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 CIS NO: 88-H381-76
 TITLE: South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+140 p.
 DATE: June 9, July 15, 1987
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 100-1             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:N88/17
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 88-602392               MC ENTRY NO: 88-17714

 Hearing before the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs to examine issues
 involved in U.S. adherence to protocols to the South Pacific Nuclear Free
 Zone Treaty (text, with annexes and protocols, p. 122-140), establishing a
 South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone. Protocols require signatory nations to
 restrict nuclear activities within their South Pacific territories.
   Includes transcript (p. 107-120) of July 15 Subcom markup session on H.
 Con. Res. 158 (text, p. 108-112), to express the sense of Congress that the
 U.S. sign and ratify the Treaty protocols. Resolution was adopted.
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty, US adherence
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC
     AFFAIRS. HOUSE; CONGRESSIONAL.COMMITTEE.MARKUP.SESSIONS (South Pacific
     nuclear free zone treaty, US adherence, congressional resolution);
     CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS (South Pacific nuclear free zone
     treaty, US adherence, congressional resolution); SENSE OF CONGRESS
     RESOLUTIONS (South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty, US adherence,
     congressional resolution); TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN
     AREA; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; TERRITORIES OF THE U.S.; SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR
     FREE ZONE TREATY
 BILLS: 100 H.Con.Res.158

 88-H381-76 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 9, 1987 p. 2-49
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEONARD, JAMES F., JR. (former Assistant Director, Arms Control and
        Disarmament Agency)
     CARROLL, EUGENE J., JR. (deputy director, Center for Defense
        Information)
     WARNKE, PAUL C. (former Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency)
     PERLE, RICHARD N. (resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute for
        Public Policy Research)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Differing views on U.S. adherence to Treaty
     protocols; arguments for adherence, including positive implications for
     arms control and lack of impact on U.S. regional security interests;
     issues involved in adherence to protocols.
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty, US adherence
 DESCRIPTORS: ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT; NATIONAL.DEFENSE; CENTER FOR
     DEFENSE INFORMATION

 88-H381-76 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 9, 1987 p. 49-106
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ROY, J. STAPLETON (Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian
        and Pacific Affairs, Department of State)
     BAKER, EDWARD B., JR. (Rear Adm.) (Director, East Asian and Pacific
        Region, International Security Affairs, DOD)
     WULF, NORMAN A. (Acting Assistant Director, Nuclear and Weapons
        Control, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Explanation of Administration decision not to
     sign Treaty protocols, citing potential undermining of global nuclear
     deterrence objectives; review of Treaty and protocol provisions; concern
     about Soviet Union adherence to protocols; perspectives on establishment
     of nuclear free zones.
 CONTENT NOTATION: South Pacific nuclear free zone treaty, US adherence
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; MILITARY.STRATEGY;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY; SOVIET
     UNION