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CIS Microfiche Library 1970-2002 (CIS Asia Pacific Collection)
CIS NO: 81-H381-56
TITLE: Selected Executive Session Hearings of the Committee, 1951-56. Vol.
XVIII: U.S. Policy in the Far East, Part 2: Developments in Southeast
Asia; the China Question.
SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: vii+513 p.
DATE: May 3, 1952, Apr. 24, July 24, 29-31, 1953, Feb. 18, May 11, July
9, 21, 1954, Jan. 24, Mar. 2-3, 8, 17, 24, 1955
CONGRESS-SESSION: 82-2; 83-1; 83-2;
84-1 SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:H62/v.18
ITEM NO: 1017
LC CARD NO: 81-601706(series);
81-603356 MC ENTRY NO: 81-14817
Eighteenth in a series of volumes based on previously unpublished executive
session transcripts of hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs on
important foreign policy issues, 1943-56.
This volume focuses on U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia and Communist
China and is divided into two sections as follows:
a. Hearings relating to French involvement in Indochina and U.S. relations
with Southeast Asian and Far Eastern countries (p. 1-244).
b. Hearings relating to Communist takeover of mainland China, Chinese
representation in the UN, and U.S. relations with the Nationalist
Chinese Government on Formosa (Taiwan) (p. 245-513).
Hearings were held on May 3, 1952, before the Subcom on Europe and the
Subcom on the Far East and the Pacific Ocean Area; and on Apr. 24, July 24,
29-31, 1953, Feb. 18, July 9, 1954, and Mar. 2-3, 17, and 24, 1955, before
the Subcom on the Far East and the Pacific.
Includes introductions to major sections (p. 5-10, 249-254) and notes
throughout prepared by University of Pittsburgh faculty and staff. Also
includes correspondence (p. 368-370).
Committee members participating in the sessions were Reps. James P.
Richards (D-SC), Thomas S. Gordon (D-Ill), Thomas E. Morgan (D-Pa), Mike
Mansfield (D-Mont), Laurie C. Battle (D-Ala), A. S. J. Carnahan (D-Mo),
Thurmond Chatham (D-NC), Clement J. Zablocki (D-Wis), Omar Burleson (D-Tex),
Brooks Hays (D-Ark), Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (D-NY), Edna F. Kelly
(D-NY), Henderson Lanham (D-Ga), Burr P. Harrison (D-Va), Thomas J. Dodd
(D-Conn), Wayne L. Hays (D-Ohio), James G. Donovan (D-NY), John Jarman
(D-Okla), Robert C. Byrd (D-WVa), Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D-Ala), J. L.
Pilcher (D-Ga), Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert B. Chiperfield
(R-Ill), John M. Vorys (R-Ohio), Frances P. Bolton (R-Ohio), Lawrence H.
Smith (R-Wis), Chester E. Merrow (R-NH), Walter H. Judd (R-Minn), James G.
Fulton (R-Pa), Jacob K. Javits (R-NY), Donald L. Jackson (R-Calif), Karl M.
LeCompte (R-Iowa), Albert P. Morano (R-Conn), Marguerite Stitt Church
(R-Ill), E. Ross Adair (R-Ind), Winston L. Prouty (R-Vt), and Alvin M.
Bentley (R-Mich).
Also participating in July 24, 1953 session was Rep. John Phillips
(R-Calif) and in July 31, 1953 session was Rep. Charles J. Kersten (R-Wis).
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1951-56, US
policies and programs in Asia
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON EUROPE. HOUSE;
SUBCOM ON FAR EAST AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN AREA. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON FAR
EAST AND THE PACIFIC. HOUSE; RICHARDS, JAMES P.; GORDON, THOMAS S.;
MORGAN, THOMAS E.; MANSFIELD, MIKE; BATTLE, LAURIE C.; CARNAHAN, A.
S. J.; CHATHAM, THURMOND; ZABLOCKI, CLEMENT J.; BURLESON, OMAR;
HAYS, BROOKS; ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D., JR.; KELLY, EDNA F.; LANHAM,
HENDERSON; HARRISON, BURR P.; DODD, THOMAS J.; HAYS, WAYNE L.;
DONOVAN, JAMES G.; JARMAN, JOHN; BYRD, ROBERT C.; SELDEN, ARMISTEAD
I., JR.; PILCHER, JOHN L.; WILLIAMS, HARRISON A., JR.; CHIPERFIELD,
ROBERT B.; VORYS, JOHN M.; BOLTON, FRANCES P.; SMITH, LAWRENCE H.;
MERROW, CHESTER E.; JUDD, WALTER H.; FULTON, JAMES G.; JAVITS, JACOB
K.; JACKSON, DONALD L.; LECOMPTE, KARL M.; MORANO, ALBERT P.;
CHURCH, MARGUERITE STITT; ADAIR, E. ROSS; PROUTY, WINSTON L.;
BENTLEY, ALVIN M.; FOREIGN.RELATIONS; HISTORY; PHILLIPS, JOHN;
KERSTEN, CHARLES J.; COMMUNISM; CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC; SOUTHEAST
ASIA (House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1951-56, Indochinese
conflict, US and French involvement); FRANCE (House Foreign Aff
Committee exec sessions, 1951-56, Indochinese conflict, French
involvement); UNITED NATIONS (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1951-56, Chinese membership issues); TAIWAN;
DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; INSURGENCY (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1951-56, Indochinese conflict, US, French, and Communist
involvement); MILITARY.STRATEGY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGH
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 1 May 3, 1952 p. 11-22
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
PINEAU, CHRISTIAN (vice chm, French-Amer Friendship Committee, French
Parliament)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Impact of Indochinese military, political, and
economic problems on France.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1952,
Indochinese conflict impact on France
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Apr. 24, 1953 p. 23-58
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
REBER, MILES (Maj. Gen.) (Chief, Legis Liaison, Army Dept)
WILLEMS, JOHN M. (Brig. Gen.) (Dep to Asst Chief of Staff, G-2)
ALLEN, GEORGE W. (Eastern Br, Production Div, Office of Asst Chief of
Staff, G-2)
Accompanied by
BONSAL, PHILIP W. (Dir, Philippine and South Asian Aff, State Dept.)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Briefing on French and Communist Vietminh
strength and activities in Indochina; assessment of French intentions
regarding ultimate independence for Indochinese countries.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1953,
Indochinese conflict, French and Communist involvement
DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.ARMY
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Feb. 18, 1954 p. 95-128
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SMITH, WALTER B. (Under Sec, State Dept)
RADFORD, ARTHUR W. (Adm.) (Chm, JCS)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Background on French political and military
involvement in Indochina, including recent plans to expand training and
use of native forces; assessment of Communist aggression in Indochina;
adverse effects on Indochina of French colonialism; extent of U.S.
military aid to French and Indochinese forces.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954,
Indochinese conflict, US and French involvement
DESCRIPTORS: JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF; MILITARY.ASSISTANCE;
MILITARY.TRAINING
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 4 May 11, 1954 p. 129-160
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DULLES, JOHN FOSTER (Sec, State Dept)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview of May-July 1954 Geneva Conference to
negotiate peace in Indochina following May 8 French defeat at Dien Bien
Phu, Vietnam; difficulty of negotiations with Communists; effects of
Dien Bien Phu defeat on French position and U.S. policies in Indochina.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954,
Indochinese conflict, US and French involvement
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CONFERENCES (House Foreign
Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Indochinese conflict, Geneva Conf
peace negotiations); NEGOTIATIONS (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1954, Indochinese conflict, Geneva Conf peace negotiations);
DIEN BIEN PHU, VIETNAM; VIETNAM
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 5 July 21, 1954 p. 161-190
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DULLES, JOHN FOSTER (Sec, State Dept)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Briefing on U.S.-French foreign policy talks
relating to Geneva Conference agreements on Indochina; implications of
Vietminh victory for U.S. policy in Indochina; need for Far Eastern
collective security arrangement.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954,
Indochinese conflict, US and French involvement
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CONFERENCES (House Foreign
Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Indochinese conflict, Geneva Conf
peace negotiations); NEGOTIATIONS (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1954, Indochinese conflict, Geneva Conf peace negotiations);
INTERNATIONAL.MILITARY.FORCES (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1954, Far Eastern collective security arrangement proposal)
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 6 Mar. 8, 1955 p. 191-212
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DULLES, JOHN FOSTER (Sec, State Dept)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Manila Pact, establishing Southeast
Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) collective defense arrangements;
explanation of U.S. policy for defense of Formosa and offshore Quemoy
and Matsu islands.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955,
Indochina and Formosa, US policies and programs
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations):
INTERNATIONAL.MILITARY.FORCES (House Foreign Aff Committee exec
sessions, 1955, Southeast Asia collective def arrangement); SEATO;
QUEMOY; MATSU
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 7 Mar. 17, 1955 p. 213-244
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SEBALD, WILLIAM J. (Dep Asst Sec, Far Eastern Aff, State Dept)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Review of internal political situations in North
and South Vietnam; clarification of U.S. policies and interests
regarding Southeast Asia, Formosa, the Philippines, and Indonesia;
overview of political and economic problems in the Far East.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, US
policies and programs in Asia
DESCRIPTORS: VIETNAM; PHILIPPINES; INDONESIA
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 8 July 24, 1953 p. 255-284
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
WU, K. C. (former gov, Formosa)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Description of Communist Party structure and
subversive operations; potential for Communist infiltration of
non-Communist Asian countries; suggestions for U.S. anticommunist
policies and activities.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1953,
communism in Southeast Asia and China, and US anticommunist policies
DESCRIPTORS: RADICAL POLITICS; COMMUNIST PARTIES
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 9 July 31, 1953 p. 314-330
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DE ROCHEFORT, NICOLAS (lecturer, political science, Amer Univ)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Recommended establishment of a national
committee to organize U.S. and international opposition to admission of
Communist China to UN.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1953, US
anticommunist policies and activities in Asia
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): GOVERNMENT.REORGANIZATION
(House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1953, natl committee estab
to oppose Communist China admission to UN)
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 10 July 9, 1954 p. 332-346
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
BENTLEY, ALVIN M. (Rep, R-Mich)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Support for H.J. Res. 286 (text, p. 332), to
provide for reexamination of U.S. policy toward and membership in the UN
in the event of Communist China admission; clarification of U.S. policy
on Chinese representation in UN.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Chinese
UN membership, congressional disapproval
DESCRIPTORS: SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 11 July 9, 1954 p. 347-354
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
HOSMER, CRAIG (Rep, R-Calif)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Support for H.J. Res. 557 (text, p. 347-348), to
urge U.S. withdrawal from UN in the event of admission of Communist
China.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Chinese
UN membership, congressional disapproval
DESCRIPTORS: SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 12 July 9, 1954 p. 354-365
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CLARDY, KIT FRANCIS (Rep, R-Mich)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Rationale for H. Res. 613 (text, p. 355-356), to
urge U.S. withdrawal from UN in the event of admission of Communist
China.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Chinese
UN membership, congressional disapproval
DESCRIPTORS: SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 13 July 9, 1954 p. 365-368
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
WHATLEY, DAVID (Bethesda, Md)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to U.S. policy on admission of
Communist China to UN.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1954, Chinese
UN membership
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 14 Jan. 24, 1955 p. 372-421
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
DULLES, JOHN FOSTER (Sec, State Dept)
RADFORD, ARTHUR W. (Adm.) (Chm, JCS)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Justification of H.J. Res. 159 (text, House
rpt, P.L. 84-4, p. 372-374, 417-421), to permit Presidential deployment
of U.S. armed forces to protect Formosa, the Pescadores, and surrounding
territories; importance of retaining geographical and operational
flexibility in H.J. Res. 159 provisions; possibilities for war with
Communist China; examination of U.S., Formosan, and Communist Chinese
military capabilities.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, armed
forces deployment to protect Formosa and surrounding territories, Pres
authority estab
DESCRIPTORS: PRESIDENTIAL POWERS; SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS; JOINT
CHIEFS OF STAFF; PESCADORES
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 15 Mar. 2, 1955 p. 423-435
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
WORTON, WILLIAM A. (Maj. Gen., ret.) (USMC)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Feasibility and U.S. interests in defense of
Formosa and surrounding islands.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, US def
policies for Formosa
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 16 Mar. 3, 1955 p. 437-468
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
SEBALD, WILLIAM J. (Act Asst Sec, Far Eastern Aff, State Dept)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Briefing on Japanese political and economic
problems; assessment of Korean reunification efforts; issues involved in
U.S.-Formosa relations.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, US
policies and programs in Asia
DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): JAPAN; KOREA, SOUTH (House
Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, Korean unification efforts);
KOREA, NORTH (House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, Korean
unification efforts)
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 17 Mar. 24, 1955 p. 469-513
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
CULLEY, FRANK J. (Col.) (Chief, Eastern Br, Production Div, G-2, DOD)
STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Status and capabilities of Communist Chinese,
North Korean, and Vietminh armed forces; examination of Chinese troop
size and reliability; status of U.S. and Allied forces in Far East;
evidence of changing attitudes among Chinese and Formosan peoples.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1955, Asian
Communist and non-Communist forces status
DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; KOREA, NORTH; VIETNAM
81-H381-56 TESTIMONY NO: 18 Asian Country Briefings
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
COERR, WYMBERLEY D. (Officer in Charge, Indonesia and Pacific Island
Aff, State Dept, p. 59-70)
FOSTER, ROCKWOOD H. (Asst Officer in Charge, Burmese Aff, p. 70-79)
LANDON, KENNETH P. (Officer in Charge, Thai and Malayan Aff, p. 79-86)
BELL, JAMES D. (Supervisory Intl Relations Officer; former Counsel and
First Sec, US Embassy, Philippines, p. 86-94)
YOUNG, KENNETH T. (Dir, Office of Northeast Asian Aff, p. 285-295,
306-311)
MCCONAUGHY, WALTER P. (Dir, Office of Chinese Aff, p. 295-306,
311-312)
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Briefings in preparation for congressional
study missions to Southeast Asian and Far Eastern countries.
CONTENT NOTATION: House Foreign Aff Committee exec sessions, 1953, US
policies and programs in Asia
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