Mutual Security Agency

The Mutual Security Agency was established by Congress on October 10, 1951. It was created under the principle that strengthening America's allies in Europe through military assistance and economic recovery would be beneficial to America's long-term security. It superseded the Economic Cooperation Administration, which only had oversight over economic aid. The Mutual Security Agency was responsible for the development and administration of military and economic assistance programs other than those administered by the Technical Cooperation Administration.

Reorganization Plan No. 7 1953 (67 Stat. 641) abolished the Mutual Security Agency on August 1, 1953.[1] The federal organization functions were transferred to the new Foreign Operations Administration.[2]

Directors of the MSA

The Directorship of the Mutual Security Agency was a Presidential appointment that had to be approved by the Senate.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1953" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. August 1, 1953.
  2. ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 7 of 1953 Relating to the Establishment of the Foreign Operations Administration.," June 1, 1953". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
  • Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Harry S. Truman: "Executive Order 10300—Providing for the Administration of the Mutual Security Act of 1951 and Related Statutes," November 1, 1951". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

Notes

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State document "Directors of the Mutual Security Agency".

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