Fiscal Year 2000:
"Section 655" Report

Direct Commercial Sales Foreign Military Sales Excess Defense Articles
International Military Education and Training Drawdowns

The United States administration is required by Congress to prepare an annual report on military assistance, military exports, and military imports known as the "Section 655" report (after the section of the Foreign Assistance Act which requires it). This report provides the most detailed official accounting available of specific U.S. weapons systems exported or licensed for export to governments or private buyers around the world.

The Pentagon and the State Department each prepare their own portion of the 655 report. All sales and grants of military equipment and training administered by the DOD's Defense Security Cooperation Agency are included in the Pentagon's section, including drawdowns, excess defense articles, international military education and training, and foreign military sales (FMS). The State Department is in charge of direct commercial sales (DCS); its section includes only DCS licenses authorized, not actual weapons deliveries.

Most of the report for fiscal year 2000 (1 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sept. 2000) is provided below. We are only able to post the report in pdf format; to view, Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by clicking the icon below. The 655 report is now required by law to be posted online (Title XIII, Section 1306(b) of the FY2000 omnibus spending bill), but the Defense Department has not yet posted the FY1999, FY2000, or FY2001 reports; the copy here was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

State Department 

Direct Commercial Sales (DCS): Transfers negotiated between the manufacturing company and the foreign buyer, and approved by the Department of State through the issuance of an export license. Note: there is an error in Part I.

Data covers licenses authorized, not actual weapons deliveries.  

• Introduction

• Part I: Defense Articles: Algeria – Aruba, Australia, Austria – Bahamas, Bahrain – Barbados, Belgium – Bhutan, Bolivia – Botswana, Brazil – British Virgin Islands, Brunei – Cameroon, Canada – Chad, Chile, Colombia – Cyprus, Czech Republic , Denmark – Dominican Republic, Ecuador – El Salvador, Estonia – Finland, France, French Guiana – Ghana, Greece – Grenada, Guatemala – Hungary, Iceland – Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan – Kenya, Kuwait – Liechtenstein, Lithuania – Malawi, Malaysia – Mauritius, Mexico – Mozambique, Nambia – Nepal, Netherlands – New Caldonia, New Zealand – Niger, Nigeria – Norway, Oman – Peru, Philippines – Poland, Portugal, Qatar – San Marino, Saudi Arabia – Senegal, Singapore, South Korea – Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka – Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland – Tanzania, Thailand – Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan – Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom – United Nations, Uruguay – Uzbekistan, Various countries, Venezuela – Zimbabwe.

•  Part II: Defense Services: Algeria – Bermuda, Bolivia – Canada, Chile – France, Germany – Ireland, Israel – Jamaica, Japan – Malaysia, Mexico – Peru, Philippines – Saudi Arabia, Singapore – South Korea, Spain – Taiwan, Thailand – Ukraine, United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom, Various countries – Venezuela

Entire report (4 MB. Will take a long time to open, but best for printing whole copy)

Defense Department

The Defense Department's section of the 655 report covers several different types of aid and sales. The transmittal letter to Congress summarizes the contents of the report.

Foreign Military Sales (FMS): New and used weapons, spare parts, and related services purchased directly from the US government by foreign governments. The weapons may be new production, which the Pentagon contracts with the manufacturer for, or from used stocks. This part of the report is arranged by region.

Entire section (3.1 MB)

Report broken down by region and country:

• Title

• East Asia and the Pacific: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga

• Near East and South Asia: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen

• Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan

• Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Organization of African Unity

• Western Hemisphere: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Organization of American States HQ

• International Organizations: NAMSA, NAPMO, NATO, NC3A, NETMA, NHPLO, SACLANT, SHAPE, UNDHA

• International Narcotics aid (also included in country listings): Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

• Worldwide Totals

Excess Defense Articles (EDA): Used weapons and equipment given away for free to foreign governments. Excess defense articles are given away as-is and are sometimes refused by the foreign government. The report gives the quantities offered and those actually accepted.

Entire section (1.5 MB)

Report broken into pieces: Title, Albania-Bahrain, Bangladesh-Dominican Republic, Ecuador-Georgia, Ghana-Hungary, Israel-Jordan, Kazakhstan-Moldova, Morocco-Philippines, Poland-Thailand, Turkey-Yemen

International Military Education and Training (IMET): The money spent on training for the militaries of 111 countries. More complete information on military training is available here.

Drawdowns: Assistance given at the discretion of the President. Drawdowns in FY00 went to Sierra Leone, countries in Southern Africa, Venezuela, and the Iraqi National Congress.

For a general guide to the arms sales process and in-depth descriptions of different types of sales, check out the "Ways and Means" chapter of The Arms Trade Revealed: a Guide for Investigators and Activists.