............................................. 298
Luxembourg............................................. 3,223
Malawi................................................. 480
Malaysia............................................... 5,524
Mexico................................................. 4,837
Morocco................................................ 5,862
Nacisa................................................. 1,015
NAMSA--F104............................................ 2,800
NAMSA--General+Nike.................................... 8,290
NAMSA--Hawk............................................ 1,042
NAMSA--Weapons......................................... 5,942
NAPMO.................................................. 144
NATO................................................... 2,339
NATO AEW+C (O+S)....................................... 18,342
NATO Headquarters...................................... 200
Netherlands............................................ 151,731
New Zealand............................................ 7,265
NHPLO.................................................. 56
Norway................................................. 489,597
OAS HQ................................................. 561
Oman................................................... 2,555
Organization of African Unity.......................... 525
Panama................................................. 170
Peru................................................... 5
Poland................................................. 7,294
Portugal............................................... 4,007
Republic of Philippines................................ 20,408
Romania................................................ 6,450
Rwanda................................................. 207
Saclant................................................ 173
Saudi Arabia........................................... 1,296,524
Senegal................................................ 395
Shape.................................................. 13
Singapore.............................................. 310,673
Slovakia............................................... 1,450
Slovenia............................................... 192
South Africa........................................... 1,639
Spain.................................................. 119,932
Sri Lanka.............................................. 112
St. Kitts and Nevis.................................... 80
Sweden................................................. 9,562
Switzerland............................................ 6,620
Taiwan................................................. 459,865
Thailand............................................... 508,272
Tonga.................................................. 40
Trinidad-Tobago........................................ 347
Tunisia................................................ 6,743
Turkey................................................. 227,281
Uganda................................................. 154
United Arab Emirates................................... 2,822
United Kingdom......................................... 489,105
Unocha................................................. 1,358
Uruguay................................................ 1,375
Venezuela.............................................. 23,501
Classified totals \2\.................................. 528,713
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Subtotal............................................. 10,386,379
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Part II--Construction Sales:
Bolivia--Intl NARC..................................... 388
Colombia............................................... 1,136
Colombia--Intl NARC.................................... 728
Ecuador--Intl NARC..................................... 752
Egypt.................................................. 61,141
El Salvador............................................ 777
Honduras............................................... 2,263
Ivory Coast............................................ 194
Kenya.................................................. 215
Morocco................................................ 1,359
Saudi Arabia........................................... 14,000
Singapore.............................................. 65
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Subtotal............................................. 83,018
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Total................................................ 10,469,397
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\1\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
\2\ See the Classified Annex to the CPD.
Licenses/approvals for the export of commercially sold defense articles/services--September 30, 1996
Cumulative
Afghanistan...........................................................4
Albania...............................................................1
Algeria...........................................................5,598
Andorra.............................................................203
Angola...............................................................89
Antigua..............................................................12
Argentina........................................................57,421
Aruba...............................................................186
Australia \1\.................................................1,117,515
Austria...........................................................8,725
Azerbaijan..........................................................541
Bahamas, The.........................................................61
Bahrain...........................................................9,256
Bangladesh........................................................1,409
Barbados.............................................................46
Belarus..............................................................54
Belgium.........................................................290,289
Belize............................................................1,412
Bermuda...........................................................1,071
Bolivia...........................................................2,552
Bosnia and Herzegovina...............................................80
Botswana..........................................................6,607
Brazil...........................................................62,317
Brunei...........................................................68,269
Bulgaria............................................................724
Burma...............................................................600
Burundi...............................................................9
Cambodia..............................................................4
Cameroon.............................................................48
Canada...........................................................49,268
Cayman Islands.......................................................29
Chad.................................................................48
Chile............................................................24,327
China............................................................55,857
Colombia.........................................................12,934
Congo................................................................43
Costa Rica........................................................1,890
Croatia.............................................................238
Cote D'Ivoire........................................................18
Cyprus..............................................................176
Czech Republic...................................................12,604
Denmark.........................................................237,051
Dominica..............................................................6
Dominican Republic................................................2,716
Ecuador..........................................................12,456
Egypt...........................................................150,340
El Salvador.......................................................8,029
Estonia.............................................................553
Ethiopia..............................................................3
Fiji................................................................293
Finland..........................................................33,653
France..........................................................194,957
French Guiana...................................................120,384
French Polynesia......................................................4
Gabon...............................................................120
Georgia.............................................................717
Germany.........................................................851,040
Ghana.............................................................4,010
Greece..........................................................242,890
Greenland.........................................................1,539
Guatemala.........................................................2,963
Guyana..............................................................181
Haiti...............................................................158
Honduras..........................................................5,089
Hong Kong........................................................24,018 Hungary..........................................................23,771
Iceland...........................................................3,232
India............................................................38,558
Indonesia.......................................................212,176
Ireland...........................................................4,295
Israel..........................................................696,201
Italy...........................................................362,216
Jamaica.............................................................430
Japan.........................................................1,058,537
Jordan...........................................................67,177
Kazakhstan........................................................8,916
Kenya............................................................21,355
Korea, Republic of..............................................926,560
Kuwait...........................................................37,520
Latvia..............................................................832
Lebanon...........................................................2,077
Lithuania...........................................................108
Luxembourg.......................................................29,975
Macau................................................................52
Macedonia............................................................68
Malaysia........................................................438,171
Mali..................................................................1
Marshall Islands..................................................1,539
Mauritania..........................................................131
Mauritius............................................................29
Mexico...........................................................94,450
Micronesia............................................................2
Moldova..............................................................41
Monaco................................................................2
Mongolia..............................................................9
Montserrat............................................................3
Morocco..........................................................21,473
Mozambique............................................................3
Namibia.............................................................563
Nepal................................................................37
Netherlands.....................................................463,398
Netherlands Antilles................................................144
New Caledonia........................................................83
New Zealand.....................................................108,966
Nicaragua............................................................22
Niger................................................................44
Nigeria..............................................................19
Norway..........................................................107,262
Oman..............................................................4,115
Pakistan.........................................................74,793
Panama............................................................9,147
Papua New Guinea....................................................551
Paraguay..........................................................4,571
Peru.............................................................16,272
Philippines.....................................................140,268
Poland............................................................5,534
Portugal.........................................................48,692
Qatar.............................................................8,529
Romania...........................................................5,063
Russia...........................................................77,709
Saudi Arabia....................................................392,034
Sierra Leone..........................................................2
Singapore.......................................................524,084
Slovakia..........................................................1,808
Slovenia............................................................380
South Africa.....................................................29,889
Spain...........................................................136,058
Sri Lanka........................................................17,104
St. Kitts & Nevis Anguilla............................................6
St. Lucia............................................................26
St. Vincent...........................................................5
Suriname............................................................136
Sweden..........................................................172,417
Switzerland.....................................................348,417
Taiwan \2\......................................................786,718
Tanzania, United Republic............................................61
Thailand........................................................342,764
Tonga...............................................................174
Trinidad & Tobago...................................................332
Tunisia...........................................................4,951
Turkey..........................................................584,325
Turkmenistan.........................................................20
Uganda............................................................2,203
Ukraine.............................................................885
United Arab Emirates.............................................24,396
United Kingdom................................................1,422,605
United Nations...................................................45,245
Uruguay...........................................................5,081
Uzbekistan............................................................9
Various Countries...............................................249,414
Venezuela.......................................................376,475
Vietnam...........................................................1,030
Yemen...............................................................843
Zambia............................................................1,599
Zimbabwe............................................................265
Classified totals \3\...........................................274,256
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Worldwide total..........................................14,557,740
\1\ Australia was erroneously reported as zero for second quarter.
\2\ Taiwan third quarter modified due to error found in calculations used to generate data.
\3\ See classified annex to CPD.
Note.--Details may not add due to rounding.
Source: This information was prepared and submitted by the Office of Defense Trade Controls, State Department.
