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include entities to which we would not object, such as Micronesia 

 after the termination of the present arrangements there. 



Chairman Zablocki. My time has expired. Mr. Broomfield. 



Mr. Broomfield. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Malone, I would like to compliment you on your statement. I 

 find it quite interesting. Frankly, it might have been a little bit 

 easier to give the parts that you approve of. 



I am just wondering if there is anything left. I do find the 

 Chairman's comments quite interesting, as the Chairman has 

 pointed out, on the PLO and the possibility of their eligibility and 

 obtaining a share of the revenues from this authority. 



I have a number of questions that I would like to submit to you 

 to be answered at your convenience for the record 



Mr. Malone. We will be happy to do that, Mr. Broomfield. 



Mr. Broomfield. I do have a question, however, that I would like 

 to pose now, one that deals more in terms of what happens if the 

 United States does not become a participant in this treaty and the 

 effect it would have on our foreign policy generally with some of 

 the underdeveloped and developing countries. 



Mr. Malone. Mr. Broomfield, as I also pointed out in my state- 

 ment, the nontreaty situation is something that we have under 

 careful consideration in our ongoing review process; so that we 

 have not come to any conclusions at this point as to exactly what 

 that outcome would entail. But we are very carefully looking at 

 that question, and I would assume that relatively shortly in the 

 review process we will have a fairly good fix on it. 



Mr. Broomfield. How long has this matter of the treaty been 

 going on? Since before 1967, hasn't it? 



Mr. Malone. Since about 1966, Mr. Broomfield. 



Mr. Broomfield. I think, Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield the 

 balance of my time to Mr. Gilman, who has served as one of our 

 delegates to New York. He has a very keen interest in some of the 

 things that are going on. 



Mr. Gilman. I thank the gentleman for yielding. 



Chairman Zablocki. The gentleman from New York, Mr. 

 Gilman, is recognized. 



Mr. Gilman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I certainly want to 

 welcome Mr. Malone to our committee. I regret that more of our 

 members aren't available. There is a Republican caucus on at the 

 moment as we prepare for some of the budgetary concerns that 

 seem to be primary in our minds at this time. 



We welcomed hearing your thoughts, Mr. Malone. Many of us on 

 the committee and those of us who are congressional advisers to 

 the Law of the Sea Conference have been concerned about the 

 status of the negotiations. We are concerned about where we will 

 be going and whether the delay has created any harmful effect on 

 what has been accomplished to date over the long period of time 

 that these very sensitive negotiations have been undertaken. 



While some of us may be concerned that policy review may be 

 too long a period of time and may be creating some very serious 

 problems, I think we are all in accord that the new administration 

 certainly needs a time for a policy review. But, we hope that we 

 will soon see the culmination of the review, and we will get on 

 again with the negotiations. 



