[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 20 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E295-E296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          U.S. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1997

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. LEE H. HAMILTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 4, 1998

  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 1997.
  The first table details worldwide government-to-government foreign 
military sales [FMS] during fiscal year 1997 for defense articles and 
services and for construction sales. Total FMS sales for fiscal year 
1997 totaled $8.809 billion. This is a decrease from $10.469 billion in 
fiscal year 1996.
  The second table details licenses/approvals for the export of 
commercially sold defense articles and services for fiscal year 1997. 
Licenses/approvals totaled $11.013 billion, a decrease from $14.558 
billion in fiscal year 1996.
  The tables follow:

   TOTAL VALUE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES SOLD TO EACH COUNTRY/   
     PURCHASER AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 UNDER FOREIGN MILITARY SALES    
                       [Dollars in thousands] \1\                       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Accepted--Fy
                         Countries                              1997    
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Foreign military sales                                
                                                                        
Albania...................................................          $759
Antigua & Barbuda.........................................           262
Argentina.................................................        18,981
Australia.................................................       287,524
Austria...................................................        27,187
Bahamas...................................................            51

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Bahrain...................................................        54,049
Bangladesh................................................         1,592
Barbados..................................................           139
Belgium...................................................       122,049
Belize....................................................           327
Bolivia...................................................             3
Bolivia--Intl Narc........................................         8,638
Bosnia-Hercegovina........................................         2,103
Botswana..................................................           439
Brazil....................................................        24,962
Brunei....................................................            69
Bulgaria..................................................         4,332
Cambodia..................................................         1,246
Canada....................................................       103,253
Chad......................................................            36
Chile.....................................................         2,322
Colombia..................................................        74,487
Costa Rica................................................           175
Czech Republic............................................         2,268
Denmark...................................................        32,558
Dominican Republic........................................           187
Ecuador...................................................         4,158
Eduador--Intl Narc........................................         1,812
Egypt.....................................................     1,065,593
El Salvador...............................................         4,869
Eriterea..................................................         1,934
Estonia...................................................           999
Ethiopia..................................................         1,120
Finland...................................................           291
France....................................................       102,163
Germany...................................................       325,754
Greece....................................................       224,467
Grenada...................................................           353
Guinea-Bissau.............................................           121
Guyana....................................................            70
Haiti.....................................................           877
Honduras..................................................           910
Hungary...................................................         6,905
India.....................................................           299
Indonesia.................................................           793
Israel....................................................       524,988
Italy.....................................................        41,194
Ivory Coast...............................................           187
Jamaica...................................................            50
Japan.....................................................       346,758
Jordan....................................................        18,253
Kenya.....................................................           779
Korea (Seoul).............................................       853,987
Kuwait....................................................        48,116
Laos......................................................         1,070
Latvia....................................................         1,417
Lebanon...................................................        21,960
Lithuania.................................................         1,175
Luxembourg................................................         4,326
Macedonia (Fyrom).........................................         2,057
Malaysia..................................................        11,481
Mexico....................................................        27,663
Morocco...................................................         3,466
Nacisa....................................................           602
Namibia...................................................           286
Namsa-General + Nike......................................         7,358
Namsa-Hawk................................................         1,956
Namsa-Weapons.............................................         4,438
Napmo.....................................................         2,184
Nato......................................................         1,839
Nato AEW+C (O+S)..........................................        38,299
Nato EFA (NEFMA)..........................................         1,505
Netherlands...............................................       225,314
New Zealand...............................................        24,271
NHPLO.....................................................           200
Norway....................................................        64,494
OAS HQ....................................................           601
Oman......................................................        11,541
Org of African Unity......................................           250
Pakistan..................................................           101
Paraguay..................................................            31
Peru......................................................           285
Peru--Intl Narc...........................................           100
Poland....................................................         4,893
Portugal..................................................        19,241
Rep of Philippines........................................        20,055
Romania...................................................           331
Saudi Arabia..............................................       742,372
Senegal...................................................         1,965
Seychelles................................................            62
Shape.....................................................         2,100
Singapore.................................................       192,230
Slovakia..................................................         2,003
Slovenia..................................................           216
South Africa..............................................           154
Spain.....................................................       828,768
Sri Lanka.................................................            74
St. Kitts and Nevis.......................................           187
St. Vincent + Gren........................................            66
Sweden....................................................         6,194
Switzerland...............................................        13,413
Taiwan....................................................       353,737
Thailand..................................................       187,413
Trinidad--Tobago..........................................           185
Tunisia...................................................        15,235
Turkey....................................................       339,597
Uganda....................................................         3,872
UNDHA.....................................................           945
United Arab Emirates......................................         5,586
United Kingdom............................................       558,949
Uruguay...................................................         1,078
Venezuela.................................................        59,421
Zimbabwe..................................................            91
                                                           -------------
    Classified totals\2\..................................       609,749
                                                                        
      Subtotal............................................     8,778,248
                    Construction sales                                  
                                                                        
Bolivia--Intl Narc........................................          $485
Cambodia..................................................            49
Colombia..................................................           500
Egypt.....................................................        21,356
El Salvador...............................................         1,834
Eritrea...................................................           544
Ethiopia..................................................           388
Germany...................................................         1,405
Morocco...................................................         3,476
                                                           -------------
Singapore.................................................           266
                                                           =============
      Subtotal............................................        30,303
        Total.............................................    8,808,551 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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, 1997                      
                         [Dollars in thousands]                         
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Countries                            Cumulative
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Algeria....................................................      $57,938
Andorra....................................................           39
Angola.....................................................       11,618
Antigua....................................................            1
Argentina..................................................      198,780
Aruba......................................................           62
Australia..................................................      416,030
Austria....................................................       36,413
Azerbaijan.................................................            6
The Bahamas................................................            9
Bahrain....................................................        8,917
Bangladesh.................................................        2,568
Barbados...................................................           96
Belarus....................................................           12
Belgium....................................................      131,132
Belize.....................................................           95
Bermuda....................................................           68
Bolivia....................................................        1,666
Bosnia Herzegovina.........................................       32,714
Botswana...................................................        3,013
Brazil.....................................................      191,334
British Virgin Islands.....................................            4
Brunei.....................................................       21,076
Bulgaria...................................................          459
Burkina Faso...............................................            2
Cambodia...................................................           29
Canada.....................................................        8,649
Cayman Islands.............................................            7
Chad.......................................................            2
Chile......................................................       32,564
China......................................................        2,068
Colombia...................................................       39,077
Costa Rica.................................................        1,653
Cote D'Ivoire..............................................           67
Croatia....................................................          121
Cyprus.....................................................            5
Czech Republic.............................................        6,378
Denmark....................................................       83,987
Dominican Republic.........................................        7,319
Ecuador....................................................        7,540
Egypt......................................................       82,210
El Salvador................................................        8,244
Eritrea....................................................          900
Estonia....................................................           15
Finland....................................................      106,389
France.....................................................      180,906
French Guiana..............................................        5,538
French Polynesia...........................................            2
Gabon......................................................           23
Georgia....................................................            3
Germany....................................................      511,772
Ghana......................................................        4,383
Greece.....................................................       36,270
Greenland..................................................           23
Grenada....................................................           68
Guatemala..................................................        2,211
Guinea-Bissau..............................................            2
Guyana.....................................................          108
Haiti......................................................           61
Honduras...................................................        3,696
Hong Kong..................................................        2,147
Hungary....................................................          474
Iceland....................................................        4,788
India......................................................       29,867
Indonesia..................................................       66,190
Ireland....................................................        9,163
Israel.....................................................      714,187
Italy......................................................      172,344
Jamaica....................................................          335
Japan......................................................    2,121,893
Jordan.....................................................        4,293
Kazakhstan.................................................        3,286
Kenya......................................................          617
Kiribati...................................................        1,516
Republic of Korea..........................................      423,749
Kuwait.....................................................       14,972
Kyrgyzstan.................................................            9
Laos.......................................................          650
Latvia.....................................................            9
Lebanon....................................................          825
Liechtenstein..............................................            2
Lithuania..................................................          400
Luxembourg.................................................        5,190
Macau......................................................           77
Macedonia..................................................          263
Malaysia...................................................       90,922
Mali.......................................................            1
Malta......................................................            1
Mauritius..................................................           59
Mexico.....................................................       22,153
Monaco.....................................................           21
Mongolia...................................................            6
Montserrat.................................................            3
Morocco....................................................       15,798
Namibia....................................................          298
Nepal......................................................        4,140
Netherlands................................................      350,197
Netherlands Antilles.......................................          136
New Caledonia..............................................       93,528
New Zealand................................................      107,675
Nicaragua..................................................           80
Niger......................................................            1
Norway.....................................................      141,653
Oman.......................................................        2,528
Pakistan...................................................       53,046
Panama.....................................................       11,941
Papua New Guinea...........................................          421
Paraguay...................................................           42
Peru.......................................................        5,367
Philippines................................................       72,219
Poland.....................................................        2,188
Portugal...................................................       47,569
Qatar......................................................        3,081
Reunion....................................................           20
Romania....................................................       43,125
Russia.....................................................       23,809
Saudi Arabia...............................................      115,583
Seychelles.................................................           11
Singapore..................................................      163,713
Slovakia...................................................        2,149
Slovenia...................................................        2,603
Solomon Islands............................................          760
South Africa...............................................       10,865
Spain......................................................      202,297
Sri Lanka..................................................        2,210
St. Kitts & Nevis-Angu.....................................            5
St. Lucia..................................................           44
St. Vincent & Genadines....................................            4
Suriname...................................................          139
Sweden.....................................................      396,139
Switzerland................................................      173,103
Taiwan \1\.................................................      261,098
Tanzania, United Republic..................................          597
Thailand...................................................      122,172
Trinidad & Tobago..........................................          809
Tunisia....................................................        2,038
Turkey.....................................................      257,150
Turks & Caicos Islands.....................................            1
Uganda.....................................................            4
Ukraine....................................................           77
United Arab Emirates.......................................       17,409
United Kingdom.............................................    1,193,778
United Nations.............................................           82
Uruguay....................................................       14,723
Uzbekistan.................................................            6
Various Countries..........................................       72,368
Venezuela..................................................      342,929
Vietnam....................................................            5
Yemen......................................................        5,159
Zambia.....................................................          808
                                                            ------------
Zimbabwe...................................................          122
                                                            ============
      Classified totals \2\................................      736,042
        Worldwide total....................................  11,012,618 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Taiwan first quarter modified due to error found in calculations    
  used to generate data.                                                
\2\ See classified annex to CPD.                                        
Note.--Details may not add due to rounding. This information was        
  prepared and submitted by the Office of Defense Trade Controls, State 
  Department.