CIS NO: 83-H381-41 TITLE: Reconciling Human Rights and U.S. Security Interests in Asia. SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: iv+529 p. DATE: Aug. 10, Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29, Dec. 3, 9, 15, 1982 CONGRESS-SESSION: 97-2 SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:H88/22 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B LC CARD NO: 83-601752 Hearings before the Subcom on Asian and Pacific Affairs and the Subcom on Human Rights and International Organizations to examine the role of human rights in U.S. policy toward Asia, and problems of reconciling U.S. human rights concerns and U.S. security interests in the area. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in Asia DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS. HOUSE; SUBCOM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. HOUSE; FOREIGN.RELATIONS; MILITARY.STRATEGY; NATIONAL.DEFENSE; HUMAN RIGHTS (US security interests and human rights in Asia); ASIA 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Aug. 10, 1982 p. 3-78 WITNESSES (and witness notations): HOLBROOKE, RICHARD C. (former Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept; vp, Public Strategies, Inc) GREEN, MARSHALL (former Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff; former US Ambassador to Indonesia) GLEYSTEEN, WILLIAM H. (former US Ambassador to Korea; dir, Washington Center, Asia Soc) COLBY, WILLIAM E. (former Dir, CIA) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Role and importance of human rights considerations in U.S. foreign policy; problems in balancing U.S. human rights values and other policy objectives, with recommendations; limits of U.S. ability to influence Asian political systems and human rights practices. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in Asia 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Sept. 21, 1982 p. 82-164 WITNESSES (and witness notations): SNEIDER, RICHARD L. (former US Ambassador to South Korea) RANARD, DONALD L. (former Dir, Office of Korean Aff, State Dept; dir, Center for Intl Policy) BAKER, EDWARD J. (Harvard-Yenching Inst, Harvard Univ; former Staff Member, Subcom on Human Rights and Intl Organizations) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Problems and failures of U.S. diplomacy in promoting democratic government in South Korea; difficulty of reconciling U.S. human rights concerns and military and economic security requirements in South Korea; evaluation of current South Korean human rights situation under military rule. Role and importance of human rights in U.S. policy toward South Korea; consequences of U.S. support for and aid to South Korean Government; factors influencing South Korean political values and practices. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in South Korea DESCRIPTORS: KOREA, SOUTH; FOREIGN.ASSISTANCE; CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 3 Sept. 22, 1982 p. 167-238 WITNESSES (and witness notations): LAPORTE, ROBERT, JR. (prof, public admin, Pa State Univ) POSNER, MICHAEL H. (exec dir, Lawyers Committee for Intl Human Rights) BAXTER, CRAIG (prof, politics and history, Juniata Coll) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Evaluation of Pakistan human rights conditions; parameters of U.S. ability to influence Pakistani political system and human rights practices; problems in reconciling U.S. human rights values and strategic interests in Pakistan, with recommendations; reasons for continued military rule in Pakistan and lack of progress toward democratic government. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in Pakistan DESCRIPTORS: LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS; CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS; PAKISTAN 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 4 Sept. 28, 1982 p. 241-314 WITNESSES (and witness notations): SULLIVAN, WILLIAM H. (former US Ambassador to Philippines; pres, Amer Assembly) MUEGO, BENJAMIN N. (asst prof, political science, Bowling Green State Univ) COHEN, STEPHEN B. (prof, political science, Georgetown Univ Law School) STEINBERG, DAVID J. (prof, southeast Asian history; vp, Brandeis Univ) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Overview of U.S. interests in and historical ties with Philippines; description of Philippines political situation and human rights conditions under Marcos; status of Philippine Government operations against communist and Moslem insurgents. Difficulty of influencing Filipino political and human rights practices without jeopardizing U.S. military bases; concerns about U.S. identification with Marcos Government and relations with eventual successor government. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in Philippines DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MILITARY.BASES,.POSTS.AND.RESERVATIONS; MARCOS, FERDINAND E.; FOREIGN.OPINION.OF.THE.U.S.; COUNTERINSURGENCY (Philippine Govt ops against communist and Moslem insurgents); COMMUNISM (Philippine Govt ops against communist and Moslem insurgents); ISLAM (Philippine Govt ops against communist and Moslem insurgents); PHILIPPINES 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 5 Sept. 29, 1982 p. 316-370 WITNESSES (and witness notations): BARNETT, ROBERT W. (former Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept) NATHAN, ANDREW J. (prof, political science, Columbia Univ) LIEBERTHAL, KENNETH (prof, Chinese politics, Swarthmore Coll) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Analysis of Chinese political and human rights values and practices; constraints on U.S. ability to influence events in China; differing views on appropriate U.S. human rights policy toward China; aspects of Sino-Soviet relations affecting U.S. strategic interests in Asia. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in China DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC; SOVIET UNION (China-Soviet relations impact on US strategic interests in Asia); INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS (Soviet-China relations impact on US strategic interests in Asia) 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 6 Dec. 3, 1982 p. 372-430 WITNESSES (and witness notations): WRIGGINS, W. HOWARD (former US Ambassador to Sri Lanka; prof, govt, Columbia Univ) PACKARD, GEORGE R. (dean, School of Advanced Intl Studies; dir, US-Japan Study Center, Johns Hopkins Univ) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Reasons for persistence of democracy in Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia, including British colonial heritage; evaluation of undemocratic elements and trends in the three countries; basis for growth of democracy in Japan; factors influencing practice of democratic, representative government in Asia. CONTENT NOTATION: Democracy in Asia, assessment DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): HISTORY; GREAT BRITAIN (Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia democratic govts, British colonial heritage impact); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Sri Lanka, India, and Malaysia democratic govts, British colonial heritage impact); CIVIL RIGHTS; ELECTIONS; SRI LANKA; INDIA; MALAYSIA; JAPAN 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 7 Dec. 9, 1982 p. 432-474 WITNESSES (and witness notations): SHOESMITH, THOMAS P. (Dep Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept) SCHNEIDER, DAVID T. (Dep Asst Sec, Near Eastern and South Asian Aff, State Dept) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Role of human rights and strategic considerations in U.S. policy toward Asia; examples of U.S. efforts to balance humanitarian and security interests in Asian countries; effectiveness of quiet versus public diplomacy in advancing respect for human rights in Asia. CONTENT NOTATION: Human rights and US security interests in Asia DESCRIPTORS: DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE 83-H381-41 TESTIMONY NO: 8 Dec. 15, 1982 p. 477-529 WITNESSES (and witness notations): DERIAN, PATRICIA M. (former Asst Sec, Human Rights and Humanitarian Aff, State Dept) CLEVELAND, HARLAN (dir, Hubert H Humphrey Inst of Pub Aff, Univ of Minn) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Advocacy of stronger human rights emphasis in U.S. foreign policy; suggested principles for achieving reconciliation of U.S. human rights concerns and worldwide strategic interests; evidence of expanded international attention to human rights. 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