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

 CIS NO: 80-S382-7
 TITLE: Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly, Held at Ottawa,
     Canada, Oct. 22 to Oct. 27, 1979.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Print                     COLLATION: iv+842 p. il.
 DATE: Feb. 1980
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 96-2              SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:N81a/5/980
 ITEM NO: 1039
 LC CARD NO: 80-601573               MC ENTRY NO: 80-13235

 Report of the U.S. delegation to the 25th meeting of the North Atlantic
 Assembly, held in Ottawa, Canada, Oct. 22-27, 1979.
   Includes texts of committee reports covering the following topics:
 a. Military issues, including SALT II and the role of nuclear weapons in
     NATO strategy; defense cooperation and NATO weapons standardization; and
     NATO-Warsaw Pact negotiations for mutual reduction of forces in Central
     Europe (p. 19-138).
 b. Scientific and technical issues, including microwave radiation, nuclear
     energy, air and water pollution across boundaries, and genetic research
     (p. 139-210).
 c. Economic issues, including 1978-79 world economic developments, impact
     of oil prices, implications of the political and economic emergence of
     People's Republic of China, evolution of the world monetary situation,
     and Portugal's aid requirements, with tables throughout (p. 211-432).
 d. Education, cultural, and information issues, including human rights and
     freedom of information (p. 433-503).
 e. Political issues, including stability of the major powers, the Iranian
     revolution and Islamic revival, importance of nationalism in Third World
     countries, political impact of NATO's theatre nuclear force, and the
     status of East-West detente (p. 504-605).
 f. Activities in the Northern Region of NATO, including political
     backgrounds of northern countries, particularly Iceland, Denmark, and
     Norway; economic and military relationships with the Soviet Union; and
     military and maritime strength (p. 606-660).
 g. Energy policies of NATO countries, including energy use, research, and
     supply situations, with tables throughout (p. 661-758).
 Also includes minutes of proceedings and texts of recommendations,
 resolutions, and orders of the Assembly (p. 759-825).
 CONTENT NOTATION: North Atlantic Assembly annual meeting rpt, 1979
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MILITARY.WEAPONS; DEFENSE
     EXPENDITURES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN TRADE;
     STATISTICAL DATA: ENERGY; INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS;
     FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS; ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT; STRATEGIC
     ARMS LIMITATION TALKS; FREEDOM OF INFORMATION; CONFERENCES; NORTH
     ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY (Annual meeting rpt, 1979); SOVIET UNION; CHINA,
     PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC; IRAN; ISLAM; CIVIL LIBERTIES;
     ENVIRONMENTAL.POLLUTION.AND.CONTROL; RADIATION (Microwave radiation
     studies, NATO conf rpt); GENETICS (Research questions, NATO conf rpt);
     ENERGY.RESOURCES; INTERNATIONAL.COOPERATION.IN.SCIENCE;
     INTERNATIONAL.COOPERATION.IN.ENVIRONMENTAL.AFFAIRS; MONETARY POLICY;
     OTTAWA, CANADA; NATO; PORTUGAL; ICELAND; DENMARK; NORWAY