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1870réf. 44035Omaha: Land Department Union Pacific Railroad Company 1870. 1870. First edition. First edition. 8vo. 8 3/4" x 5 3/4" printed wrappers with map on back cover 44 pp. introduction illustrated maps. The rear cover features a map of portions of Idaho Utah Wyoming Colorado Dakota Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Iowa. States where land grant bonds are available from the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The frontispiece is a map of the United States that shows the Union Pacific Railroad and its connections. A third map shows counties in Nebraska in 1870 and the Union Pacific Railroad lands first 200 miles grants of 1862-64. A description of the Nebraska lands are provided county by county. The available lands are contained in alternate sections of one square mile each within a breadth of twenty miles on either side of the railroad and extend along the entire line. They extend through central Nebraska southern Wyoming and northern Colorado and Utah and include within their limits the splendid agricultural lands of the Platte Valley the great natural pastures of the Laramie Plains and the valleys of Lodge Pole Creek and Bear River and the rich iron and coal fields between the Black Hills and the Wahsatch Mountains. Description advantages water resources climate soil live stock raising farming markets timber minerals information about homesteads advantages of living in colonies etc. Both Adams' Herd and Graff list similar titles but different years and claim their listings to be "rare." A small bump to the top edges light wear to the spine ends else a near fine copy. Land Department Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1870. unknown
1891réf. 32829St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. n.d. 1891. 1891. First edition. Third edition. 12mo. Original orange wrappers printed in black ink 82 2 pp. illustrated map. advertising. Issued by the general passenger department of the Missouri Pacific Railway. A general description of the state and its place in history is provided. Plus soil rainfall churches schools higher educational opportunities newspapers population and wealth corn wheat oats stock farming wild flowers orchards and vineyards salt lead and zinc stone brick and lime coal gas hunting and fishing cities irrigation etc. Views are offered of farms and ranches parade grounds city parks etc. of various cities. Herd 1204 says "Issued by the Missouri Pacific Railway Company this book appeared in many editions though all are now rare." Prior to this copy the earliest edition of a similar booklet was a 13th edition and that was 15 years ago. Fine clean copy with a fine folding map. An exceptional copy of a rare item. Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co., n.d. (1891)]. unknown
1917réf. 025165Southern Pacific Company. Good. 1917. Pamphlet. Trifold pamphlet with polychrome wraps. Each panel is paginated. Includes a map of the Apache Trail on the Southern Pacific Sunset Route a full page illustration of the route a map of the Southern Pacific lines and colorful illustrations on each page. Wraps have 2.5 inch tears along two of the folds and light wear. Good condition. The Apache Trail is a 120 mile route from present day Globe to Phoenix Arizona that was used first by the Apache to navigate through the Superstition Mountains then as a stagecoach route and finally as a scenic auto road for tourists such as those traveling with the Southern Pacific. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 20 pp . Southern Pacific Company unknown
réf. H12352Very Good. No publishing information. 109 pp. of typewritten sheets bound with white cover and cloth spine some light wear and soil previous owner's name. Traces the journey of "Mark" -- probably Spiro -- from boot camp to deployment in the Pacific where he was part of the 14th Air Squadron and flew many missions including participating in the Philippine campaigns. Well written account. No copies located in institutions so assume just a small number were printed up for friends and family. unknown
1911réf. 100851Souvenir pamphlet 8vo colored printed pictorial wrappers illustrated 16 pp. Folded and creased down the middle with a little wear at the fold some minor rubbing to wrappers normal aging; otherwise very good. This is a scarce piece of ephemera commemorating the 1911 groundbreaking ceremony by President William H. Taft for the exhibition in the Golden Gate Park. While the purpose of the exhibition was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal it seemed to function more as a worlds fair held in San Francisco. It took over three years to construct and the exhibition ran from February through December 1915. There are a number of black and white photographs in the booklet including a double page panoramic view of the city of San Francisco. The activities of the ceremony are recorded in this pamphlet which feature speakers songs marches and what they had for dinner Blair-Murdock Co.,
1933réf. P2593Used; Very Good. 57-G-29 Union Pacific System 1933 Paperback staple bound. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1933. TRADE PAPERBACK. paperback
1946réf. 24943South Pacific 1946. Photography. Overall very good condition. 100 real photographs of the USS Bennion in the South Pacific and Japan. Some which are annotated in the image with locations and dates appear to be taken by the ship's photographer; others are candid shots by a crew member. Some are described on the verso naming crew members. A group snap shot which identifies the personnel on the verso includes: Lt. Scott Kollert Mach. Flaherty Ens Hulkill Lt. McCool Loomis Morrison Dabbs Matlack Cobb & Murray. A note on the verso explains the scorecard poster displayed behind the men: "Score card shows 16 Jap planes 8 shore bombardments & 1 Jap battleship sunk by torpedoes in Battle of Surigao Strait. 13 planes since I've been aboard" the reference to the sunk battleship refers to October 1944 when Bennion helped sink the Japanese battleship Yamashiro. Many shots of life on board the ship. Some snap shots indicate the crew was segregated by role with gunners mates and fire control men all white while the steward mates are all African American. Numerous group photographs include: CPOs cooks radar men radio men 2nd Division and the Bridge force. Additional snap shots include the ship at Club Saipan showing Admiral Whiting and a "nurse . was the last one to leave Corregidor and got a lot of publicity" Kuluk Bay Adak Aleutians in August 1945; Vanikoro Feb 1943 snap shots of Officers Club Solomon Islands. Interior and exterior views; numerous images of Ominato including Japanese service men and villagers Ominato was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in northern Honshu; and USO performers. The USS Bennion won a Presidential Unit Citation for her actions off Okinawa during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The citation to the ship was presented "For extraordinary heroism in action as a Fighter Direction ship on Radar Picket duty during the Okinawa Campaign April 1 to June 1 1945". USS Bennion DD-662 was a US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1943. It served in the Pacific as a fighter director and radar picket ship and supported operations at Leyte and Luzon in the liberation of the Philippines and at Iwo Jima February - March 1945. In July and August 1945 USS Bennion took part in Third Fleet Operations Against Japan. Bennion received her citation for actions off Okinawa 1 April-1 June 1945 as well as eight battle stars. Photographs which identify personnel include the presentation of medals: the Bronze Star to the Bennion's Commander R. H. Holmes on May 17 1945; presentation of Silver Star to T. C. Beale; and James Holloway III "who assisted sinking with torpedoes of Japanese battleship Yamashiro"; Vice Admiral H. W. Hill addressing the crew; Commodore Moosbrugger; Lt. Comd. Brokenshire. A total of 100 real photographs mostly in postcard size format 4 3/4 x 3 3/4" some 5 x 4". Very good condition. unknown
1980réf. 84032Naval Air Station North Island San Diego CA: Nuclear Weapons Training Group Pacific c1980. Presumed First Edition First printing. Comb binding. Good. vii 1 113 1 pages. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Latest date in the Bibliography is 1979. Rare snapshot in time for this profession. The introductory material was written to orient the radiological controls technician to the origin and rational for the standards and measurements used to address radiological exposure. Later sections address Electrical energy Structure of Matter Nuclear Radioactivity Principles of Detector Operation Interactions with Matter Radiation Mathematics Radiation Units Radiation Chemistry Biological Effects of Radiation Cellular Radiobiology Radiation Tolerances the Acute Radiation Syndrome and Late Effects. Figures include cell survival curves at different dose rates and annual incidence rte of definite and probable leukemia for A-Bomb survivors. A 2022 job posting for a RCT stated the following: Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The primary function of the RCT is to provide field support to the Department/Organization where they are assigned with primary emphasis in Health Physics and radiological protection. Perform radiological surveys for areas and release of materials; Issue TLDs and review TLD exposure results; Perform radiation exposure investigations; Evaluate radiological work; Assist in the development of radiological work permits and implement controls consistent with As Low As Reasonably Achievable ALARA principles and practices; and provide industrial hygiene and industrial safety support by monitoring work activities for adherence to their organization's and Occupational Safety and Health standards. Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island IATA: NZY ICAO: KNZY FAA LID: NZY at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego California is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy - Naval Base Coronado NBC and the home port of several aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. The commanding officer of NAS North Island NASNI is also the Commanding Officer Naval Base Coronado NBC. As such he or she commands or administers NASNI and seven other naval facilities: Naval Amphibious Base Coronado NABC; Outlying Field Imperial Beach; Silver Strand Training Complex; Remote Training Site Warner Springs; Mountain Warfare Training Camp Michael Monsoor; Camp Morena; and Naval Auxiliary Landing Facility San Clemente Island. NBC with only its commands in the metropolitan San Diego area brackets the city of Coronado from the entrance to San Diego Bay to the Mexican border. NAS North Island itself is host to 23 aviation squadrons and 80 additional tenant commands and activities—one of which the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest is San Diego's largest aerospace employer. Nuclear Weapons Training Group Pacific unknown
1946réf. 77869Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1946. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Good. Volume I xv 1 1-286 pages. Volume II 287-576 pages. 2 volumes. Illustrations including fold-outs. Maps. Tables. Index. Cover has wear and lettering has fading. Corners bumped. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a written report created by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of Anglo-American strategic bombing of Nazi Germany during the European theater of World War II. After publishing its report the Survey members then turned their attention to the efforts against Imperial Japan during the Pacific War including a separate section on the recent use of the atomic bombs. In total the reports contained 208 volumes for Europe and another 108 for the Pacific comprising thousands of pages. The reports' called strategic bombing "decisive". This is designated OPNAV-P-03-100. It includes lists of Interrogations arranged numerically and by subject matter. It has an index of major battles operations and Japanese officials It includes in volume II Japanese notes of battles and brief biographies of Interrogated Japanese Officials. The interrogations were conducted in Tokyo during the final months of 1945. The purpose of the interrogations was to gain evidence for an assessment of the role of airpower in the war with Japan. Permission was obtained from General MacArthur to retain a nucleus of experienced officers at the Naval War College at Hiyoshi. In addition to being interrogated on their particular specialties and experiences these officers performed research at the direction of the Naval Analysis Division and together with the Japanese Naval Liaison Officer gave useful assistance in identifying and procuring other officers for interrogation. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
1990réf. 73164Lynnwood WA: Pacific Trading Card Company 1990. Presumed First Edition First printing. Baseball Card. Very good. Approximately 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches with image/information on both sides. In a plastic card protector. Rear side indicated this is number 107 of their Baseball Legends series. and has biographical and statistical information on Joe Torre and his career as a catcher and first baseman. The front is a picture of Joe Torre in a Cardinal's uniform kneeling with a bat and boldly signed in the lower half of the card. Joseph Paul Torre born July 18 1940 is an American professional baseball executive serving in the capacity of Major League Baseball's MLB chief baseball officer since 2011. A former player manager and television color commentator Torre ranks fifth all-time in MLB history with 2326 wins as a manager. With 2342 hits during his playing career Torre is the only major leaguer to achieve both 2000 hits and 2000 wins as a manager. From 1996 to 2007 he was the manager of the New York Yankees whom he guided to four World Series championships. Torre's lengthy and distinguished career in MLB began as a player in 1960 with the Milwaukee Braves as a catcher first baseman and third baseman. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets until becoming a manager in 1977 when he briefly served as the Mets' player-manager. His managerial career covered 29 seasons including tenures with the same three clubs for which he played and the Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers until 2010. From 1984 to 1989 he served as a television color commentator for the California Angels and NBC. After retiring as a manager he accepted a role assisting the Commissioner of Baseball as the executive vice president of baseball operations. A nine-time All-Star Torre won the 1971 National League NL Most Valuable Player MVP Award after leading the major leagues in batting average hits and runs batted in. After qualifying for the playoffs just once while managing the Mets Braves and Cardinals Torre's greatest success came as manager of the Yankees. His clubs compiled a .605 regular season winning percentage and made the playoffs every year winning four World Series titles six American League AL pennants and ten AL East division titles. In 1996 and 1998 he was the AL Manager of the Year. He also won two NL West division titles with the Dodgers for a total of 13 division titles. In 2014 Torre was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Pacific Trading Card Company unknown
1980réf. 60189Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling. iv 335 p.; 24 cm. Occasional footnotes. This hearing focussed on the human rights situation of Taiwan South Korea the Philippines and Indonesia. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2004réf. 66625Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. iii 63 p. Serial No. 108-134. From the Rockefeller College website: "Meredith Weiss joined the faculty of the Political Science department at the University at Albany in Fall 2008. Professor Weiss s research is in the field of comparative politics focusing on Southeast Asia especially Malaysia Singapore and Indonesia. Thematically she explores processes and patterns of political development and mobilization including such dimensions as electoral patterns and processes nationalism and ethnicity gender and sexuality Islamism new media and coalition-building in both civil society and electoral politics. Her primary current research projects explore on the one hand clientelist networks and patronage flows as part of electoral politics in Southeast Asia and on the other the intermeshing of feminist and queer discourses and identities in the region. Professor Weiss s first book Protest and Possibilities: Civil Society and Coalitions for Political Change in Malaysia Stanford University Press 2005 examines political mobilization and efforts at political change in 20th century Malaysia and contrasts coalition-building and reform processes there and in Indonesia. Her second book Student Activism in Malaysia: Crucible Mirror Sideshow Cornell SEAP/NUS Press 2011 situates student activism and its suppression as a part of postcolonial political development focusing on Malaysia and Singapore from the late colonial period until the present. Professor Weiss is also co-editor of four books: Social Movements in Malaysia: From Moral Communities to NGOs with Saliha Hassan RoutledgeCurzon 2003 which analyzes the development of civil society in Malaysia focusing on several of the most important social movements there; Political Violence in South and Southeast Asia with Itty Abraham and Edward Newman United Nations University Press 2010 which explores the significance nature and roots of violent political contention in these two regions; Student Activism in Asia: Between Protest and Powerlessness with Edward Aspinall University of Minnesota Press Fall 2012 which compares campus-based movements across Northeast and Southeast Asia; and Homophobia Goes Global: States Movements and the Diffusion of Oppression with Michael Bosia University of Illinois Press forthcoming which explores an apparent global trend toward overtly political often state-sponsored homophobia. In addition Professor Weiss has published articles in Perspectives on Politics Democratization New Political Science Taiwan Journal of Democracy Journal of East Asian Studies Asian Survey Critical Asian Studies Journal of Contemporary Asia and other journals in addition to numerous book chapters. Professor Weiss is a former chair of the Southeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies AAS and member of the AAS Board of Directors. In the American Political Science Association APSA she currently serves on the Committee on Siting & Engagement as 2013 Program Chair and past Treasurer of the Caucus for a New Political Science and as Communications Officer of the Sexuality & Politics section; she is also past chair of the LGBT Caucus. She has testified for the House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific given briefings for the US Trade Representative and State Department and served as a State Department lecturer in Malaysia. Professor Weiss came to the University at Albany after three years at the East-West Center in Washington DC; prior to that she was on the faculty at DePaul University. She has held visiting fellowships also at the University of Sydney Universiti Malaya Georgetown University and the Australian National University and has been the recipient of Fulbright SSRC and other grants. Professor Weiss received her PhD and MA degrees from Yale University." From Wikipedia: "Husain Haqqani or Hussain Haqqani born July 1 1956 is the former Pakistan Ambassador to the. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1965réf. 61662Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1965. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page discoloration. 26r iv 412 p. Includes maps. Exhibits. 89th Congress 1st Session. House Document No. 237. This set of hearings heard from a broad spectrum of scholars and notables from the middle of the 20th century. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980réf. 60188Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Has some wear and soiling. v 60 p.; 24 cm. Occasional footnotes. The hearings were held to place on the public record the concerns of the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs regarding the course of Korean-American relations since the assassination of President Park in October 1979 through the declaration of martial law and the arrest and trial of many political religious and intellectual leaders. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1969réf. 36147Portland OR: North Pacific Division 1969. First Edition. First Printing. fair ex-lib. Approx. 125 wraps illus. maps usual library markings spine torn and chipped covers worn/soiled with ink marks and staples. Distribution memo stapled inside front cover. North Pacific Division paperback
1982réf. 25904Washington DC: GPO 1982. good. 24 cm 382 wraps. GPO paperback
1946réf. 5605Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1946. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. fair. xv 1 389 1 pages followed by several fold-outs. Illustrations. Maps. Appendices. Bibliography. Bookplate inside front board. Some minor damp stains to text no pages stuck. Boards have some scuffs and stains. The United States Strategic Bombing Survey was a written report created by a board of experts assembled to produce an impartial assessment of the effects of Anglo-American strategic bombing of Nazi Germany during the European theater of World War II. After publishing its report the Survey members then turned their attention to the efforts against Imperial Japan during the Pacific War including a separate section on the recent use of the atomic bombs. In total the reports contained 208 volumes for Europe and another 108 for the Pacific comprising thousands of pages. The reports called strategic bombing "decisive". The report opens with a discussion of the Japanese strategic plans which were based on an initial victory against the U.S. Navy which would upset any U.S. plans in the Pacific for an estimated 18 months to 2 years. It was possible to reconstruct much of wartime Japanese military planning and execution engagement by engagement and campaign by campaign and to secure reasonably accurate statistics on Japan's economy and war-production plant by plant and industry by industry. In addition studies were conducted on Japan's overall strategic plans and the background of her entry into the war the internal discussions and negotiations leading to her acceptance of unconditional surrender the course of health and morale among the civilian population the effectiveness of the Japanese civilian defense organization U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
2000réf. 47987Washington DC: GPO 2000. First Edition. First Printing. very good. 139 wraps. Joint hearing with the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Serial No. 106-98. GPO paperback
réf. 6246Livermore CA: Lawrence Radiation Lab n.d. good. 1 photo color photo approx. 19-3/4" x 15" mounted on board approx. 24-1/4" x 20" Lawrence Radiation Lab unknown
1946réf. 1022Tokyo: U.S. Army Forces Pacific 1946. presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Fair. Approx. 450 pages. Tables. Appendix. Front board weak. Boards scuffed. Ex-library with library stamp inside front board and on fore-edge. :Library pocket inside rear board. Embossed stamp on title page. U.S. Army Forces, Pacific hardcover
1972réf. 12968Tokyo Japan: Kodansha International Ltd 1972. First Edition. as is fair. 312 illus. notes bibliography waviness to entire text & some damp stains no pages stuck together bookplate ins 2nd fr flyl. Small tear inside front hinge damp stains to endpapers small stains to fore-edge DJ in soiled plastic sleeve DJ soiled waviness to DJ. Kodansha International Ltd unknown
1945réf. 1518n.p.: U.S. Pacific Fleet 1945. fair. 423 wraps text in Japanese only the introduction and index have been translated covers worn and soiled. This handbook was originally published in 1901 by the Keigansha Governmental Research Bureau with corrections including No. 94 to 1943. The U.S. Pacific Fleet reproduced this book because it was the latest material at hand on the political organization of Japan. The handbook was marked "Restricted " but that classification was crossed out by hand on the cover and changed to "Unclassified--1945-6. " U.S. Pacific Fleet paperback
1964réf. 21237Honolulu Hawaii: U.S. Pacific Fleet 1964. fair to good. Quarto approx. 100 wraps tables appendices covers soiled ink notations and date stamp on front cover. This manual contains simulated intelligence on the naval forces of a hypothetical aggressor nation in an amphibious training exercise. U.S. Pacific Fleet paperback
1964réf. 11228Livermore CA: Lawrence Radiation Laboratory c. 1964. Presumed first iteration thus. Photograph. good. 1 photo color photo approx. 20" x 16" mounted on board 24" x 20" some soiling to board and some wear along edges. Peaceful nuclear explosions PNEs are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes such as activities related to economic development including the creation of canals. During the 1960s and 1970s both the United States and the Soviet Union conducted a number of PNEs. Six of the explosions by the Soviet Union are considered to have been of an applied nature not just tests. Subsequently the United States and the Soviet Union halted their programs. Definitions and limits are covered in the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty of 1976. In the PNE Treaty the signatories agreed: not to carry out any individual nuclear explosions having a yield exceeding 150 kilotons; not to carry out any group explosion consisting of a number of individual explosions having an aggregate yield exceeding 1500 kilotons; and not to carry out any group explosion having an aggregate yield exceeding 150 kilotons unless the individual explosions in the group could be identified and measured by agreed verification procedures. The parties also reaffirmed their obligations to comply fully with the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963. The parties reserve the right to carry out nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes in the territory of another country if requested to do so but only in full compliance with the yield limitations and other provisions of the PNE Treaty and in accord with the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty of 1996 prohibits all nuclear explosions regardless of whether they are for peaceful purposes or not. Project Gasbuggy was an underground nuclear detonation carried out by the United States Atomic Energy Commission on December 10 1967 in rural northern New Mexico. It was part of Operation Plowshare a program designed to find peaceful uses for nuclear explosions. Gasbuggy was carried out by the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and the El Paso Natural Gas Company with funding from the Atomic Energy Commission. Its purpose was to determine if nuclear explosions could be useful in fracturing rock formations for natural gas extraction. The site lying in the Carson National Forest is approximately 34 km 21 mi southwest of Dulce New Mexico and 87 km 54 mi east of Farmington and was chosen because natural gas deposits were known to be held in sandstone beneath Leandro Canyon. A 29 kt 120 TJ device was placed at a depth of 1288 m 4227 ft underground then the well was backfilled before the device was detonated; a crowd had gathered to watch the detonation from atop a nearby butte. The detonation took place after a couple of delays the last one caused by a breakdown of the explosive refrigeration system. The detonation produced a rubble chimney that was 24 m 80 ft wide and 102 m 335 ft high above the blast center. After an initial surface cleanup effort the site sat idle for over a decade. A later surface cleanup effort primarily tackled leftover toxic materials. In 1978 a marker monument was installed at the Surface Ground Zero SGZ point that provided basic explanation of the historic test. Below the main plaque lies another which indicates that no drilling or digging is allowed without government permission. The site is publicly accessible via the Carson National Forest F.S. 357 dirt road/Indian J10 that leads into the Carson National Forest. Following the Project Gasbuggy test two subsequent nuclear explosion fracturing experiments were conducted in western Colorado in an effort to refine the technique. They were Project Rulison in 1969 and Project Rio Blanco in 1973. In both cases the gas radioactivity was still seen as too high and in the last case the triple-blast rubble chimney structures disappointed the design engineers. Soon after that test the ~ 15-year Project Plowshare program funding dried up. These early fracturing tests were later superseded by hydraulic fracturing fracking technologies. Lawrence Radiation Laboratory unknown
1980réf. 26731Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1980. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. good. 24 cm. viii 233 3 pages. Wraps. Minor page discoloration. Minor wear to covers. The Indochina refugee crisis was the large outflow of people from the former French colonies of Indochina comprising the countries of Vietnam Cambodia and Laos after communist governments were established in 1975. Over the next 25 years and out of a total Indochinese population in 1975 of 56 million more than 3 million people would undertake the dangerous journey to become refugees in other countries of Southeast Asia Hong Kong or China. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 250000 Vietnamese refugees had perished at sea by July 1986. More than 2.5 million Indochinese were resettled mostly in North America Australia and Europe. More than 525000 were repatriated either voluntarily or involuntarily mainly from Cambodia. The Indochinese refugees consisted of a number of different peoples including the Vietnamese the Sino-Vietnamese Hoa Cambodians fleeing the Khmer Rouge and hunger ethnic Laotians Iu Mien Hmong other highland peoples of Laos and Montagnard the highland peoples of Vietnam. They fled to nearby countries to seek temporary asylum and most requested permanent resettlement in third countries. The refugee outflow and humanitarian crisis was especially acute in 1979 and 1980. The six hearings printed in this volume focus on Indochina and the chain of events beginning with the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia in December 1978 and extending through the United Nations Conference on Cambodia in November 1979 and the subsequent international relief effort for the people of Cambodia. The hearings were arranged chronologically and appear under the subject headings: "SIno-Vietnamese Conflict" "Indochina Refugees" and "Famine in Cambodia". These hearings and the ensuing legislative activity represent in part the response of the Congress to the events of the previous year in Indochina. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
