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"fhese are facts~ Thsy are known to all the free wcrldo B•Jt ere ~he nations of the
free world helping us? Most are not. fv\any of them ore octua!!~· giving aid ond comfort to our
enemies by permitting their ships to transport cargo to the Communists in North Vietnam.
Here is to me a tragic fact: !n 1965, there were more free world ships docking at the
North Vietnam part of Haiphong than there were Communistshir-~ I We have a huge fieet sur-
rounding North Vietnam yet we let them through without a murmur.
Many of us In Congress have been insisting that the Administration act to prevent this
Allied trade with North Vietnam. This week, the State Deportment took some action--although
fer short of what ts necessary. The Department announced that any ship which carries supplies to
North Vietnam will be denied U.S. Government-financed cargoes. But that's a!l~
We could--and should--do a lot more. For example, why not deny use of United
States ports to any ship which carries any kind of cargo to the enemy? There's no question we n~ed
some toughness in our policy. American boys are being kHfed on the battleHeld by a11 enemy
being helped by our so-called Allies.
To date, only Australia, New Zealand and South Korea have put troops in the field
i'o help us in Vietnamo Surely, it is past time that we insisted on a showdown--that we demanded
that the nations of the free world share rn the manpower burden. At the very least, we should tcH
'lur so-called Allies that the port of Haiphong is closed and business as usual with the enemy is a
thing of the past.
Without question, we must continue to fight Communist aggression wherever it arises"
But, in the case of Vietnam, must we fight with one (.lrm tied behind our back?
This is Congressman reporting to you from Washington.
(A copy of this script is ovailc61e on Teleprompter in the House TV Studio)o
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