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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 1999
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• Publication Date: August 24, 1967
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South Vietnam has already invited the
United Nations to send a team of ob-
servers for the election and has opened
all secure areas to the world's free press.
This is a vital demonstration of de-
mocracy in a bealeaguered country.
Surely, the representative group which
President Johnson has asked to go to
South Vietnam is uniquely qualified to
give us an unbiased and objective view
of just what is happening.
This is a remarkable thing for a na-
tion to do while it is engaged in a strug-
gle against Communist aggression.
It reflects well on the faith of Vietnam-
ese people in their own abilities to build
a representative and democratic national
government.
I trust that this move will quiet those
who have criticized the election before
it has taken place. -
? President Johnson should be compli-
mented on his choice of this group.
Let us not expect a Utopia to result
from the Vietnamese elections. After all,
America has its own problems.
But we cannot overlook the dramatic
step which South Vietnam has now taken
to open its election process to the world.
I compliment both the President and
South Vietnam for their joint efforts.
MILITARY AID TO GOVERNMENT OF
-GREECE -
Mr. CLARK. Mr. President, following
my speech in the Senate on Monday of
this week, urging that there be no re-
sumption of U.S. military aid to the junta
which is presently in control of the Gov-
ernment of Greece, I have received a
number of communications expressing
support for my stand.
Because I believe that they may be of
interest to readers of the CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD, I ask unanimous consent that a
few of the communications be printed
In the RECORD.
There being no objection, the commu-
nications were ordered to be printed in,
the RECORD, as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
August 22, 1967.
Senator JOSEPH CLARK,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.:
Congratulations for your most farsighted
and unequivocal stand on the issue of eco-
nomic assistance to the Greek dictators Hon. JosEPH CLARK,
JOHN A. DAMIANOS~.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Your proposed solution of immediate return U.S. Senator of Pennsylvania,
to the existent constitution and free elec- Washington, D.C.
tions is the only one guaranteed tranquility DEAR Sin: Congratulations for your stand
and security of vested interest, on the Greece dictatorship. The U.S. must do
JULIVS IossIFIDEs, M.D. everything possible to restore democracy in
Greece. If we do not do so Greece will become
WYNNEWOOD, PA., fertile ground for a "Batista to be replaced
August 22,1967. by a Castro type of government." The major-
Senator JOSEPH CLARK, ity of the Greece people appear to believe that
Senate Office Building, the dictatorship was instigated by the U.S.
, D.C.: via CIA. We must dispel such thoughts by
Washington
Congratulations for your August 21 speech .helping the Greeks to find the road to democ-
concerning the Greek political actuation. racy again. Neither the junta nor the King
NICHOLAS GONATDAS, appear to be moving in this direction in spite
of what they say. Let us move while we can.
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PETER N. YIANNOS.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
Hon. JOSEPH S. CLARK,
Senate Office Buildings,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR: I just concluded reading
your speech in the Senate entitled "Democ-
racy In Greece". Congratulations. Let's hope
it will remove the blinders of the State De-
partment on this question.
Sincerely yours.
GEORGE C. VOVANAS.
WASHINGTON, PA.,
August 20, 1967.
Senator JOSEPH CLARK,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.:
Thank you for your stand on Greece. I am
JOHN PERRIS, M.D.
MIAMI, FLA.,
August 18, 1967.
Senator JOSEPH S. CLARK,
U.S. Senate,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR SENATOR CLARK: We have boon wait-
ing patiently for the American government
to withdraw military support from the recent
Greek military government and thus see it
decline. Not only hasn't this been done, but
its prospects for the future seem nil.
We have become increasingly disenchanted
with American foreign policy since the death
of President Kennedy, but "this is the last
straw."
The United States has given its consent to
a military coup which prevented a demo-
cratic election in taking place and elect a
competent, effective and popularly supported
government, a government which has as its
head people whose desire Is to see that
Greece join the developed nations of the
world.
In accomplishing this, Greece will become
more dependent on the United States for its
industrialization and the goods that the
Americans can provide for the emancipated
Greeks. In doing so it will also align itself
ideologically with the "West."
Leaving the question of morality aside,
where is the logic in the United States for-
eign policy? A nation of suppressed "have
riots" are inclined to listen to the appeals
of our rival states. If you say the eight mil-
lion Greeks do not matter, what about the
public sentiment that this situation has
provoked in closely allied countries?
Please for the benefit of all, help restore
democratic government in Greece.
Sincerely,
Mrs. JAMES C. STRICKLAND.
CHICAGO, ILL.,
August 21, 1967.
Senator JosEPH S. CLARK,
Senate Office Building,
Washington, D.C.:
Congratulations on your democratic stand
in refusing aid to Fascist Greece.
August 21, 1967.
Senator JOSEPH S. CLARK,
Senate Office Building,
Wash{flgton, D.C.
DEAR SIR: I would like to congratulate
you and thank you for today's speech about
Greece. As one who knows Gi cede well. .s
written books and articles ab ,ut. the co.:a-
try, and has just returned from a nia:.t-
mare summer in that stricken country, 1 nni
only too aware of the vas;, ineasure of
ignorance and indifference vrhicli prev?.lls
in our governing body in regard to Greece.
Your understanding in depth and bren.:th
of the situation is a ray of rope at a t me
when it is sorely needed.
I can only hope that your mport-ant aid
urgent words will reach those who are not
as yet awakened to the dangers of a fas-lSt
government, and who do nc.t realize how
surely, if unconsciously, the Junta Is pir-.y-
ing right into communist bands, so that
where there was no danger o' any corni.u-
nist takeover in the past, a desperate people
may well turn to drastic political leftist
means as their only hope of resistance and
eventual freedom. Thank you for so elo-
quently speaking against th? continuance
of the present madness in Greece.
Very truly yours.
GENEVE.
August 24, 196
senator JOSEPH CLARK,
U.S. Senate,
Washington:
Congratulations your statement on Greece
stop please airmail if possible full ".ext
thank you.
JE.AiS SIOTIS,
Professor.
NEED FOR JOB-CREAT_NG INDUS-
TRIES IN RURAL AREAS
Mr. MONRONEY. Mr. Prsident, about
a month ago, proposed legislation was in-
troduced in Congress to provide a se.-ies
of tax incentives to new jol-creating in-
dustries in rural areas. AI: a cospor sor
of the legislation, I feel it is a very :ln-
portant approach to the serious cr.me
and riot problems in metropolitan slum
areas.
The September 1967 issue of the F. rm
Journal, the Nation's largest farm ma;ea-
zinc, will contain an editorial in sup-
port of this general idea, w1dch is a long-
range remedy to the most important
single domestic crisis of our time.
Mr. Donald O. Cunnion, the directo:? of
editorial relations for the Farm Journal,
has brought this editorial to my atten-
tion, and I believe it deserves the widest
possible attention. Therefore, I ask
unanimous consent that it be printer in
the RECORD.
There being no objection, the editorial
was ordered to be printed is the RECORD,
as follows:
REMEDY FOR BOTH FARM AND CITY
This summer we have seen twin econo::,ic
and social problems across the nation. One is
too-low farm income, which ;,asically suons
from the fact that more people are tryln: to
make a good living at farmin:; than can do
it. The other is the riots in the cities nd
other troubles that happen fri in herding r-oo
many people into too-small spi.co-
The problems are "twin" because both
would benefit from the same basic remedy:
we need the jobs, and the cch:cai.lon to o-
vide skilled workers for them, i.o make it ] s-
sibie for more people to live in rural America.
We need to stein the flow of people into l:ig
cities already unable to cope v?ith the hoteles
they have.
. To speed up the availability of more Job: in
non-metropolitan America we need more tax
incentives to businesses that choose to i:et
up shop there. Many a community is already
offering such and we hope mor will. To these
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