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 CIS NO: 76-H461-75
 TITLE: Vietnam -- Cambodia Emergency, 1975, Parts I-IV.
 SOURCE: Committee on International Relations. House
 DOC TYPE: Hearing                   COLLATION: vi+684 p. Index.
 DATE: Mar. 6, 11-13, Apr. 9, 14-16, 18, May 7, 8, 1975, Jan. 27, May 5,
     1976
 CONGRESS-SESSION: 94-1; 94-2        SUDOC: Y4.In8/16:V67/2/975/pts.1-4
 ITEM NO: 1017
 LC CARD NO: 76-603369

 Hearings before the Full Committee and its Special Subcom on Investigations
 on the military and political situation in Southeast Asia, including
 progress and outcome of U.S. evacuation from Cambodia and Vietnam, and
 humanitarian relief for Indochina refugees. Hearings are arranged as
 follows:
 Part I (p. 1-240), Vietnam evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs.
 Part II (p. 241-531), the Cambodia-Vietnam debate.
 Part III (p. 533-620), Vietnam evacuation, testimony of Graham A. Martin,
     former ambassador to South Vietnam. Testimony has been published as a
     separate volume (for complete summary, see H461-34).
 Part IV (p. 621-684), Cambodia evacuation, testimony of John Gunther Dean,
     former ambassador to Cambodia.
 Hearings on Apr. 15 and 16 briefly consider the following Administration
 bills:
 H.R. 5960 (text, p. 213), to liberalize restrictions on funds for military
     operations in Indochina in order to provide military support for
     evacuation operations.
 H.R. 5961 (text, p. 213), to authorize additional economic assistance for
     South Vietnam for humanitarian purposes.
 Includes transcripts (p. 337-394, 407-426) of Committee consideration of
 amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including H.R. 2704 (text,
 p. 407), to authorize funds and establish cutoff dates for military aid to
 Cambodia.
   Appendices (p. 213-224, 489-531, 653-684) include submitted
 correspondence, statements, memos, replies to Committee questions, and:
 a. AID, Indochina orphans and refugee relief programs, fact sheet and
     report, Apr. 1975, with tables (p. 500-506).
 b. Branaman, Brenda (CRS), "Select Chronology of U.S.-Cambodian
     Relations, Mar. 18, 1970-Apr. 17, 1975" (p. 654-664).
 Also includes a subject index (p. 225-240) for Part I. Portions of Apr. 9,
 14, and 16 hearings were held in executive session.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Indochina refugee evacuation and resettlement programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): SUBCOM ON INVESTIGATIONS,
     SPECIAL. HOUSE; INDOCHINESE REFUGEES (Evacuation and resettlement
     programs); FOREIGN.RELATIONS; WAR RELIEF; MILITARY.ASSISTANCE;
     DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT;
     STATISTICAL DATA: GOVERNMENT; FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT (Cambodia
     military aid authorization, and cutoff dates); CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH
     SERVICE ("Select Chronology of U.S.-Cambodian Relations, Mar. 18,
     1970-Apr. 17, 1975"); FEDERAL.AID.PROGRAMS; MARTIN, GRAHAM A.
 BILLS: 94 H.R.5960; 94 H.R.5961; 94 H.R.2704

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 1         Apr. 9, 1975 p. 2-44
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PARKER, DANIEL (Administrator, AID)
     GARDINER, ARTHUR Z., JR. (Asst Administrator, East Asia, AID)
     WALENTYNOWICZ, LEONARD F. (Administrator, Bur of Security and Consular
        Aff, State Dept)
     PETERS, LAURALEE (Office of East Asian and Pacific Programs, AID)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Summary of Vietnam rescue operations (sealift
     activities chronology, p. 8-9); review of AID economic assistance
     programs for South Vietnam (P.L. 480 program, FY75 summary tables, p.
     9-11); problems of placing Vietnamese orphans with American families.
     (p. 2-34)
       Appropriateness of President's response to Vietnam crisis under
     authority mandated by the War Powers Resolution; review of U.S. and
     international agencies' emergency supplies (tables, p. 38-41) mobilized
     for Vietnam humanitarian assistance. (p. 35-44)
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): PUBLIC LAW 480 (Vietnam
     programs, FY75); PRESIDENTIAL POWERS (Pres authority to order Vietnam
     evacuation); MILITARY.AIRLIFT; WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 2         Apr. 15, 1975 p. 46-75
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     PARKER, DANIEL (Administrator, AID)
     ZIMMERLY, GARNETT A. (Act Asst Administrator, East Asian Bur, AID)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Urgency of South Vietnam's need for economic
     aid; review of refugee assistance categories (summary tables, p. 52-54),
     and programs for shelter and construction activities, food supplies, and
     advisory team assistance to refugee resettlement; advisability of
     providing security assistance to protect refugee camps; preference for
     Vietnam Government distribution of relief supplies to facilitate
     economic development and national reconstruction.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT
     (Vietnam postwar reconstruction)

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 3         Apr. 16, 1975 p. 78-96
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     ASPIN, LES (Rep, D-Wis)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Advised congressional inaction on President's
     request to lift restrictions on Indochina military operations, thus
     minimizing risks and allowing flexibility in rescue efforts;
     effectiveness of War Powers Resolution for monitoring and controlling
     overseas military activities.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS: CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS; WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 4         Apr. 16, 1975 p. 96-130
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     LEIGH, MONROE (Legal Adviser, State Dept)
     HABIB, PHILIP C. (Asst Sec, East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Summary of statutes restricting use of funds
     for combat activities in Indochina (list, p. 99-100); constitutional
     aspects of and precedents for U.S. military intervention in foreign
     hostilities for evacuation purposes (summary, p. 101-104); explanation
     of H.R. 5960 language, including provisions to waive congressional
     restraints on Presidential powers in Vietnam war-related activities.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Pres authority to order Vietnam evacuation
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): PRESIDENTIAL POWERS; U.S.
     STATUTES (Restrictions on US military activities in Indochina, laws
     summary); CONGRESSIONAL.POWERS

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 5         Apr. 18, 1975 p. 131-156
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     KISSINGER, HENRY A. (Sec, State Dept)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Briefing on military and political situations in
     Cambodia, Laos, and South Vietnam; foreign policy implications of the
     fall of Vietnam; assessment of U.S. responsibility to provide safety and
     humanitarian relief to Indochina refugees.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam and Cambodia evacuation and humanitarian
     assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): LAOS (Military and political
     situation)

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 6         May 7, 1975 p. 158-186
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     BROWN, L. DEAN (Maj. Gen.) (Dir, Interagency Task Force for Indochina
        Refugees); accompanied by GARDINER, ARTHUR Z., JR. (Asst
        Administrator for East Asia, AID) and CASEY, MAURICE F. (Maj. Gen.)
        (Dep Dir for Strategic Mobility, DOD)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Details of evacuation and refugee resettlement
     efforts in South Vietnam; legality of President's request for additional
     funds for Vietnam humanitarian assistance (memo of law, p. 164-168);
     role of U.S. military forces in air and sea rescue operations in South
     Vietnam and Cambodia; employment problems of Vietnamese refugees in U.S.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam and Cambodia evacuation and humanitarian
     assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE;
     MILITARY.AIRLIFT; EMPLOYMENT (Vietnamese refugee problems);
     INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA REFUGEES

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 7         May 8, 1975 p. 188-211
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     WILSON, JAMES J., JR. (Dep Dir, Interagency Task Force for Indochina
        Refugees)
     FORD, DAVID A. (Office of Asst Sec for Legislation, HEW)
     WISNER, FRANK G. (Dir, Office of Plans and Mgmt, Bur of Public Aff,
        State Dept)
     GARDINER, ARTHUR Z., JR. (Asst Administrator for East Asia, AID)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Projected costs of Vietnamese refugee
     resettlement in U.S.; justifications for increasing funds authorization
     for refugee programs (estimated expenses, table, p. 199); cost of
     Vietnam evacuation operations; legal status of and immigration
     categories applied to Vietnamese refugees.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnamese refugees resettlement activities
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations):
     DEPARTMENT.OF.HEALTH.EDUCATION.AND.WELFARE; INDOCHINESE REFUGEES
     (Resettlement in US, cost projections); INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR
     INDOCHINA REFUGEES

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 8         Mar. 6, 1975 p. 242-288
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HABIB, PHILIP C. (Asst Sec for East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept)
     ZIMMERLY, GARNETT A. (Act Asst Administrator, East Asian Bur, AID)
     FISH, HOWARD M. (Lt. Gen., AF) (Dir, Def Security Assistance Agency)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Background of efforts for negotiated peace
     settlement in Cambodia, including problems caused by a congressionally
     imposed bombing halt in 1973; possible outcomes of Communist-military
     victory in Cambodia. (p. 242-269)
       Projected costs and required amounts of economic and military
     assistance for Cambodia; problems of receipt and distribution of U.S.
     military supplies for Cambodian field troops; probability of Cambodia's
     rapid collapse in light of North Vietnamese support of Communist
     insurgents. (p. 270-288)
 CONTENT NOTATION: Cambodia evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): WAR (Cambodian conflict
     possible results); DEFENSE SECURITY ASSISTANCE AGENCY

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 9         Mar. 11, 1975 p. 289-337
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     FLYNT, JOHN J., JR. (Rep, D-Ga)
     FRASER, DONALD M. (Rep, D-Minn)
     ABZUG, BELLA S. (Rep, D-NY)
     MURTHA, JOHN P. (Rep, D-Pa)
     MCCLOSKEY, PAUL N., JR. (Rep, R-Calif)
     CHAPPELL, BILL, JR. (Rep, D-Fla)
     FENWICK, MILLICENT (Rep, R-NJ)
 STATEMENTS: Presentation of congressional delegation to Indochina report
     and views on the war in Cambodia; contrasting views on the efficacy of
     U.S. policy to shore-up failing governments in Vietnam and Cambodia. (p.
     289-316)
 DISCUSSION: Urgency of humanitarian aid for Cambodia; perspectives on the
     impact of U.S. intervention in Indochina, and needed U.S. involvement in
     relief efforts for war victims; review of war fatalities in Cambodia.
     (p. 317-337)
 CONTENT NOTATION: Cambodia evacuation and humanitarian assistance programs

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 10        Mar. 13, 1975 p. 399-407
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     INGERSOLL, ROBERT S. (Dep Sec, State Dept)
     FISH, HOWARD M. (Lt. Gen., AF) (Dir, Def Security Assistance Agency)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Urgent need for congressional action to raise
     military aid ceilings for Cambodia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Cambodia evacuation and military assistance programs

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 11        Apr. 14, 1975 p. 428-488
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     HABIB, PHILIP C. (Asst Sec for East Asian and Pacific Aff, State Dept)
     GARDINER, ARTHUR Z., JR. (Asst Administrator for East Asia, AID)
 STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Justifications for additional military and
     humanitarian assistance to South Vietnam (summary tables, p. 435-437);
     review of contingency plans for the evacuation of Americans and South
     Vietnamese nationals. (p. 428-454)
       Data on current reconstruction and economic aid for Indochina (tables,
     p. 467-470); DOD justifications for FY75 funding estimates for military
     assistance to South Vietnam (summary and tables, p. 473-477); status of
     international agencies' Indochina relief efforts. (p. 455-488)
 INSERTION: Intl Red Cross Indochina relief activities, summary with tables
     (p. 479-486).
 CONTENT NOTATION: Vietnam and Cambodia evacuation and humanitarian
     assistance programs
 DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO
     THE RED CROSS (Indochina relief activities); ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT
     (Indochina postwar reconstruction)

 76-H461-75 TESTIMONY NO: 12        May 5, 1976 p. 622-652
 WITNESSES (and witness notations):
     DEAN, JOHN G. (former Ambassador to Cambodia)
 STATEMENT AND DISCUSSION: Briefing on political and military developments
     leading to Communist invasion and takeover of Cambodia; factors
     affecting U.S. decision not to intervene in 1975 Cambodian invasion;
     views on the future of Cambodia.
 CONTENT NOTATION: Cambodia evacuation, US Ambassador's briefing