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2006rif. 61680Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 114 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-1155. Serial No. J-107-91. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1982rif. 70405Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Pencil erasure residue on cover. Some curling at the top corner. Item has some wear and soiling. v 1 232 2 p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Title continues: "nuclear arms January 20 21 and 25 1982. From Wikipedia: "Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development production stockpiling proliferation and usage of small arms conventional weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to impose such limitations upon consenting participants through international treaties and agreements although it may also comprise efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country." U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2007rif. 61960Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iv 707 p. Some portions redacted. COver has slight wear and soiling. 110th Congress 1st Session Committee Print S. Prt. 110-28. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1992rif. 65781Washignton DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1992. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Covers have some wear and soiling. Some minor creasing. 3 volume set. S. Hrg. 102-7899 3 volumes. Volume 1 0-16-039540-2 iv 961 p. ; Volume 2 0-16-039541-0 v 1 740 p.0; Volume 3 0-16-039542-9 iii 1 317 p. The Director of Central Intelligence commands vast capabilities to collect and analyze information far beyond those imagined by the earlier DCIs. On the basis of the information the DCI provides policy decisions are made diplomatic initiatives are mounted military operations are planned and carried out and research and development efforts are targeted. The DCI's job is unique interms of ranges of sensitive activities that the CIA is asked to carry out. The Committee felt that it must also examine the process by which intelligence analysis was developed for policymakers and felt that the DCI that they confirmed would need to preside over the first sweeping redesign of American intelligence since the National Security Act was passed in 1947. This three volume record of the hearings are increasingly scare and provide insight into Mr. Gates before he rose to the position of Secretary of Defense which he held over two administrations for Presidents of different parties. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1986rif. 67457Washington: U.S. G.P.O. 1986. Wraps. Good. Inkinitials on front cover. iv 681 p. 24 cm. Illustrations Maps. Title continues: "Ninety-ninth Congress First Session on S. 1517 and S. 1578 October 8 1985. S. Hrg. 99-349. This joint hearing was convened to address the serious issue of low-level radioactive waste disposal. The states had been negotiating regional compacts. The hearing was for the purpose of assisting the consideration of what courses of action the Congress should take with regard to those compacts that had been submitted to the Congress and to determine what interim measures might be taken to ensure that the remaining states moved forward to assume responsiblity for the wasts generated in their States. U.S. G.P.O. paperback
1968rif. 70342Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1968. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling. iv 300 p. Title continued: "17 1968". From Wikipedia: "The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament. Opened for signature in 1968 the Treaty entered into force in 1970. On 11 May 1995 the Treaty was extended indefinitely. More countries have adhered to the NPT than any other arms limitation and disarmament agreement a testament to the Treaty's significance. A total of 191 states have joined the Treaty though North Korea which acceded to the NPT in 1985 but never came into compliance announced its withdrawal in 2003. Four UN member states have never joined the NPT: India Israel Pakistan and South Sudan. The treaty recognizes five states as nuclear-weapon states: the United States Russia the United Kingdom France and China also the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council." U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2007rif. 64115Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iv 350 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 110-815. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980rif. 60186Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Has some wear and soiling. iv 114 p.; 24 cm. The witnesses at this hearing represent the three voting members of the Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board. The purpose of the oversight hearing was to examine the decision to provide a $500 million loan guarantee. The law provided that before a guarantee can actually be issues the Board must transmit a written report to the committee of the Congress setting forth the determinations required to be made under the act and the reasons for making each determination. The hearing examined the report and the supporting materials and considered whether the requirements of the Act had been met. The intervention by the Federal Government to intervene to avert bankruptcy by the Chrysler Corporation was at the time a remarkable and largely unprecedented action. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980rif. 62337Washington: U.S. Govt. Print Off 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 78 p. : graph; 24 cm. Title continues "to amend Chapter 5 of Title 37 United States Code to revise the special pay provisions for certain health professionals in the Uniformed Services S. 1100 to amend Chapter r of Title 37 United Sttes Code to revise the special pay provisions for certain health professionals in the Uniformed Services H. R. 5235 to amend Chapter 5 of Title 37 United Sttes Code to revise the special pay provisions for certain health professionals in the Uniformed Services December 5 1979" U.S. Govt. Print Off paperback
2007rif. 62783Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 80 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 109-884. The Committee met to recieve testimoney on the contributions of immigrants to the United States Armed Froces throughout America's history. Service in the Armed Forces of the United States is an avenue for some to achieve naturalization and citizenship status. It was authorized by law in 1952. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1996rif. 64070Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1996. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Some edge curling on front cover and first few pages. iv 443 p. Illustrations. Some footnotes. S. Hrg. 104-471. The first agreement between the U.S. and EURATOM was reached in 1958. This is a hearing on a new undated agreement reached among negotiators in July 1995. The new agreement would replace existing agreements with EURATOM as well as well as bilateral agreements with Austria Finland Spain and Sweden. This hearing heard from those who supported the agreement and those who opposed it as well as obtaining the views of Federal agencies directly involved in the agreement negotiations. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1978rif. 61976Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1978. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some corner creasing. iv 452 p.; 24 cm. Illustrations. These hearings addressed flexible and compressed work schedule options. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1990rif. 65790Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1990. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Has slight wear and soiling. v 28 p.; 24 cm. 101st Congress 1st Session Senate Report No. 101-219. This is the report on the activities of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which was given the responsibility to carry out oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States. The Committee believed that intelligence activities should be as accountable as possible to the public and this public report was intended to meet this requirement. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1979rif. 61984Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. iv 741 p. Occasional footnotes. Serial No. 96-24. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1935rif. 70411Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1935. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on first page. Glued binding. iv 164 p. Illustrations fold-outs. This report was prepared pursuant to S. Res 206 73rd Congress A Resolution to make certain investigations concerning the manufacture and sale of arms and other war munitions. 74th Congress 1st Session Senate Report No. 944 Part 2. In part the purpose of the Special Committee was to review the findings of the War Policies Commission and to inquire into the desirability of creating a government monopoly in respect to the manufacutre of munitions. United States Government Printing Office paperback
2004rif. 66032Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has ome wear and soiling. Stiff green cover. Minor curving of pages at bottom edge. 14 511 p. Includes illustrations. Heavily redacted. Glossary; 108th Congress 2d Session Senate S. Report 108-301. This unclassified report was intended to prove to the Senate and through it the American public a substantial record of the facts underlying the conclusions of the Committee. IT was felt that based upon the report the Committee the Congress and the Executive branded needed to engage in a serious sustained and unifed efforts to reform the U. S> Intelligence Community. [U.S. Government Printing Office] paperback
2008rif. 63056Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 115 p. S. Hrg. 110-610. This hearing sought to explore the short and long term casues of the recent political and social unrest in Kenya and what could be done to address problems and how the United States might contribute to solutions. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2003rif. 61988Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 91 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-991. This hearing sought to emphasize the important of access to private sources of capital. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1973rif. 64642Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1973. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Staple holes in front page. Mailroom stamp on back page. iii 93 p. Includes illustrations. Serial No. 93-H4. S. 180 and S. 836 were bills to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in order to require the approval of the Adjacent coastal states prior to the construction of certain offshore facilities. The focus on this hearding was on the role of the Federal and State governments in the approval of deep water port development. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2006rif. 62297Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. ix 1589 p. Serial No. J-109-56. S. Hrg. 109-277. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2002rif. 62769Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 76 p. S. Hrg. 107-631. This hearing examined to some extent the practice of cost-shifting of medical expenditures and the cost of prescription drugs within the Veterans Affairs system. The committee was interested in ensuring that the Department of Veterans Affairs was properly resourced to provide the care needed by veterans. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1976rif. 64120Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some pencil erasure and sticker residue. Stamp on back cover. vi 841 p.; 24 cm. Illustrations. This was an important set of hearings during the last third of the 20th century that sought to 'reform' federal lobbying laws. While recognizing the role that advocacy could positively have in the democratic process the committee was concerned that to assure public confidence "the lobbyist must work in the open. " Time had changed since the Federal Lobbying Act of 1946 and these hearings explored ways to update and modernize the transparency and procedures of lobbying. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1976rif. 67803Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Letter J written in ink on front cover. Cover soiled and scuffed. VOLUME 1 ONLY. iv 245 pages. 24 cm. Title continues: "Storage of Toxic Agents September 16 17 and 18 1975." From a United States Senate website: "In 1973 CIA Director James Schlesinger told Senate Armed Services Chairman John Stennis that he wished to brief him on a major upcoming operation. No no my boy responded Senator Stennis. Don t tell me. Just go ahead and do it but I don t want to know. Similarly when Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J.W. Fulbright was told of the CIA subversion of the Allende government in Chile he responded I don t approve of intervention in other people s elections but it has been a long-continued practice. Late in 1974 investigative reporter Seymour Hersh revealed that the CIA was not only destabilizing foreign governments but was also conducting illegal intelligence operations against thousands of American citizens. On January 27 1975 an aroused Senate voted overwhelmingly to establish a special 11-member investigating body along the lines of the recently concluded Watergate Committee. Under the chairmanship of Idaho Senator Frank Church with Texas Senator John Tower as vice-chairman the select committee was given nine months and 150 staffers to complete its work. The so-called Church Committee ran into immediate resistance from the Ford administration concerned about exposing American intelligence operations and suspicious of Church s budding presidential ambitions. The committee interviewed 800 individuals and conducted 250 executive and 21 public hearings. At the first televised hearing staged in the Senate Caucus Room Chairman Church dramatically displayed a CIA poison dart gun to highlight the committee s discovery that the CIA directly violated a presidential order by maintaining stocks of shellfish toxin sufficient to kill thousands. Lacking focus and necessarily conducting much of its work behind closed doors the panel soon lost any hope of becoming a second Watergate Committee. Critics from Bing Crosby to Paul Harvey accused it of treasonous activity. The December 1975 assassination of a CIA station chief in Greece intensified the public backlash against its mission. The panel issued its two-foot-thick final report in May 1976 without the support of influential Republican members John Tower and Barry Goldwater. Despite its shortcomings the inquiry demonstrated the need for perpetual surveillance of the intelligence community and resulted in the creation of the permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Historian Henry Steele Commager assessed the Committee s legacy. Referring to executive branch officials who seemed to consider themselves above the law he said It is this indifference to constitutional restraints that is perhaps the most threatening of all the evidence that emerges from the findings of the Church Committee. " From Wikipedia: "The Church Committee was the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Senator Frank Church D-ID in 1975. A precursor to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence the committee investigated intelligence gathering for illegality by the Central Intelligence Agency CIA National Security Agency NSA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI after certain activities had been revealed by the Watergate affair. By the early years of the 1970s the unpopularity of the Vietnam War and the unfolding Watergate scandal brought the era of minimal oversight to an abrupt halt. The United States Congress was determined to rein in the Nixon administration and to ascertain the extent to which the nation's intelligence agencies had been involved in questionable if not outright illegal activities. A series of troubling revelations started to appear in the press concerning intelligence activities. First came the revelations of Christopher Pyle in January 1970 of the U.S. Army's spying on the civilian population and Sam Ervin's Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2004rif. 62330Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumned first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 105 p. Serial No. J-108-93. S. Hrg. 108-659. In the view of Senator Orrin Hatch "This liability crisis not only robs many patients of access to vital medical care but needlessly raises health care costs for all Americans. " U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1979rif. 65787Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1979. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Has slight wear and soiling. v 75 p.; 24 cm. Occasional footnotes. 96th Congress 1st Session Senate Report No. 96-141. This is the report on the activities of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which was given the responsibility to carry out oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States. The Committee believed that intelligence activities should be as accountable as possible to the public and this public report was intended to meet this requirement. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback