MILITARY ASSISTANCE see also Foreign Relations—U.S.
Addresses
Assistance to Saudi Arabia: President Reagan, 16133 [16JN]
Truman Doctrine: Harry S. Truman, 10965 [4MY]
Agreements
Cessation of aid to irregular forces or insurgent movements, 30961 [5NO]
Amendments
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3100), 25487 [29SE], 26063 [1OC], 26708 [6OC], 26814 [7OC], 31636-31692 [10NO], 34355, 34363, 34365, 34366, 34370, 34373, 34377, 34382, 34383, 34387 [8DE], 34579, 34584, 34586, 34592-34599 [9DE], 34666, 34675, 34676, 34683, 34686, 34689, 34691, 34694, 34699, 34707, 34708, 34709, 34710, 34712, 34714, 34715, 34718, 34719, 34720, 34721, 34722-34726, 34732-34751, 34753-34767, 34785 [10DE]
———enact (S. 1274), 16184 [16JN]
Articles and editorials
A-Bomb Plot Is Linked to Embassy, 21954 [3AU]
Americans Resoundingly Reject Plan To Spend $40 Million for Contra Arms, 3876 [19FE]
Angola Lags in Drive on U.S.-Backed Rebels, 26494 [6OC]
Angola Rebel Chief Offers To Reopen Rail Line, Curb S. Africa's Hold on Region, 8545 [8AP]
Angola Rebels in Offer on Rail Line, 8546 [8AP]
Angolan Rebels Offer To Reopen Vital Railway but Only to Non-Military Traffic, 8545 [8AP]
Angola's Twilight Zone—Which Side of the Civil War Is America On?, 26492 [6OC]
Carlucci Cites Contra Gains, Complains Media Ignore Them, 22015 [3AU]
Casey Is Termed the Mastermind of Efforts To Supply the Contras, 6791 [25MR]
Casey's Poor Health Leaves Big Gap in Iran Arms Probe, 6792 [25MR]
Congress Is Hoist by Its Boland Petard, 19073 [8JY]
Congress Should Review Anti-U.S. Votes, Senator Kasten, 32649 [18NO]
Contra Aid Accord Set by Congress and White House—$8.1 Million but No Arms, 37739 [21DE]
Contra Aid Debate Masks True Purpose—Sell-Out, 5285 [10MR]
Contras Face Tough Battles in Congress, 6033 [18MR]
Foreign Aid Recipients Bite U.S. Hand in U.N., 32648 [18NO]
Fund-Raisers for Contras Capitalized on Access, 6791, 6792 [25MR]
Gunsmith to Third World, Smith Hempstone, Washington (DC) Times, 6228 [18MR]
If the Contras Collapse, U.S. Faces Bigger Task in Containing Marxism, 14394 [2JN]
Instruments of Foreign Policy, 13298 [20MY]
Iran Said To Obtain U.S.-Made Stingers—Afghan Rebels May Have Sold Missiles, 28419 [20OC]
It's Time To Sever Contra Connection, 3877 [19FE]
Neutrality Act Must Be Updated, 20800 [22JY]
President's Passion, 5460 [11MR]
Rebels Brace for Major Drive by Angola, 26492 [6OC]
Rebels Crush Major Attack by Cuban-Led Angola Forces, 26495 [6OC]
Reconciliation and Freedom, 6087 [18MR]
Sandinistas May Get New Missiles, 23418 [7AU]
Source of Stingers Still Being Debated, 28420 [20OC]
South Africa Declines Comment on Role in Angola Combat, 26495 [6OC]
Subtle Boost for Contras?, 16303 [16JN]
Truman Doctrine 40 Years Old Today, 5889 [17MR]
Tugging at the Rug Under Savimbi, 6498 [20MR]
Turkey Bearing More Than Its Share of NATO Burdens, 24040 [15SE]
U.N. Voting Record, 32649, 32650 [18NO]
U.S. Barred From Chad Intelligence, 13837 [27MY]
Where the Public Stands on Nicaragua, 23878-23880 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions
Angola: open acknowledgment of military operations (see H.R. 3633)
———public debate of military assistance in (see S. 1474)
Foreign relations: economic and military assistance to anti-Communist freedom fighters (see H.R. 3760)
———international security and development assistance (H.R. 3100), consideration (see H. Res. 293)
———military exports to those supporting terrorism (see H.R. 3651)
———prohibit private assistance for military operations in a foreign country if Congress has prohibited covert assistance (see H.R. 2522)
Honduras: prohibit sale of defense articles (see S.J. Res. 128), 12300 [13MY]
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (see S. 720, 1274)
Middle East: prevent U.S. involvement in Persian Gulf (see S. 1327)
National Union for the Total Independence of Angola: military assistance (see H.R. 340)
New Zealand: eliminate security assistance and arms export preferences (see H.R. 85)
Nicaragua: assistance to democratic resistance (see H.R. 3296)
———assistance to opposition civilian democratic forces (see H.R. 3458)
———democratic resistance forces (see H.R. 574)
———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (see S.J. Res. 81), 5147 [10MR]
———withhold assistance to Contras until completion of investigation into arms sales to Iran (see H.R. 360)
———withhold assistance to Contras (see S. 467)
Pakistan: U.S. assistance (see S. Res. 266; H. Res. 239)
Persian Gulf: require report on security arrangements (see H.R. 2519, 2533)
Petroleum: surcharge on imports to compensate for cost of U.S. protection of Persian Gulf shipping (see H.R. 2579)
Stinger missiles: restrict transfer to foreign military or paramilitary forces (see H.R. 3476)
Turkey: use of U.S.-provided military equipment on Cyprus (see H.R. 957)
Cloture motions
Nicaragua: moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), proceed to consideration, 6327 [19MR]
Communiques
Update on offensive in Angola: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (sundry), 25308 [25SE]
Documents
Accountability of Aid to the Nicaraguan Resistance, 6088 [18MR]
Subject—Accounting Procedures Instituted To Follow and Track All Spending on the Nicaragua Paramilitary Program, 6088 [18MR]
Explanations
Policy justification for Honduras arms sale, 12626 [15MY]
Hearings
Committee on Appropriations (House): El Salvador, South American and Caribbean nations(testimony), D263 [21AP]
———foreign assistance budget (testimony), D247 [8AP]
———Philippines and East Asia regional programs (testimony), D200 [26MR]
———security assistance overview (testimony), D174 [19MR]
———South Asia regional programs and Southern Europe programs (testimony), D220 [1AP]
Committee on Armed Services (Senate): East Asia, the Pacific, and Southwest Asia, D30 [27JA]
Committee on Foreign Affairs: assistance request (testimony from Edward J. Derwinski and Philip C. Gast), D106 [3MR]
———Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Ireland, and Northern Ireland (testimony from Rozanne L. Ridgway, Richard N. Perle, and Robert Bell), D106 [3MR]
———Latin America and the Caribbean nations, D176 [19MR]
———Latin America and the Caribbean nations (testimony from Elliot Abrams, Philip C. Gast, and Dwight Ink), D86 [25FE]
———Latin America and the Caribbean (testimony from Representatives Dymally and Nancy L. Johnson and public witnesses), D112 [4MR]
———Pakistan (testimony from Robert Peck, James Norris, and Robert Pelletreau), D119 [5MR]
———Philippines, D149 [12MR]
Committee on Foreign Relations: Central America and to review policy options relative to Nicaragua and Contras (testimony from Elliott Abrams and Philip C. Habib), D55 [5FE]
Committee on Rules: moratorium on U.S. assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance (H.J. Res. 175), D133 [10MR]
Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Select): Iran-Nicaragua secret military assistance, D309 [1MY]
Committee To Investigate Covert Arms Transactions With Iran (Select): Iran-Nicaragua secret military assistance, D309 [1MY]
Letters
Arms sales to Honduras: Glenn A. Rudd, DSAA, 12626 [15MY]
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia: Senator Wilson, 23857 [11SE]
Arms sales to South American country: Glenn A. Rudd, DSAA, 12625 [15MY]
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: John C. Whitehead, Dept. of State, 5361 [11MR]
Assistance to Turkey: Dept. of Defense, 20297 [20JY]
———Representative Hamilton, 20297 [20JY]
Moratorium on U.S. assistance to Nicaraguan Contras: Leopold Frade, 5882 [17MR]
———Roger G. Ellis, 6063 [18MR]
New Zealand Military Preference Elimination Act: Caspar W. Weinberger, Sec. of Defense, 28482 [20OC]
———Frank J. Carlucci, 28482 [20OC]
———J. Edward Fox, 28483 [20OC]
———John F. Lehman, 28483 [20OC]
U.S.-French military cooperation: J. Edward Fox, Dept. of State, 13837 [27MY]
———Representative Hamilton, 13837 [27MY]
Withholding of foreign aid to discourage foreign drug production and trafficking: Representative Hochbrueckner, 34672 [10DE]
Meetings
Committee on Foreign Affairs: foreign assistance authorization, D215 [31MR], D221 [1AP], D256 [9AP]
Committee on Foreign Relations: foreign assistance programs, D245 [8AP], D275 [23AP], D282 [24AP]
Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Select): Iran-Contra matters, D138 [11MR], D165 [18MR], D193 [25MR], D227 [2AP], D246, D249 [8AP], D276 [23AP], D302 [30AP]
Committee To Investigate Covert Arms Transactions With Iran (Select): Iran-Nicaragua secret military assistance, D169 [18MR], D196 [25MR], D271 [22AP], D298 [29AP]
Proposals
Notice of proposed issuance of letter of offer to Honduras, 12626 [15MY]
Remarks in House
Afghanistan: Dept. of State submission of policy report to Congress, 34708 [10DE]
Angola: military assistance, 8544 [8AP]
Biological warfare: nonproliferation of weapons, 34763 [10DE]
Chad: U.S.-French military cooperation, 13837 [27MY]
Chemical warfare: nonproliferation of weapons, 34763 [10DE]
China, People's Republic of: defense articles, 34726 [10DE]
Communist countries: prohibition of assistance, 34718 [10DE]
Costa Rica: U.S. assistance policy, 5738 [16MR]
Developing countries: assistance programs, 32624 [18NO]
El Salvador: AH-1 Cobra helicopters, 34377 [9DE]
———U.S. policy, 2713 [4FE]
———withholding of funds until progress is made in prosecution of those responsible for slaying human rights activist Herbert Anaya, 34372 [9DE]
Foreign countries: restriction in assistance to certain, having a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union, 34718 [10DE]
———restrictions in assistance for military operations if Congress has prohibited covert assistance (H.R. 2522), 13835 [27MY], 20800 [22JY]
———restrictions on aid to certain, 34718 [10DE]
———U.S. policy, 7769-7774 [2AP], 8082 [7AP]
Honduras: sale of F-5E aircraft, 12400 [13MY]
International agencies: coordination of congressional policy toward assessed contributions, 34720 [10DE]
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (H.R. 3100), 13298 [20MY], 26624 [6OC], 30379 [31OC], 30966-30968 [5NO], 32626, 32627-32662 [18NO], 32876 [19NO], 32879 [2DE]-32934 [19NO], 33204, 33205 [20NO], 34355-34390 [8DE], 34580 [9DE], 34609 [10DE], 34610 [9DE], 34654 [9DE], 34666, 34672, 34674 [10DE], 34769 [14DE], 34770 [18DE], 34772 [10DE], 34995, 35003 [10DE], 35432, 35441, 35448 [11DE], 35762 [15DE], 35924 [16DE], 36491 [18DE], 36677 [19DE]
———enact (H.R. 3100), authorizing additional time for debate on certain amendments, 34667 [10DE]
———enact (H.R. 3100), consideration (H. Res. 293), 34674 [10DE]
Middle East: congressional role in foreign policy, 14395 [2JN]
———prevent U.S. involvement in Persian Gulf (S. 1327), 15377 [10JN]
Mozambique: human rights practices and assistance, 34689 [10DE]
New Zealand: security assistance and arms export preferences (H.R. 85), 3473
Nicaragua: assistance to Contras, 3876 [19FE], 4114 [25FE], 4771 [5MR], 4883 [5MR], 5100 [9MR], 5285 [10MR], 12641 [18MY], 14394 [2JN], 19073 [8JY], 21058 [23JY], 21408, 21410 [29JY], 34654 [9DE]
———assistance to Contras (H.R. 222), 4769-4772 [4MR], 5469 [11MR]
———assistance to Contras (H.R. 360), 817 [7JA]
———assistance to Contras (H.R. 3458), 27150 [8OC]
———history of attempts to have special counsel investigations of Contras, 6755-6757 [25MR]
North, Oliver L.: testimony on Iran-Nicaragua secret military assistance, 19672 [14JY]
Pakistan: U.S. assistance (H. Res. 239), 22119-22122 [3AU]
Persian Gulf: require report on security arrangements (H.R. 2519), 13980 [28MY]
———require report on security arrangements (H.R. 2533), 14223 [2JN], 14238 [9JN]-14239 [2JN], 14793 [4JN]
Saudi Arabia: arms sales, 34753 [10DE]
———sale of Maverick AGM-D missile, 18373 [30JN]
Turkey: military assistance, 20297 [20JY]
———use of U.S.-provided military equipment on Cyprus (H.R. 957), 3465 [18FE]
Remarks in Senate
Angola: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, 6497 [20MR], 25307 [25SE]
Central America: assistance to democracies, 5903, 5904 [17MR], 5905 [17MR], 6790 [25MR]
Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (Senate, Select): report (H. Con. Res. 195), 30805 [4NO]
DSAA: notification of arms sales, 7659, 7660 [1AP], 9278, 9279 [22AP], 12625, 12626 [15MY], 13971 [28MY], 14373 [2JN], 15100 [9JN], 17589 [25JN], 20264, 20265 [17JY], 21274 [28JY], 21776 [30JY], 22041 [3AU], 28147 [15OC], 29895 [29OC], 36228 [18DE]
International Security and Development Cooperation Act: enact (S. 720), 5351 [11MR]
Nicaragua: assistance to Contras, 4982 [6MR], 5130 [10MR], 8396 [8AP], 22014-22016 [3AU], 24407-24421 [17SE], 24531 [18SE]
———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), motion to proceed to consideration, 6092 [18MR], 6304, 6305-6327 [19MR]
———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (S.J. Res. 81), 5866, 5867, 5880-5908 [17MR], 6032-6092 [18MR], 6409 [19MR]
———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (S.J. Res. 81), unanimous-consent agreement, 5866, 5880 [17MR]
———Soviet, Cuban, and Eastern European assistance, 5904, 5907 [17MR]
———withholding assistance to Contras (S. 467), 2903 [4FE]
Pakistan: U.S. assistance poilcy, 11773 [8MY], 26136 [1OC], 27130 [8OC], 35248 [11DE]
———U.S. assistance policy (S. Res. 266), 21873 [31JY]
Saudi Arabia: arms sales, 16133 [16JN], 23857 [11SE]
Rulings of the Chair
International Security and Development Assistance: enact (H.R. 3100), 32644, 32656 [18NO], 34676 [10DE]
Statements
Benguela Railroad: Jonas M. Savimbi, 8545 [8AP]
Greek-Turkish Aid Bill: Arthur H. Vandenberg, 10965 [4MY]
Latin America: Arnold Toynbee, 33217 [30NO]
New Zealand: U.S. Government, 3473 [18FE]
President's Ability To Carry Out Foreign Assistance Programs: Dept. of State, 32629 [18NO]
U.S. Assistance to Freedom Seekers: Harry S. Truman, 6480 [20MR]
U.S. Assistance to Nicaraguan Contras: Bayardo Arce, 35768 [16DE]
———Daniel Ortega, 35768 [16DE]
———Ken Norsworthy, 17086 [23JN]
———Paul F. Gorman, 5888 [17MR]
———Senator Stevens, 37738 [21DE]
Tables
U.S. aid and U.N. voting patterns, 16789 [18JN], 26896 [7OC]
Texts of
H. Res. 122, commemorate Truman doctrine, 10966 [4MY]
H. Res. 293, consideration of H.R. 3100, International Security and Development Cooperation Act, 30966 [5NO]
H.J. Res. 175, moratorium on U.S. assistance to Nicaraguan Contras, 5466 [11MR]
H.R. 85, eliminate security assistance and arms export preferences relative to New Zealand, 28480 [20OC]
H.R. 636, postpone assistance to Nicaraguan Contras, 1768 [21JA]
H.R. 1482, Nicaraguan Contra assistance policy, 5100 [9MR]
H.R. 2533, require report on Persian Gulf security arrangements, 14223 [2JN]
H.R. 3100, International Security and Development Cooperation Act, 32637-32639 [18NO]
S. 467, withholding assistance to Nicaraguan Contras, 2903 [4FE]
S. 720, International Security and Development Cooperation Act, 5352-5361 [11MR]
S. Res. 266, future U.S. assistance to Pakistan, 21885, 21928 [31JY]