Economic Support Fund

Japanese: Economic Support Fund(英語表記)EconomicSupportFund
Economic Support Fund

...Military aid is not always given to the government of another country, but may be given to anti-government groups in another country. Furthermore, some aid that is formally economic aid may actually have military significance (for example, the Economic Support Fund (ESF), which is included in the United States' foreign aid items, is economic aid provided solely on the basis of security considerations). During World War II, the United States provided large amounts of military supplies to the Allied powers under the Lend-Lease Act.

*Some of the terms mentioned in the "Economic Support Fund" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,軍事援助は他国の政府に与えられるとは限らず,他国の反政府団体に与えられる場合もある。さらに,形式的には経済援助であっても,実質的には軍事的意義をもつ援助もある(例えばアメリカの対外援助項目の中にある経済支持援助Economic Support Fund(略称ESF)はもっぱら安全保障上の考慮に基づいて供与される経済援助である)。 アメリカは第2次世界大戦中,武器貸与法Lend‐Lease Actに基づいて大量の軍事物資を連合国に供与した。…

※「Economic Support Fund」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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