Military Education and Training

U.S. Senate Continues Restrictions on Military Assistance for Indonesia

WASHINGTON - September 24 - The U.S. Senate yesterday voted to renew bans on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and foreign military financing (FMF) for Indonesia. In passing the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, the Senate agreed to continue the ban on grants of military equipment through the FMF program and on licenses for export of lethal equipmentuntil certain conditions are met, and to extend the ban on IMET until the State Department determines that the Indonesian armed forces and government are cooperating with the FBI's investigation into the murder of U.S.