CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400470021-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: March 1, 1966
• Content Type: OPEN

All Americans, I believe, are impressed with our own ability in this country to accumulate one-half of the production ,'of the world by private enterprise, demo- cratic, reasonably bloodless, hard work. There are none of us who would not want our system to work for the world as It does here. American policy since post-World War II iq to spread the benefits of our system worldwide through Marshall plan aid, Agency for International Development, Alliance for Progress, food for peace, and kindred international organizations. We supplement our program through the (` most extensive military oversight sys- tem ever designed on this globe, Peace Corps, tourism, and sundry other State, private, and Federal technical assistance !., programs. We have spent more money and given more people assistance under this program than other nation or group of nations in history. By and large we have been extremely successful with sophisticated people. The threat of communism which I under- stand to be as a forsaking of liberty. and 1 Justice and individual freedom in favor of a precisely managed socialistic dicta- torship has been met and has been suc- cessfully challenged. s. The trend for the left in Britain, Italy, France and Japan after World War II States Is going to assume the stature of policeman of the world we should develop a realistic policy of helping people de- 3 `. Blare effective wars on poverty and stag-'I nation worldwide. We are the only na- tion that literally has a military ring around the world-the only nation that can provide that needed cloak of protec- tion. When we use that cloak to stamp out dictatorships of the right or left, we .j are working for the good.of mankind. 'y When we use that cloak and the CIA to stultify programs of people atitTTer- petuate military coups and dictatorships, we many times militate against the prog- ress of peoples. When people's movements are ground. ed in communism we are in a dilemma. The people's program to change poverty,j we should support-communism we fight, and rightfully. Not to recognize that Communist programs with their ham- and-egg offerings appeal to many people, however, is to misread human .1 nature. To handle such a movement of change when war does not break out is relatively easy. We step up our military assistance program to maintain the status quo and simultaneously step up -AID efforts to-promote economic dcvel-, opment. A military coup many times is superimposed and our purposes are con- countries are economically successful., develop because that gives us security in 7 Were this not a fact. all of our guns and . the United States. However, we do not' In the underdeveloped countries, how- head with communism. ever, of Africa, Asia and South America When local war breaks out we are where poverty is rampant and popula- totally confounded as in southeast Asia v tions are exploding. our "do good" Policy, today. We want to help people but ` cess record for Japan, Taiwan and West-. who to help or who to hurt. We are en- 11 ed in a war which it is to our own evaluated should be closel r a rn E y g g e u ope . :Ain relation to other restless countries un- and the world's Interest not to formally able to fathom the precedents we give declare. We want to fight communism to them. ' wherever it might be, but we are obvi- The problem, is that we become mes- ously confused because we are forced to merized with the term "communism." support six successive dictatorships, none We know of the doctrine of Stalin, Khru- of which- were popularly elected, one of shchev and Mao Tee-tung that they which only this morning very demo- peacefully or forcefully plan to capture cratically announced the summary exe- imagination of peasants and rural- cution of a number of too enthusiastic' y the people first in south Asia, then Africa,., merchants for the American dollar. e are set in I am pleased to see the United States" and th S th A i en ou mer ca w , . panic. We remember Hitler said what he now announce the $1 billion effort to S W{~Mr. LEGGETT. Mr. Chairman, it is would do and in 10 years he almost did it.. solve the economic problems of South unfortunate that the only record thatWe see the Communists restless In their' Vietnam, this sum apparently to consti- will really be , made in the House. of . containment and we fear they will do the tute the balm to salve the pangs of any Representatives this 1st day of March same. would-be Communist supporters for a 11966, is that virtually unanimously, with Communism should be contained-' better economy. We certainly were not 1few exccption9, the Congress of the' there are many other ways where liberty prepared to offer this kind of "dough" United States votes $4.8 billion additional is not irrevocably lost by which people, while the French had control and it is ,authorization to defend freedom in might develop and progress. History will only now that we are psychologically i South Vietnam. no doubt record our age, I hope, as the prepared to support this kind of one I support the President and this appro- ? great era when mankind conquered space small country commitment. If we want I priation-the loyalty to the United States and poverty through the programs de- to be the policeman of the world, which of those who do not certainly is no Issue veloped in the competition between de- role I frankly support, I think we should :here. There are perhaps some outside mocracy and communism. I hope that have better reflexes than this. this' hall who would question the the programs which ebb to the top as sue-' We are now in this position where to 1 patriotism of anyone who expresses cessful are democratic. prove our point we are dropping bombs trepidation with respect to our commit- We should not become paranYoid. how- ? at a greater daily rate than during I ment in southeast Asia. I would say ever, when the competition is discussed. World War II. Our commitment as re- i that anyone who Is not concerned with. I and many Americans would like to see ported in the newspapers is better than Q discussing choices of procedure to ac- the United States develop the leadership 60,000 tons of TNT per month, or 600,- complish peace and the freedom and and the programs that will bring peace 000 250-pound bombs per month. It Is progress of southeast Asians In the face and prosperity to the underdeveloped obvious that If -we only. wound one Vlet- , of the obvious threats to the existence of world. When war breaks out, usually ? oong with every 10 bombs we would cas- . .? ` the enemy t the o `ference table ?Q! .. _ is.... superpatriotic fool. - .. . all hope of real progress Is Jeopardized, cad to, the a~...._._.. .,_ ..._...~.....,_., ._...." _ " ._....._. .._ Approved For Release 2000/08/27 : CIA-RDP75-00149R0004004700:21-7 Continued ? CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Approved For Release 2000/0a2 'diIA P75- f`'  Approved For Release 2000/08/27 : CIA-RDP75-00149R00040047002;,1-7 for a year than we halve in a month, who ship oppression and poverty, where our need but a few truckloads of materials a aid programs are ineffective, maybe more', nay to sustain them. who have no air rebellious people would be oriented to- an tie to de ea a so-ca e e co g North Vietnam who have a less budget ulate people rebellious against dictator- I were last year this time, con ro more The point is that we cannot ship sur territory, and their main units are yet to be engaged. plus materials with hands clasped across We are raising our level of support by the boxes even at the greatest rate In a substantial percentage and I believe history worldwide and then under our the fiscal year 1967 military budget, when assumed worldwide police power declare It is properly supplemented next year, that nations In ,our favor can qualify for will again extend substantially our com- , this aid to more or less do as we do but mitment. ' that if this program Is obviated by creep- We are expending ammunition at the Ing poverty, local corruption, dynastic greatest rate in history, perhaps expend- domination or population explosion, we Ing on this undeclared war one-fourth will blow your head off If you try to revolt of our national income-approximately if You are Communist tinged. i $24 billion. We are thus-drawn in bat- Rightfully and in a good moral con- d or-fence if the United States would stim- e t 11 d Vi t n in 30 days. We now have in excess of and channel that aid to scores of coun- 200,000 men committed, joining 500,000. tries. South Vietnamese, plus 40,000 allied We appropriate at the $2 billion level to soldiers. Civilian casualties, I under- - change poverty in our domestic program stand, are fantastic, though American In 3,000 counties-OEO. Are we suc- military deaths are light to date. We cessful? How can we do the job world- have a program to liberate territory and wide at this level where per capita in- are making modest gains. However, the come is not $2,000 as in- the United .,Vietcong today Is twice as strong as they . States but $100 as In nearby Mexico or less. 1. force, no navy and certainly not a mod- wara sne v.o. miawe grouna rasner snap + ern army. They do have tunnel and the extreme right or extreme left. ?s< Jungle sanctuaries that are difficult to in our efforts to maintain and per- nenetrate. petuate our own security we should not', I Vietcong. Barbarous executions_. by impoverished and the dominated will re- Vietnamese so that the people them- tally oriented revolution If need be. selves will want to rid themselves of the Declare to the world, then, .that the supplement the force of the free South policy be to effect change by democrati- it. We are really not so much ourselves . nomination swell Denina aormant we- trving to beat the Vietcong but trying to tatorships, then should American foreign circumstances would be to gage care- poverty worldwide. We should make our #or long that the peasant just wants to.' be left alone. he has no philosophy. Yet t do not think we can say realistically lgaea this is what I m em electable candidate,' spend too much at a dollar level commitment not at cur- money and he is defeated by the elec- rent foreign aid rates, but at current mil= G can have a perfect plaintiff's case, but us security at home. iipeiid too much money on diagrams and ? It will mean a worldwide effort for I..withesses and lose the jury. perhaps our lifetimes by the United nearly a million Injured refugees are rollowea men will mean a successiul u.u. forced into Saigon as was reported to. .foreign policy-people will rally around day. us worldwide-this Is the best and only soldiers In the world. ,I. The people of South Vietnam are erupting in part by northern stimulation and in part by conditions. The stimu- lation we can control, but we must de- velop and sell long-term economic pro- grams to change conditions, to control corruptions, to expand education, to democratize leadership, to abort class and caste systems and foreign economic ? domination, - We must outline workable programs. It is not enough that we carry on a for-; eign aid program at the $3 billion-plus, authorized level and $1 billion-plus ap.. propriated level and card on a program largely with umn o r traim and mints ei CO MAR 1 1966 Approved For Release 2000/08/27 :. CIA-RDP75-00149R000400470021-7