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Mr. Brundage inquired whether, if NSC 5716 were adopted,
the United States would be obliged to assume all responsibility for
the 4500-man Federal Army of Libya.
Mr. Cutler replied in the af-
firmative, and indicated that there was no one else to share in
this expense. At least, however, the expenditure was spread out
until 1962.
The National Security Council:
a.
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Discussed the draft statement of policy on the subject
eonteined in NSC 5716, in the light of the views of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff transmitted by the reference
memorandum of June 26, 1957.
bd.
Discussed principles which should govern the construc-
tion of additional military installations in Libya, in
the light of (1) our strategic needs in the Mediterranean area; (2) new weapons developments; (3) the politi-
cal and economic conditions of maintaining our present
base facilities in the area; (4) the over-all cost
ceiling on defense expenditures.
ce.
Adopted the statement of policy in NSC 5716, subject
to the deletion of paragraph 23 and the footnote relating thereto.
NOTE:
NSC 5716, as amended, subsequently approved by the
President and circulated as NSC 5716/1 for imple-
mentation by all appropriate Executive departmerts
and agencies of the U. 5. Government, and referred
to the Operations Coordinating Board as the soordi-
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