WAR CRIMES CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06914300
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• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 16, 2022
• Case Number: F-2020-01092
• Publication Date: October 15, 1970

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1. ALTHOUGH PLANS ARE STIL NOT COMPLETED, THE FORM OF ---'
THE INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMIT E OF THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE
ON VIETNAM ( I LC) WAR CRIMES COMMI S S ON CONFERENCE IS BEGINNING
TO TAKE SHAPE. FINAL PLANS WI LL BE M DE WHEN THE LEADERS OF
THE VARIOUS COUNTRY DELEGATIONS GATHER? N STOCKIDOLM ON 16 OCTOBER;
THE CONFERENCE WI LL BEGIN WITH . A CLOSED S SS ION ON 22 OCTOBER
0 BE FOLLOWED BY TWO DAYS OF SESSIONS OPEN TO THE MALI C ; � ;
I NAL DAY ON 25 ' OCTOBER WI LL AGAIN BE CLOSED..
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HONOR WILL B HELD AT THE HOTEL MALMEN ON 16 6CTOBER, SWEDIS.
PRIME MINISTER �LOF PALME AND FOREIGN MINISTER TORSTEN
'NILSSON HA
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LIKELY TO BE IN THE
4 BEEN INVITED TO. THE RECEPTION AND THE-ILC
EM WILL ATTEND.
COMMENT: BOTH A;
ITP�STATES ON THAT DATE TO TAKE PART
ACTIVITIES CONNECTED ,WI THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED
� NATIONS.)
� 3. THE ILC OFFICE IS A EMPTING TO ARRANGE AN APPEARANC:
OF SEVERAL OF THE LEADING IND� CHINESE DELEGATES BEFORE THE
SWEDISH PARLIAMENT. THERE ARE1A. 0 PLANS FOR A LARGE PRESS
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE PUBLI STS KLUBBEN IN STOCKHOLN
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. COMMENT: THE PRESS S ANNOUNCED
THAT TV 2 WILL FEATURE SUMMARIES OF THE CONFEREN E'S PRO�
CEEDINGS AFTER THE CLOSE OF REGULAR PROGRAMMING ON 3-AND
24 OCTOBER.) ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR SIMULTANEOUS'
'TRANSLATION OF ALL TESTIMONY INTO rRENCH AND ENGLISH.
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4. THE
NFERENCE WILL FEATURE SEVERAL FILMS MADE IN
NORTH VIETNAM 'ICH SHOW OSTENSIBLE AMERICAN WAR CRIMES.
THERE WILL ALSO B TESTIMONY .BY SEVERAL AMERICAN DESERTERS,
SOME OF WHOM ARE CM MG FROM CANADA FOR THIS PURPOSE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CONF
ENCE WILL HEAR A REPORT ON TWO NEW
WEAPONS WHICH ARE BEING ED BY AMERICAN TROOPS IN VIETNAM.
CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CONF
EXHIBITION WILL TAKE PLACE IN
DOWNTOWN STOCKHOLM.
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COMM T: THIS IS A TRADE UNION�
OWNED CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION,HAL
5. THE BULK OF THE EVIDENCE SUBM TED TO THE CONFERENCE
WILL CONSIST OFAREPORT BY EANS�GORAN RANCK, *WELL�
KNOWN SWEDISH LAWYER AND SUPPORTER OF ViETL M CAUSES, WHO
TRAVELLED TO NORTH VIETNAM IN JULY AND AUGUST S GATHER
EVIDENCE. FRANCK'S REPORT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED THIN TEE
ILC SECRETARIAT AS BEING TOO VAGUE, NOT BASED ON I ERNATIONAL
AND CRIMINAL LEGAL THEORY, AND LACKING 'CONCLUSIONS.? 'HE REPORT
IS NOW BEING TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AND CERTAIN CORREC ONS
ARE BEING MADE TO GIVE THE REPORT A STRONGER LEGAL AND TN
BASIS. ONE OF THE .STRONGEST CRITICS OF THE REPORT HAS BEEN
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COMMITTEE. E
E R K 0 V, SOVIET MEMBER OF THE ILC EXECUTIVE
OV HAS ARRANGED FOR A SOVIET LEGAL EXPERT
TO COME TO STOCK
LM, AND BIIRKOV AND THIS EXPERT HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH FRANCK 0 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 ARY GENERAL OF A CONTINUING
WAR CRIMES INQUIRY COMMISSION HAS �T BEEN MADE AS YET. AMONG
THE SWEDES BEING CONSIDERED ARE FRAN �, DR. JOHN TAKMA N,
NEWLY ELECTED COMMUNIST MEMBER OF THE Si DISH PARLIAMENT AND
A MEMBER OF THE ILC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, A � BERTIL
SVAHNSTRO M,
QUARTERS COMMENT:
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF E ILC. (HEAD�
DATED 11 J
E 1970,
REWRTED THAT TAXMAN WOULD BE THE CONFERENCE'S MEDI
L EXPERT,
HE COLLECTED MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN "ATROCITIES" �URING
TRIPS TO NORTH VIETNAM IN 1969 AND 1970, ,sv4IINsmolm.Is
CHAIRMAN OF THE ILC.) THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THIS COMMIS ON
WILL BE ASSISTED BY THREE "EXECUTIVES", ONE SWEDISH, ONE AMERI
AND ONE SOVIET. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT BEEN SELECTED AS
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YET BUT THE AM
I CAN LAWYERS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN ASKED TO
RAISE MONEY FOR A OUNG AMERICAN LAWYER TO FILL ONE OF
THE ROLES. IT IS EXP.. TED THAT THE WORK OF THIS INQUIRY
COMMISSION WOULD BE DONE R I MARI LY THROUGH CORRESPONDENCE
AND COORDINATED BY THE I LC � F ICE IN STOCKHOLM.
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