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Mutual Security Agency

{{Short description|American aid agency in Europe (1951–1953)}}

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| leader_name = William Averell Harriman (1951–1953)
Harold E. Stassen
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The Mutual Security Agency (1951–1953) was a US agency to strengthen European allies of World War II through military assistance and economic recovery.

History

The Mutual Security Agency was established by the passing of the Mutual Security Act by the United States Congress on October 10, 1951. The purpose of the agency was, in the words of the Act, to organize "military, economic, and technical assistance to friendly countries to strengthen the mutual security and individual and collective defenses of the free world, to develop their resources in the interest of their security and independence and the national interest of the United States and to facilitate the effective participation of those countries in the United Nations system for collective security".{{Cite web|title=Public Law 165 / Chapter 479|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-65/pdf/STATUTE-65-Pg373.pdf|access-date=2021-03-03}} The agency superseded the Economic Cooperation Administration, which had only oversight over economic aid. The new agency was responsible for development and administration of those military and economic assistance programs not administered by the Technical Cooperation Administration.

Reorganization Plan No. 7 1953 (67 Stat. 641) abolished the Mutual Security Agency on August 1, 1953.{{cite web |url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-67/pdf/STATUTE-67-Pg639.pdf |title=Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1953 |date=August 1, 1953 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}} The federal organization functions were transferred to the new Foreign Operations Administration.{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9863 |title=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 |author1=Peters, Gerhard |author2=Woolley, John T |publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara |work=The American Presidency Project}}

Directors of the MSA

The Directorship of the Mutual Security Agency was a Presidential appointment, approved by the United States Senate.

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!colspan=2 |President

{{sortname|Averell|Harriman|W. Averell Harriman}}

|{{dts|October 19, 1951}}

|{{dts|January 20, 1953}}

|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" |

|{{sortname|Harry S.|Truman}}

{{sortname|Harold|Stassen|Harold E. Stassen}}

|{{dts|January 27, 1953}}

|{{dts|August 1, 1953}}

|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|{{sortname|Dwight D.|Eisenhower}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=78434 |title=Harry S. Truman: "Executive Order 10300—Providing for the Administration of the Mutual Security Act of 1951 and Related Statutes," November 1, 1951 |author1=Peters, Gerhard |author2=Woolley, John T |publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara |work=The American Presidency Project}}

Notes

{{US DOS|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/principalofficers/director-mutual-security-agency|title=Directors of the Mutual Security Agency}}

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Category:Foreign relations agencies of the United States

Category:1951 establishments in the United States

Category:Government agencies established in 1951

Category:Defunct agencies of the United States government