Economic Advantages of Using American-Made Trucks Abroad to Transport Military Cargo

Abstract

On inspection trips of various military installations abroad, a U.S. Representative observed foreign-made motor vehicles being used by American forces. He believed it essential that Federal spending not aggravate the United States balance-of-payments situation needlessly and asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to study the Department of Defense's practice of using foreign-made vehicles abroad.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1971
Accession Number
AD1119036

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diesel Engines
  • Economic Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Land Transportation
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.