[19821022]IP0219S_苏联管道.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 SOVIET PIPELINE IP0219S The Soviet Union plans to construct a 3,000 mile pipeline to supply natural gas to Western European nations by 1984. To accomplish this goal, the Soviet Union will rely partially on equipment and technology from Western European countries designed and acquired from the United States. In December 1981, in response to the declaration of martial law in Poland, President Reagan banned U.S. companies from supplying pipeline equip- ment to the Soviet Union. In June 1982, President Reagan broadened the ban to all pipeline equipment manufactured by Western firms under license from U.S. companies, These policies have been criticized by the international economic community and have strained the relationship in the U.S.-European alliance. The Soviet Pipeline Info Pack includes background information on the situation and on policy options for the United States, Congressional Reference Division