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Excerpt from Worldwide Intelligence Review: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session on Worldwide Intelligence Review, Tuesday, January 10, 1995It is fitting that the Committee meets publicly today to begin its work for the lo4th session by hearing the Director of Central Intelligence's views on the most important issue for our country - the national security thr...

Excerpt from Papers on Squadrons of Evolutions and the Recent Development of Naval Matériel: June 1886Chapter II embodies notes on the evolution of the principal types of modern war vessels representing the leading schools of naval architects abroad, with comparisons of the relative efficiency of vessels recently built or laid down, and other notes on ship designs.Chapter III contains a historical sketch of the development of the torpedo-boat ...

Excerpt from Renewal and Reform, U. S. Intelligence in a Changing World: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First and Second SessionsVice Chairman kerrey. Mr. Chairman, I will do the same, insert a longer statement into the record, and just say that I am glad to see General Hughes here back on duty, and I, as all of you know that at least I have talked to before on thi...

Excerpt from Intelligence Support to the United Nations Open Session: Hearing Before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, Thursday, January 19, 1995About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-o...

Excerpt from Notes on Agriculture in South AustraliaThe State Bank, established to assist holders of land having insufficient capital to purchase outright, lends up to 60 per cent. Of the value of freehold land and improvements, and in case of a Crown lease, up to one-half of the selling value of such leases. Including improvements. The interest charged is at the rate of per cent. Per annum, and the principal is repay-able. In regular hall-yea...

Excerpt from Agricultural Credit and Co-Operation in Italy: Short Guide to Rural Co-Operation in ItalyThe special credit institutions, that is to say, transacted loan. Oper ations to a total amount of 35 million francs. This figure it is Obvious does not include all the agricultural credit transactions Of the country, -but.only (those made with capital furnished. By the central banks. There remain the loans made by the intermediate institution...

Excerpt from DCI Wrap-Up: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on DCI Wrap-Up, Wednesday, December 11, 1996The only outstanding issue is the relatively short tenure, but it is understandable, all factors considered, that you feel your work ought to be brought to a close at this time, and that is something which I and the Committee certainly understand.Abou...

Excerpt from Information Concerning Some of the Principal Navies of the World: A Series of Tables Compiled to Answer Popular Inquiry, April, 1909Tables I, II, III, IV, and V were originally compiled November 1, 1908, and are here reproduced, as they remain substantially correct and are sufficiently accurate for the purpose of this publication.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from Papers on Naval Operations During the Year Ending July, 1885The following papers, made up in great part from the reports of officers, descriptive of the more important naval operations of the past year, are published for the information of naval officers.The action at the Pagoda Anchorage, in the Min River, furnishes the only example of a ¿eet engagement. Since the battle of Lissa, and while it throws no additional light upon the ...

Excerpt from Papers on Naval Operations During the Year Ending July, 1885The following papers, made up in great part from the reports of officers, descriptive of the more important naval operations of the past year, are published for the information of naval officers.The action at the Pagoda Anchorage, in the Min River, furnishes the only example of a ¿eet engagement. Since the battle of Lissa, and while it throws no additional light upon the ...

Excerpt from Naval Mobilization and Improvement in Matériel: June, 1889In the above table the briefness of the earlier requirements as com pared with those of later date will first be noticed. Inasmuch as in 1883 there was no assurance of a supply of protective-deck plates, large steel forgings, and heavy steel castings, the conditions for the acceptance of these Classes of material were absent from the circulars issued at that time.The increa...

Excerpt from Information Concerning Some of the Principal Navies of the World: A Series of Tables Compiled to Answer Popular Inquiry, April, 1909Tables I, II, III, IV, and V were originally compiled November 1, 1908, and are here reproduced, as they remain substantially correct and are sufficiently accurate for the purpose of this publication.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mor...

Excerpt from Naval Mobilization and Improvement in Matériel: June, 1889In the above table the briefness of the earlier requirements as com pared with those of later date will first be noticed. Inasmuch as in 1883 there was no assurance of a supply of protective-deck plates, large steel forgings, and heavy steel castings, the conditions for the acceptance of these Classes of material were absent from the circulars issued at that time.The increa...

Excerpt from Assessing the Regional Security in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia, Looking to the Future in Combatting Terrorism, Executive Oversight: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on Assessing the Regional Security in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 10, 1996Chairman specter. We will proceed to the second of our planned hearings on t...

Excerpt from Naval Attache's Reports, Office of Naval Intelligence: February, 1915Whatever may be the opinion of neutral countries with respect to this blockade, Germany herself feels that England has used every means, whether countenanced by International Law or not, to bring actual starvation to her, and she does not prpose to throw away the great weapon of the submarine boat in bringing the war home to England.About the PublisherForgotten B...

Excerpt from Nomination of Robert M. Gates to Be Director of Central Intelligence: Report, October 24 (Legislative Day, September 19), 1991On October 3, 1991, the nominee returned to testify in public ses sion. His public testimony continued during the morning of Octo ber 4, and closed hearings with the nominee were held in the after noon. With this, the hearing on the nomination concluded.On October 18, 1991, the Committee reconvened in open ...

Excerpt from Allegations of a Cia Connection to Crack Cocaine Epidemic: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on Allegations of a Cia Connection to Crack Cocaine Epidemic, Wednesday, October 23, 1996, Tuesday, November 26, 1996Meneses is currently serving time in a Nicaraguan jail for a 1992 conviction on cocaine trafficking. Meneses comes from a prominent ...

Excerpt from Diversity and Minority Hiring in Intelligence Agencies: Hearing Before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, Wednesday, November 29, 1995I would mention at the beginning of the hearing that we are shy two witnesses. Apparently, there was an accident on the Parkway. Some Members were delayed, some Of the party were involved in it, and we think they are ...

Excerpt from Vietnamese Commandos: Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session on Vietnamese Commandos, Wednesday, June 19, 1996Chairman specter. Well, the issue has been raised in the litiga tion, that these were Secret arrangements, lips were sealed, and therefore are unenforceable. So my question goes as to the underly ing facts here, as to whether that was the...

Excerpt from Hearings Before the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence House of Representatives: Ninety-Eighth Congress First Session, September 20, 21, 22, 1983The chairman. First of all, I want to express my appreciation to Bill Colby, who is well known to this committee and has appeared before this committee many, many times. He needs no introduction to this committee nor to anyone in this room. He is an author, a lawyer, a lecturer, a...