CIS Microfiche Library 1970-2002 (CIS Asia Pacific Collection)

 CIS NO: 74-H401-31
 TITLE: U.S. Nonmilitary Assistance to Southeast Asia.
 SOURCE: Committee on Government Operations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+110 p.
 DATE: Nov. 12, 1973
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 93-1              SUDOC: Y4.G74/7:So8
 ITEM NO: 1016
 MC ENTRY NO: 06960(76)

 Hearing before the Subcom on Foreign Operations and Government Information
 to evaluate U.S. non-military assistance programs for Southeast Asia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: SE Asia economic assistance
 DESCRIPTORS: SUBCOM ON FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION.
     HOUSE; FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE; SOUTHEAST ASIA

 74-H401-31 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Nov. 12, 1973 p. 2-110
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     NOOTER, ROBERT H. (Asst Administrator for Supporting Assistance,
        AID); accompanied by ZIMMERLY, GARNETT (Dep Asst Administrator)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview of assistance needs of individual SE
     Asian nations and extent of U.S. non-military assistance; nature of aid
     to Vietnamese national police; need for gradual reduction of economic
     aid to South Vietnam in view of slow progress toward national
     self-sufficiency, particularly in agricultural production. (p. 2-28)
       Amplification of AID activities; planned funding for refugee
     resettlement in South Vietnam; AID response to 1973 congressional
     recommendations regarding Vietnam activities (rpts, p. 41-53); status of
     South Vietnam's export program; review of AID program to provide humane
     correction system in South Vietnam. (p. 28-64)
       Justification for increase in Commodity Import Program (CIP) funding;
     function of Vietnamese procurement office in D.C.; assessment of news
     articles questioning validity of certain U.S. assistance programs to
     South Vietnam; reply to alleged 1972 black market sale of U.S. rice
     shipped to Cambodia. (p. 64-97)
       Review of loans to villages for agricultural production; poor
     performance of principal AID rural development contractor in South
     Vietnam. (p. 97-110)
 INSERTION: Vietnam foreign exchange transactions and status of CIP
     programs, tables (p. 68-73).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Economic assistance to SE Asia
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): PRISONS (AID program to
     provide South Vietnam humane correction system); LAOS; THAILAND;
     AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; COMMODITY IMPORT PROGRAM;
     CAMBODIA; VIETNAM