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who is our former Ambassador to Saigon, seemed to agree with the Senator's suggestion.
How shor·r a memory these men must have I Do:1't the}' remember what happened to
those countries after 'Norld 'Nor II where Communists were admitted to a shore of responsibilit-; and
power? To Poland, to Rumania, to Bulgaria, to Czechos:ovakia? The Communists, having gained
a foothold, seized power in every single one of them.
We -hove cm!y to look at laos, which borders Vietnam, to see the havoc that such a
coalition can produce. For, our Government engineered a coalition government involvfng the
Communists in that country in 1962 .. Today, Laos is in turmoil and the North Vietnamese move
supplies and men into South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which cuts through laos.
let me quote to you a statement adopted the other day by the House Republican Policy
Committee--a statement to which I fullY. subscribe 1 by the way-- about the feuding in the Demo-
erotic Party and the effect it is having on the country. Quote-- 11The deep division within the
Democratic Party over American policy in Vietnam is prolonging the war1 undermining the rnor•.Jfq
of our fighting men and encouraging the Communist aggressor. It has~ •• led North Vietnam to
believe that in time we may falter, that we do not have the necessary will or determination to
wine As a result, the peace that this nation end the free world seeks has been delayed, the fight-
ing intensified, the threat of a major war deepened. 11 Unquoteo
Strong words? Yes. But only too true.
I think it is high time that the President clear the air over the Vietnam controversy l:.y
disavowing the divided elements in his own party. 1 believe it is time for him to clarify for the
Americcn people just what are the Administration's goals and policies in Southeast Asia. In shor:·,
where are we headed, Mr, ?res~
This is CongreS<man _ ~ortlr.g to you from Wash iog~cn
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(A copy of this script is available on Teleprompter in the HorJse TV Stud ~o)