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 CIS NO: 89-H381-17
 TITLE: Sale of Aegis Weapon Systems to Japan.
 SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: iii+81 p.
 DATE: June 16, 1988
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 100-2             SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:J27/4
 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B
 LC CARD NO: 88-603091               MC ENTRY NO: 89-5474

 Hearing before the Subcom on Arms Control, International Security, and
 Science and the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs to examine the proposed
 sale to Japan of the Navy's Aegis naval shipboard defense weapon systems.
   Supplementary material (p. 67, 73-81) includes a submitted statement and:
 -- H.J. Res. 590, to prohibit AEGIS sale to Japan, text (p. 67).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Naval shipboard def system sale to Japan
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON ARMS CONTROL,
     INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, AND SCIENCE. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC
     AFFAIRS. HOUSE; NAVAL VESSELS (Naval shipboard def system sale to
     Japan, ships construction in Japanese shipyards); MILITARY.ASSISTANCE;
     MILITARY.WEAPONS; MILITARY.ELECTRONICS.AND.ELECTRONIC.WARFARE; NAVY;
     EXPORT CONTROLS (Naval shipboard def system sale to Japan,
     prohibition); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; JAPAN
 BILLS: 100 H.J.Res.590

 89-H381-17 TESTIMONY NO: 1         June 16, 1988 p. 2-31
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BENNETT, CHARLES E. (Rep, D-Fla)
     BENTLEY, HELEN DELICH (Rep, R-Md)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Concerns about proposed Aegis sale to Japan,
     particularly feared loss of advanced technology through espionage or
     reverse engineering; criticism of Aegis ships construction in Japanese
     rather than U.S. shipyards.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Naval shipboard def system sale to Japan
 DESCRIPTORS: ESPIONAGE; ENGINEERING

 89-H381-17 TESTIMONY NO: 2         June 16, 1988 p. 32-65
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     SIGUR, GASTON J., JR. (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and
        Pacific Affairs, Department of State)
     ARMITAGE, RICHARD L. (Assistant Secretary, International Security
        Affairs, DOD)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Benefits of Aegis sale for U.S., focusing on
     desire to promote enhanced Japanese capability for self-defense against
     Soviet air power; response to concerns about security of Aegis computer
     and other technology, and about Aegis ship construction in Japanese
     rather than U.S. shipyards.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Naval shipboard def system sale to Japan
 DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; AIR WARFARE; NATIONAL.DEFENSE;
     SOVIET UNION; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE