Mutual Security Agency

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The Mutual Security Agency was a U.S. government body in the early Cold War era responsible for coordinating and delivering American foreign aid and defense support to allied nations.

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Mutual Security Agency canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
recipient allied nations
country United States of America
describedBySource Cold War foreign aid studies
U.S. government historical records
dissolved 1953
fieldOfWork defense support
economic reconstruction
international development
follows Economic Cooperation Administration
Technical Cooperation Administration
hasEffect expanded scope of U.S. foreign aid beyond Europe
strengthened U.S. alliances
hasPurpose containment of communism
coordination of U.S. foreign aid
strengthening collective defense
support of allied nations
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
history created to unify economic and military assistance under one agency
functions transferred to Foreign Operations Administration in 1953
inception 1951
legalBasis Mutual Security Program
surface form: Mutual Security Act of 1951
locatedInTime Eisenhower administration
Truman administration
mainSubject economic assistance
foreign aid
military assistance
technical assistance
notableProgram economic aid to Western Europe
military assistance to NATO countries
technical assistance to developing countries
operatingPeriod early Cold War
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf U.S. national security apparatus
United States Cold War strategy
surface form: United States Cold War policy

United States foreign aid program
replaced fragmented pre-1951 aid administration
replacedBy Foreign Operations Administration
United States Operations Mission system
significantEvent implementation of Mutual Security Act of 1951
integration of economic and military aid programs

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Mutual Security Program administeredBy Mutual Security Agency
MSP implementedBy Mutual Security Agency
subject surface form: Mutual Security Program