Remarks expressing opposition to Saudi Arabia arms sale · Les AuCoin Collection

Title: Remarks expressing opposition to Saudi Arabia arms sale
Description: The House floor remarks of US Congressman Les AuCoin expressing his opposition to an arms sale to Saudia Arabia, delivered on October 14, 1981. Representative AuCoin and several other members of Congress had criticized the Reagan Administration's proposal to sell offensive arms to Saudi Arabia (the US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale), with Congressman AuCoin stating "...these are our most sophisticated intelligence-gathering and surveillance aircraft. AWACS are so sensitive, so advanced, we do not even allow our NATO allies in Europe the exclusive control over the places that Saudi Arabia seeks!...This sale jeopardizes the peace."; This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Identifier: PUA_MS147_499
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: 1981
Date Created: October 14, 1981
Spatial Coverage: United States; Saudi Arabia
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; United States--Foreign relations--Saudi Arabia; Arms control
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type: Text