SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEAR EASTERN AND
SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS

NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

U.S. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE NEAR EAST AND
SOUTH ASIA

FEBRUARY 6, 7, 20, 27; MARCH 4, 18, 1980

Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations

CONTENTS

Chairman's introduction___

American foreign policy in Southwest Asia:

March 18, 1980:

Hon. Clark Clifford, former Secretary of Defense and recent

Special Presidential Emissary to India, Washington, D.C‒‒‒‒‒

February 7, 1980:

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8

Hon. Joseph J. Sisco, Chancellor, the American University, and

former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wash-

ington, D.C‒‒‒‒‒

42

John P. Richardson, director of public affairs, National Associa-

tion of Arab Americans, Washington, D.C__

51

Dr. Ray Cline, executive director, World Power Studies, the Center

for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown Univer-

sity, Washington, D.C--‒‒‒‒

Hon. David D. Newsom, Under Secretary of State for Political

Affairs

76

Regional aspects of U.S.-Soviet relations:

February 27, 1980:

Hon. George F. Kennan, former Ambassador to the U.S.S.R.,

Princeton, N.J

88

Hon. Helmut Sonnenfeldt, former Counselor, Department of

State, Washington, D.C_--

124

U.S. energy interests:

February 20, 1980:

Hon. John C. Sawhill, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C..

Richard B. Foster, senior director, Strategic Studies Center,

Stanford Research Institute-International, Arlington, Va--‒‒‒

Col. John M. Collins (Retired), Senior Defense Analyst, Con-

gressional Research Service, Library of Congress‒‒‒

Admiral Isaac Kidd (Retired), former NATO Supreme Allied

Commander, Atlantic, and United States Commander in Chief,

Atlantic, Falls Church, Va..

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Hon. Robert W. Komer, Under Secretary for Policy, Depart-

ment of Defense, Washington, D.C-‒‒‒‒

297

Lt. Gen. Richard L. Lawson, Director, Plans and Policy Organiza-

tion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...

297

March 4, 1980:

Hon. Walter Slocombe, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy Plan-

ning, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C__.

303

Lt. Gen. P. X. Kelley (USMC) Commander, Rapid Deployment

Joint Task Force---

309

Lt. Gen. Richard L. Lawson, Director, Plans and Policy, Organiza-

tion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff..

309

Appendices:

CRS issue brief-Rapid Deployment Force..

327

CRS issue brief-Use of U.S. Armed Force to ensure oil

supplies

336

Prepared statement of Hon. Harold Stassen_-_

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