WAR CRIMES CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE (ILC) IN STOCKHOLM

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005417690
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2010
• Case Number: F-2009-01395
• Publication Date: October 15, 1970

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HONOR WILL B HELD AT THE HOTEL MALMEN ON 16 OCTOBER, SIVEDIS.
PRIME MINISTER LOF P A L M E AND FOREIGN MINISTER TORSTEY
N I L S S 0 N HA E BEEN INVITED TO THE RECEPTION AND THE IL:
HOPES THAT ONE OF EM WILL ATTEND. COMMENT: BOTH Al
NATIONS.)
3. THE ILC OFFICE IS A EMPTING TO ARRANGE AN APPEARANC''
OF SEVERAL OF THE LEADING IND0 CHINESE DELEGATES BEFORE TILE
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT. THERE AREA O PLANS FOR A LARGE PRESS
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE PUBLI STS KLUBBEN IN STOCKHOL't
ON 19 OCTOBER. THIS PRESS CONFERENC WILL PREVIEW THE EXPECT
TESTIMONY AND WILL BE DESIGNED TO HEIG TEN INTEREST IN
TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE OPEN PORTIONS .THE CONFERENCE.
SWEDISH RADIO'S TV CHANNEL 2 WILL HAVE THRE CAMERAS IN THE
CONFERENCE SITE. F--
COMMENT: THE PRESS S ANNOUNCED
THAT TV 2 WILL FEATURE SUMMARIES OF THE CONFEREN
CEEDINGS AFTER THE CLOSE OF REGULAR PROGRAMMING ON %3 AND
24 OCTOBER.) ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR SIMULTANEOUS
TRANSLATION OF ALL TESTIMONY INTO FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
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BY SEVERAL AMERICAN DESERTERS,
CANADA FOR THIS PURPOSE.
WILL HEAR A REPORT ON TWO NEW
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DOWNTOWN STOCKHOLM. L___]COMMEkIT: THIS IS A TRADE UNION-
OWNED CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION HAL
5. THE BULK OF THE EVIDENCE SUBM TED TO THE CONFERENCE
WILL CONSIST OF A REPORT BY HANS-GORAN R. A N C K, WELL-
KNOWN SWEDISH LAWYER AND SUPPORTER OF VIET\ M CAUSES, WHO
TRAVELLED TO NORTH VIETNAM IN JULY AND AUGUST TO GATHER
EVIDENCE. FRANCK'S REPORT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED I THIN THE
ILC SECRETARIAT AS BEING TOO VAGUE, NOT BASED ON I TERNATIONAL
AND CIiTMTNAL LEGAL THEORY, AND LACKING CONCLUSIONS N IE REPORT
BASIS. ONE OF THE STRONGEST CRITICS OF THE REPORT HAS BEEN
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ALEXANDER E R K 0 V, SOVIET MEMBER OF THE ILC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE. B KOV HAS ARRANGED FOR A SOVIET LEGAL EXPERT
WORKING WITH FRANCK O ADD "JUDICIAL AUTHORITY" TO THE REPORT
WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTE TO THE OPEN CONFERENCE. FRANCK'S
REPORT INCLUDES NOTES MAD FROM INTERVIEWS WITH DOWNED AMERICAN
PILOTS NOW IN NORTH VIETNAM.
6. A FINAL CHOICE FOR SECR TARY GENERAL OF A CONTINUING
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S V A H N S T R O M, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF. E ILC.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE ILC.) THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THIS COMMIS ON
WILL BE ASSISTED BY THREE "EXECUTIVES", ONE SWEDISH, ONE AMERI N
AND ONE SOVIET. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT BEEN SELECTED AS 5
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YET BUT THE AM ICAN LAWYERS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ASKED TO
RAISE MONEY FOR A DUNG AMERICAN LAWYER TO FIJJL ONE OF
THE ROLES. IT IS EXP C'PED THAT THE WORK OF THIS INQUIRY
COMMISSION WOULD BE DONE RIMARILY THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE
AND COORDINATED BY THE ILC FICE IN STOCKHOLM.
7. FIELD DISSEI7: STATE
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