R. MICHAEL FINLEY, Subcommittee Staff Consultant

Jos D Hou$118. Minority Subcommittee Staf Consultant

JOAN C. SULLIVAN, Staff Assistant

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CONTENTS

WITNESSES

Wednesday, July 16, 1975:

Atherton, Hon. Alfred L., Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Near

Eastern and South Asia Affairs..

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Fish, Lt. Gen. Howard M., USAF, Director, Defense Security

Assistance Agency.

Pickering, Ambassador Thomas R., U.S. Ambassador to Jordan.

Stern, Thomas, Deputy Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs,

Department of State..

Thursday, July 17, 1975:

Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York_____

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Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Florida

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Drinan, Hon. Robert F., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Massachusetts--

Waxman, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State

of California___.

Gilman, Hon. Benjamin A., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York.

Wolff, Hon. Lester L., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___.

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Addabbo, Hon. Joseph P., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York.

Lehman, Hon. William, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Florida____

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MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Letter from Hon. Thomas E. Morgan to Hon. Dante B. Fascell dated

July 10, 1975 with enclosures relating to U.S. intentions to sell defense

articles in excess of $25 million..........

Excerpt of article taken from the New York Times dated June 13, 1975

with story from Amman, Jordan _ _ _

Statement furnished by the Department of Defense on the ratio of selected

types of weapons on hand or projected for Jordan compared with similar

weapons already on hand in the four principal nearby states of Egypt,

Syria, Iraq, and Israel___

Statement from the Department of State defining the Foreign Military

Sales Act and the limitations thereto pertaining to constraints against

the use of U.S. furnished weapons being used for aggressive purposes _ _

Submission from the Department of State depicting countries which have

on hand or on order, the improved Hawk missile system

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Data submitted by the Department of State regarding date of agent's

decisions to waive fee for services in arranging arms sale.....

Data submitted by Department of State concerning payment of commis-

sion fees in connection with Hawk sales to Jordan

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Data submitted by Department of Defense listing countries Jordan

might obtain air defense system from ....

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House Resolution as introduced by Hon. Benjamin Rosenthal...

Information submitted by Max L. Friedersdorf, Assistant to the President

in response to the Resolution of Inquiry (H.R. 552) -

Analysis by Hon. Benjamin S. Rosenthal to administration comments on

H. Res. 552 dated June 26, 1975..

House Concurrent Resolution 337 as introduced by Mr. Bingham et al_--_-

Article from the New York Times dated July 11, 1975, entitled "Hussein

Says Jordan Will Protect Syria," by Juan de Onis.

Telegram to Hon. Jonathan B. Bingham from Judge Paul Ribner, national

commander, Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A. dated July 14, 1975, regarding

approval of resolutions by Congress to disapprove proposed sale of air

defense system to Jordan....

Letter to Hon. Dante B. Fascell from Dr. M. T. Mehdi, secretary general,

The Action Committee on American-Arab Relations dated July 15, 1975,

regarding opposition of sale of U.S. military supplies to Jordan and all

Arab states-

Article submitted by the Friends Committee on National Legislation

(FCNL) Washington Newsletter dated July 1975 entitled, "What Kind

of 'Commitments' for America?"-

Letter to Members of Congress from Mr. Edmond N. Howar, president of

the National Association of Arab Americans enclosing document entitled

"A Critique of the Opposition to Jordan's Air Defense.".

Summary of hearings as presented by Hon. Dante B. Fascell to the full

committee on July 22, 1975---

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