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 CIS NO: 82-S381-17
 TITLE: Pacific Island Treaties.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Relations. Senate
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+60 p.
 DATE: Dec. 1, 1981
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 97-1              SUDOC: Y4.F76/2:P11/6
 ITEM NO: 1039-A; 1039-B
 LC CARD NO: 82-601561               MC ENTRY NO: 82-17337

 Hearing to consider Senate advice and consent to ratification of the
 following Pacific Island area treaties:
 a. Kiribati-U.S. treaty, signed at Tarawa, Sept. 20, 1969, to provide for
     U.S. recognition of the Republic of Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands)
     sovereignty, assure nondiscriminatory access to Kiribati fishing grounds
     which supply fish to American Samoa canneries, and protect U.S. security
     interests.
 b. Treaty of Friendship Between the U.S. and the Government of Tuvalu,
     signed at Funafuti, Feb. 7, 1979, to recognize the independence of
     Tuvalu (formerly the Ellice Islands) and provide for cooperation in the
     economic development of respective fishery resources.
 c. New Zealand-U.S. treaty, signed at Tokelau, Dec. 2, 1980, to establish
     the maritime boundary between American Samoa and Tokelau, resolve status
     of three Tokelauan Islands and confirm U.S. sovereignty over Swains
     Island.
 d. Cook Islands-U.S. treaty, signed at Rarotonga, June 11, 1980, to
     establish a maritime boundary between the Cook Islands and American
     Samoa and recognize Cook Island sovereignty over four Northern Cook
     Islands.
 Supplementary material (p. 46-60) includes submitted statements,
 correspondence, Congressional Record excerpts, and witness's written replies
 to committee questions.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Pacific Island treaties, Senate advice and consent
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS;
     FISH AND FISHING INDUSTRY; KIRIBATI (US-Kiribati security and fishing
     rights treaty, Senate advice and consent); FOREIGN.ECONOMIC.RELATIONS
     (Kiribati-US security and fishing rights treaty, Senate advice and
     consent); PACIFIC OCEAN AREA; TUVALU (US-Tuvalu friendship treaty,
     Senate advice and consent); NEW ZEALAND (Maritime boundary treaty with
     US, Senate advice and consent); TERRITORIAL WATERS; SWAINS ISLAND (US
     sovereignty, treaty); COOK ISLANDS (Maritime boundary and sovereignty
     treaty with US, Senate advice and consent); TOKELAU (Maritime boundary
     treaty with New Zealand, Senate advice and consent); AMERICAN SAMOA

 82-S381-17 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Dec. 1, 1981 p. 19-40
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SEIDENBERG, MARK J. (pres, Soc for the Protection of Amer Sovereignty)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Opposition to treaties; history of U.S.
     sovereignty over islands ceded under treaties.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Pacific Island treaties, Senate advice and consent
 DESCRIPTORS: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN SOVEREIGNTY; HISTORY

 82-S381-17 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Treaties Support
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     O'DONOHUE, DANIEL A. (Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State
        Dept, p. 3-16)
     BODDE, WILLIAM, JR. (US Ambassador to Fiji, Kingdom of Tonga, and
        Tuvalu, and Minister to Republic of Kiribati, p. 4-16)
     JONES, DONALD S. (Rear Adm.) (Dir, East Asian and Pacific Region,
        Office of the Asst Sec for Intl Security Aff, DOD, p. 10-16)
     COLEMAN, PETER T. (Gov, Amer Samoa, p. 16-19)
     ROHLFING, FREDERICK W. (State rep, Hawaii, p. 40-46)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Support for treaties.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Pacific Island treaties, Senate advice and consent
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE