COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Chairman

ROY J. BULLOCK, Staff Administrator

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS
CORNELIUS E. GALLAGHER, New Jersey, Chairman

LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana
CHARLES C. DIGGS, JR., Michigan
LESTER L. WOLFF, New York
ABRAHAM KAZEN, JR., Texas
JOHN W. DAVIS, Georgia
MORGAN F. MURPHY, Illinois

WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan
J. IRVING WHALLEY, Pennsylvania
VERNON W. THOMSON, Wisconsin
J. HERBERT BURKE, Florida
SEYMOUR HALPERN, New York
PIERRE S. DU PONT, Delaware

CHARLES P. WITTER, Subcommittee Staff Consultant
JEAN BROWN, Staff Assistant

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CONTENTS

LIST OF WITNESSES

Tuesday, June 22, 1971:

Page

Dow, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State of

New York.___

38

McClory, Hon. Robert, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Illinois._

18

Montgomery, Hon. G. V. (Sonny), a Representative in Congress

from the State of Mississippi_---

39

Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York

3

Wolff, Hon. Lester L., a Representative in Congress from the State of

New York__.

26

Wednesday, June 23, 1971:

Buchanan, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State

of Alabama.

51

Dow, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State of

New York...

45

Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Hawaii_

Robison, Hon. Howard W., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York

66

888

87

Thursday, June 24, 1971:

Abourezk, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State

of South Dakota_

145

Abzug, Hon. Bella, a Representative in Congress from the State of

New York...

136

Anderson, Hon. John B., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Illinois...

120

Leggett, Hon. Robert L., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California_

91

Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Florida___.

133

Tuesday, June 29, 1971:

Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., a Representative in Congress from the

State of New York-

152

Gibbons, Hon. Sam M., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Florida__.

197

McCloskey, Hon. Paul N., a Representative in Congress from the

State of California_.

163

Ryan, Hon. William F., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___

210

Waldie, Hon. Jerome R., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California_ _.

206

Wednesday, June 30, 1971:

Fraser, Hon. Donald M., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Minnesota____

219

Keith, Hon. Hastings, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Massachusetts--.

228

Monday, July 12, 1971:

Green, Hon. Marshall, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific

Affairs, Department of State__

236

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STATEMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Statement of Hon. Brock Adams, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Washington_

Statement of Hon. Joseph P. Addabbo, a Representative in Congress from
the State of New York.

261

266

Statement of Hon. William S. Broomfield, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan.

2

Statement of Hon. O. Clark Fisher, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Texas

266

Statement of Hon. Joseph E. Karth, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Minnesota---

268

Statement of Hon. Romano L. Mazzoli, a Representative in Congress from the State of Kentucky..

270

Statement of Hon. Parren J. Mitchell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Maryland_.

271

Statement of Hon. David R. Obey, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Wisconsin..

272

Statement of Hon. Albert H. Quie, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Minnesota___.

20

Statement of Hon. John R. Rarick, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Louisiana__.

273

Statement of Hon. John G. Schmitz, a Representative in Congress from the State of California.

275

Statement of Hon. John F. Seiberling, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio..

277

Statement of Hon. Dick Shoup, a Representative in Congress from the
State of Montana_

279

Statement of Hon. Al Ullman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon..

283

STATEMENTS AND MEMORANDUMS SUBMITTED
FOR THE RECORD

Table submitted by Congressman Rosenthal showing total allied casualties from 1969-March 1971_____

7

Article from the Washington Post entitled "Viet Politicking: U.S. Plane,
U.S. Adviser and Thieu's Man"

26

Letter submitted by Congressman Wolff from Major General Edward G.
Lansdale, USAF Ret__.

30

Poll from Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, New Jersey, submitted by
Congressman Buchanan_.

52

Report submitted to Congressman Buchanan by the Office of the Secretary of Defense concerning Vietnamization..

Article from the Washington Post entitled "VC Would Liquidate 3 Million
If It Won, U.S. Expert Contends".

Remarks of Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre
Dame University - - - -

Statement by member of DRV delegation and DRV press spokesman
Nguyen Thanh Le to Congressman Seymour Halpern_..

Transcript of Conversation between Congressman Seymour Halpern and
Nguyen Thanh Le, DRV delegation_

Statement by PRG deputy spokesman Nguyen Van Tien to Congressman
Seymour Halpern__.
Transcript of conversation between Congressman Seymour Halpern and
Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, PRG delegation___.
Transcripts of conversations with representatives of the North Vietnamese
and Vietcong submitted by Congressman Leggett, and press release
Text of H.R. 317, expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the
proposed "proportional repatriation" plan for obtaining the release of
American prisoners held in Southeast Asia..

Article by Representative Robert L. Leggett entitled "How To Bring
Them All Home"

Letter addressed to Congressman Leggett from Mrs. Barbara R. Mullen, wife of a prisoner of war in Laos..

110

Information supplied by Congressman Bingham concerning French resolution on withdrawal from Algeria_.

156