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Aluka is a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to creating and preserving a digital archive of materials about and from the developing world. For more information about Aluka, please see http://www.aluka.org Controls on Exports to South Africa Alternative title Controls on Exports to South Africa Author/Creator Subcommittees on International Economic Policy and Trade and on Africa; Committee on Foreign Affairs; House of Representatives Publisher U.S. Government Printing Office Date 1983 Resource type Hearings Language English Subject Coverage (spatial) South Africa, United States Coverage (temporal) 1981 - 1982 Source Congressional Hearings and Mission Reports: U.S. Relations with Southern Africa Description Hearings on February 9 and December 2, 1982 include extensive testimony from non-governmental and administration witnesses on U.S. exports to South Africa, with a particular focus on prohibited arms exports. Format extent 324 page(s) (length/size) http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.SFF.DOCUMENT.uscg028 http://www.aluka.org CONTROLS ON EXPORTS TO SOUTH AFRICA HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEES ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE AND ON AFRICA OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION FEBRUARY 9 AND DECEMBER 2, 1982 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 17-3260 WASHINGTON : 1983 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin, Chairman L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York PAUL FINDLEY, Illinois LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana LARRY WINN, JR., Kansas JONATHAN B. BINGHAM, New York BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York GUS YATRON, Pennsylvania ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania DON BONKER, Washington JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts MILLICENT FENWICK, New Jersey ANDY IRELAND, Florida ROBERT K. DORNAN, California DAN MICA, Florida JIM LEACH, Iowa MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin ,GEOW. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine BOB SHAMANSKY, Ohio JOHN LEBOUTILLIER, New York SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio TOM LANTOS, California DAVID R. BOWEN, Mississippi JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff MiKEY HARMON, Staff Assistant SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE JONATHAN B. BINGHAM, New York, Chairman DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California DON BONKER, Washington ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York BOB SHAMANSKY, Ohio MILLICENT FENWICK, New Jersey R. ROGER MAJAK, Subcommittee Staff Director TABOR E. DUNMAN, Jr., Minority Staff Consultant CAROL PAGE ROVNER, Subcommittee Staff Associate JOHN MAXWELL HAMmTON, Subcommittee Staff Associate SuE E. ECKERT, Staff Assistant SUBCOMMITIEE ON AFRICA HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan, Chairman GEO. W. CROCKETT, JR., Michigan WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York ARLEN ERDAHL, Minnesota GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio ROBERT K. DORNAN, California ANNE FoRRESrTR HOLLOWAY, Subcommittee Staff Director GAMDN-E G. PEcKHAM, Minority Staff Consultant STEVE WE=mAN, Subcommittee Staff Associate PRIscILA NEwMAN, Subcommittee Staff Associate CONTENTS WITNESSES Tuesday, February 9, 1982: Goler Teal Butcher, board of trustees, Lawyers Committee for Civil Page R ights ............................................................................................................3 John H. Chettle, director for North and South America, South Africa Foundation .......................................................................................... 46 Thomas Conrad, American Friends Service Committee ............. .... 63 Charles Burton Marshall, System Planning Corp ..................... 86 Randall Robinson, director for Trans-Africa .......................................................89 Bohdan Denysyk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Department of Commerce ..........................................................................120 William Root, Director, Office of East-West Trade, Department of State .... 125 Thursday, December 2, 1982: Bohdan Denysyk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Departm ent of Com m erce ...................................................................................148 Hon. Charles B. Rangel, a Representative in Congress from the State of N ew Y ork ...............................................................................................................164 Princeton Lyman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, De partm ent of State .................................................................................................170 Harry R. Marshall, Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Depart m ent of State .........................................................................................................189 James R. Shea, Director, Office of International Programs, Nuclear Regu latory Com m ission ................................................................................................206 George Bradley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Departm ent of Energy ..........................................................................214 Carlton E. Thorne, Chief, International Nuclear Affairs Division, Nuclear and Weapons Control Bureau, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament A gen cy ....................................................................................................................226 APPENDIXES 1. Letter to Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, from subcommittee chairmen Jonathan B. Bingham and Howard Wolpe, concerning foreign policy controls on American exports to South Africa, December 17, 1981 ........261 2. Written response submitted by Mr. Donald E. deKieffer, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President .....................................263 3. Material submitted by Department of State at the request of the subcom mittees: A. Questions and answers requested by subcommittees concerning Thom as Conrad's testim ony ...............................................................................269 B. Answers to inquiries made by Congressmen Lagomarsino and Bonker .... 272 C. Letter dated February 18, 1982, from Edward G. Law, Director of Export Regulations, World Trade Corporation, IBM .....................................276 4. Letter dated February 25, 1982 from Thomas Conrad to William Root, Department of State in response to Edward G. Law's letter ...............................280 5. Statement submitted by L. H. Gann, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford, California ............................................................................ 286 6. Statement submitted by the American Maritime Officers Service ....................306 7. Letter dated, March 2, 1982, the Law Offices of Glotta, Adelman, Dinges, Davis & Riley concerning foreign policy controls on American exports to South Africa ................................................ ..................... 308 8. H. R. 7220 as introduced by Mr. Charles Rangel in the 2d Session of the 97th C ongress ................................................................................................................309 (Iii) IV 9. Letter from Secretary of Commerce, Malcolm Baldrige, dated November Page 10, 1982 concerning the export of shock batons to South Africa ........................ 314 10. Responses to questions from the November 15 letter of invitation to the Department of Commerce to testify before the subcommittees on Interna tional Economic Policy and Trade and on Africa .................................................. 317 CONTROLS ON EXPORTS TO SOUTH AFRICA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1982 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SUBCOMMITTEES ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY AND TRADE AND ON AFRICA, Washington, D.C. The subcommittees met at 10 a.m., in room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Howard Wolpe (chairman of the Subcommit tee on Africa) presiding. Mr. WOLPE. The joint hearing will come to order. This morning, we are meeting to hear testimony on the adminis tration's position on foreign policy export controls and any plans it may have