SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ANTITERRORISM PROPOSALS

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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SEjrATE May S. 1984
the mom-and-apple=pie thing. You know, my If the growing number of newspaper ai. bassies in Beirut and Kuwait, the
father said to me before I left, 'go over magazine articles, television newscasts and bombing of the headquarters of the
there and earn some medals and be a programs and movies more favorably depict- U.S. Marine peace-keeping unit in
"But after a while, it began to occur to me example,lithe ohand Visesfinally, hesitare antly, Beirut, and most recently the ma-
how insane this all was. I began to see that being extended say veterans. chinegun killing, by someone inside
the enemy was a human being. Pretty soon, In addition, some say the government, the Libyan Embassy in London, of a
I was in an immense state of confusion, so I long criticized by Vietnam veterans for its British policewoman and the wound-
began to-well-there were plenty of chemi- lack of support, seems to be making an ing of 11 Libyans who were peacefully
cals to numb yourself with and I poured effort. demonstrating against the
them into the boiling cauldron of emotion Vampatella's Vietnam Veterans Leader- Qa
and
and then things really got bad." ship Program, Morris' Veteran Employment regime. That act of terrorism was, a, ac-
through 20 or more Jobs from Min-
nesota to Maine, Nebraska to Florida.
"I couldn't stay in any one place. I
couldn't get a grip. I was floundering. I was
also drinking heavily and using other drugs
. But If you spend a year killing people
and having people trying to kill you and
watching people around you die, that is
going to have an effect on you on some
level."
He finally stopped long enough to begin
going to the U.S. Veterans Administration
at Togus for group therapy and enrolled at
USM seeking a master's degree in rehabili.
tation counseling.
"I think a lot of veterans could grow by
group and by going through the process,"
noted Bentley, saying he has met many vet-
erans who have yet to cope with their expe-
riences.
"I run into (veterans who haven't talked
about their feelings) all the time. I run into
that at school and at meetings ... Mostly
what you get is, 'Yeah, I was there and I
haven't really talked about it.' "
But after more than 11 years and many
long miles on the road away from Vietnam,
the veterans say they are beginning to talk
about both their triumphs and remaining
problems. What's more, they say society
seems to be increasingly willing to listen.
"I think that from the time the war ended
to now, the nation has had time to adjust,"
said Guay.
"I would say, at least at face value (the
veterans' public image has gotten better) es-
pecially in the last few years," Morris
added. "I think it's because the conscience
of this country-of our parents' age group
particularly-realized that Vietnam was a
lot worse and a lot crazier for us than they
ever gave us credit for when we first came
back."
"I think they've matured," said Johnston,
referring to the protesters of yesterday,
"and realized that you're often in circum-
stances beyond your control."
"We don't blame the American people
with being upset with the situation. After L
years, given the best fighting machine eve
ury and 3 million young men, we lost. we
didn't even have a stated clearly defined
"
goal,
said Vampatella.
"We can't blame the American peopl
painful to them. But they were wrong about
putting the blame on us. The blame was
clearly on our civilian leaders in Washing-
ton," he said, saying his hope is that
"people realize that hatred was misdirect-
ed."
"The most important thing to get
across ... is that the Vietnam veterans
desire to have people understand they were
doing a job just like all other veterans and
they were doing a job for the American
public," said Jim Wyatt, a decorated veteran
who now works as a National Service Offi-
cer and veteran advocate at Togus.
"All they want is for that hand to be ex-
tended and people to say a silent thank you
so that they're just litre those people who
didn't have to go," he added.
Training Service, Guay's involvement with cording to recent press accounts, or-
the Veteran Affairs Committee of the Inter- dered by the Libyan Government.
state Conference of Employment Security In addition, state-provided training,
Agencies and the recently erected Vietnam financing, and logistical support for
Veterans memorial in Washington, D.C., in. terrorists and terrorist groups is a pro-
dicate growing government awarness, some foundly serious and growing source of
acknowledge. danger to the United States, and to
But perhaps the most important change is
occurring within the veterans themselves. our friends and allies abroad.
"The experience you had, had to sit there The legislative package proposed by
for a while, and now we're able to look at it the President complements and aug-
a lot more rationally," said Guay. ments several pieces of antiterrorist
"Many pretty much feel the time is right legislation that I introduced earlier in
to come out of the closet. We have pros-
Vietnam veterans like Guay and Johnston
are finding successful careers in the private
and public sectors.
Vietnam veterans like Vampatella and
Merrill are discovering satisfaction and suc-
cess working in executive-level positions
helping other Vietnam veterans.
Many Vietnam veterans are working to de-
velop the mental stability and educational
background needed to work in the public or
private sectors.
Many others say they are now finding the
courage and desire to voice their long-stilled
emotions, considered one of the first steps
in the healing process. "Many veterans still
having difficulty have decided to come out
for treatment," said Morris.
Some have found an inner strength from
their experiences. "Fortunately, the majori-
ty of us that went over are back in society
now and would never want to go back, but
would never trade in the experience ," said
Wyatt, who lost both his legs to a "bouncing
Betty" land mine. "It showed me the value
of life, loved ones and family."
And some veterans are even finding an
Inner strength-pride-from their experi-
ences, particularly as the American public
becomes more accepting of the Vietnam vet-
erans' role in the war.
"I think history will certify that those of
us who went to Vietnam are going to prove
to be some of the greatest warriors and lead-
amend the Freedom of Information
Act by providing an exemption for in-
formation relating to terrorism and
foreign counterintelligence; S. 2469,
the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1984, which
would make terrorism a Federal crime
and give the FBI primary investigative
Jurisdiction over the crime of terror-
ism; and S. 2470, the Anti-Nuclear Ter-
rorism Act of 1984, which would give
nuclear power reactor licensees access
to the FBI's national criminal history
files and thus enable licensees to
check for criminal histories of poten-
tial employees who would have unes-
corted access to nuclear power facili-
ties.
I want to outline the President's pro-
posals:
ACT FOR THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OP
THE CRIME OF HOSTAGE-TARING
In September 1981, the President
signed the instrument ratifying the
International Convention Against the
Taking of Hostages, which was adopt-
ed by the United Nations on December
17, 1979. The convention has not, how-
ever, been implemented domestically
through enabling legislation. This bill
would implement the 1979 convention
by amending the Federal kidnapin
g
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SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S President signed the Instrument of
ANTITERRORISM PROPOSALS ratification, the Congress was in-
Mr. DENTON. Mr. President, I formed that the instrument of ratifi-
proudly join with my distinguished cation would not be deposited with tl'
colleague from South Carolina, the United Nations until enabling legit
chairman of the Judiciary Committee, tion had been enacted. To demo
to introduce, on behalf of the adminis- strate to other governments and in{
tration, four bills to address the grow- national organizations that the Uni
ing problem of terrorism. States is serious about its efforts t-
Mr. President, we are seeing a dis- deal with international terrorism, it is
turbing and alarming trend in the use essential that the Congress approve
of terrorism. It is the direct use of the enabling legislation required for
terror by a number of sovereign for- our full implementation of the Hos-
eign states. We have seen several ex- tage-Taking Convention.
amples of that state-sponsored and AIRCRAFT SABOTAGE ACT
state-executed terrorism during just The United States became a party in
the past year: The bombing of our Em- 1969 to the Tokyo Convention, which
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(blowing) would send me flying on the Quay, a former prisoner interrogator who They were confronted by a vocal segment
floor-things like that. I (went to live in the served during the Tet offensive, is assistant of the population that often blamed the re-
woods) just to think. To have quiet. Peace. director of the Marine Job Service in Augus- turning veteran for abetting the war.
Not to escape from (people), but to escape ta. Very few scars from Vietnam remain The reception was a blow to the already
from everything else. So I would have no re- with Quay. reeling veterans, many of whom entered the
sponsibilities and I could deal with my own He can talk about his experiences-al- war either because they had to or because
mind-set, which took a long period of time." though he has only begun to talk about they felt it was the right thing to do for
Slowly, over the next decade, Johnston them in the past year or two. He is em- their country.
would come out of the woods, get a degree ployed in a high-level job. He no longer suf- Talking about their experiences quickly
in political science from the University of fers flashbacks or nervousness at night. became a major problem for many veterans.
Maine at Presque Isle, begin working in Quay says he was luckier than some. He either because they couldn't vocalize their
Cohen's local office there and even get mar- came from Bingham, a small, still-patriotic feelings or because no one wanted to listen.
ried. A year-and-a-half ago, he moved to town where many people knew him, wrote "One major problem I found was that I
take a job in Cohen's Lewiston office, spe- to him while in Vietnam and welcomed him was not able to talk, even to fellow veterans,
cializing in veterans' issues. home on his return. about Vietnam. I was angered ... by the
Johnston cites the therapy, medication Like Johnston, "I also had the advantage protests and what not," said Merrill Morris,
and treatment he received from the Veter. of spending some time by myself, getting organizer and program director of Maine's
ans Administration during those last 10 reoriented to civilization. I have a' log cabin new Veteran Employment Training Service.
years for helping him take control of his life on a stream in Somerset County and I spent "When I came back, I just tried to forget
and ridding him of his seizures. about two-and-half months in that cabin by about it, because people at home were tired
"If you had talked to me six years ago," myself ... mostly hunting. But I also of it and didn't want to hear any more
he says, "I would have been real down on needed that time to kind of rearrange about it," said Steve Bentley, a 37-year-old
the government, I think. It's hard now (to myself. I think that time was very valuable veteran who is seeking his master's degree
be critical) because my life is good. I'm hap- for me ... I think that was an adjustment in rehabilitation counseling at the Universi-
pily married. I'm a homeowner, drive a many veterans missed." ty of Southern Maine.
fairly new vehicle. I have a motorcycle "The other thing, too," said Quay, is I "But," Bentley added. "you stuff things
that's paid for. You know. Life's pretty easy didn't have any pressures on me when I like that away and it's got to come out
But it's all a matter of perspective. I came back. While I hadn't selected a career somewhere."
have a lot of empathy for the veteran who's yet, I had many avenues open to me. And I The pent-up frustrations and emotions
having a hard time.. Particularly if they're also didn't have a girlfriend I was writing to held by many veterans did show them-
unemployed (because) I can't think of any- or anything, or my own wife and children selves-often in the form of emotional insta-
thing worse." that I was coming back to. I think that bility, the inability to hold down a job, dis-
Saying he considers himself extremely would have added to the pressure of being respect for authority, dependency on drugs,
lucky, Johnston said his remaining prob- over there ..." guilt, remorse, strained personal relation-
lems involve talking about some of his expe- Quay added, "It's my feeling some of the ships and the need for support.
riences and an occasional "surge of emo- veterans who have come back who haven't Relying on their own tenacity and inter-
tion" that washes over him, recreating the been able to adjust haven't had that break." nal strengths, the support of friends and
fear he felt in Vietnam. Even with the advantages he had, Quay and
"Sometimes I'll get a surge of emoI~ion ... says vivid memories remain with him, par- family federal program ogra the ms available growing number of state and
past
I don't know why. It used to precipitate sei- titularly about the week-long Tet offensive decade, p80 r t 85 percent the veterans now
zures. Today, I go for a walk, I run, I have a in his Central Highlands area. fit decade, into society. of the ersnow
beer, I'll talk to my wife, start wrestling, "There were bullets flying overhead. fats eemain, they saY? But -
something, anything." There were flares going off. Nobody slept. remarked, "There's probably
Johnston, who hesitated to talk about his Nobody ate. Vampatella like remmaarhiding There's each ro ab I
experiences, fearful of making an example "(When I first returned) I would wake up something like
all have that hidden thing in each
of myself, is just one of the estimated 16,000 when I heard a noise like a car backfire. t us that needs to that taken hidden care thing
Vietnam combat troops in Maine and 3 mil- There are some residual things that to this Such remnants be Vietnam depend on
lion nationally who returned to piece their day probably still stay with me."
duration man's s those experiences, the experiences, the intensity period and
lives back together. "Even to this day," he continued, "when I each
d
His story of success is the rule, not the ex- go into a restaurant, I have to sit so I know experiences occurred and
ception. where the door is and the exits are. That war when own those exinternal strengths, veterans
There are wonderful success stories and was something you always did there. You each man's
some horrible stories of failure. But basical- would sit strategically so that you wouldn't saJahnston occasionally has surges of emo-
with speaking, people have been able to get on be caught with your back to the door be- tion.
with their lives ..." said Phil Vampatella, cause there were always people throwing in Guay is aware of where he sits In public
executive director of Maine's Vietnam Vet- (small bombs) and blowing up places where
erans Leadership Program headquartered in Americans were. So even today, it's very im- places.
Portland. portant where I sit." Morris will forever lack some of his inno-
Vampetalla, a Vietnam veteran whose pro- Quay said the transition back to life in cence and his soul. "I quit caring and I had
gram is designed for successful veterans to the United States was not helped by the re- no anticipation of ever leaving (Vietnam)."
help still-troubled ones, said only 15 to 20 ception most veterans received from a war- he said. "To this day, I feel like a part of me
percent of the veterans who returned from weary, cynical America, wracked internally died there. It's like you left a part of you
Vietnam still have serious problems psycho- by protests. there. Other veterans who were there say
logically or physically. "When I was over there in Vietnam and the same thing; that they seemed to leave a
The other 80 to 85 percent, he said, have when I came back, if I ever ran into one of piece of their soul there. I believe it's true."
successfully merged into society with some those (protesters) I was always looking for- Bentley, while unmarried, says that be-
rarely thinking about their experiences and ward to confronting one of them because I cause of the war he will never consider
others battling tough-but-manageable prob- had physical plans for him," he said, with a having children. "I feel the world is too
lems on a daily basis. quick laugh. crazy to bring children into it. In general, I
However, he said the public still has the "This is very interesting for me," Guay feel the way living, breathing people treat
perception that all the veterans returning added after a thoughtful pause. "All the each other is madness."
from Vietnam are violent and unstable. time I didn't want to go over there because I Bentley's high-risk job, which he volun-
"The way I see it ... we have been de- was scared. All the time you're over there teered for, was to operate a Rome Plow, a
led as everything from a bunch of drug- you can't wait to get back. All the time you tractor-like machine used to clear the jungle
to baby killers to pot heads," said Vam- were over there you hated it. But when you of vegetation and eliminate enemy hiding
Ella. "A lot of us have just hidden out so came back, there was a sense of pride you places.
not to have to put up with the nonsense had that did not allow you to emphathize With only thin wire mesh around the driv-
garbage that's been cast on us. But with those people who were protesting the ing compartment to protect him from vege-
we're just like everybody else. We have our war. At least that was my own experience." tation, Bentley and other machine drivers
houses, and mortgages and kids with Quay's reaction was typical. Many of the would often be the targets of bombs and
braces." men spoke of returning and hating the war booby-traps. He survivied. But he knew
"I think there's a stigma out there about for the physical and emotional toll it had other drivers killed and maimed by snipers,
the Vietnam veteran," added Jon Guay of taken; hating the South Vietnamese for 250-pound bombs planted under the ground
Lewiston, "as the guy with the Army fa- often acting as if they did not care who won and concussion bombs suspended by string
tigues, the ponytail, a ring in his ear and a the war; hating the U.S. government for not between trees.
chip on his shoulder. But most of the time, taking the obvious steps needed to win the "I went over there for two tours. You
he's your neighbor or the local doctor or war; and often even disliking themselves for know, I really bit into it. I was there for a
ientist or school teacher." the actions they were forced to take. Hemingway-experience kind of thing, plus
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covers certain offenses or acts commit- groups and activities by a number of Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
ted aboard aircraft, and in 1971 to the countries has reached alarming pro- sent that the full text of the Times
Hague Convention, which concerns portions. In addition, the increase in Daily editorial, entitled "Get Tough
the suppression of unlawful seizure of the number of states now using terror- With Libyans," be printed in the
aircraft. The Convention for the Sup- ism as an instrument of foreign policy RECORD immediately following my re-
pression of Unlawful Acts Against the is highly disturbing. Activities by U.S. marks.
Safety of Civil Aviation was adopted nationals to provide assistance to
at Montreal in 1971 and ratified by the countries that support terrorism and I after believe full in vital, Mr. hearings we move , that
United States in November 1972. It re- use terrorism as a foreign policy tool the full and fair hand on
quires that all states party to it estab- has thus become a matter of grave the bills through committee and on
lish jurisdiction over certain offenses concern to our national security. This the floor for action.
affecting the safety of civil aviation. bill, together with revised and I urge all of my colleagues to lend
The Congress has approved enabling strengthened regulations that the De- their support to the four bills in an
legislation for the first two conven- partment of State intends to issue effort to weaken, if not eliminate, the
tions, but not for the Montreal Con- shortly, would enhance the ability of growing threat posed by international
vention. In consequence, certain crimi- the Department of Justice to pros- terrorism.
nal acts related to aircraft sabotage or ecute persons involved in the support
hijacking are not adequately covered of terrorist activities and of states There being ordered objection, the the
by U.S. law. The gap in the law sends using terrorism. Enactment of the leg- RECORD, was ollo s: be printed in the
a false signal to terrorists. It also indi- islation would be a strong contribution RECORD, as follows:
cates to other governments that we to the effort to combat terrorism.
may not be as serious as we should be, The time has come, Mr. President, SET TOUGH WITH LIBYANS
and as in fact we are, in our efforts to for the Congress to take forceful and Britain has rightfully decided to end dip-
combat international terrorism. Action effective measures against terrorism lomatic relations with Libya.
by the Congress now would provide by passing the four legislative propos- Last week, an occupant of the Libyan Em-
the basis for the long-overdue ample- als as soon as humanly possible. In an bassy In London poked a machine gun out
mentation of the Montreal Conven- effort to expedite that effort, the Sub- the window and fired o a group of protestt
tion. committee on Security and Terrorism, was olicewoman mnitle were the wounded.
ACT FOR REWARDS FOR INFORMATION which I chair, has already scheduled a British killed. Ten other people were wondey
CONCERNING TERRORIST ACTS series of hearings on the bills. The killer polma surrounded the embassy.
Current law authorizes the payment first hearing will be held op June 5. Justice The ire by diplomatic inside,immunit ty. The from
of rewards for information concerning I believe it vital, Mr. President, that y. The British
domestic crimes, but it is outdated. at those hearings we have a full and government
under Diinn ern international permmis~sion
The maximum rewards are road- fair airing of the pros and cons of the of Libya is required before entry to the em-
equate, and terrorism is not specifical- legislation and make sure that we hear bassy is allowed.
ly included as a basis for paying a views from every responsible quarter. At the same time, the Libya government
reward. Moreover, there is no author- We certainly should not rush to judg- put troops around the British Embassy in
sty for the payment of rewards for in- rent as the Washington Post did in its Tripoli. Later, those troops were removed.
formation about acts of terrorism lead editorial on May 1 in which, with- London pnlree around the Libyan Embassy in
abroad, out benefit of any hearings on the a remained.
The proposed legislation, which is issues, it termed the President's pack- ued to refuse fuse pission for Khadafy cpolice British modeled on an existing statute that age "Bad legislation" and an effort "to to enter the embassy. permission British wanted to
allows payment of rewards for infor- fight terrorism with hysteria." question steria." q the eThe and look wants weap-
mation concerning the unauthorized tthe occupants and look for wea
mof aweapons, rec- One of the problems with the ens.
manufacture
f atomic tom reward - Washington Post editorial, Mr. Press- Some reports said that just before the
ognizes payment of a rewa
- dent, is that it only addresses one of deadly shots an American spy satellite
connection that o t with acts o embassy
rorism raises a matter of domestic ter
em-
the four bills in the President's Legisla- basssy. The bassy. theo
rent that is properly within law hin the enforce- forceter- tive package-the Prohibition Against staff to use force in response to the taunts
ent t at the opeorney General, but the Training or Support of Terrorist from the protesters outside.
di of that the payment or a reward ene al font Organization Act of 1984. The Post By Sunday, British diplomats in Libya will
that the with payment
act of n con- editorial completely ignores the three return home and Libyan diplomats in Brit-
neo poses a political and foreign terrorism - other bills in the package, two of which ain are supposed to go home. The standoff
abroad jurisdiction re- are enabling legislation for treaties to will be over. Until then, however, the police
la o problem the ju ion
y within State. Ju meccas- which the United States is already a will continue to surround the embassy.
of the p Secretar a ol the amount of rewards that may When the Libyan diplomats come out of
Ing
Instead of hasty and ill-considered the embassy, a killer will be walking with
for paid, ands by au ht rtengrre arts reactions, like those manifested by the slay It seems unfair to the rotect the
iof the
committed
abroad, the bill wPost, the country deserves a dispas- Libyans land now he is dead at the of
committe improve the the ty of would l the sionate, objective review of. the Presi- a Libyan.
markedly th bed State to dent's proposals. An editorial that ap- However, we must praise Britain's decision
Departments ments of Justice
information leading to the free- peared on April 24 in the- Florence to cut diplomatic relations. It is tough
obtain bt hostages on the capture of the Times Daily in my home State of Ala- action. It may not match the crime, but it
ing of hostages rtt the terrorism. the bama reaches the heart of the prob- puts the radical Khadafy regime on notice.
passingperpetrato
this legislation, the terrorism. lem that we face by pointing out that Khadafy must be taught that the more
can further States Congress like other terrorists, Colonel Qadhafi civilized nations of the world will not toler-
a of
t to hn United ands s the take every ino of Libya- ate his militaristic tactics. His threats must
pprU Must be taught that the more civilized na- actions must be reprimanded protections. of em-
priate and necessary step to protect its tions of the world will not tolerate his mili- bassies to carry out intimidation of his
citizens and property from terrorist
acts. terediwi with adequa a protections SHis actions or exiles
at least be confined within the bormust end
PROHIBITION AGAINST THE TRAINING AND SUP- must be reprimanded. His use of Embassies Libya.
ders of
PORT OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ACT OF to carry out intimidation of his exiles must Our prayers go to the 8,000 British citi-
1984 stop His lawlessness must end or at least be zens living in Libya. We hope that they will
The training and support of terrorist confined within the borders of Libya. be unharmed.
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Mr. DENTON. Mr. President, I ask [From the Wall street journal, Apr. 24, people fear that China will eventually try to
unanimous consent that my statement 1984] annex the island by force.
be placed in the permanent RECORD of THE U.S. SHOULD ENCOURAGE A "REPUBLIC OF This fear has precipitated a growing flow
May 2, 1984, immediately following TAIWAN" of wealth from Taiwan. In testimony before
(By Trong R. Chaff) the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
the statement of senator THURMOND last November, Lo Fu-Chen, a visiting pro-
relative to the four bills of the Presi- During his visit to the U.S. in January, fessor of economics at the University of
dent's antiterrorism package, that is S. Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang asserted that Pennsylvania, stated: "Already a so-called
2623, S. 2624, S. 2625, and S. 2626. ,the Taiwan question is the main obstacle Hong Kong phenomenon is experienced in
The PRESIDING OFFICER. With- in the growth of 'Sino-U.S. relations." The Taiwan. Based on a banker's estimates,
prime minister's solution to this problem? some $3 billion in capital, equivalent to 7%
out objection, it is so ordered. "After the country is unified, Taiwan, as a of [the] GNP of Taiwan, has flown into Los
special administrative region of China, can Angeles alone. In the last three years, the
retain much of its own character and keep investment index has experienced a steady
(/ THE FUTURE OF TAIWAN its social systems and life style unchanged. decline for the first time in three decades of
Mr. PELL. Mr. President, I rise The existing party, government and mili- rapid growth."
tary setups in Taiwan can also remain un- The U.S. was deeply concerned about Tai-
today to call to your attention an arti- changed." wan's security until 1972, when President
cle that appeared in the Wall Street Would the Chinese keep their promise Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou
Journal on April 24, entitled, "The and allow Taiwan to maintain its own social En-lai issued the Shanghai Communique, in
U.S. Should Encourage a 'Republic of and political systems if they took over the which Washington acknowledged that there
Taiwan.' " The article, written by island? The current status of Tibet provides is "but one China and ... Taiwan is a part
Trong R. Chai, professor of political an answer. of China." Since then, the U.S. has cut its
science at the City University of New In 1951, China and Tibet signed an agree- formal ties with Taipei and pledged to
York, questions the wisdom of trusting ment governing relations between them. Ar- reduce its arms sales to Taiwan over time
title 4 stated that "the central authorities "to a final resolution."
China to keep its promises regarding will not alter the existing political system in continue to protect
Taiwan's future status. As you know, Tibet. The central authorities also will not It that the o U.S. Taiwan. President
China repeatedly insists that the alter the established status, functions and the is vital Reagan independence epen keep of mind the following
re ide
ee:
people on Taiwan have nothing to fear powers of the Dalai Lama." Article 7 prom- points should his visit p n mind
from reunification with the People's ised that "the religious beliefs, customs and First, during
the s to China his we with .S. has Republic. Professor Chai quotes Chi- habits of the Tibetan people shall be re- Taiwan for our decade hen this
s and champions
, freedom and democracy everywhere in the
nese Premier Zhao Ziyang's assertion matters Chinese even pledged s that "in
matters s related d to to various reforms in Tibet, world, it has a moral obligation to prevent
that: there will be no compulsion on the part of mainland Chinese from imposing their
After the country is unified, Taiwan, as a the central authorities; the local govern- the e m mainla ssChi upon the imposis 19 i-
special administrative region of China, can Cent of Tibet shall carry out reform of its lic on people.
retain much of its own character and keep own accord." Second, American chave in-
v Seco over billion corporations r Taiwan, and have a in-
The social systems and life style unchanged. Less than eight years later, China invaded Seco
The existing party, government and mill- Tibet. This touched off massive uprisings, nese takeover would threaten their invest-
tary setups in Taiwan can also remain un- and the Dalai Lama fled to India. Since that nese ments.
changed. time, killings by the Chinese and the whole- Third, by taking over Taiwan, China's
But Professor Chaff also correctly sale destruction of Tibetan culture have submarines would pose a threat to peace
been well documented.
points out that China made similar The case of Tibet demonstrates China's and security in the Pacific region.
Clearly, it is necessary to create a Taiwan
promises in a 1951 written agreement failure to translate its words into deeds. Pre-
with Tibet only to break its word a few mier Zhao's formula for Taiwan should thus that is independent of Peking's rule. How
years later in a brutal invasion. I be- be seen as nothing more than an empty can the U.S. help this aim?
One alternative would be for the U.S. to
pose the question Professor Chaff promise. help the Taiwanese people overthrow the
poses deserves our careful consider- The people of Taiwan have more than the KMT, which represents neither China nor
Taiwan's heavy hand of Chinese rule to fear, howev-
ation because the wrong decision a e t er. For the past 35 years, they have been Taiwan.
Taiwan''s ps part art could result in n a repeat living under Kuomintang martial law. Basic Another alternative would be to encour-
of Tibet's fate. human rights, such as freedom of speech, age the KMT to declare Taiwan a new polit-
Professor Chai, after posing the dif- assembly and association, have been denied. ical entity, separate and independent from
ficulties associated with reunification, Native Taiwanese, who constitute 85% of China. In this regard, the Reagan adminis-
argues that the better choice for the Taiwan's total population, occupy less than tration sent a positive signal to Taipei at the
United States is to encourage the for- 10% of the seats on national legislative November Senate hearing. Asked by a sena-
bodies. The president and the governor of tor whether the U.S. expected China to
Cation a Republic of Taiwan. Being Taiwan, along with the mayors of the two apply military force to Taiwan if independ-
a native- -born Taiwanese, he prefers largest cities, aren't elected by the people. ence is declared, a State Department spokes-
that any new republic formed be In its 90-year separation from China, first man said that "a decision to use force would
democratic and established by and for under the Japanese and then the KMT, have an impact on U.S. policy." Citing a pro-
the benefit of all the people on Taiwan has developed its own distinctive vision in the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979,
Taiwan. But he would also favor a re- character. For example, the Taiwanese illit- the official added that, "the president and
public controlled by the present KMT eracy rate is less than 5%, compared with theh cngre sue shall deter mine, in ccordrnce
government rather than accept the more than 30% in China. Taiwan's per-
imposition of a Communist system by capita income is five times higher than action by the United States in response to
China's. any such danger.
China. ative would be for the
The difference between the two societies The third altern
His recommendations may strike is so great that the Taiwanese people wish U.S. to urge the KMT to release all political
some as being provocative. I frankly to establish a new nation independent of prisoners, lift martial law and call for free
am saddened by reactions of this sort. China. Evidence came in a supplementary elections. Only when the Taiwanese people
Fearing to speak out for democracy congressional election last December in have political freedom will they have suffi-
and freedom of choice for the 18 mil- which the joint platform of the non-KMT cient power to change the Republic of
lion people on Taiwan runs counter to candidates stressed that "the future of China into the Republic of Taiwan.
I Taiwan should be determined by the people In light of current U.S. Involvements in
everything we as a people stand for. on Taiwan." Self-determination is a code Central America and the Middle East, it is
urge my colleagues to judge for them- word for Taiwanese independence-discus- unlikely that the Reagan administration
selves by reading this article in its en- sion of which is prohibited by the KMT. would take the first alternative. The KMT
tirety. Instead, the Taiwanese people suffer from would oppose the second alternative simply
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- international isolation. Only about 20 coun- because it is afraid of losing power to the
sent to insert at this point in the tries maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwanese people after independence.
Taiwan. Therefore, the third alternative appears
RECORD Professor Chaff's article. When a nation establishes formal ties to be the most feasible. The KMT would
There being no objection, the article with Peking, it invariably agrees to the Chi- certainly resist American pressure for de-
was ordered to be printed in the nese demand that Taiwan be recognized as mocracy in Taiwan, but the U.S. could still
RECORD, as follows: part of China. Consequently, the Taiwanese use arms sales, foreign trade and cultural
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