ON CAPITOL HILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000300310002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 10, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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SANTA CLARA, CAL.
JOURNAL 1 CPYRGHT
Weekly - 35
By Congressnlnn
CIIAiU,E5 G1II1SEit
III World Wars 1 and If when
Cnn(reuk officiall}' declarctl war
in Ihr minter presc?ri1wrl In' Ihc'
( ostitutioil, the status c r nor
mililarv forces was elc:Ir-rl'l.
'Since 1915. however. therm,,h ma-
im' ntililary engagem ends like Rn-
ren and fhe present situation in
Vietnam, Iherr haw hi-ii no !.harp-
1y focused definition of stal(is.
Our officers anti 1111 7111 fleed
1?t opcrnlr in w'li t amcraullr to a
atnlr of military lintlxr. 'rile illa
frf command ie confllsrrl and Ili?
vided 1x1twcrhi Ihr Slate 1)cp:111
1-nit Olt, l)cfcm;e 1)e-
Incr
pa II meat.
1)illlonrtt.ic ei,htlilions nverrid"
militnrv neccsaly :flirt Ihr rr s
confusion na to whether we nrr'
"in" "ill" of rl war. .Just av
oar nt'lil?rv f', revs ,tree r.,'.
slrninc-I from (rally winnint! Ihr,
ftnretlrr Wrn by the "Valli Ilivr'r
1h,lic'y" itn+,n: d by Hit, Stale Dr
; 1'ar1111-1 t v', (till' f-ret'- fate nn
other par a?I'?': 'n Vie?to;ml.
Even iris', .t,mcricn?r dVint! n
it fiudilint+ r II r', iltimlto' fifirl t
Ihnus;mrl of r' ' man. the St:il '
Dvarrnlrnt will lit It 4'ilinif. it
a war' And let Rine iidilarr ni1''u
I lnake nrilitv7' docis4"ns. 0111-
troops are only nllfnvcd hr ad
i vise: tli"v cannot. command.
Our flyers ran only fly when Ihr,
Vietnamese agree anti only , tiles
in piano ivhieh are a minimun
hnf tep?yVnra ctd. i ; '
'1tn rrls~nleIe tiltrrt'IIl \l': 1
rlnnes It'Iticlt have ca ' 'I sn:
much fronhle ill Virlrn,nl re
rnl'thrre hccnn