AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HARRINGTON

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 3- b731
move from a nonmilitary . phase in
Southeast Asia, it is quite obvious that a
reasonable degree of stability is needed
in South Vietnam. The commodity iin-
port program is a major way to provide
that stability, and a drastic cut at the
level proposed would wreak havoc in an
area where we do have continuing
obligations.
Mr. Chairman, I hope the amendment
is defeated.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentle-
man from New York (Mr. BINGHAM).
The question was taken; and on a divi-
sion (demanded by Mr. BINGHAM) there
were-ayes 10, noes 79.
So the amendment was rejected.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HARRINGTON
Mr. HARRINGTON. Mr. Chairman, I
offer an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. HARRINGTON:
Page 39, line 10, after the period, strike out
"No assistance shall be furnished under this
section unless the President receives assur-
ances satisfactory to him that no assistance
furnished under this part, and no local cur-
rencies generated as a result of assistance
furnished under this part, will be used for
support of police, or prison construction and
administration within South Vietnam."
And insert No part of any appropriation
made available to carry out this or any other
act or local currency generated through com-
modity sales programs shall be used for pub-
lic safety programs, police training, support,
or advisory programs, prison construction,
or prisoi administration within South
Vietnam."
(Mr. HARRINGTON asked and was
given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. HARRINGTON. Mr. Chairman, I
think it might be appropriate to briefly
describe the difference in the language
once again in somewhat less formalistic
terms. We adopted in committee the lan-
guage which was first read, which was
largely discretionary on the part of the
President and deals only with the sub-
stance of this legislation before us as far
as the ability to withhold from South
Vietnam any of those moneys in this bill
for the purpose of using them for public
safety programs.
My amendment needs no presidential
discretion. It involves any piece of legis-
lation in which any sums of money may
be found for the purpose of carrying out
public safety programs and, in general,
is aimed only at attem ti with
t' problem of our allies in tiie useof
American fluids for the "Suppression-of
political activities in South Vietnam. The
amendment ii i 'Lcirimittee was deci-
sively defeated. I am no# un ahr'Mr-
ticular illusion that that is going to be
ally different in debate this afternoon.
I do feel, though, that if we look at the
figures and attempt at least to see again
the problem presented, those who are
even remotely concerned about the prob-
lem might think it makes good sense.
The total amount for public safety
that is in our own legislation is about $1.3
million. The Department of Defense,
however, in legislation which will tw
forthcoming later this AID
quested a total of $10.6 million for the
purpose of carrying out public safety ac-
tivities on the part of the South Viet-
namese. I suspect that if the events of the
last few ays are any indication o "our
awareness In general of other programs,s,
'there are other sums of money which we
irl general are. not. Awa1_e.. pf .and other
pieces of legislation which are bcing_uagd
for analogous or similar purposes.
I do not-kiiow that we can establish
for the benefit of those who want it to,
say that we, in general, would not sup-
port someone who is more responsible to
civil liberties, but I think there has been
enough documentation; documentation
in such variety so that there should be
some appropriate concern that we not
use the funds from any source to provide
ability on the part of the Thieu govern-
ment to maintain any kind of public
safety apparatus which is lr e po-
l near pressure.
o m t there is any particular
reason to try to embellish on this fund.
There are a variety of ways of dealing
with the situation in which we find
ourselves, historically and somewhat
strangely applied. I think it is useful in
some stage, that we are attempting to
give some help to broaden the restric-
tions already in the bill.
It is for that reason that I offer the
amendment, and I hope it might be
favorably considered.
Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland. Mr.
Chairman, I rise in support of the
amendment.
(Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland asked
and was given permission to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. MITCHELL of Maryland. Mr.
Chairman and colleagues, there is some-
thing very abhorrent to me about the
idea of this Nation supporting and un-
dergirding a government which has sup-
pressed all forms of democracy under
the guise of providing police assistance.
My colleague from Indiana (Mr. DEN-
Nis) earlier stated his concern about our
meddling into the internal affairs of
countries, apropos of the amendment of-
fered earlier by my colleague from
Georgia.
My feeling is that the more we involve
ourselves in"trying to shore up unpopular
governments through the means of sup-
porting and sustaining police operations,
the more we run into danger of once
again being sucked into a kind of terrible
situation. The facts are very, very clear.
Under the public safety program of
the U.S. Agency for International Devel-
opment, the Vietnamese police force was
converted from a modest civil agency
of 19,000 men-Mr. ABOUREZK. uses
10,000-in 1963 to a hugh paramilitary
organization of 120,000 men in 1973. U.S.
spending on this effort amounted to $155
million between 1967 and 1972-$85.7
million in U.S. Agency for International
Development funds and $69.6 million in'
defense funds.
Under Central Intelligence Agency or-
ganized, and U.S.-financed, Operation
Phoeniz-purportedly designed to elimi-
nate the Vietcong infrastructure-
20,587 Vietnamese civilians were assassi-
former head of Civil Operations and
Revolutionary Development Support-
the U.S. pacification program-and Di-
rector-designate of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
Let me cite one other thin,; here. The
first vice speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives recently contacted one of our
colleagues, Congressman STARK, askiiv,
him for support for the Government of
South Vietnam. I think Congressman
STARK's reply was very meaningful, and
I would like to read it:
The HONORABLE D. B. XUAN MINII: I i'C-.
Bret that I cannot accept the spirit or sub-
stance of your recent letter. You speak of
"freedom" when your country has been a
stage for the world showing kidnapping, im-
prisonment, and torture. The leaders of the
opposition parties are nowhere visible. Your
"democracy" seems to have no more credi-
bility than its paper claims of civil rights
and liberties for all,
Can you dispute that in January, i973,
deputy He Ngoc Nhuan of your na-ional
assembly disclosed a new version of what we
knew previously as "Operation Phoenix"? Is
it not true that under this plan anyone with
allegiances to the opposition is subject to
arrest and indefinite imprisonment?
There is widespread belief in this country
that our own civilian advisors are now serv-
ing as counsel to the national police special
branch in Saigon and the provincial interro-
gation centers. Can you deny the truth of
this rumor?
This prevailing philosophy that denies all
civil liberties is only one aspect of your gov-
ernment that I distrust. Far more serious,
I believe, is your utter disregard for the
humane priorities of all other "free socie-
ties." War orphans in South Vietnam number
in the hundreds of thousands and adequate
care is visibly lacking. Your population is
now one of refugees and yet little viable
planning has been developed for their sup-
port.
The vast amount of American foreign aid
you receive does not go to the support of
these people so critically in need of assist-
ance. We subsidize, instead, your militart
needs and the social habits of gover,meni
officials. Such a blatant disregard for oasic
humanitarianism is totally unaocei)tabie to
me.
You may be certain that I will do all with-
In my power to see that all future American
aid to your country is suspended. I cannot.
under any circumstances, see the justifica-
tion for such misuse of desperately n.eeclen
dollars. This money must be used for the
support of oppressed people in our owri
country and Vietnam who must depend on
their fellowman for assistance. You do not
provide this assistance.
American dollars should be spent abrot,(A
for the good of people most sorely In need.
I believe that many thousands of the peo-
ple of your country fit this category. Until
all the world can witness that they are truly
being rehabilitated, you should not be per-
mitted the luxury of misappropriating and
abusing our aid.
FORTNEY H. STARI{, Jr..
Member of Congress.
JUNE 28, 1973.
Under the terms of the January 1973
agreement on the ending of the war and
restoring peace in Vietnam, we pledged:
Not to "impose any political tendency
or personality on the South Vietnamese
people" (article 9).
1~1~d1118illieaTi'eQR to remove -personnel assocrareu W11,11
e Bfl@dl1i$4W642rticle 5).
46,695-were imprisoned without trial. To prohibit "all acts of reprisal and
Source of figures is William E. Colby, discrimination against individuals or
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organizations that have collaborated -tee that a group of 124 Vietnamese citi-
with one side or the other" (article 11). zens suffering from permanent physi-
While the Agency for International cal injuries sustained as a result of their
Development claims that they have dis- confinement in gun prisons reported that
continued aid to South Vietnamese pris- they "had all been examined more than
ons and police, we find the following once by American military physicians
items in the Agency for International while in prison but they denied having
Development fiscal year 1974 budget: received so much as an aspirin during
A. INDOCHINA POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION their confinement." None had seen ev1-
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM dente of U.S. efforts to "develop better
One, $869,000--for computer training health facilities" in GVN prisons.
of 200 national police command per- A fact sheet on the prisons in South
sonnel. Vietnam follows:
Two, $1,505,000-for police telecommu- A FACT SHEET ON THE PRISONS OF
nications system--U.S. Agency for Inter- SOUTH VIETNAM
national Development project 730-11- MAIN NATIONAL PRISONS
995--380. Of this, $985,000 will be for 24 (1) Chi Hoa-10,000 prisoners.
U.S. civilian advisors. (2) Phu Quoc-40,000 prisoners.
Three, $256,000-for training of 64 po- (3) Thu Due-8,000 prisoners.
(4) Tan Hiep-10,000 prisoners.
lice commanders-U.S. Agency for inter- (5) Con Son-15,000 prisoners.
national Development project 730-11- OTHER NATIONAL PRISONS
799-372. (1) 10 Police prisons-3,000 prisoners.
B. UNLIQUIDATED OBLIGATIONS ACCOUNT (2) Central Intelligence Office prisons-
One, $1, 285,000-for. public safety 300 prisoners.
communications--project 730-11-710- . (3) Cho Quan-500 prisoners.
299. (4) American Prison.
Two, $2,472,000-for National police (6) Dalat-for youth under PO-2,000
(strictly political prisoners).
support-project 730-11-710-352. Military Prisons-opponents may claim
Three, $30,000 for corrections cen- these have been shut down.
tern-project 730-11-710-353.
Other-no Agency for International
Development Fund. i
C, MILITARY -ASSISTANCE, SERVICE FUNDED
PROGRAM
Expenditure of $8.8 million by Depart-
ment of Defense to replenish police am-
munition and supplies-permissible un-
der peace agreement as "piece-by-piece"
supply transactions.
D. PIASTER BUDGET SUPPORT PROGRAM
United States will transfer $50 mil-
lion from U.S. accounts to the GVN
budget. Senator KENNEDY testified
on June 4, 1973, that on February 21,
1973, the United States obligated $100,-
000 In piasters for support of the prison
system. Many of the piasters in this ac-
count came from sale of agricultural pro-
ducts under the Public Law 480 food
for peace program.
Total: Except D, $15.2 milion desig-
nated for fiscal year 1974 support of Viet-
namese police and prisons.
From press conference, January 2,
1973:
Chi Hoa (Prison) is like South `Vietnamese
society in miniature. There Is , everything
from former presidential candidates, Budd-
hist monks, women and children who have
never commited any offense, to the most
hardened criminals and.drug addicts. There
are countless children in South Vietnamese
prisons. Often a mother is arrested too
quickly to find anyone to care for her chil-
dren, so the children are arrested and im-
prisoned too.
On November 11, 1973, Thieu's nephew,
Hoang Due Nha, claimed that the Saigon
government arrested 50,000 political op-
ponents and killed 5,000. Source: CBS
Evening News.
The Saigon ministry of information
reported that the police made 7,200 raids
against political critics between Novem-
ber 8 and 15 1972
(1) Go Vap-16,000 prisoners. -
(2) Military Secret Service Prison-1,000
prisoners.
(3) Army Intelligence Officer-500 prison-
ers.
PROVINCIAL PRISONS
replacement equipment and commodities
to the National Police Force. These are
supplies that are vitally needed.
I believe the language of the present
bill will give flexibility to the President
to make the determination about what
is needed to be supported and I ask that
the amendment be rejected.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Massachusetts (Mr. HARRINGTON).
The question was taken; and on a divi-
sion (demanded by Mr. HARRINGTON)
there were-ayes 23, noes 57.
So the amendment was rejected.
The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will read.
The Clerk read as follows:
U.S. EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CREDIT FUND
SEC. 25. (a) The Foreign Assistance Act of
191, as amended by section 24 of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new part:
"PART VI
"SEC. 901. GENERAL AUTHORITY.-(a) In the
interest of increasing United States exports
to the lowest income countries, thereby con-
tributing to high levels of employment and
income in the United States and to the
establishment and maintenance of long-
range, growing export markets, while promot-
ing development of such countries, the Presi-
dent shall establish a fund, to be known as
the'United States Export Development Credit
Fund', to be used by the President to carry
out the authority contained in this part.
"(b) The President is authorized to pro-
vide extensions of credit, upon reasonable
assurances of repayment, for the purpose of
facilitating the sale to the lowest income
countries of United States goods and services
which advance mutual development. The
provisions of section 201(d) of this Act shall
apply to extensions of credit under this
part. The authority contained in this part
shall be used to extend credit in connection
with the sale of goods and services which
are of developmental character, with due
regard for the objectives stated in section
102(b) of this Act.
"(c) The receipts and disbursements of
the Fund in the discharge of its functions
shall be treated for purposes of the budget
of the United States Government in the same
fashion as the receipts and disbursements
of the Export-Import Bank of the United
States under section 2(a) (2) of the Export-
Import Bank Act of 1945.
(1) 11 Saigon District Prisons-5,000
prisoners.
(2) 50 Provincial Prisons-60,000 prisoners.
(3) 48 Provincial Police Prisons.
(4) 48 Office of Military Security Prisons.
(5) 48 Regional Headquarters Prisons.
(6) 48 American Intelligence Centers.
(7) 260 District Prisons.
Source: Vietnam News and Reports (April-
May 1973).
By: Mr. Ngo Cong Duc, former Deputy of
the Saigon Assembly and former President of
a Saigon Newspaper Association.
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, the language the gen-
tleman would strike out is:
No assistance shall be furnished under
this section unless the President receives as-
surances satisfactory to him that no assist-
ance furnished under this part, and no local
currencies generated as a result of assist-
ance furnished under this part, will be used
for support of police; or prison construction
"SEC. 902. FINANCING.-(a) As may here-
after be provided in annual appropriation
Acts, the President is authorized to borrow
from whatever source lie deems appropriate,
during the period beginning on the date of
enactment of this part and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 1977, and to issue and sell such
obligations as he determines necessary to
carry out the purposes of this part.' The
aggregate amount of such obligations out-
standing at any one time shall not exceed
one-fourth of the amount specified in sec-
tion 7 of the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945 on July 1, 1973. The dates of issuance,
the maximum rates of interest, and other
terms and conditions of the obligations is-
sued under this subsection will be deter-
mined by the Secretary of the Treasury with
the approval' of the President. Obligations
issued under the authority of this section
shall he obligations of the Government of
the United States of America, and the full
The committee put that. In. Of course,
the gentleman now comes along to strike
that out, and he would insert:
No part of any appropriation made avail-
able to carry out this or any other act or
local currency generated through commodity
sales programs shall be used for public safety
programs, police training, support, or ad-
visory programs, prison construction, or
prison administration within South Vietnam.
This makes it pretty plain. Let us look
at what happened in South Vietnam.
AID has withdrawn its public safety ad-
visors in South Vietnam, in accordance
with the cease-fire agreement of January
22, 1973, and has terminated, its pro-
gram of assistance to South Vietnam
faith and credit of the United States of
America is hereby pledged to the full pay-
ment of principal and interest thereon. For
On June 11, 1973, Dr. John Champlin, prisons. Therefore, I see no reason for the purpose of any purchase of the obliga-
a former U.S. n~.DW? {hype rt,}is part, the Secretary
'7t N}rr/laS@ ~~tpil~s7flj~d171h~ authorized to use as a
with several years perlence in vie
told the House Foreign Affairs Commit- from its appropriations to supply some public debt transaction the proceeds from