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20.18.54-C/S Former Rep. CHARLES WHALEN, Jr., discusses the party balance with the two houses split, the House foreign committees very active. C/S Rep. STEPHEN SOLARZ (D-NY) says Rep. FASCELL'S chairmanship will increase the Foreign Affairs Committee's influence. C/S Rep. LEE HAMILTON (D-IN) speculating about FASCELL'S potential leadership of Committee. C/S Rep. HENRY HYDE (R-IL), says that FASCELL is a moderate who will rein in the "ultra-liberals" on the committee. 20.20.37-Shot of FASCELL walking down Capitol hallway with cup of coffee in hand, entering Committee hearing room. DUKE v.o.-discusses FASCELL'S political style and desire to take some stands. C/S FASCELL on committee, smoking pipe, says that FOREIGN POLICY can't succeed unless the public supports it. C/S FASCELL, says the Committee can't actually administer policy, discusses limits of power of Congress to direct policy, to give REAGAN advice, although who knows if he'll listen. 20.21.56-DUKE-intro discussion of CENTRAL AMERICA POLICY. ROBERTS-BIPARTISAN opposition in Congress to the report of REAGAN'S appointed Central America Commission [KISSINGER COMMISSION]. 20.22.26-C/S REAGAN flanked by George Bush, announcing the KISSINGER COMMISSION REPORT and coming legislation based on the report, insists on the bipartisan status of that commission, asks for Congress to support it "for moral reasons". C/U of the Commission report cover. Titles show recommendations in economic and military aid and HUMAN RIGHTS GUARANTEES by recipients. Shots of ANTI-CONTRA and ANTI-REAGAN demonstrators on sidewalk, holding signs denouncing KISSINGER COMMISSION and the CONTRAS. Shots of SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, C/S Sen. JESSE HELMS arguing against the FOREIGN AID provisions, calls it a mandate for taxpayer-funded socialism. C/S Sen. PAUL TSONGAS (D-MA) with KISSINGER at witness stand in background, Sen. TSONGAS says that there is no reason to believe that the REAGAN administration will insist on HUMAN RIGHTS in Central America. C/S KISSINGER, declines to answer the question directly, says that REAGAN ADMINISTRATION will work for HUMAN RIGHTS. 20.25.04-M/S TIP O'NEILL on House rostrum. ROBERTS v.o.-in the House, a Bipartisan consensus against the REAGAN plan, voting for the HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION requirements that REAGAN vetoed last year. C/S Rep. MARY ROSE OAKAR (D-OH) says that REAGAN considers HUMAN RIGHTS irrelevant to FOREIGN POLICY. C/S Rep. GERRY STUDDS (D-MA) argues that the RIGHT-WING DICTATORSHIP in EL SALVADOR sees REAGAN'S policy as a license to commit atrocities. C/S Rep. JACK KEMP (R-NY) insists that there has been progress in HUMAN RIGHTS in EL SALVADOR. C/S Rep. HENRY HYDE (R-IL) argues that the HUMAN RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS will turn EL SALVADOR over to the Communists [interesting that he concedes tacitly that the RIGHT-WING government needs to violate HUMAN RIGHTS to maintain power]. C/S Sen. RICHARD LUGAR (R-IN) says that the results will be bad for the U.S. if HUMAN RIGHTS objections stand in the way of policy actions to fight Communism.