CIS NO: 72-H381-24 TITLE: U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Toward Japan. SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: iii+157 p. DATE: Nov. 2-4, 8, 1971 CONGRESS-SESSION: 92-1 SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:J27/2 ITEM NO: 1017 LC CARD NO: 72-600856 MC ENTRY NO: 5166(72) Hearings before the Subcom on Foreign Economic Policy to review U.S. foreign economic policy toward Japan and to assess effects of President Nixon's new economic policies outlined in his Aug. 15, 1971, statement. CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY. HOUSE; FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; JAPAN (US foreign economic policy); FOREIGN.TRADE 72-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Nov. 2, 1971 p. 2-18 WITNESSES (and witness notations): BALL, GEORGE W. (sr managing dir, Lehman Bros, Inc, NYC; former Under Sec of State) STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Need to base U.S. Far Eastern policy on close relationship to Japan; problems in U.S.-Japanese business relations; needed international monetary realignments. (For further discussion, see H381-24.2.) CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MONETARY POLICY (Intl monetary realignments) 72-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Nov. 2, 1971 p. 19-41 WITNESSES (and witness notations): BLUMENTHAL, W. MICHAEL (pres, chief operating officer, Bendix Corp; former Dep Spec Rep for Trade Negotiations for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson) STATEMENT: Problems affecting Japanese-American political and economic relations. (p. 19-24) DISCUSSION: (Also covers testimony under H381-24.1.) Importance of foreign trade and investment to U.S. business and labor; problems of possible Japanese remilitarization; effects of import surcharge. (p. 24-41) CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): EMPLOYMENT (US foreign trade and investment, effect on Amer labor) 72-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Nov. 3, 1971 p. 43-77 WITNESSES (and witness notations): GREEN, MARSHALL (Asst Sec of State for East Asian and Pacific Aff); accompanied by KATZ, JULIUS L. (Dep Asst Sec of State for Economic Aff) PETTY, JOHN R. (Asst Sec of Treas for Intl Aff) STATEMENTS: Outline of U.S.-Japanese trading and economic relationships. (p. 43-48) DISCUSSION: Impact of import surcharge and its continuation; desirability of moving negotiations with Japan into multilateral forums; U.S. policy on Japanese remilitarization. Comparison of U.S. and Japanese foreign aid; U.S. objectives in textile agreement with Japan. (p. 49-77) CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; DEPARTMENT.OF.TREASURY 72-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 4 Nov. 4, 1971 p. 79-127 WITNESSES (and witness notations): ROSOVSKY, HENRY (prof of economics, Harvard Univ) PATRICK, HUGH (prof of Far Eastern economics; dir, Center for East Asian Studies, Yale Univ) BEPLAT, TRISTAN E. (sr vp, Mfrs Hanover Trust Co; dir, treas, Japan Soc, Inc) STATEMENTS: Analysis of Japanese industrial situation; psychological and economic reasons for deteriorating U.S.-Japanese relations; trade problems posed by inefficient industries; recommendations for future policy. (p. 79-107) DISCUSSION: Possible Japanese reactions to continuation of surcharge; future development of Japanese trade with nations other than U.S.; effects of Japan's domestic development on its international political and economic policies (p. 107-127). CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan 72-H381-24 TESTIMONY NO: 5 Nov. 8, 1971 p. 130-157 WITNESSES (and witness notations): REISCHAUER, EDWIN O. (prof of East Asian Studies, Harvard Univ; former US Ambassador to Japan) SCALAPINO, ROBERT A. (prof of political science, Univ of Calif, Berkeley) STATEMENTS: Changing Japanese national self-image; recommendations to improve U.S.-Japanese relations. (p. 130-139) DISCUSSION: Needed multilateral approach to accommodation of economic interests; need to clarify Nixon Asian Doctrine; relationship of Japanese business and Government; Japanese view of U.S. China policy. (p. 139-157) CONTENT NOTATION: Economic policy toward Japan DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): NIXON ASIAN DOCTRINE (Japanese military role)