Shortened remarks at the Oregon Committee for Israel Bonds regarding the US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale

Title

Shortened remarks at the Oregon Committee for Israel Bonds regarding the US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale

Description

The shortened remarks of US Congressman Les AuCoin at the Oregon Committee for Israel Bonds on June 3, 1981. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin criticized the Reagan Administration's proposal to sell offensive arms to Saudi Arabia (the US–Saudi Arabia AWACS Sale), a country in which the US had a history of oil pricing disputes with, instead describing Israel as the true "dependable friend in the Middle East."
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).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

June 3, 1981

Subject

Legislators--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Saudi Arabia
United States--Foreign relations--Israel
Reagan, Ronald

Place

United States
Israel
Saudi Arabia

Identifier

PUA_MS147_483

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text

Collection