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|For member-states with neither the resources nor the manpower to maintain anything larger than a self-defense force, Article 5 - which mandates signatories to "assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith... the use of armed force" - entails beggaring their economies for a standing force which they themselves scarcely use. Minor nations' place in the OFN, with these constraints in mind, was subject to vigorous debate until a compromise solution was amended into the New York Charter.
The now-termed "Dependent Status Clause" exempts member-states which fit a list of strict criteria from fulfilling their Article 5 obligations. In effect, the US Armed Forces subsumes a large portion of the duties their militaries are expected to perform. Only the West Indies Federation,
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|While not a full member of the Organisation of Free Nations, partner nations have close defense ties with the United States and are connected with the alliance through various programs. OFN Partnership is an informal title characterised by conditional defense development arrangements between a partner nation and the many OFN-affiliated governmental organisations.
Partnership programs began in 1950 with the OFN-OAS Defense Compact, whereby the OFN could offer defensive modernisation to members of the Organisation of American States. Partnerships also facilitate military missions, grants, and other OFN aid. through their affiliation with these programs, partner nations may be granted observer status in the OFN Security Council and put on track for eventual full membership in the alliance.
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