SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS United States. Congress, OF THE House. COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 14940 Role of Spain in U.S. Defense Planning AND H. Con. Res. 651 Participation by Italy in NATO 75-009 JUNE 8 AND 16, 1976 Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1976 COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS : THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Chairman CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin WAYNE L. HAYS, Ohio L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan EDWARD G. BIESTER, JR., Pennsylvania BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California BD24 1/2076 KFan 19762 CONTENTS WITNESSES ROLE OF SPAIN IN U.S. DEFENSE PLANNING: Bergold, Harry E., Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs). Laingen, L. Bruce, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, Hannifin, Vice Adm. Patrick J., U.S. Navy, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy and Operations, Department PARTICIPATION BY ITALY IN NATO: Consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 651, expressing the sense of Congress regarding democracy in Italy and participation PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY AND IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION: McCloskey, Hon. Robert J., Ambassador at Large and Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations, Department of State.. Abzug, Hon. Bella S., a Representative in Congress from the State Bergold, Harry E., Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Small, David, Legal Counsel, Department of State-- MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Statement of Hon. Clement J. Zablocki, a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin- - -. Statement submitted by Department of State on the legal situation that would exist if the House failed to authorize appropriations to implement Statement of Hon. Bella S. Abzug before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on proposed U.S. treaty with Spain, March 24, 1976- Testimony of Prof. William Braasch Watson, MIT before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee regarding the treaty between the United States and Spain, March 12, 1976 - . Memorandum from Hon. Bella S. Abzug to Hon. Dante B. Fascell re- garding appropriations power of the House of Representatives on Membership of United States-Spanish Council_ Diagram of United States-Spanish Council--- Spanish eligibility for benefits of the generalized system of preferences Provisions of article I of the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement of 23 |