Additional Questions Submitted in Writing for the Record by 

 Hon. William S. Broomfield and Administration Responses 



1. In the Administration's review of the Law of the Sea 

 Treaty negotiating text, are the individuals conducting the 

 current review the same as those who participated in the 

 earlier negotiations? 



A. We are endeavoring to take a fresh look at the 

 product of the negotiations. The review is under the direc- 

 tion of the Administration's new policy team, most of whom 

 have not participated before in the Law of the Sea Conference. 

 At the same time, most of the staff level personnel engaged 

 in the review have been involved previously in one capacity 

 or another. 



2. How long do you expect the review to take? 



A. It is unrealistic to place an artificial deadline on 

 the review process. The issues involved are complex. The 

 Draft Convention, including over 300 articles and eight 

 annexes, deals with a broad range of subjects of great impor- 

 tance to the Congress, affected domestic interests and other 

 countries. We will need time for a meaningful dialogue with 

 the Congress and with the private sector. We will also need 

 time to ensure that the views of other countries, particularly 

 our allies, are properly reflected in the review process. 

 Taking all those factors into account, we expect to finish 

 the review in the autumn of 1981. 



3. What are the prospects for substantive changes in 

 the treaty text once the review is finished? 



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