Selected Executive Session Hearings of the Committee, 1951-56; Volume XVIII: U.S. Policy in the Far East.
Subtitle: hearings before the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Subcommittee on the Far East and the Pacific Ocean Area, Eighty-Second Congress, second session and Eighty-Third Congress, first session and Eighty-Third Congress, second session and Eighty-Fourth Congress, first session.
Contributors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Far East and the Pacific
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: United States. -- Congress. -- House. -- Committee on Foreign Affairs; United States -- Foreign relations.
Description: Contains transcripts of House Foreign Relations Committee executive session hearings. Transcribed hearings are. a. French views on Indochinese political and military affairs. May 3, 1952. p. 11-22. b. Briefings on Southeast Asian affairs. Apr. 24, July 30, 1953, Feb. 18, 1954. p. 23-129. Includes discussions of French Indochina War developments and of Southeast Asian regional political affairs and communist influence. c. Geneva Conference on Indochina. May 11, July 21, 1954. p. 129-190. Includes discussions of Southwest Asian regional security. d. Establishment of SEATO and discussion of Southeast Asian political affairs. Mar. 8, 17, 1955. p. 191-244. Includes discussion of U.S. response to People's Republic of China attack on Formosa Straits Islands. e. Views of K. C. Wu on communist activities in China. July 24, 1953. p. 255-284. f. Briefing on Japanese and Formosan affairs. July 29, 1953. p. 285-312. g. Admission of the People's Republic of China to U.N. July 31, 1953, July 9, 1954. p. 313-370. Includes discussion of resolutions calling for U.S. withdrawal from the U.N. if the People's Republic of China is admitted as a member. h. Resolution on Formosa Straits crisis. Jan. 24, 1955. p. 371-421. Includes discussion of U.S. military response to People's Republic of China attack on Formosa Straits Islands under Taiwan's control. i. Views of retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William A. Worton on Chinese affairs. Mar. 2, 1955. p. 423-435. j. Briefing on Asian affairs. Mar. 3, 1955. p. 437-468. k. Briefing on military capabilities of People's Republic of China and on Far East military affairs. Mar. 24, 1955. p. 469-513.

Considers (84) H.J. Res. 159, (83) H.J. Res. 286, (83) H.J. Res. 557, (83) H.J. Res. 613, (83) H.J. Res. 620, (83) H.J. Res. 558, (83) H.J. Res. 159.
Notes: "[pub. 1980.]."

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Microfiche. [Bethesda, Md.] : Congressional Information Service 1983. 11 x 15 cm.