U.S. Security Interests in the Persian Gulf: Report of a Staff Study Mission to the Persian Gulf, Middle East, and Horn of Africa, October 21-November 13, 1980 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981 - 102 páginas
 

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Página 3 - Carter Doctrine." In his State of the Union address on January 23, 1980, President Carter declared: "An attempt by an outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States. It will be repelled by use of any means necessary, including military force.
Página 9 - ... on Oct. 6, 1981, provoked a reassessment of American strategic thinking in the Middle East. Assessment of the Threat The March 1981 House report mentioned several aspects of the Soviet role in the Middle East that added credibility to the apprehension about Soviet intentions. "Many states," it said, "are clearly worried over the pattern of Soviet arms deliveries to the region and especially to Libya and South Yemen, where they are far in excess of the capacities of those countries to absorb with...
Página 93 - The World Oil Market in the 1980's : Implications for the United States,
Página 5 - Any serious crisis between the two countries, especially action involving the use of US arms supplied under the agreement, could result in the abrogation of agreements and ultimately a serious undermining of US ability to fulfill primary US objectives in the Persian Gulf.
Página 46 - San'a' , the Saudis have also continued over the years to subsidise the tribes, to an extent perhaps equivalent to the amount of funding provided to the YAR government. These subsidies are viewed by Saudi officials as an essential effort to establish 'a buffer zone of Saudi influence against some future central government in North Yemen which may seek to adopt anti-Saudi...
Página 3 - persistent growth in Soviet military capability, coupled with increased Soviet military activities in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Ethiopia and...
Página 96 - Gulf oil could also be used either as an incentive or as a weapon to 'placate or coerce restive client states, and to procure new clients in strategically important areas of the world'.
Página 54 - a highly visible United States presence, any increased permanent presence, or incidents involving United States military personnel in highly publicised activity could have a negative impact on Kenyan public...

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