[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 14 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E189-E190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          U.S. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996

                                 ______
                                 

                          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\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Accepted
                         Countries                           fiscal year
                                                                 1996
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal.............................................   10,386,379
                                                            ============
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
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal.............................................       83,018
                                                            ============
      Total................................................   10,469,397
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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

                         [Dollars in thousands]

                                                             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

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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
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    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.