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MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM [13 records]

Record 1 2019-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • National and International Security
OBS

Established in October 1951 to oversee the mutual security program. MSA was responsible for providing military, economic, and technical assistance to friendly nations. The agency was abolished in August 1953 and its functions transferred to the Foreign Operations Administration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos, unidades administrativas y comités
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
OBS

[La] Mutual Security Administration (Administración de Seguridad Mutua) [fue] creada en 1951 con el fin de controlar toda la ayuda exterior, tanto militar como económica, de Estados Unidos.

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Record 2 2015-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Training
OBS

Military Training Assistance Programme; MTAP: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Military Training Assistance Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
OBS

Programme d'aide à l'instruction militaire; PAIM : titre et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Security
OBS

The United States Military Group (USMILGP) is the Security Assistance Office (SAO) for the Department of Defense.

OBS

The MILGP's mission is to effectively manage all security assistance programs to include Foreign Military Sales(FMS), International Military Education and Training(IMET), transfer of Excess Defense Articles(EDA), Foreign Military Financing(FMF), Global Peace Operations Initiative(GPOI) and any other activities involving U. S. military equipment sale, grant or transfer. Additionally, the MILGP is charged with conducting a far-reaching engagement program with the Honduran Armed Forces to include joint exercises, conferences, training, subject matter expert exchanges(SMEEs), and a wide variety of humanitarian assistance and disaster preparedness activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Sécurité

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

On April 27, 2004, Canada's new National Security Policy was unveiled. The Policy announced that there would be an allocation of funds from the International Assistance Envelope to create a Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building(CTCB) Program to be administered by Foreign Affairs Canada. The Program will be managed interdepartmentally to ensure a whole-of-government approach to this assistance. This Program will enable Canada to share our expertise in areas such as border security; transportation security; anti-terrorism financing; legislative drafting, legal policy and human rights and counter-terrorism training; law enforcement, security, military and intelligence training; CBRE terrorism response; and cyber-security and critical infrastructure protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

La création du Programme d'aide au renforcement des capacités anti-terroristes (PARCA), géré par Affaires étrangères Canada, a été annoncée dans la Politique de sécurité nationale intitulée, Protéger une société ouverte, le 27 avril 2004. La création du Programme témoigne du fait qu'en aidant d'autres pays à lutter contre le terrorisme, nous renforçons fondamentalement la sécurité des Canadiens, en augmentant la probabilité que des terroristes seront empêchés d'atteindre le Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
  • Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
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Record 5 2008-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
OBS

In 1964, Cabinet directed the establishment of an interdepartmental Military Assistance Committee(MAC) to examine requests from non-NATO countries for military assistance and to make recommendations to the Cabinet Committee on External Affairs and Defence... In 1991,... the Military Assistance Committee was then renamed the Military Assistance Steering Committee(MASC). Chaired by the Department of National Defence, the MASC is now composed of regional desk officers from DND's Director General of International Security Policy, representatives from Foreign Affairs Canada and from other departments as needed. The committee monitors the efficiency, the relevance, and the delivery of the Military Training Assistance Program(MTAP) to countries approved by the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs within allocated financial parameters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
OBS

En 1964, le Cabinet a demandé qu'on crée un comité interministériel d'assistance militaire qui serait chargé d'examiner les demandes d'aide militaire de pays n'appartenant pas à l'OTAN et de faire des recommandations au Comité du Cabinet chargé des affaires extérieures et de la défense. [...] En 1991, [...] le Comité d'assistance militaire a été rebaptisé Comité directeur d'aide militaire (CDAM). Présidé par un représentant du ministère de la Défense nationale, le CDAM comprend aujourd'hui des responsables régionaux de la Direction générale de la politique de sécurité internationale du MDN, des représentants d'Affaires étrangères Canada et, au besoin, des représentants d'autres ministères. Le comité surveille l'efficience, la pertinence et la conduite de l'instruction offerte dans le cadre du PAIM à des pays approuvés par le ministre de la Défense nationale et le ministre des Affaires étrangères, compte tenu des paramètres financiers prévus.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
  • Military (General)
OBS

Bill C-308.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements fédéraux canadiens
  • Militaire (Généralités)
OBS

Projet de Loi C-308.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Training
  • International Relations
OBS

Position abolished.

Key term(s)
  • Director Military Training Assistance Program and Eastern Europe Policy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Relations internationales
Key term(s)
  • Directeur Programme d'aide à l'instruction militaire et de la politique de l'Europe de l'Est
  • D PAIM Pol EE

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Training
Key term(s)
  • military assistance training program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrucción del personal militar
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Record 9 1997-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Titles
Key term(s)
  • Trainees in Canada under the Military Training Assistance Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Position and Functional Titles (Armed Forces)
OBS

An officer responsible for second language training, foreign language training, Military Training Assistance Program language training, and as desk officer for Canadian Forces Language School(Ottawa) and École des langues des Forces canadiennes, Saint-Jean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes et fonctions (Forces armées)
OBS

Officier chargé de la formation en langue seconde, de la formation en langues étrangères et de la formation linguistique dans le cadre du Programme d'aide à l'instruction militaire, en plus de faire office de responsable de bureau de l'École des langues des Forces canadiennes Ottawa et l'École des langues des Forces canadiennes Saint-Jean.

Spanish

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Record 11 1995-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Military (General)
OBS

UD-1 1994: U.S. Department of National Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Includes U.S. acronyms and abbreviations and NATO terms (English only).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

Other Than Statutory Authority

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements
OBS

Autorité autre que statutaire

Spanish

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Record 13 1986-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)

Spanish

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