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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500320006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 11, 1965
• Content Type: OPEN

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OCT 1 1 1965
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Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, I made'gan Inp1056nwhienl PresiIII South etnam be. Confidence I their dent D em, with the thirds of South Vietnam Is already under tea;
a speech the other day from the floor of concurrence of the Eisenhower ndmi..ls...,_
a mllltary d/ciatorshlp.
e motion for sine die resolution is be'' President Lyndon Johnson Inherited a war 21m Pa
fore the Senate, the senior senator from PCOPlo of South Vietnam look upon:
which, I AM. sure, he doesn't want. President American forces as a replacement to the
the Will 90 on record 111 Opposition to Johnson has repeatedly stated that we are in n , French forces they kicked out In 1054.
the resolution. '. Vietnam to maintain freedom, liberty and The people In south Vietnam must be
In democracy and tiro right of the South Viet. Ave
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4vhich, in m otter Is responsible for the civil war and ' tary - --- dictatorship over their bu+p country. or a I mw- ,
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y judgment, cannot be jus- 'conflict taking place in south Vietnam to- leas I see no difference between Communist!
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ate and the House of Representatives arc The' xcasonlnG of Mom and the reasoning - bee
xrRnKIP tile n given anything to Vietnamfight for. Fighting
going to adjourn in spite of my protest of the Eisenhower administration was that to maintain the status quo is not good:
Un regard to adjourning sine die While ! elections would result in the communists enough.
, , Our Americans boys are dvinn b, en,,.u, ! winning control of the government. The Rmrth v,.,....-.__..,......... .. _ ~
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gment, WC Cannot justify ad- nam to choose then own path. or to a military dictatorship.
b urning Congress so long as American I ihsngree completely with President John- I suggest that the alternative ought to be
boys are being killed In an Uneonstitu. son on this evaluation. There is no demo-o a democratic government chosen by the
tional war in South Vietnam. People , cracy in South Vietnam. There Is no free- people with a program of land reform and
have a right to have the Congress in ses" awn In South Vietnam; There Is no liberty other reforms that can raise the living stand
'Rion to maintain a check upon the execu- In South Vietnam.ards and improve the security of the people'.
,,tlve branch of gov lent. There is no representative government in I know that there are no easy answers to'
Congress had better start checkin in t eirhnational leaders or their regional resolve the Vietnamese problem. Among the:
spite of all the interpretations being G, Gonai lead. possible anewera are the following:
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graveyaid, by the unnecessary y and 'oapletely ratable. "trustees 8 a for lacing Vietnam under U.N.:
`killing in South Vietnam, not only of in oWe have soon ne clique of Military leaders circus Implementing a period the time
Geneva Con''
' Americans, but of Asians. replace another military clique for polihtintical to sequenference Accord of 1054, may be one way to;
I am at work on a speech entitled "The control of Vietnam. solve this. dilemma. I believe the recent
Crucifixion of the Teachings of Christ, in , This game of musical chairs to we who 1s .statements of President Johnson to the effect.
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ing to meet the first person who has been In my opinion, the war in Vietnam is being . In Vietnam originally touabout the ght to be called into nations that 'Polled; but somebody must be polled; fought dbotaorshi and main an n Or blino session to seek a solution to the present,
The reliance of this administration foughtyto extend freedom wal and Is democracy problem.
upon polls 15 an act of Whistling' by .The government of South Vietnam does not 2. We Ought to consider giving the United
graveyards. The sad thing Is that it 1s have the confidence of the people and is to- Nations an opportunity of solving the Viet-,
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under so-called polls. I am like so many ' There Is no free trade union movement in 1. We ought to seek the Implementation of
With whom I have talked; I am still wait- - South Vietnam, the 1054 Geneva Conference accord. The'
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Vietnam. I am always interested going to control South Vietnam, apparently that he is willing to have unconditional talks
in Christians trying to rationalize, on has the blessing rid full financial support of to bring about a negotiated solution to the
moral grounds thi u j our Government because h Vietnamese problem i
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Ise All- G rec scussion of his r all d e clear to all of us that our Gov.
< mail will conduct hearings for Whatever Policies and has attempted to justify his ernment cannot unilaterally Oct Asa world
length of time is necessary to make the 1 Policies on the ground that he and his ad- Police force antl cannot by itself solve the'
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0 y c Ism of his policy of South - I believe that our Government needs to re--
clarify Its Position at In regard t-hIt, nry, Vietnam. evaluate b
aur entire foreign policy positlon,-
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:legal wan' in South Vietnam. and embraced each new punk dictator who believe that the President In making a mis-,
has gained power. take In trying to bring about these negotia
But, Mr. President, COMO next Janu- President Johnson is very thin-skinned tions through the escalation of the war.
any, if the State Department does t about An
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-- ---_ ---^-?~- ?~ ry???b? A have referred, 1 ??-?-'?+Constu~,bv,.. a poucles. Our Government seems to favor military'
. ruetvo criticism is equated with dictatorship to democracy. I rimarmed
I ask unanimous consent that there treason-those who oppose escalating the and sickened at the quickness 1nalwhich
be printed in the Record an article there war are called appaecrs--citizens Calling for President Johnson moved 30,000 marines into
. M1?. Emil Mazey, intonational seeretal' a negotiated pence have been charged with the Dominican Republic to bolster and main.
Y-' being soft on communism. tole a military diet
treasurer, United Auto Workers, entitled Despite the fact that we have a 1-- atorship that came into:
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D being no objection, the antis !coup takes Pius, hey were for rnosed bvetlno' thOurrn Government gave
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BACKED MILITARY DICTATOR IN DOMI-
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South V/steno tognyYts o typical exnmpi oIll f ? I suggest that President Johnson not take I want to commend Senator WAYNS Monsn:
What I have reference to. too much comfort In the Bupport be fa re' for having the courage And the intestinal
The people of Vietnam sou ht their Inde? celving from Goldwater And Dmxsrn' be- fortitude to criticize our Government on,
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the people of really the Goldwater pieced Tru lllo, the mllltn
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aw on he , war Will became the by the defeated the French In 1064. The to55 and will be rc erred to ue theJohn ul war believes, the Government to he wrong. I be.
aErugglo was terminntod by the sl min of b Bauo ]love that the best way to support PrealdenL'
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