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 RepresentativesU.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.
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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.
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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'.
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