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 CIS NO: 87-H381-36
 TITLE: Developments in the South Pacific Region.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: ii+273 p. il.
 DATE: Sept. 10, 1986
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 99-2              SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:So8/45
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 87-601796               MC ENTRY NO: 87-16345

 Hearing before the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs to review U.S.
 interests and policies in the South Pacific, focusing on regional fishing
 rights, nuclear testing issues, and Soviet Union presence and influence in
 Pacific island nations.
   Includes submitted statements (p. 147-162).
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific regional issues and US policies
 DESCRIPTORS: SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. HOUSE; PACIFIC OCEAN
     AREA; SOVIET UNION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; FISH AND FISHING
     INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT; TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS;
     FOREIGN.RELATIONS
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.100-330

 87-H381-36 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Sept. 10, 1986 p. 3-73, 163-168,
                                      233-273
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KISTE, ROBERT C. (dir, Pacific Islands studies program, Univ of
        Hawaii)
     WATSON, PETER S. (co-dir, Pacific Islands Assn)
     WALSH, JAMES P. (counsel, Amer Tunaboat Assn)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Analysis of U.S. response to South Pacific
     regional issues, with recommendations; status of U.S. tuna fishing
     treaties and license agreements in the region; examination of Soviet
     presence and influence in Pacific islands; issues involved in
     establishment of a South Pacific nuclear-free zone; assessment of
     France's intentions regarding nuclear testing and New Caledonia
     decolonization.
 INSERTIONS: 
     a. Peckham, Charles J. (Living Marine Resources, Inc), "U.S. Tuna
        Industry: An Overview of Changing Patterns in Production, Imports,
        and the Market" Feb. 1986, with tables and graphs (p. 233-249).
     b. Kiste, R.C., economic security issues in the South Pacific (p.
        250-273).
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific regional issues and US policies
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): PACIFIC ISLANDS ASSOCIATION;
     AMERICAN TUNABOAT ASSOCIATION; FRANCE; LICENSES; LIVING MARINE
     RESOURCES ("U.S. Tuna Industry: An Overview of Changing Patterns in
     Production, Imports, and the Market"); FOREIGN.TRADE ("U.S. Tuna
     Industry: An Overview of Changing Patterns in Production, Imports, and
     the Market"); STATISTICAL DATA: INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ("U.S. Tuna
     Industry: An Overview of Changing Patterns in Production, Imports, and
     the Market"); TUNA; NEW CALEDONIA

 87-H381-36 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Sept. 10, 1986 p. 74-145, 169-232
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     DERWINSKI, EDWARD J. (Counselor, State Dept); accompanied by WOLFE,
        EDWARD E., JR. (Dep Asst Sec, Oceans and Fisheries) and LILLEY,
        JAMES R. (Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Region)
     BAKER, EDWARD B., JR. (Rear Adm.) (Dir, East Asia and the Pacific
        Region, DOD)
     GREENLEAF, CHARLES W., JR. (Asst Administrator, Bur for Asia and Near
        East, AID)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Explanation of U.S. policies in the South
     Pacific; assessment of Soviet military and strategic intentions and
     goals in the region; description of South Pacific economic situation and
     AID assistance programs (related tables, p. 219-228).
       Overview of U.S.-South Pacific fishing negotiations; relationship of
     fishing rights to U.S. strategic interests; review of island policies
     toward a nuclear presence in South Pacific, with perspectives on
     international responses.
 INSERTION: 
     -- State Dept, Soviet Union fishing agreement violations in West
        African waters, rpt excerpt (p. 169-218).
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific regional issues and US policies
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;
     STATISTICAL DATA: FOREIGN COUNTRIES-GENERAL; AFRICA (Soviet Union
     fishing agreement violations in West African waters, rpt); TERRITORIAL
     WATERS (Soviet Union fishing agreement violations in West African
     waters, rpt); MILITARY.STRATEGY; FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE;
     INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS; NEGOTIATIONS