These operating expenses were originally paid for by the center's seven founding nations, with the US footing 40 % of the bill, the ROC handling 20 %, and Japan, the Philippines, Korea and Thailand each providing 1O % of expenses. Vietnam, then in the midst of a civil war, was asked to contribute only a nominal amount.
創始會員共有七國，其中美國挑起百分之四十的重擔，地主國中華民國捐款佔百分之二十，其餘日、菲、韓、泰各負擔百分之十，內戰已熾的越南則僅有象徵性捐款。