The United States Continuing Munition Supply Relationship With Guatemala
NSIAD-86-31
Published: Jan 30, 1986. Publicly Released: Jan 30, 1986.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the extent and legality of the government's continuing military supply relationship with Guatemala.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of State | The Secretary of State should take steps to ensure that the department's information retrieval capabilities are such that all intended destinations can be easily identified. |
Closed – Implemented
State has purchased a new $1.8 million automatic data processing system which will fulfill all the requirements of this recommendation. Application development of the software is in process. They are configuring the programs and rewriting their forms to fulfill their needs. This system will identify all intended destinations for equipment and technology.
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| Department of State | The Secretary of State should take the steps necessary to issue the report to Congress as required under section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA). |
Closed – Implemented
The report was issued to Congress on January 13, 1986.
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Arms control agreementsDual-use technologiesExportingForeign military arms salesForeign military assistanceInternational relationsInternational trade regulationMilitary materielMunitionsSpare parts