732 



part funds for these programs is one of general increase up to 1963 

 and 1964. In 1965 these funds were sharply decreased to $48 million 

 each. Table 3, below, shows the figures for the 1956-1965 time period. 



TABLE 3.— AID DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION AND WITHDRAWALS FOR COUNTRY USE OF COUNTERPART FUNDS AND 



U.S. OWNED LOCAL CURRENCY. 1956-€5 

 (Millions of dollars or dollar equivalent] < 



> Report on the health and sanitation activities of the Agency for International Development for fiscal year 1967. Pre- 

 pared by the Office of International Health, Department of Health. Education, and Welfare (1968), p. 79. 



This decreasing trend continues into recent years where it may be 

 followed by observing the health and sanitation category in AID's 

 tables on technical cooperation. For example the amount of pro]ect 

 assistance in health and sanitation was $35.5 million in 1967 "®, $18.4 

 million in 1968,"^ and $13.2 million in 1969. Table 4, below, shows the 

 level of AID health and sanitation projection assistance in 1969 of 

 $13.2 million as compared with other fields of activity, totaling $250.3 

 million. 



TABLE 4.— AID TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECTS IN FISCAL YEAR 1959 BY FIELD OF ACTIVITY' 



[In millions of dollars] 



Field of activity 



Technical 

 cooperation 



Total project assistance 2 263. 5 



Regional and cou ntry programs 209. 5 



Food and agriculture 38. 2 



Industry and mining 6.0 



Transportation. 6. 3 



Labor. 9.1 



Health and sanitation 13.2 



Education. _ . 44. 5 



Public safety 6.7 



Field of activity 



Technical 

 cooperation 



Regional and country programs— Continued 



Public administration. 14.0 



Community development and social 



welfare... 3.0 



Housing... 1. 1 



Private enterprise promotion... 2. 5 



General and miscellaneous.. 28. 2 



Technical support 36.8 



Nonregional projects 54. 



• Foreign assistance program, 1959. op. cit., p. 51. 



2 Project total only; excludes $7,400,000 in program (nonproject) assistance funded from the technical cooperation/ 

 development grant appropriation. 



AID HEALTH TECHNICIANS 



The number of U.S. technicians in health programs financed by AID 

 declined much earlier than did the available fimds. There were 366 

 AID technicians in health and sanitation in 1960, 328 in 1962, and 215 

 in 1965. The reduction in South America was particularly marked, 

 declining from 93 to 25 during the years 1960 to 1965.^** 



Both AID and Public Health Officials expected this downward trend 

 in the number of U.S. technicians and advisers to be reversed. And by 

 June 1967 it was ; there was at that time a total direct-hire and PHS 



i« Ibid., Attachment 5. 



147 "The Foreign Assistance Program, Annual Report to Congress for FT 1&68," (Wash- 

 ington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969), page 45. 



148 "Report on Health and Sanitation Activities of AID for FY 1967," op. cit., pages 7-9. 



