"This report was prepared by the Office of the Foreign Secretary, National 

 Academy of Engineering, and the Assembly of Engineering, National Re- 

 search Council, at the request of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the 

 National Science Foundation." 



Summarizes the proceedings of four one-day seminars held in Feb. 1976 

 which examined foreign direct investment in the U.S. to determine how it 

 affects the transfer of technology into and out of the country. The seminars 

 were on the pharmaceutical industry; electronics, computers, and scientific 

 instruments; non-electrical machinery; and petrochemicals and their 

 derivatives. 

 Nau, Henry R. Technology Transfer and U.S. Foreign Policy. New York, Praeger, 

 1976. 325 p. (Praeger special studies in U.S. economic, social, and political 

 issues.) 

 Snyder, Ronald E. Impact of Foreign Investment on National Security. Army War 

 College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. October 17, 1975. 27 p. (Available from NTIS 

 as AD-A024 974/8SL.) 



The basic question regards the impact of foreign investment on our national 



securit}^ and the role of the Department of Defense in ensuring that the 



economic interests in the U.S. do not degrade our national security. An 



examination of recent testimony before various Congressional committees 



investigating foreign investment in the U.S. revealed a lack of adequate 



information upon which to establish foreign economic policy. Although 



national security was mentioned, the agencies providing information were 



motivated by economic and political factors rather than military. Recent 



investment jaatterns of OPEC indicate a possible desire to seek further 



economic and political power through acquisitions in energy, raw material, 



and aerospace industries. The impact cf the U.S. industrial base on the 



military preparedness and ultimate national security is the responsibility of 



the Department of Defense; therefore, it should closely review the analysis 



being made by the Departments of Commerce and Treasury on foreign 



investment in the U.S. 



U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on 



Domestic and International Scientific Planning and Analysis. Technology 



Transfer to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Hearings, 94th 



Cong., 1st sess. Oct. 28-30, 1975. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1976. 



460 p. "No. 50" 



Technology transfer — [OPEC countries]/Science policy— [U.S.]/ American 



technical assistance — [Iran]/American technical assistance — [Saudi Arabia]/ 



U.S. Dept. of State. Bureau of Oceans and International and Scientific 



Affairs. 



U.S. Domestic and International Business Administration. Foreign Business 



Practices Division. Foreign Business Practices: Materials on Practical Aspects 



of Exporting International Licensing and Investing. [Washington, For sale by 



the Supt. of Does., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1975. 95 p. 



Partial contents. — Laws restrain agency agreement terminations.— En- 

 forcement of foreign arbitral o wards under the U.N. convention. — World 

 patent laws reviewed. — Wel^b-Pomerene Act: overlooked by exporter. — 

 Licensing, joint ventures aid technology transfer. 

 U.S. Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Issues 

 Concerning the Transfer of United States Defense Manufacturing Technology: 

 Coproduction, Manufacturing Licenses, and Technical As.Hstance Agreements. 

 Report prepared for the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of 

 Representatives. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1977. 28 p. 

 At head of title: 95th Cong., 1st sess. Committee print. 



Technology transfer — [U.S.]/Foreign license agreements — [U.S.]/Arms 

 sales — [U.S.]/Export control — [U.S.]/ American military assistance/ American 

 technical assistance/ Arms Export Control Act. 

 U.S. Library of Congress, Science Policy Research Division. Technology Transfer 

 to the Middle East O.P.E.C. Nations and Egypt, 1970-1975; Background Study. 

 Prepared for the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific 

 Planning and Analysis of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. 

 House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, second session. Washington, 

 Govt. Print. Off., 1976. 174 p. 

 U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Significant NASA Inven- 

 tions Available for Licensing in Foreign Countries. Washington, 1975. 96 p. 

 "SP-7038 (03)" 



Provides an abstract of the invention and indicates the foreign countries 

 where licensing agreements can be concluded. 



