LETTER TO HONORABLE J.W. FULBRIGHT FROM W.E.COLBY

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• Publication Date: July 31, 1974
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AMENDMENT No. 1511
On page 7. between lines 13 and 14, insert
the following new section:
PROHIBITING POLICE TRAINING
Sac. 10. (a) Chapter 2 of part III of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following
new section:
"SEc. 6t9. (a) Prohibiting Police Train-
ing.-Nour; of the funds made available to
carry out this or anv other few, and none
of the local currencies e.ccruing under this
or any other law, shall be used to provide
training or advice, or provide any financial
support, for police, prisons, or other internal
security forces of any foreign government.p
nanny.rro__r ~of internal Intelligence oYsur-
ve illance 0 n m e- a of e.ny foreign govern-
ment within the United States or abroad.
"(b) Subsection (a) cf this section shall
not apply--
"(1) with respect to assistance rendered
under section 515(c) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, or with
respect to any authority of the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration or the Federal Bureau
of Investigation which relates to crimes of
the nature which are unlawful under the
laws of the United States; or
"(2) to any contract entered Into prior
to the date of enactment of this section with
any person, organization, or agency of the
United States Government to provide per-
sonnel to Conduct, or assist in conducting,
any such program.
Notwithstanding clause (2), subsection (a)
tishall apply to any renewal or extension of any
contract referred to in such paragraph en-
tered Into on or after such date of enact-
ment." -
(h) Section 112 of such Act is repealed.
On page "l, line 16, strike out "Sec. 10" and
Insert in lieu thereof "Sec. 11". y,-M,,,
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Execu.I;ive Branch Position
Amendment No.. 1511
(Abou.?ezk Amendment)
The proposed amendment would add a section 659 to-the Foreign
Assistance Act prohibiting the use of funds under any provision
of law for the training of.foreign police both within the
United States and abroad.
Executive Branch Position: The Executive Branch opposes this
amendment.
Discussion: All of the police training activities conducted
abroad and funded under the Foreign Assistance Act (the FAA)
have been eliminated in accordance with the 1973 amendments to the
FAA. The proposed amendment would end all training of personnel
presently being conducted in the United States.
The principal aim of the amendment is to terminate the International
Police Academy. At the present time the IPA annually trains
approximately 600 foreign police officers from less developed
countries in a variety of courses and curricula.
Terminating the IPA will destroy the last channel through which
training, skills, and, most mportantly, a sense of prefessionalism
are passed to police officers from the LDCs. The academy is the
only institution in the world devoted solely to the training of
policemen from emerging nations. As such it serves as an important
conduit for advice and influence in the development of democratical-
ly oriented police forces. Its destruction would eliminate the
only means by which the U.S. can assist and influence the develop-
ment of such police forces.
Its critics argue that the knowledge and techniques taught at the
IPA are used to prop up repressive regimes and suppress opposition.
A constant theme running throughout the IPA program is the value
and effectiveness of humane law enforcement -- of the observance
of human rights. For example, students at the Academy are shown
non-lethal techniques for controlling crowds in an effort to
supplant the harsher traditional methods. Similar?ly,.every course
offered by the IPA stresses the professional and ethical responsi-
bility to enforce the law humanely and without prejudice.
The IPA provides alternatives to repression while at the sale
time stimulating a non-partisan, highly professional attitude.
If repression occurs, it occurs in spite of IPA training, not
because of'it. Traditions of brutality and repression are not
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easily:o~- 'ome. Nonetheless, despite a.ts size and time
limitatic, the'IPA has gone a long way toward raising the
standards of professionalism and respect for civil liberties
in the police forces in many less developed countries.
The elimination of all AID-funded training would severely hinder
major efforts presently under way to 'develop the capability
of recipient countries to control narcotics traffic and
international terrorism. At. the present time a significant
proportion of Academy students are enrolled in the narcotics
management curriculum, a series of courses designed to improve
the ability of police forces around f.he .t!aorld to control' the
flow of 'illicit and dangerous drugs.. cfhej 1974. A.Z.D. funds
enabled 7.60 foreign police officers to r ceive training at the
Academy in the techniques for fighting narcotics trafficking.
In recent years, in response to the dramatic increase in'acts of
international terrorism, the ::PA has begun to offer courses in
subjects such as the identification of explosives, protection
of foreign dignitaries, anti-kidnapping and anti-air hijacking
tactics. The training provided by these courses has resulted
in a greatly expanded ability on the part of. these police
forces to deal with terrorism. At least one.airline hijacking
and one terror bombing were foiled due directly to the training
offered by the IPA.
With respect to non-FAA funded programs, the language of the
amendment is not precise, but it appears to impair a variety of
other activities vital to the national interest. Military
assistance and credit sales may be affected, with regard to
countries whose military personnel serve as national police.
Military training and advisory efforts may also be impaired. Finally, the amendment may bar routine sharing of information on
international crimes, hijackings, terrorist activities, and the
Additionally, State Department Security officials and
those of the Federal Aviation Administration need to work
closely with and provide training for police officials in
m1t:ters of security for U. S. officials and for airport
security and protective measures against skyjacking. These
efforts would be proscribed by the amendment.
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July 31, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL R'E(':: )RD -- Ex,'ensions of Remarks " E 5167
review board procedure basically in- Charleston. Now .at has been +>wept un eign Assistance Act of 1973 states plainly
the rug and w, a:. asked to belisve that e of this section:
project is needeii to meet peak den ow, ds United States participation in the highly
for electric powe All the time, ev sensitive area of public safety and police
the Power Colnpe, 3t' says there is short- training unavoidably invites criticism from
age in their syste:u, no brown-01W nd they , persons who seek to identify the United
continue to edv cise to solic more use
states with every act of police brutality or
b. w. r
oral officials to lp us Affd told over
charges can be substantiated, they inevitably
Asia.e.
Myd
d the veteran's attorney is usually
to be present to answer questions.
who came home with lgys_than
discharges wage a never ending
economic and psychological sur-
ary records. For veterans why fa9l
received an unjust discharges, the
ssion should attempt to satisfy
to legal counsel by having the
necessary to represent them. A
ds and deserves his day in court.
SON C NTY, VA., BOARD OF U-
PERVIS RS, ENDORSES LE LA-
TION T11 SAVE THE NEW IVER
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that the Ne
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A major comp
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was held, and it was I
some 144 miles from
This made it nearly
citizen participation du
in travel and location.
public hearings in his
the House Interior an
Recreation. For the be
leagues, I submit the t
mony :
TESTIMONY OF MR. GI: NN HALSEY
My name is Glenn Halsej? I am a member
of the Grayson County Boa d of Supervisors
serving as Chairman of t at Board from
1959 .to 1971. The major ft of New River
is through my district an, the most dev-
astating destruction of 1. m lands and
dislocation of schools, chi, hes and roads
Throughout the years :C. ave had the
full support of my constiue s in opposing
the impounding of New R1v , for the pur-
poses of flushing out the Kan ha River for
the relief of the chemical comlianies around
ENTATIVES
31, 1974
gton, D.C., or an area
le to most of the citi-
ade itself avail-
i.n the affected
nember of the
)ard of Super-
plea for such
- In its approval of section 112, Congress
igs at Wilkesboro Federal appears to have expressed the philosophy
bingdoii:, Federal Court- =tha.t interference with the domestic law
days : ravel from clrayson and
we are one poop, trying to save an eternal
river.
Mr. Ctiairm.in, .e urge support of this bill
to include the 1i-?w River in t;ae Wild and
Scenic Rivers Sy em for study. Maybe while
that is being de -3 we can get the support
of our repro en gives in the Congress.
Mr. Chairman, ask for leave to file, prior
to June 13, 1 )74 3ertain supplemental data
and documerts elating to the statements
I have made.
Thank Ion.
TARRING'I OT AMENDMENT TO
CLARIFY P f. LICE TRAINING PRO-
HIBITIOI3
HON. M[CH:AEL HARRING.TON
'F -a! ASSACH:USETTS
IN THE flout OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wedhle1 'ay. July 31, 1974
Mr. HAR5.I',1GTON. Mr. Speaker-to-
morrow, as the 'oreign Affairs Commit-
tee continues s iarkup on the Foreign As-
sistance Act, I utend to offe:' an amend-
ment to cla:-i.fv she prohibition on police
training conta bed in section 112 of the
Foreign Assists. vice Act. This amendment
would reso`ve the ambiguities now in
the statute, while preserving and
strengthening i_ne intent of Congress as
expressed in 1!,-&
Currently, i -ction 112 states that no
part of the a; -)ropriations made avail-
able to carry' out the act, including
Agency for In+:ernational ]Development
and military c ssitsance program funds,
shall be ulec. to "conduct any police
training or rel red program in a foreign
country." 9o' re ever, the term "police
training or re.uted program" is not de-
fined in the s ?tion. The imprecision of
this term has left the act open to dif-
fering lnterpl-=rations, and has allowed
for the contir E: ation of programs which
appear to circumvent the intent of Con-
gress.
It seems cle~=r that in section 112 Con-
gress intended to end the American sub-
sidization of =:.11 training programs in
foreign count ies which involve instruc-
tion of police en in the skills and tac-
tics normally associated with police op-
erations. The ?ommittee report accom-
panying the b"nate version of the For-
is not a proper aim for American assist-
ance"programs. Although it seems ob-
vious that Congress intended to halt
police training programs in foreign
countries, the lack of precision in the
wording of section 112 has allowed for
the continuation of programs which cir-
cumvent this intent. Currently, at the
Army School of the Americas, a Defense
Department training school in the Pana-
ma Canal Zone, 1,340 military troops
from 16 Latin American nations, par-
tially supported by MAP funds, are being
instructed in areas such as "urban
counterinsurgency," "urban counter-
insurgency operations," "internal de-
velopment civic action," and "internal
security operations." These courses
seem to be providing the kind of knowl-
edge and skills that can be used for
police-type operations.
The Department of Defense has issued
a memorandum (unclas 8226) contain-
ing its interpretation of section 112,
which indicates how the intent of Con-
gress has been misconstrued to allow for
the continuation of these programs:
Assistance in foreign countries under the
Foreign Assistance Act for all phases of
civilian law enforcement (other than nar-
cotics control) is prohibited. "Law enforce-
ment" includes apprehension and control of
political offenders and opponents of govern-
ment in power (other than prisoners of war)
as well as persons suspected of commission
of so-called common crimes. Section 112
FAA does not prohibit assistance, pursuant
to Sec 502 FAA to units whose sole function
Is that aspect of internal security which may
involve combat operations against Insur-
gents or legitimate self-defense of national
territory against foreign invasion, whether
or not such units are called police. "Assist-
ance is, however, prohibited to units which
have an on-going civilian law enforcement
function as well as a combat function. .
The prohibition does not apply to units
which have a contingency function of sup-
porting the police but which do not have any
on-going civilian law enforcement functions.
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tion of the law, military forces which
serve an unofficial, non-ongoing civilian
law enforcement function, are not pro-
hibited from receiving U.S. aid or assist-
ance for police training purposes.
In many Latin American nations thu''u
military plays a large role in civilian lave
enforcement practices. Although these
duties may not be an official ongoing
part of the military's responsibilities,
these civilian police activities are, in fact,
often performed by the military forces.
In May 1970 the Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee issued the "Report of the Special
Study Mission on Military Assistance
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CONGRESSIONAL RECOR P --- Extensions of
Training (Latin America)," which con-
tains information on the civilian law en-
forcement functions of the military in
the four countries they visited. Excerpts
from the report, which follow; indicate
the extent to which the military is, in-
deed, involved in civilian law enforce-
inent:
Brazil: "Internal security is considered a
prime mission for nearly all armed forces
units, particularly the Army. While civilian
police forces liave the primary responsibility
for responding to threats of public disorder,
they are backed up by military forces as
required. .
"traditional role of the Brazilian mili-
tary in frontier and interior areas where
it has engaged a significant part of its man-
power and other resources on projects from
which civic benefits result."
" . the Brazilian military's concept of
professionalism does not include staying out
of politics." -
Peru: "As for internal security, the Peru-
vian armed forces have proved their capabili-
ties by crushing swiftly and effectively a
Castroite uprising. Most officers have re-
ceived some American training in doctrines of
counterinsurgency. The emphasis 'which the
United States military missions have given to
civic action has been readily acceptable to
the Peruvian military. Their own service
schools have constantly stressed the impor-
tance of the military role in the 'social and
economic progress' of the country."
Colombia: "U.S. civic action doctrine. also
has been generally accepted by the Colom-
bian military. Top generals are convinced
that if the insurgents are to be kept within
manageable bounds, the populace must
know and trust the army as a friend and
protecter. Called "a . civic action army" by
members of the milgroup, the Colombian
Armed Forces are engaged in a number of
projects aimed at benefiting rural citizens."
Panama: "The internal security capabili-
ties of the National Guard (which includes
all the services) have been adequate to cope
with the small insurgency organized by sup-
porters of deposed President Arias which
periodically surfaces near the Costa Rican
border. Our milgroup has promoted In-
creased involvement of the Panamanian
forces in civic action... .
Just this week, events in Chile demon-
strated the continuing law enforcement
role often played by the military in
Latin American countries. A military
tribunal convicted 60 persons of essen-
tially political crimes-sentencing four
of them to death by firing squad---a stark
example of how the military can easily
become heavily involved in domestic
criminal justice affairs.
All five of the countries mentioned
above, whose military forces were in-
volved in civilian law enforcement func-
tions, are currently having troops
trained at DOD's military training
schools in the Canal Zone. The troops
are being instructed in tactics which are
easily adaptable, if not identical, to po-
lice functions, and which are of ques-
tionable relevance to legitimate military
defense training. It is clear to me that
the Department of Defense has taken
advantage of the vague and imprecise
wording of section 112 to instruct these
military personnel in what are essen-
tially police tactics.
Action needs to be taken to insure
that the intent of Congress, with respect
to police training, is fully carried out.
Accordingly, section 112 of the Foreign
Assistance Act should be refined to ban
explicitly the kinds of }auiice training
activities which an, being carried out
by the Army School -if the Americas in
the Canal Zone, NMI amendment would
add the following p raeraph to section
112, offering a lr.or.. specific definition
of police training pi- ;rams:
AMENDMENT TO B.R, -, OFFESED By Mn.
HArRn ,rosr
Page 4, after lies 2' Insert the following
new section:
SEc. 6. Section 112 the Foreign Assist-
ante Act of 1961 (22 U. 21,51j) Is amended
by adding at the end iereof the following
new subSe l,on:
"(c) For the. purpose . of this section, the
term 'police trailing r related program'
shall lncluda any tral.:a.g or instruction of
any individual-rela in; (1) to that individ-
ual's perforrt:anz:c of ply law enforcement
function in a govetAm -tal,i,lioaclal, part-
time, or full-time ^al:? i y~, nr (2) to that
individual's particioat n in any operation
of a police, civilian r ilia, or intelligence
nature in support of government against
any insurgent forces c (rating against such
government. Notwithsi ",ridirig the preceding
sentence, this section all not apply to any
program which trains ,e military police of
any of the armed force of a foreign country
solely for law enforceir~_nt activities within
those armed forces."
This paragraph de ies police training
to include any trai.ni.: or instruction re-
lating to an individu al's participation in
domestic law enforce nnent operations or
domestic insurgency siaerations. It would
deny police-related 1::rain:in?e to any in-
dividual who partcil;,tes in such activi-
ties in any capacity- officially or unoffi-
cially, full time or pa - time. Adoption of
this amendment wo,.!d insure that the
intent of Congress c, . ; no longer be cir-
cumvented by an it .rrpretation of the
law which excluders l n-time police of-
ficers from the ban in police training
in foreign countries,.
My amendment ni.kes no substantive
changes in section 111. Rather, it defines
the terms contained therein more pre-
cisely in order to avoid further misin-
terpretation and mire oimvention of con-
gressional intent.
Wednesday, .iit'y 31, 1
taxpayers funds to Lance the election
campaigns of cand ates For Federal
office. Last week on of the most re-
spected newspapers a Maryland, the
Aegis, of Bel Air, pu'. ished. an editorial
Coast" pointing out rile fiscal impact
such proposals. A'poli nducted by me
"Do you think that t, : dollars shoe be
used by the Govei rir ,_ nt to financ the
campaigns of c tic .:[ales for ublic
office?" showed the following suits;
yes, 26 percent; no, 63. percent linde-
cided, 9 percent.
July 31, 1974
I think it is well for us in the House to
consider this aspect of Federal financing
of elections as we come to the considera-
tion of reform of our election laws.
The article follows:
HOODWINKING-COAST TO COAST
Millions of Americans put a mark inside
of a box on their income. tax report th' year,
signifying their intent to place one d or of
their tax payment for the past year i o the
campaign treasury Tor future candid es for
national office. Many more millions id not
chooses to do this, meaning that tin had to
pay a higher income tax than the era.
The Idea to raise funds with su a small
sum from many people to help pr nt obvi-
ous abuses which have occurred 1 ast elec-
'tlona .When large contribute' received
wholesale favoritis is praisew by, but we
still have doubts If the check- on an in-
We certainly cannot believe, at if, as the
result of ten million individ returns sig-
nifying a desire to make a c tribution to a
political party, there has no een created a
ten million dollar deficit the federal
budget. And who makes s up--the tax-
payer who didn't wish to ake the contri-
bution, of course.
A far better way, it uld seem, would
have been for the politi parties to spread
the word about the immi tance of wholesale
contributions by indi uals and for the
parties themselves to d he collecting, rather
than Uncle Sam. Obvi sly, this method has
long been available t it has not worked
too well. It has us ly been easier for a
candidate to line up 'few generous support-
ers, rather than sco of small ones.
And so, people national office have
decreed that this ew opportunity be ex-
tended so that mpalgners for national
office will have avier and wider backing.
You and I pay a we're told it's a discount
off our tax bill. t it really is an extra dollar
for a contribut n, just like the other guy's
extra dollar fo the national budget.
If there has be a fair way to utilize the
income tax re n system, why not spell it
out as an ad d dollar, over and above the
income tax p ment? Tell it like it is!
Wednesday, July 31, 1974
like .90 commend the Planning Division
of a Rhode Island Department of
y." The program is composed of a
ch heralded employer-based carpool
It must ointed out that regard-
less of oil coin efforts to convince us
otherwise, there '11 a compelling need
to conserve fuel; a there will always
be a need to improve a uality in urban
areas. The plan delineat y the Rhode
Island DOT is a necessary a% important
step towards that end. I w d recom-
mend that anyone interested in this pro-
gram contact either Lee Taylor or Fran-
cis Dutra of the Department of Trans-
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