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55 Wash. L. Rev. 1 (1979-1980)
Respective Roles of Senate and President in the Making and Abrogation of Treaties--The Original Intent of the Framers of the Constitution Historically Examined

handle is hein.journals/washlr55 and id is 13 raw text is: RESPECTIVE ROLES OF SENATE AND PRESIDENT
IN THE MAKING AND ABROGATION OF
TREATIES-THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE
FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION
HISTORICALLY EXAMINED
Arthur Bestor*
* Professor Emeritus of History, University of Washington, Ph.B., Yale University, 1930,
Ph.D., 1938; M.A., Oxford University, 1956; LL.D., Lincoln University, 1959.
On aspects of the subjects discussed in the present article, Professor Bestor has testified by invita-
tion to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (July 21, 1976), and the House Subcommittee on
International Security (June 23, 1976).
An earlier version of part II of the present article was printed in 125 CONG. REc. S 1607-10 (daily
ed. Feb. 21, 1979), and reprinted in Treaty Termination: Hearings on S. Res. 15, Resolution Con-
cerning Mutual Defense Treaties before the Senate Comm. on Foreign Relations, 96th Cong., 1st
Sess. 25 (1979).
The author wishes to acknowledge with gratitude the financial assistance of the Graduate School
Research Fund (Agnes Anderson Fund) of the University of Washington in the preparation of this
article.