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 CIS NO: 84-H381-1
 TITLE: Soviet Role in Asia.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iv+576 p.
 DATE: July 19, 21, 26, 28, Aug. 2, Sept. 27, Oct. 19, 1983
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-1              SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:So8/30
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 83-603619               MC ENTRY NO: 84-9268

 Hearings before the Subcom on Europe and the Middle East and the Subcom on
 Asian and Pacific Affairs to assess the role and activities of the Soviet
 Union in Asia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS: SUBCOM ON EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON ASIAN
     AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. HOUSE; INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS;
     MILITARY.STRATEGY; MILITARY.WEAPONS; SOVIET UNION; ASIA

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 1          July 19, 1983 p. 3-88
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     THORNTON, THOMAS P. (Sr Official, State Dept; on leave with School of
        Advanced Intl Studies, Johns Hopkins Univ)
     SONNENFELDT, HELMUT (Brookings Instn, former Counselor, State Dept)
     ZAGORIA, DONALD S. (prof, political science, City Univ of NY)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Soviet position and interests in
     Asia; effectiveness of military strength and other instruments of Soviet
     policy in Asia; characteristics of and constraints on Soviet role in
     Asia, particularly East Asia.
       Assessment of U.S.-Soviet balance of power in Asia; significance of
     Soviet relationship with China; evaluation of Soviet policy and role in
     Persian Gulf-West Asia region; views on Soviet military buildup in Asia
     and potential U.S.-Soviet arms control negotiations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC;
     ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT (Soviet arms buildup in Asia and
     US-Soviet arms control negotiations); NEGOTIATIONS (Soviet arms
     buildup in Asia and US-Soviet arms control negotiations); PERSIAN GULF
     (Soviet role in Persian Gulf area)

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 2          July 21, 1983 p. 90-158
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WHITING, ALLEN S. (prof, political science, and dir, Center for East
        Asian Studies, Univ of Ariz)
     ELLISON, HERBERT J. (sec, Kennan Inst for Advanced Russian Studies,
        Woodrow Wilson Intl Center for Scholars)
     CLOUGH, RALPH N. (ret Foreign Service Officer; consultant, East Asian
        aff)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of Soviet role and objectives in
     Northeast Asia; basis and evaluation of Soviet policies toward Japan and
     Korea; effectiveness of Soviet military buildup in East Asia;
     implications of Soviet activity for U.S. policy toward Northeast Asia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS: KOREA, SOUTH; KOREA, NORTH; JAPAN

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 3          July 26, 1983 p. 160-234
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     GORDON, BERNARD K. (prof, political science, Univ of NH)
     COLBERT, EVELYN (former Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff,
        State Dept; resident assoc, Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace)
     PIKE, DOUGLAS (Univ of Calif)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of Soviet interests and goals in
     Southeast Asia; analysis and evaluation of Soviet-Vietnamese relations;
     basis of Soviet relationship with and policies toward Association of
     South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) members, focusing on trade relations.
       Review of Soviet efforts to gain influence with the Philippines and
     other ASEAN countries; analysis of Soviet support for Vietnamese
     invasion and occupation of Cambodia; implications of Soviet Southeast
     Asian activities for the U.S.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): FOREIGN.TRADE (Soviet trade
     relations with Assn of South East Asian Nations members); VIETNAM;
     KAMPUCHEA; WAR (Kampuchea invasion and occupation by Vietnam, Soviet
     role); SOUTHEAST ASIA; ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN NATIONS;
     PHILIPPINES

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 4          July 28, 1983 p. 236-321
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KANET, ROGER E. (Univ of Ill)
     HARRISON, SELIG S. (sr assoc, Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace)
     COHEN, STEPHEN P. (prof, political science, Univ of Ill)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Assessment of Soviet position and policies in
     South Asia, focusing on Afghanistan; basis and evaluation of Soviet
     relations with India and Pakistan; implications of Soviet activity for
     U.S. interests in and policy toward South Asia region.
       Background of Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan; status of and
     prospects for UN-sponsored negotiations to achieve Afghanistan
     settlement and Soviet withdrawal.
 INSERTION: 
     -- Harrison, S. S., "Breakthrough in Afghanistan?" Foreign Policy,
        summer 1983 (p. 306-316).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): WAR (Soviet military
     occupation of Afghanistan); UNITED NATIONS (Soviet withdrawal from
     Afghanistan, UN negotiations status); NEGOTIATIONS (Soviet withdrawal
     from Afghanistan, UN negotiations status); SOUTH ASIA; AFGHANISTAN;
     INDIA; PAKISTAN

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 5          Aug. 2, 1983 p. 325-427
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BIALER, SEWERYN (prof, political science, and dir, Research Inst on
        Intl Change, Columbia Univ)
     GELMAN, HARRY (sr staff member, Rand Corp)
     LIEBERTHAL, KENNETH (prof, political science, Univ of Mich)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Basis for and extent of recent improvements in
     Soviet relations with China; prospects for further improvement in
     Sino-Soviet relations, with implications for U.S. interests and policies
     in East Asia; role of U.S. in Sino-Soviet relations.
       Explanation of Soviet policies and activities adversely affecting
     Chinese interests in Asia; assessment of Chinese attitudes toward
     buildup and deployment of Soviet military forces in the Far East and the
     Soviet presence in Vietnam; perspectives on border and other issues
     affecting Sino-Soviet relations.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC;
     BORDER SECURITY (Soviet-China relations); VIETNAM

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 6          Sept. 27, 1983 p. 430-511
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ATKIN, MURIEL (assoc history prof, George Washington Univ)
     MCNAUGHER, THOMAS L. (research assoc, Brookings Instn)
     COTTAM, RICHARD W. (dept of political science, Univ of Pittsburgh)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Evaluation of Soviet interests in and policies
     toward Persian Gulf states; aspects of Iran-Iraq war affecting Soviet
     regional interests and policies; implications of Soviet activity for
     U.S. policy toward Persian Gulf area.
       Potential for Soviet military action against Iran; examination of
     internal and external threats to the security of Arabian peninsular
     states; interpretation and regional significance of Iranian foreign
     policy under the revolutionary Islamic Government of the Ayatollah
     Khomeini.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Persian Gulf area
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): WAR (Iran-Iraq war impact on
     Soviet regional policy); IRAQ (Iran-Iraq war impact on Soviet regional
     policy); KHOMEINI, ROUHOLLAH (Iranian foreign policy, regional
     implications); ISLAM (Iranian foreign policy, regional significance);
     INTERNAL SECURITY (Arabian peninsula states internal security
     threats); INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS (Iranian foreign policy,
     assessment); PERSIAN GULF; IRAN

 84-H381-1 TESTIMONY NO: 7          Oct. 19, 1983 p. 514-576
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BROWN, WILLIAM A. (Dep Asst Sec, Bur of East Asian and Pacific Aff,
        State Dept)
     KELLY, JAMES A. (Dep Asst Sec, East Asia and Pacific Aff, DOD)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Critical assessment of Soviet role and behavior
     in Asia and the Pacific area; failure of Soviets to expand influence and
     achieve policy objectives in Asia despite increased military
     capabilities.
       Views on U.S. interests in and appropriate response to the Soviet
     challenge in Asia; explanation of Soviet interests and strategy in Asia;
     aspects of Soviet military capabilities and U.S.-Soviet balance of power
     in Asia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Soviet role in Asia
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; PACIFIC OCEAN
     AREA