ANTI-BALLISTIC-MISSILE SYSTEM FOR THE UNITED STATES

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September 22, 1967 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -APPENDIX A 4753
many congressmen who voted against the
measure did so not because they are stingy or
unconcerned about rats, but because the bill
was poorly planned and thrust upon them in
great haste.
There were-and are-already three federal
rat eradication programs in existence. One is
.operated by the Department of Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare, another by the Office of
Economic Opportunity, a third by the In-
terkor Department. The July bill would have
set up a fourth program under the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development.
Even though the House has reversed itself,
the issue is still up in the air. The vote on
Wednesday would escalate the federal war on
rats through an existing health program, but
the Senate had planned to add rodent eradi-
cation funds to a housing bill.
Thus the issue has now been reduced to a
~ question of whether rats are a health or
housing problem. The larger issue of whether
they are a local or federal problem, un-
fortunately, seems to have been resolved in
favor of the feds.
We Would have thought-and apparently
Virginia's congressmen agree-that if ever
there were a strictly local problem, this was
It. If America's cities can't contend with their
own rats without turning to Washington for
help, is there anything, really, that they can
do all by themselves?
] XTENSION OF REMARKS
Of
HON. RICHARD D. McCARTHY
or NEW YORK
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, September 20, 1967
Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, under
leave to extend my remarks in the
RscoewD, I Include the following articles:
LAOS: NOW A LAND OF INTRIGUE AMID FURY OF
WAR AND POLITICS--DIPLOMATS or ALL SIDES
:MIX FREELY IN "SWITZERLAND" OF VIETNAM
CONFLICT
(NoTE.--Representative --McCARTHY, in
Southeast Asia on a personal visit to observe
conditions there, is writing his reaction and
assessment for the Buffalo Evening News.)
(By RICHARD D. MCCARTHY, Representative,
30th District)
VIENTIANE, LAOS, September 13.-The round
of diplomatic functions is a bore in some
capitals. Not here. A typical cocktail party
will include representatives of the United
States, the Soviet Union, Communist China,
North and South Vietnam.
The French, particularly, take delight in
mixing these disparate elements-especially
the stiff and remote Chinese-at a single
function.
Laos is the Switzerland of the Vietnam
war--only more so. There 1s more intrigue
and strange goings on at this Asian listening
post than in possibly any other nation in
the world.
The Geneva Accords of 1962 called for a
neutral Laos. They also called for the removal
of all foreign troops from this land-locked
nation of 2,600,000, bounded by North and
South Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Burma and
Thailand. It is primitive land where ducks,
chickens and water buffalo roam the roads
to the despair of the few drivers.
SHIFTS ALLEGIANCE
Prince Scuvanna Pllouma, the durable
neutralist prime minister, co-operated with
the Russians up to and after the Kennedy-
Khrushchev Vienna summit meeting, which
headed off a possible U.S.-U.S.S.R. confronta-
tion over Laos.
When the North Vietnamese refuse to with-
draw from Laos ",the other nations did,
Souvanna protested to the International Con-
trol Commission, which is composed of repre-
sentatives of India, Canada and Poland. The
ICC is headquartered here.
When this move produced no results, he
shifted his allegiance to rightist forces loyal
to the shaky throne. Communist cabinet
members promptly withdraw from the gov-
ornment. (Souvanna has left their seats
vacant.)
Unable to confirm the exact extent of
infiltration into Laos, Scuvanna asked the
U.S. to photograph North Vietnamese aotiv-
ities from the air and granted permission
for the airplanes to fire back if fired upon.
These resulted in the recent now reports that
the U.S. has bombed Laos.
MEETS WITH MINISTERS
An estimated 25,000 Vietnameso continue
to hold much territory in Laos. In the north,
they hold the key Plain of Jars and two full
provinces. In the south, they control the He
Chi Minh trail, the key route for re-supply-
ing Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces
In South Vietnam. But several of the previ-
ously dissident Lao factions have united
against them.
Rep. Lester L. Wolff (D., Groat Neck) and
the writer met with two Lao cabinet min-
iaters at the home of the U.S. aid director,
Joseph Mendenhall, on the banks of the
Mekong River overlooking Thailand. Then
we flow by helicopter into the rugged moun-
tains of northern Laos to meet Gen. Vang
Pao, the undisputed, chief of 250,000 Moo
tribesmen. Proud and independent descend-
ants of itineran Mongolians, the Mere sup-
ported by the Lao air force, are fighting to
recapture mountain territory, which they
have occupied for centuries, from the North
Vietnamese.
AMERICAN MURDERED
This year the Lao government, with U.S.
assistance, will re-locate some 40,000 Moo
and Lao refugees to bring the total resettled
to 300,000. The U.S. has also provided food
and helped the Moos build roads, schools and
medical facilities-all firsts for this primitive
but proud people.
Next we flow south to meet Col. Somphet
Sotsavan, who recently ousted Gen. Kong Ly
to gain leadership of the 10,000 neutralist
armed forces. Using arms, Including Russian
artillery, obtained in the pro-Russian days,
the neutralists are engaged in a fight with
the Communist Phathot Lao which recently
stepped up its incursions into the country-
side.
Ten days ago the Pathet Laos murdered a
Lao rural development leader who had orga-
nized a tractor co-operative. Earlier they
murdered an American Volunteer Service
worker-a conscientious objector to the U.S.
Draft-and two Lao workmen on a U.S.-spon-
sorod road building project.
MAKE LITTLE HEADWAY
Despite deep unease over the terror among
unarmed American civilians, the U.S.-under
Mr. Mendenhall's energetic leadership--has
a very effective program under way of school
and road building, teacher training and agri-
cultural assistance.
With a new U.S.-built road into Vientiane,
farmers are able to transport their crops into
the swarming, sociable morning market. We
visited several promising "self-help" projects
including one which, with the use of new
seeds, fertilizer and irrigation, can double
and even quadruple rice production.
Despite increased efforts, the Pathet Lao
is making little headway. The reason seems
obvious to the dedicated and hard-working
civilians here, who say: "They can point to
negative aspects of the Lao government. But
they offer only terror and vague promises
about the future. They have no positive.,
practical program for improvements as we
do."
MCCARTHY SEES HOPE FOR EARLY SETTLEMENT
OF WAR IN VIETNAM-TURMOIL IN CHINA
To HAVE BIG EFFECT ON ALL ASIA AND MAX
SPEED PRESSURE ON HANOI
(By RICHARD D. MCCARTHY)
HONG KONG, September 12 (delayed).-The
favorite game in this bustling and troubled
enclave is "China Watching."
And what do the China watchers watch?
Turmoil bordering on anarchy inside a na-
tion. with nuclear weapons.
A seemingly senile Mao Tee-tung locked
in a desperate internal encounter with his
opponents.
A nation of more than 700 million people
exporting subversion and terror to more than
a dozen nations. There even have been re-
ports hero that Mao is trying this tactic on
his Soviet neighbors.
All of which is having a profound effect
on both the Communist and non-Commu-
nist worlds.
FORGING STRONG CHAIN
Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Communist
Party chief, has condemned the "Inhuman
repression and fanaticism of the Red Guards'
terror" in China. He charged that Mao is
replacing Marxism-Leninism with adventur-
Ism and assorted that Mao "could no longer
be called a communist." He said the Soviets
will hall the victory of those resisting Mao's
leadership.
Non-communist Asia Is reacting to the
thunder out of China with a buret of unpar-
alleled energy. For the first time in history,
the nations in China's shadow are working
together to forge a regional chain strong
enough to withstand the pressure from the
Sine giant.
REGIONAL PLAN DRAFTED
Last week delegates from Thailand, In-
donesia, Brunei, the Philippines, Singapore,
Laos, Malaysia and South Vietnam met in
Kuala Lumpur.
They agreed to launch 90 regional air, rail,
road, marine and telecommunications proj-
ects. Japan, the undisputed industrial and
economic leader of non-Communist Asia, will
provide the necessary technical assistance.
In Thailand last week, delegates from the
some countries convened to draft a regional
plan for manpower development and educa-
tional planning.
. Individually, Asian countries-several with
U.S. financial aid-are moving to counter
Communist subversion and guerrilla war-
fare with "revolutionary development Pro-
grams."
ASIAN HELP STRONG
Thailand will devote 80 per cent of a sharp-
ly increased budget next year to rural and
national development programs.
Militarily, the nations of Asia are provid-
ing more help in Vietnam than many Amer-
icans realize. South Vietnam has 154 bat-
talions in the field. The U.S. has 84, South
Korea, with 46,000 men on duty, is third.
Thailand, this observer learned, will soon
increase its combat force in Vletnalp. The
Thais also permit the U.S. to launch 70 per
cent of its air strikes against Vietnam from
six That air bases.
SOVIET CONCERNED OVER CHINA
The convulsions inside China have a direct
bearing on the prospects for peace in Viet-
nam. Highly placed U.S. diplomats in Asia
believe that while North Vietnam and China
may not wish to terminate the conflict, tho
Russians might,
One U.S. ambassador put it to the writer
tht way: "The Soviets are deeply concerned
over what's happening in China. At home,
they have serious farm problems.
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They hardly have enough ships to keep up
with their requirements and they have finan-
cial problems with their East European allies.
"The Vietnam war is a major strain on
them. They would like to redirect spending
to other areas."
U.S. ROLE TO REMAIN BIG
Another U.S. diplomat, a charge d'affaires,
described the situation as follows:
"The Russians have a lot of fish they'd like
to fry with us. They have got to settle this
war. The Chinese don't want it settled.
"But if North Vietnam does go to the con-
ference table at Soviet urging, the Russians
probably will have to pick up the billion
dollar tab to repair North Vitnamese war
damages."
If peace comes to Vietnam-and the ob-
server believes it's blowing that way-one
still leaves Asia with the grim realization that
the United States will be expected to con-
tinue to carry the mantle of leadership In
this part of the world.
U.S. PROBLEM CITED
A response to this argument came last
week from a high American official at a mect-
ting of leading That citizens:
"We Americans," he said, admire your de-
termination to preserve the independence
which you struggled for a thousand years to
maintain. We will help you. But you must
understand that back home in the cities of
America, we have grave problems of our own
that must be solved promptly.
"So we welcome the many signs of increas-
ing regional strength here In Asia and look
forward to the day when you will be mili-
tarily, economically and politically strong
enough to shoulder the bulk of the burden
yourselves._' Jl,.(~A
Anti-Ballistic-Missile System for the
United States
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
of
HON. STROM THURMOND
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Friday, September 22, 1967
Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, as I
stated on the Senate floor earlier this
week, while the proposed limited anti-
ballistic-missile system is a crucial step
in the right direction, it should also be
understood that a thin ABM system is
not enough to protect the people of this
country.
We would have to spend billions of
dollars on defense before anyone could
say a dime was wasted If it led to the
saving of the lives of our American serv-
icemen or of American civilians.
The need for an ABM defense second
to none is recognized in an editorial en-
titled "Defense Against Missiles," pub-
lished in the September 20, 1967, issue
of the News and Courier at Charleston,
S.C.
I ask unanimous consent that the edi-
torial be printed in the Appendix of the
RECORD.
There being no objection, the editorial
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
DEFENSE AGAINST MISSILES
The Johnson administration's decision to
deploy a limited anti-ballistic missile system
represents a concession to strong demands
from Congress. An ABM is a weapon for
knocking nuclear missiles out of the skies.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara
favors only a thin ABM system designed to
counter Chinese Communist missiles in the
1970s and accidental firings of a few missiles
by the Soviets. The proposed system is not a
countermeasure against the strong ABM
system which the Soviets are installing.
Air. McNamara remains hostile to a heavy
ABM defense.
The public may be lulled into imagining
that a limited ABM system is adequate pro-
tec.ion for the United States. The need for a
full-scale defense is more difficult to present
than the need for offensive missiles. Yet ABM
defenses are a key part of the nuclear de-
fense equation. As the Soviets Increase their
ABM defenses, they will feel more secure.
They will be tempted to engage In nuclear
bla.:kmail if the U.S. lacks anti-ballistic mis-
sile protection.
Mr. McNamara, in his speech at San Fran-
cisco, pinned his hopes on negotiations with
the Soviet Union. He urged the USSR to join
In "a race toward reasonableness," instead
of an arms race. He made this same appeal
months ago. The Soviets have continued to
deploy ABM forces. At the same time, they
have proceeded with development of sophis-
ticated missiles with large payloads.
In short. Mr. McNamara, In rejecting a
full-scale ABM system, Is engaging in what
Technology Week has called "unilateral non-
armament." He favors defense against Red
China-the No. 2 threat to American se-
curity-but disapproves adequate ABM de-
fen;e against Russia, which Is the No. 1
danger to the United States, on the ground
that constructing such a defense would be
provocative.
Members of Congress intend to see that
the light ABM system shall be expanded into
a heavy system. Sen. John O. Pastore (D-
R.I.). chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy
Committee. has called the limited ABM sys-
tem "a starter toward an over-all effective
anti-ballistic system."
Advocates of a full-scale ABM system rec-
ognize that the cost is high In dollars.
Maintenance of freedom is never cheap. All
the defensive systems created since World
War If. which have preserved American lib
erties, have been costly In national treasure.
Nevertheless, the challenges of a resolute.
ambitious enemy require a free nation to
utilize its technological resources to the
fullest. Failure to move ahead in anti-
ballistic missile defense would give the Soviet
Union strategic superiority over the United
States. Every American can understand what
that would mean.
Being Mad at Presidents Is a Popular
National Pastime: But the President's
Record Speaks for Itself
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. EDWARD R. ROYBAL
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, September 11, 1967
Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Speaker, it Is popu-
lar these days to ask: "Are you mad at
the President?" Is It not one of our favor-
ite pastimes, being mad at the President?
Yet, I doubt whether many Americans
are mad at him-
Because there are '6 million more
people at work, and in higher paying
jobs, since President Johnson took office;
Because the jobless rate has dropped
to less than percent, and the number
of jobless ha.,; been reduced 142 million;
Because 3 million older Americans
have received hospital care and 5.5 mil-
lion received physicians' services under
the President's medicare program;
Because th:: Elementary and Second-
ary Education. Act is now helping 8 mil-
lion disadvantaged child-.-en, and more
than 135,000 needy college students are
able to rece: ve an education through
Federal grants;
Because President Johnson has pro-
duced a 72 pe rcent expansion of Federal
programs thf.t directly combat poverty
and help the poor;
Because 4 million Americans have
moved above ,he poverty line as a result
of laws enacted under this administra-
tion; and
Because mere than 8 million workers
are covered by the minimum wage and
because more human rights legislation
has been pass:d under President Johnson
than under any other President.
These are some of the accomplish-
ments of Lyr don Johnson's Presidency.
This is the president who is trying to
make social security real security for
Americans yeung and old.
He is trying to clean up the air, our
rivers, and our cities.
Being mad at him may be a pastime-
but Democratic progress has been full
time for the past three and a half years.
It Is Time To Do Something About Atti-
tude of People Rather Than Put More
Money in T:'teir Pockets
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. OLIN E. TEAGUE
Or TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday September 18, 1967
Mr. TEAGU.UE of Texas. Mr. Speaker,
I would like ti: have included in the REC-
ORD the enclo;ed article written by Dick
West, of the I')allas Morning News, con-
cerning an ai tiele by Archie Moore, the
retired boxinir champion. Archie Moore
should be applauded many times over for
what he has said about the conditions of
our country :oday as compared to the
misery of the depression. The point he
makes about the motivation and drive of
those of the depression which gave them
the desire acid determination to sur-
mount the ob:;tacles as compared to the
lack of such iualities among the rioters
and malconte:its of today is, in my opin-
ion, the basic :problem in our country to-
day and 111th: attention is given to its
solution. I would venture to say most of
my constitute .its agree with Mr. Moore
completely ti: at too many people want
something for nothing and it Is time to
do something about the attitude of peo-
ple rather than try to put more money in
their pockets.
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