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Foreign Aid: Potential for Diversion of Economic Support Funds to Unauthorized Use

NSIAD-87-70 Published: Jan 14, 1987. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 1987.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Economic Support Fund (ESF) programs to determine whether: (1) recipient countries had diverted any of the funds to military use; and (2) the Agency for International Development's (AID) program controls leave open the possibility for diversion to unauthorized purposes.

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Foreign aid programsForeign economic assistanceFunds managementInternal controlsInternational relationsProgram managementAgricultural commoditiesU.S. CurrencyEconomic assistanceExpenditure of funds