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Dear John Paul
:
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
I was very pleased to note your help and support in
the opening and development of the refugee facility
at Fort Chaffee. It is to the great credit of the
people of Arkansas, and their representatives, that
this new wave of immigrants is being welcomed in
such good fashion.
As you know, I have formed an Advisory Committee
on Refugees. On May 20, the Committee visited
Fort Chaffee and returned with an appreciation
of the combined and many efforts that go on round the
clock. The task, of course, is to resettle these new
Americans
as quickly and effectively as possible.
It is very satisfying to see the good work
being done and I want you to know that I personally
appreciate your continued support and cooperation.
I know that your counsel is especially valuable and
hope you will be incontact with Ted Marrs of my
staff and John Eisenhower, Chairman of the Committee.
Best regards
Sincerely,
The Hon.
Gerald R. Ford
Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt
Congress of the United States
May 21, 1975
Dear John Paul:
Thank you for your telegram of May 13 expressing
your view that prompt and decisive measures be
taken to recover the SS MAYAGUEZ and its crew.
The seizure of the ship was clearly an act of
piracy and when I had reviewed all of the facts
with Secretary Schlesinger, Secretary Kissinger,
and the National Security Council, I decided that
strong decisive action was required. In my own
mind, I knew that the American people and most
members of Congress would support my decision.
Your telegram is indicative of that support.
Thank you.
With kind personal regards,
Sincerely,
JERRY FORD
The Honorable John Paul Hammerschmidt
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C. 20515
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An Lac Orphans'
"Mothers Day"
"Whenever my spirits were unusually low, I
would get into my jeep after sundown and drive
to the An Lac Orphanage where there was always
laughter."
- Dr. Tom Dooley
QERALD FORD LIBRARY
Madame Ngai Receives Kisses from
An Lac Orphans at Ft. Benning, Ga.
For 16 years, Mrs. Betty Tisdale has
been loving and mothering the children
of An Lac by long distance. Now she's
bringing them home.
Left orphans by the decades of war in
Vietnam, the children have been living
in the orphanage founded by the late
Dr. Tom Dooley and Madam Vu Thi
Ngai in 1954.
Her love affair with An Lac began in
1959 when she contacted the 34-year-old
Dooley at a New York hospital to volun-
teer as a secretary.
After his tragic death from cancer in
1961, she decided to vacation in the lands
Dooley loved and served. She repeated
these visits annually in 1966 she stopped
at An Lac, which means "Happy Place."
It was to the children here that Mrs.
Tisdale became known as Coy My -
Miss America - and Co Ngoan - Miss
Sweet. She did not forget the children
and upon her return to America founded
the An Lac Orphanage Inc.
Ledger-Enquirer
Betty and An Lac's Children
"An Lac" Orphanage, Inc., 116 Nguyen Dinh Chièù, Saigon
/ shall pass through
Route 1, Box 804
Whitesville Road
Columbus, Georgia 31904
this world but once.
If therefore,
Telephone:
404-323-1616
404-323-7771
there be any kindness
/ can show,
or any good thing
/ can do,
let me do it now;
let me not defer it
MOTHER'S DAY 1975
or neglect it,
for / shall not pass
this way again.
Dear wonderful friend of An Lac
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As I try to write to you on this particular day, I am filled with mixed emotions of
Honorary Chairman
Norman Cousins
joy, tears, happiness and sorrow. Perhaps you will understand these emotions as I relate
a bit of what has happened to An Lac
to the children
to
Mme.
Ngai
and to me!
Chairman
Patrick D. Tisdale, M.D.
Exactly one month ago, I arrived at Fort Benning, Georgia with 219 children from
An Lac - that was the happiness part - but I had to leave 150 children - and Mine. Ngai
Vice Chairman
Mrs. Natahli Paine
behind, then. Perhaps I had better start at the beginning. Through your help in the past
years - or even just recently - we, all of us - had been able to be a part of helping the
President
Mrs. Betty Moul Tisdale
children of An Lac have a better life. We were able to accomplish much in the years
since Dr. Tom Dooley died. The children had better food, medical care and even showers,
Vice President
toilets and kitchens and dispensaries - but most of all, they had US they
knew
we
loved
Miss Ina Balin
Mrs. David Brockman
them even though they were "half a world away."
Miss Norine Casey
John Kopp
On April 1st, as I was sitting at my desk trying to answer your letters and send out the
Wayne McKinney, M.D.
receipts, the news and the television account of what was happening to Vietnam became
John J. O'Leary
ominous. Suddenly, I knew that I could not sit by and not even try to save our children. I
H. Stephen Spahn
Mrs. Frances Thompson
didn't know how I could do it - or whether it was even possible, but I knew I had to try.
Philip Woerner, M.D.
My first thought was to charter a plane and the staggering cost of one $257,000
Treasurer
didn't deter me at all. Tom Dooley would find a way. But the news became more bleak and
William A. Lyman
the time became NOW, and I found that if I could be allied in a way with one of the seven
Secretary
recognized agencies I could use the government airlift and fly the children back on govern-
Mrs. Lorna Stevens
ment
planes
so the closest agency was the Pearl S. Buck agency and I asked them if I
could use their name to help our children - and they said I could. Nothing signed no strings
BOARD OF ADVISORS
John McL. Adams, M.D.
attached and I was on my way! I took with me a very dear friend of An Lac and Tom
Mrs. Melanie Barber
Dooley, Dr. Wayne McKinny, and an Army Captain, Ed Bensman. Ed spoke Vietnamese and
Miss Eileen Beck
was one of the First Infantry Division - Big Red One who had adopted An Lac many
David Brockman
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker
years ago. Ina Balin, our Vice President, flew out from the Coast and arrived one day
Senator Quentin N. Burdick
earlier. My own dear family of ten children and husband, Dr. Pat, remained at home to
Mrs. Maureen Burke
handle the calls and details of "what if the children do arrive". In answer to that, we called
Miss Melinda Burton
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Calaman
our dear friends of the First Infantry - General Orwin Talbott and General DePuy - and
Mrs. Rosalie Carper
through them, Secretary of the Army Bo Calloway gave me permission to bring the children
Mrs. Onolee Coffey
to Fort Benning if I could get them out!
Bob Considine
Mrs. Norman Cousins
But
could IP?? Not being one of the "seven recognized agencies" for adoption,
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Darragh
Malcolm Dooley
it did not seem likely, but that would not keep me from trying.
Miss Teresa Gallagher
Mrs. Kathleen Gassaway
I got as far as the Philippines when they bombed the palace in Saigon and we were held
Senator & Mrs. J. K. Javits
up there for 14 hours - making my arrival in Saigon that much later. But, I did arrive
Miss Sharon Jenkins
with Wayne and Ed and there was Miss Thuc and Mme. Ngai waiting for me - had been
Mrs. Vern Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaufman
waiting for 14 hours. We rushed to An Lac and amid cries of "Co Betty" "Co Betty" from
Mr. & Mrs. Mortimer Levitt
the children - with hugs and kisses and lots of baby cuddling - I almost felt that there
Amb. & Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge
really wasn't a war and I was there again "just to be with them." But I soon realized that
John O. Marsh
Ben Navarro
my time was short - the North Vietnamese were just 25 miles from Saigon and we were in
Winfield Niblo, PhD.
danger. Mme. Ngai had already had Miss Thuc make up the list of ALL the children, plus
Fred F. Petmecky, M.D.
the domestic help and herself. Knowing Mme. Ngai, if she put herself on the list I knew
Congressman Ogden R. Reid
that we had little time - and that she was in danger. Early the next morning, Ina and I
Miss Elizabeth Rutledge
Miss Margaret Rutledge
rushed to Dr. Pham Quang Dan's office - he was the Minister of Social Welfare. He re-
Mr. & Mrs. James Skrine
membered me from my February visit and quickly insisted that I tell him of my plans. I
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Stevens
showed him the list and he sadly shook his head. "No" and my heart fell. But it was "No"
Mrs. Richard Thibaut, Jr.
Senator Milton R. Young
to all those over ten years old and "No" to Mme. Ngai. We sat there stunned. We
pleaded with him, but at that time - April 8 and there was still hope that America would
help - that perhaps South Vietnam would survive. His reasoning for Mme. Ngai was that
she was very important and to have her leave with the children would panic the other orphanages and there would
be no control. As a special favor to me - knowing I wasn't an agency he still consented for the children under ten,
and did not insist that prior adoption papers be filed. This was the first and only time he gave this permission. He knew
of our work - he knew that we - you and I - were primarily interested in helping the children of Vietnam to become
better citizens of the future of Vietnam. We were not and never ever were in the "adoption" or exporting of their nation's
future. For this, he was extremely grateful.
We rushed back to An Lac and Miss Thuc and Mr. Tin revised the list - over 200 children. All night long, Ina and
I made identification tags and bracelets
and the next morning took the new list to Dr. Dan - within minutes, he stamp-
ed it and we were off to the USAID office. Mr. Ruoff helped us make plans for the airlift. I asked him if we could go
on Saturday (this was Thursday) and he said we would have to leave the next morning at 11 A.M. We would have two
C-141 planes and we had to provide escorts. We agreed to everything and anything and rushed to the Embassy to sign
more papers and work throughout the night tagging all the children. The next morning - with little or no sleep - the
children bathed - and the INK RAN ON THE I.D. Bracelets. Frantically we had to redo them with radio, TV and
newsmen on our backs. I can't tell you the nervous state we were in - and all through it, Mme. Ngai sat - tears stream-
ing down her cheeks - still looking as regal and beautiful as ever - but knowing that she was doomed to die under
Communism. I didn't know then that she had bought poison to take.
In the maddest rush you have ever seen, four bus loads of children left to take the first plane. Ed Bensman went with
them. They were most of all the toddlers and five, six and seven year olds. Then, two hours later, we took the babies -
67 of them and the older children. Just as I was to get on the plane - Ambassador Martin called the airport - to wish me
well, to thank me and to make one last plea for help. To me, he was a great man - one with a heart - with love for the
children and the people of Vietnam. He thanked Senator Javits for helping me, and the other Senators and Congressmen
- Nunn, Brinkley, Morgan and the hosts of others - for they all did. And then, the babies - in boxes - were strapped
to the floor of this huge cargo plane and we were off. Ina, Wayne, Ed and myself - we did it - we evacuated An Lac
of every child under ten. (I must admit, some of the ten year olds "looked" a little older but I won't tell, will you ???)
From Clark Air Force Base - where the children were bathed and clean clothes arranged - we flew to Los Angeles.
I do want to say that the Air Force - from Saigon to Clark in the Philippines - helped more than you can ever imagine.
To see a big Air Force sergeant feeding not one, but two babies at one time, is a sight to behold - and then the Navy
took over in Los Angeles. Pat was there with the United Airlines plane he had to charter for $21,000. And we whisked the
children and babies over to it for the last part of our journey - to Fort Benning. Unfortunately, about 38 of our babies
were kept in 8 different hospitals in Los Angeles. I say unfortunately, because we had doctors aboard the World Airways
plane from Clark to Los Angeles and it was not all necessary, but the local doctors did not listen to the doctors that were
with the children across the Pacific and hence the reason for so many of the babies being kept out there.
I suppose I should keep this short, but to all of you who have helped An Lac for so many years - I would want to
talk to you all in person - in fact, I would want to write each and every one of you a personal, personal letter, but at
the moment, I feel I owe you this type letter first.
To say that my arrival - with Ina Balin - at Fort Benning - Saturday night, April 12 was the most gratifying mo-
ment of my life - 219 children - within two and one half days - the children of our beloved An Lac, is of course, an
understatement. I wish all of you could have been with me at that moment. I think all of Columbus, Georgia was there
- including my own sweet ten children and I knew then, as I have always known, that Tom Dooley was my guiding
spirit, my link with God - that we were in America - the land of the free! My beloved country.
Staff Photo Lawrence Smith
Actress Ina Balin (L), Mrs. Tisdale Hold Babies on Arrival at Ft. Benning
The children were taken to Wilbur School and each given a volunteer to help them, to love them. The school was
changed over to another An Lac. The Army was there, and all was well with the world. Only one flaw and that was the
Pearl Buck Foundation who had harrassed me across the Pacific and even now at Fort Benning, knowing that I had had
no sleep for four days, insisted on "taking custody" of the children. Since Mme. Ngai had released them to me, I would
certainly not give them to any organization - especially after their tactics and background. So, in the next four days after
arrival I had to legally fight them off and the U.S. Government sent a lawyer and representative and it was legally agreed
that the Pearl S. Buck Foundation would be absolved of all custody of the children. I then invited the Tressler Lutheran
Adoption Agency of York, Pennsylvania to help in the placement of the children.
In the meantime - my heart and thoughts were with Mme. Ngai - how could I get her out ???I got a call through
to Ambassador Martin. His secretary listened and said she would see that Mme. Ngai, Miss Thuc and Mr. Tin (orphans
who had been with her in North Vietnam and were still at An Lac, helping) would be on the evacuation list. Would I
Contiuned on Back Page
send
her
a
cable
I did, and also sent one to Mme. Ngai. And then, nothing
I made plans then to fly to Saigon to
get Mme. Ngai - but I called again. Don't come - this from the Embassy - and I became frantic - for if I flew over,
she might be on her way out. So another day passed, then on April 27 at 5 A.M. I received a call - from Guam - it was
Mr. Tin - Mme. Ngai was there - safe - could I come to get them PPP. I was on a plane at 1:45 P.M. that day and
arrived in Guam at 3 A.M. on Tuesday - Guam time.
Guam was quiet that early Tuesday morning - and I finally found Mme. Ngai with the help of a lovely Navy wife,
Peggy Dockins. She had located Mme. Ngai for me and drove me to the refugee camp. Dawn was streaking through
when
I
arrived the camp was awakening - I climbed the steps of an old warehouse building - and there on the
second floor - on an Army cot - sat beautiful Mme. Ngai - holding out her arms to me. I could not believe that I had
found her - that we - you and I would see her again. A hole had been cut out of the side of the building for air.
Breakfast was baked beans, hot dogs and rice. But not one person complained - it was a beautiful sight. I immediately
started my talks with the Immigration people. No - they were not "blood relatives" - which meant that I had to wait
for them because that put them at the bottom of the lists - so I just said I would go over his head and that I did! Within
18 hours we were at the airport - with a couple of hundred other refugees - on our way HOME.
Guam - Hawaii - Camp Pendleton - Long Beach Naval Station - Los Angeles - Atlanta - and Columbus, Georgia.
Mme. Ngai was in her new home. She is now here, living with us - same address. She says we have given her her second
life. A long time ago, in 1954 - Dr. Tom Dooley saved her and helped her get from Haiphong, North Vietnam to Saigon,
South Vietnam - and now - here she is - half a world away - in our country.
It is a beautiful story - perhaps it is not ended yet. One hundred and fifty children were left behind. A list of those
children was given to another orphanage. An orphanage who had a possibility of getting on a ship. All the ships have
not arrived - will yet another miracle take place - perhaps we shall see the rest of the children of An Lac - it is up to
God - our prayers may again be answered.
We want to have Mme. Ngai, Thuc and Tin live with us - but be independent. That is why we want to buy her her
own little place and put it right here in our front yard. An Lac - in Saigon - is no more. I will not be raising funds
anymore. I am closing my files after 14 years. I will not need your help. I can only say that without you, nothing would
have been possible. Tom Dooley used to say that he was the hands - YOU were the heart, and that was how it always
was. To say thank you to friends is awfully hard to do - for thank you just doesn't seem like enough. Know only that
you are beautiful, loyal and true - and that we love you very, very much. Don't completely forget us - and if you can, you
might want to write to Mme. Ngai on special occasions. She has no income at all and if you want to help her now and
then, please do. Our home is open for visits from you. All I can say now is - the circle is complete, from Tom Dooley,
to Mme. Ngai, to me to you God love you forever.
Dear mr Sawen - loften coondered
at of you be ever got - Guam efite How G Bargon my My rook family after got seems number Betty my
16. met - Dr Ted Marrs in 76 Benning Presedent wa those last
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P.S. Your most recent contribution of $
here Do let me know what happened in
was received. Would you accept this as your receipt? And
we can still use green stamps to help furnish Mme. Ngai's house.
futile days.
Your Contributions Are Deductible For Income Tax Purposes
Dr. Pat Tisdale at End of Airlift at Ft. Benning
The Happy Ending
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these materials.
-THE SUNDAY LEDGER - ENQUIRER, APRIL 20, 1975
Tisdale, an An Lac board chair-
Betty Had To Make
man, treated the children at
the home in his free time when
he commanded the 1st Infantry
Division's medical battalion.
He backed his wife's mission
Evacuation Attempt
and flew to Los Angeles to join
in caring for the children en
route here, but emphasizes it
By LISA BATTLE
was "her show."
In a white pantsuit, looking
entertaining children with
Ledger Staff Writer
like she was headed for a holi-
diarrhea, upset stomach and
"I'm quite proud of her. I
day in Miami, Mrs. Tisdale
other ailments. The ABC-TV
like what she does," he says.
Betty Tisdale admits she
flew from Columbus April 6,
crew worked right along with
One day last week a
didn't know she could bring a
about a week after starting her
Air Force nurses and escorts
reporter drove up to the pine
Saigon orphanage to Colum-
shaded Tisdale home and
marathon telephone effort.
diapering, feeding, cuddling the
bus. She just knew "I had to
To her family and friends
children, many frightened by
overheard Betty briefly blast
Children Celebrate
THE COLUMBUS, GA., LEDGER,
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1975
Arrival of 'Ba'
By LISA BATTLE
youngsters as they chomped
everywhere."
vigorously.
were among the spectators
Ledger Staff Writer
Now the children were
"I don't like," said Mme.
enjoying the children's per-
singing again. 'They talk
They pulled out the stops
Ngai, making a face.
formance. The two arrived
She said the children's first
about home and country,
Wednesday night with the
for Madame Ngai.
their homeland 'We love it
director and Mrs. Tisdale.
In the grassy yard of Fort
question after greeting her
forever'," said Mrs. Kinard.
Benning's Wilbur School
" 'When we can come back
Miss Vu Thi Chinh Thuc
Thursday, An Lac Orphanage
to Saigon?' "
Nguyen Van Tin spoke
and Nguyen Tan Tin, An Lac
children danced, sang,
"I say, 'You no happy
warmly of the welcome he
assistants who fled as
and the others have found in
and prayed in Vietnamese for
here? They say 'We are very
children with Mme. Ngai
the
U.S.
are
very
GERALD R. FORD LIBRARY
TALKING POINTS/AGENDA
Discussion of present status (Chairpersons, Funding,
List Compilation, Brief Refugee Report)
Contents of folder
Primary list determination
Secondary list of alternates
Executive Director/Staff
Operational Consideration- - Decentralize
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
OF
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
COLONEL THOMAS P. HARRISON, USAF
Colonel Thomas P. Harrison was assigned to the Office of the
Secretary of Defense in June 1969 from Vietnam where he had served
as the Chief of Protocol, 7th Air Force.
Colonel Harrison was born on January 5, 1924 in Washington, D. C.,
and attended private and public schools in that city. He has attended
the Texas Christian University and the University of Maryland. He
received graduate training from George Washington University in
Industrial Management in 1966. He entered the service in August 1943
and graduated from flying training in November 1944. From November
1944 until September 2, 1945, Colonel Harrison was a combat crew
member in B-24's. He participated in the air campaigns over the
Ryukyus, Philippines and Japan.
Upon cessation of World War II, he served with the occupational forces
in Japan until 1948. From 1948 until 1961, Colonel Harrison was
assigned to the Strategic Air Command as a combat crew member and
flew in B-36's, KC-135's and B-52's. He has logged over 6, 000 hours
of flying.
In 1961, Colonel Harrison held the job of Chief of War Plans for the
Strategic Wing (SAC) at Glasgow, Montana. In 1962, he was assigned
to Headquarters, United States Air Force in the Colonel's Group,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. In this capacity he was responsi-
ble for the assignment of all colonels ordered to the Washington, D. C.
area, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as the staffs of NASA, DLA, CIA, etc.
In 1965, he was selected to attend the Industrial College of the Armed
Forces at Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D. C. which dealt
principally with the management of resources at the Department of
Defense level. Concurrently, with this schooling, he attended the
George Washington University where he majored in management at
i
the graduate level.
In 1966, Colonel Harrison was assigned to Vietnam and flew with the
315th Air Commando Wing stationed at Tan Son Nhut, and subsequently
served with the DCS Personnel, Headquarters, Air Force Systems
Command, Andrews Air Force Base from August 1967 to May 1968.
Colonel Harrison is a member of the Signa Nu Fraternity, Institute
of Navigation, and the Air Force Association.
He is married to the former Bui Thi Son Binh of Saigon, Vietnam and
has two daughters Minh, age 16 and Lan, age 15, who attend the
Ecole Francaise Internationale in Washington,
DECORATIONS, SERVICE MEDALS AND AWARDS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
American Theater Campaign Medal
American Defense Medal
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (with three battle stars)
World War II Victory Medal
Philippine Liberation Medal (with two battle stars)
Philippine Independence Medal
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Service Medal (1st Class)
National Defense Service Medal (with battle star)
Vietnam Service Medal (with five battle stars)
Air Force Longevity Ribbon (with six Oak Leaf Clusters)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Rank
Date
Second Lieutenant
11 November 1944
First Lieutenant
20 March 1946
Captain
1 September 1951
Major
25 November 1952
Lieutenant Colonel
16 April 1963
Colonel
8 June 1968
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8-10 pm
Alfred Lin, Ph.D., University of California at Los An-
Fridays
Tai-chi-chuan (beginning)
geles, Chinese Studies
6-8 pm
Lecture Hall
Dr. Huang
Myoko Maezumi, Ph.D., University of Southern Cali-
fornia, Linguistics; Buddhist nun
Saturdays
Flower Arrangement
12-2 pm
Asoka room
Ms. Sato
Taizan Maezumi, M.A., Komazawa University, Tokyo,
Zen Roshi, Founder, Zen Center of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90006
914-924 So. New Hampshire
College of Oriental Studies
COLLEGE
OF
INDIVIDUAL STUDIES to be arranged between students
Mokusen Miyuki, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School,
Asian Studies
and professors
David Nowlis, Ph.D., Harvard University, Social and
ORIENTAL STUDIES
ADMINISTRATION AND PARTIAL FACULTY
Clinical Psychology
Catherine Porro, Ph.D., University of California at
Ven. Thich Thien-An, D.Litt., Waseda University, To-
Los Angeles, Clinical Psychology
kyo; One of three founders and first Dean, Faculty of
Gerow Reese, M.A., Univ of Hawaii, Far East Studies
Letters and Human Sciences, Van-Hanh University,
Maria Reichenbach, Ph.D., Univ of Freiburg, Germany
Saigon; former chairman Department of Asian Stu-
Geoffrey Ross, Ph.D., Stanford University, Philosophy
dies, University of Saigon; Visiting Professor, U.C.
M.P. Samartha, Ph.D., Hartford Seminary Foundation,
History of Religions
L. A.; Founder and President
Ven. Song-Ryong Hearn, Graduate Vancouver School
Toshiko Sato, M.A., Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo
of Arts, Zen Master, Inka, 1971; Vice-President
Marva Spelman, Ph.D., New York University, Arts and
Humanities
Edward Wortz, Ph.D., Psychology, University of Tex-
Leland Stewart, S.T.B., Harvard Divinity School, Reli-
as; Vice-President
Michael Hannon, J.D., Attorney at Law, Southwest Uni-
gion; Founder, International Cooperation Council
Thomas Tominaga, Ph.D. Georgetown Univ, Philosophy
versity; Dharma Teacher, Vice-President
Leo Pruden, Ph.D., Harvard University, Far Eastern
Tsewang Topgay, B.A., Johnson Coll., Univ of Redlands
Judith Tyberg, Ph.D., Benares Hindu University, India,
Languages, Dean of Academic Affairs
Ven. W. Ananda, Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan, Zen
Sanskrit and Sanskrit Scriptures
Culture and Meditation; Mahathera from Sri Lanka
Man-Tien Ung, Ph.D., Univ of Southern California
Lee Baumel, M.D., State University of New York at
Terry Yae, M.A., Pasadena College, 5th degree black
belt, Karate and Kung-fu
Buffalo
Framroze Bode, High Priest of Zoroastrian Communi-
CALENDAR OF WINTER QUARTER (Jan 6-Mar 21)
ty, Ph.D., Philosophical Research Society
Barton Boehm, 7th degree black belt, self-defense
Placement examination: December 22; 2 pm
Russell Cangialosi, Ph.D., University of Southern Cal-
Registration: weekdays Dec 23-Jan 3; 6-8:30 pm
ifornia, History-Fine Arts
Classes begin: January 6
Jon Carter Covell, Ph.D., Columbia University, His-
Holidays: February 17
tory of Arts
Final Examinations: last day of class
To Better Understanding Between East and West
Robert Chaney, D.D., President, Astara Church
NON-CREDIT CLASSES AT MEDITATION CENTER
Henry Drake, Ph.D., University of Southern California,
To Create Scholars in Oriental Culture, Arts,
Psychology
There are many non-credit lectures and classes, in-
Lester Fehmi, Ph.D., Physiological Psychology, Uni-
cluding Zen, Yoga, Zen Sesshins and Tibetan medita-
Philosophy, Psychology, Religion and Languages
versity of California at Los Angeles
tion offered by the International Buddhist Meditation
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts
Archbishop Fukui, D.Litt., Waseda University, Tokyo,
Center, 928 So. New Hampshire Avenue, Los Angeles,
Doctor of Philosophy Programs
Oriental Philosophy
California 90006. Cost is by voluntary donation.
Arnold Hall, Ph.D., Claremont Graduate School, Asian
CATALOG REQUEST
Studies
Jay Harris, Ph.D., Indiana Univ., Japanese Literature
Please send me a copy of the catalog of the College of
Stephen Hoeller, D.D. (Hon), Nazarene College, London
Oriental Studies, including admission and registration
Wen-Shan Huang, Ph.D., China Academy, Taiwan,
Permit No. 30726
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit Organization
WINTER QUARTER
Chen Wei-Mei Hsu, B.A., National Taiwan Normal Uni-
forms. Enclosed is $1 for cost of handling and mailing.
PAID
versity, Chinese Literature
U.S. Postage
January -- March, 1975
Name
Founder, American Academy of Chinese Culture
924 So. New Hampshire Avenue
Street
James Hurtak, Ph.D., Univ of Chicago, Oriental Studies
Los Angeles, California 90006
Kazumitsu Kato, Ph.D., Univ. of the Pacific, Philosophy
City
State
Zip
Telephones: 487-1235, 384-0850
INTRODUCTION TO THE COLLEGE
enter the M.A. or Ph.D. program. Fee for the exami-
ASIAN LANGUAGES (4 units)
7-9:30 pm Z392 Platform Sutra of Hui-Neng
nation is $15.
Zendo
Ven. Hearn
Mon & Wed
L107b Beginning Sanskrit
The College of Oriental Studies has added an under-
FACILITIES
6-8 pm
East-West Center
Dr. Tyberg
8-10:30 pm
C231 Philosophy of Religion
graduate division to its graduate school and now offers
a program of upper division courses leading to Bach-
At present there are some rooms for rent the second
Tue & Fri
L207b Intermediate Sanskrit (3 units)
Ananda room
Dr. Ross
floor of the College buildings and Buddhist dormitory
4:30-6 pm
East-West Center
Dr. Tyberg
elor of Arts degrees in Oriental Studies and in Buddhist
Thursdays
C234 Hinduism
for about $60. The library will be open week-day even-
Mon & Wed
L106b Beginning Pali
Ministerial Education. The College also offers degrees
Dr. Ananda
12-2:30 pm
East-West Center
6-8 pm
Dr. Tyberg
ings from 6-9 pm. Week-end hours will be posted. At
Asoka
room
of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in five de-
partments: Buddhist Philosophy, Zen Studies, Compar-
present books may not be checked out. Students are en-
Time to be
L108a Beginning Tibetan
6-8:30 pm
R376 Temple & Center Administration
couraged to use the various public libraries.
arranged
Asoka
room
Mr. Topgay
Lecture Hall
Dr. Thien-An
ative Religion, East-West Philosophy and East-West
Tue & Thur
L103b Beginning Japanese
Psychology. The College also offers courses in Asian
FEES
Reading room
Mr. Matsumoto
6-8:30 pm
E243 Major Problems in Western Phi-
6-8 pm
Languages, East-West Arts and Cultural Studies.
Tue & Fri
losophy
Full time students (12 units per quarter), $30 per unit
L10lb Beginning Modern Chinese
Ananda room
Dr. Reichenbach
The College is designed to promote the understanding of
Part time students (less than 12 units), $35 per unit
6-8 pm
Asoka room
Ms. Hsu
Oriental culture and religion and the inter-cultural re-
Non-credit students, $25 per unit
Time to be
L40la Classical/Buddhist Chinese (3)
7:30-10 pm
Z295 Introduction to Zen Literature
lations between East and West. The College feels that
$15 non-refundable registration fee ($10 for part-time
arranged
Asoka room
Dr. Lin
L.A. Zen Center
Maezumi Roshi
study without practice leads to a one-sided appreciation
and non-credit students)
Wed & Fri
L105a Beginning Vietnamese
of the various aspects of a culture; therefore, all pro-
$5 non-refundable library fee
12-2 pm
Ananda room
Dr. Man-Tien
8-10:30 pm
P322 Gestalt, Awareness and Zen
Zendo
Dr. Wortz
grams encourage experience in the performance of re-
$15 non-refundable admission fee (first quarter only)
Tue & Thur
L104a Beginning Korean
ligious activities such as meditation, chanting and ce-
6-8 pm
Library
Rev. Lee
8-10:30 pm
R370 Techniques of Mindfulness Medi-
remony, arts and daily life experiences of several Or-
REFUNDS
tation
iental cultures.
ADVANCED COURSES (3 units)
Asoka room
Dr. Ananda
Withdrawal during the first week of classes, 100% less
The College has a program of exchange students and
$10; 50% second week; no refund from the third week
Mondays
C343 Modern Thinkers of Indian Philos.
8-10:30 pm
C331 Modern Religious Movements
professors with Taisho University in Japan, Dong-Guk
6-8:30 pm
Asoka room
Dr. Samartha
Reading room
Rev. Stewart
University in Korea, College of Chinese Culture in
SCHOLARSHIPS
6-8:30 pm
B510 Interaction Between Buddhism &
Fridays
R275 Techniques of Meditation in The-
Taiwan, Van-Hanh University in Vietnam, Vidyalan-
In special circumstances a student may apply for a
Other Philosophies & Religions-Semin.
6-8:30 pm
ravada and Mahayana Buddhism
kara University in Ceylon and Sakya College in India.
scholarship to pay for part of his tuition fees.
Ananda room
Dr. Thien-An
Zendo
Dr. Thien-An
The College of Oriental Studies was incorporated by
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
8-10:30 pm
R273 Buddhist Ethics and Morals
6-8:30 pm
B210 Buddhist Philosophy
the State of Califoria in 1973 as an institution of higher
Descriptions of courses are listed in the College cata-
Ananda room
Dr. Ananda
Reading room
Dr. Ananda
education, fulfilling all legal requirements of Division
21, Section 29007 (a) (3) of the California Education
log. Undergraduates may take Cultural Studies courses
Tuesdays
T494 Lankavatara Sutra
8-10:30 pm
E343 Chinese Philosophy
Code in order to confer the academic degrees of B.A.,
and series 100, 200 and 300 courses for credit. Gradu-
8-10:30 am
Ananda room
Dr. Thien-An
Ananda room
Dr. Lin
M.A. and Ph.D. to those students who successfully
ate students may take 200 series courses and higher
6-8:30 pm
A260 Survey of Oriental Arts
complete the requirements. The College is a non-sec-
for credit. All language courses are open for credit to
8-10:30 pm
C335 Psychology of Religion
Reading room
Dr. Cangialosi
both undergraduates and graduates.
Ananda room
Dr. Hoeller
tarian school which does not discriminate as to race,
color, nationality, creed, or sex.
6-8:30 pm
E254 Quieting the Mind East & West
Please note that the College reserves the right to can-
8-10:30 pm
A266 History of Chinese Culture & Art
Workshop and lecture
cel any class with insufficient enrollment. In such a
Asoka room
Dr. Huang
ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION
Baumel Office
Dr. Baumel
case students may transfer to other classes without
Saturdays
P253 Eastern Philos. & Mental Health
To register for the first time a student must submit
extra fee or receive a full refund.
7-9:30 pm
Z371 Techniques of Meditation in Zen
12-2:30 pm
Asoka room
Dr. Porro
Zendo
an application for admission at least two weeks in ad-
Ven. Hearn
vance. After being admitted the student may then regi-
INTRODUCTORY COURSES
12-2:30 pm
E240 History of Philosophy
8-10:30 pm
C336 Christian Mysticism
Ananda room
Dr. Tominaga
ster for courses. Continuing students need submit only
Mondays
no Intro to Comparative Religion
Reading room
Staff
the registration form.
8-10:30 pm Reading room
CULTURAL STUDIES (2 units)
Dr. Hoeller
8-10:30 pm
B313 Tibetan Tantric Buddhism
A B.A. degree is required for a student to enter the
Tuesdays
II12 Intro to Buddhism & Other Orien-
Asoka room
Rev. Paritrata
Mondays
Yoga, Theory and Practice
M.A. program, a M.A. degree is required for the Ph.D.
tal Religions
program and an A.A. degree or two years general col-
8-10:30 pm
8-10:30 pm
B212 Early Buddhist Schools
10-12 noon
Spelman Studio
Dr. Spelman
Ananda room
Dr. Thien-An
Library
Dr. Ananda
lege education is required for a student in the B.A. pro-
8-10 pm
Zen and Martial Arts (Karate,
gram.
Wednesdays
I113 Intro to Asian Civilization and
Wednesdays
C338 Bhagavad-Gita
Lecture Hall
Mr. Yae
Culture
6-8:30 pm
East-West Center
PLACEMENT EXAMINATION
Reading room
Dr. Tyberg
8-10:30 pm
Tuesdays
Dr. Ananda
Tai-chi-chuan (intermediate)
6-8:30 pm
T496 Lotus Sutra
6-8 pm
Lecture Hall
Dr. Huang
Those students who do not have a B.A. or M.A. degree
Thursdays II14 Intro to East-West Psychology
Lecture Hall
Dr. Maezumi
or its equivalent in Oriental Studies mustpass a place-
6-8:30 pm Lecture Hall
8-10 pm
Dr. Bode
Chinese Cooking
7-9:30 pm
Z393 Platform Sutra of Hui-Neng
Dining room
Ms. Hsu
ment examination or take at least two of the introduc-
Fridays
I115 Intro to East-West Philosophy
Zendo
tory courses with a 'B' grade or better in order
Ven. Hearn
8-10:30 pm Ananda room
Wednesdays
Acupuncture and Self-Treatment
Dr. Tominaga
6-8 pm
Ananda room
Rev. Lee
Mrs Nguyen Hure Hanh
was Dov of Cent Bank
Hm just lift World Bank
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
Called Task Force 632-9800
Told this fellow that answered that I was interested in donating
money
Reply: Just a minute
and he said to someone standing near him
she wants to donate money
and the answer from him to me was
your local charity
specify that it is for Vietnamese refugees
then he said
Call the Red Cross. (Boy that answered wasn't
sure of himself)
Called Task Force 632-9800
Told this same fellow that answered the previous call that I was
interested in sponsoring a refugee
he asked me what type of
sponsorship I was interested in? Long term
short term??
I told him that I was interested in sponsoring someone temporarily,
and he asked me if I was interested in a child or an adult. I told
him a child or a teenager
he said someone will contact you in 4 to
6 weeks about this and took my name and phone number. I gave him
a fictious name.
THE WHITE HOUSE
FORD i LIBRARY 07W839
WASHINGTON
To become a oponsor -
you must be financially
able to provide food,
sheeter & dothing for a
family.
No legal requirements- -
you do not have to
show proof of your
francial ability.
CJ BARR
(212)864-6982
Rfile
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
THE VIETNAMESE SELF HELP FOUNDATION
Our task is to help the Vietnamese refugees help themselves as successfully
as previous programs had helped others seeking freedom resettle in America. We seek
to offer help with a Vietnamese face and American solutions -- a very potent combination.
We seek nothing short of total success. To US one success is one point won towards
our goal, one failure is five points lost. Our greatest enemies are despair, selfishness,
and fear. We must remain determined despite our disappointments and courageous
despite our weaknesses.
Mai Nguyen
Director
1379 Queen Anne Rd.
Teaneck, N.J. 07666
(201) 837-2320
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PROBLEM
(1) The sudden exodus from Vietnam and Cambodia of close to 150,000 refugees for
the first time brought the problem of massive refugee resettlement to America's shores.
In the past (Post-WW II, Hungarian, Cuban) entry of the refugees into the U.S. either
followed lengthy preprocessing and selection in other countries or at the very least entry
in a managable flow.
(2) Consequently, the U.S. is faced with the refugee syndrome on its own shores. That
syndrome which had been overcome prior to entry into the U.S. by other groups is now a
full-blown in-country problem which few, if any, Americans are trained to deal with.
(3) The refugees were quickly turned into a political issue. Various politicians and the
news media imprinted the following images on the popular mind:
(a) these refugees are "the wrong Vietnamese," the "right" Vietnamese were left
behind due to Ambassador Martin's "bungling" of the exodus.
(b) many undesirable elements were able to "buy" their way onto exodus transport.
(c) most of the refugees are urban profiteers who had evaded the hardships of
war for years and simply wanted to leave because they knew that they couldn't
enjoy their usual high standard of living under the Communists.
(d) they brought much gold with them but wanted to be resettled at U.S.
Government expense.
(e) the exodus from Saigon of Americans was endangered and incomplete because
of Ambassador Martin's preoccupation with the Vietnamese.
(4) The present economic crisis and fear that the refugees might further burden our
declining national assets inhibited the traditional welcome afforded by the American
people to refugees seeking freedom in the U.S.
(a) Upon hearing that the refugees were to be placed in menial labor, unskilled
minorities feared their unfair competition at below union scale wages.
(b) Fearing that the refugees would become an additional endless welfare problem,
the already overburdened middle class became very resentful.
(5) One cannot underestimate the role of the news media and some members of Congress
in creating this most inaccurate image of the refugees. Furthermore, delays caused by
the "politics" of refugee relief caused the resettlement program to function at first without
any assets. Consequently in large part because of legislative delay every facet of
the program seems to have gotten off on the wrong foot.
(6) Faced with the politics of the refugee problem, the Administration opted for the
most expedient course of action. Emphasis was placed on dispersal of the refugees, out
of concentrated foci where they are political dynamite.
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(7) Responding to the Administration's sense of urgency, the "Volags" limited their
goals to the obtaining of "moral sponsors."
(8) Given the ill conceived schemes devised to facilitate sponsorship, the overwhelming
majority of refugees are languishing hopelessly in camps. And, given the malicious
report of the Kennedy Committee they are bound to become a helpless political football
tossed around by all sides, but cared for by no one.
OBJECTIVES
(1) To reunite greater refugee families.
(2) To make the refugees feel welcome.
(3) To make them realize that they are the occasional victims of honest unintentional
mistakes and not the recipient of subtle messages of disdain such as: "You are not
wanted, go back"!
(4) To make the refugees realize that their experience is not unique and that like
those refugees who preceeded them, they too shall eventually prevail.
(5) To unite them' through cultural activities and thus present a positive image to the
U.S. people.
(6) To introduce them to the American way of life in preparation for total integration.
(7) To teach them functional English.
(8) To train them vocationally or for the management of small family enterprises.
(9) To relocate them in ideal communities where they are welcomed and assisted.
(10) To provide them with ongoing social services until they are totally on their own.
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The VIETNAMESE SELF HELP FOUNDATION was created at first in order to respond to
the needs of the Vietnamese Community in the New York metropolitan area, which was
left stranded by the sudden downfall of Vietnam and the disappearance of any consular
facilities in this region. Our objectives were twofold: (a) to reunite these people with
those members of their families who had managed to escape, and (b) to help them settle
in this area in small family businesses.
As the situation unfolded, the Foundation found itself having to expand its programs to
service greater numbers and types of refugees. After a careful survey of the entire
Vietnamese refugee problem, the Foundation came up with the following four-phase
program for refugee relief.
Phase I
(1) After informal meetings in conversations with refugees in the camps, the Foundation's
coordinators propose lists of families for Foundation sponsorship to the Board of Coordinators.
Those families found suitable for the environment and opportunities in the greater New
York metropolitan area are offered the Foundation's sponsorship.
(2) Sponsors in need of assistance and services are to contact the Foundation for
assistance in the resettlement of refugees in their charge. Upon approval of the Board
of Coordinators, these refugees are enrolled into the Foundation's program as extern or
intern participants depending upon their needs.
(3) Refugees having difficulties or needing assistance to supplement or replace that
offered by their sponsors are, upon approval of the Board of Coordinators, admitted to
the Foundation's program on an intern or extern basis depending on their need.
Phase II
(1) All refugees will be attached to the VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY CENTER. Four
such centers are planned, two in New York City and two in Newark, N. J.
(2) The refugees will be divided into those constituting families and those coming as
singles. Each group will be placed in the appropriate center in N.Y. or N.J. depending
on the area of greatest opportunity for. their desired mode of resettlement, the choices
are theirs to make.
(3) In the centers all refugees will be offered the following programs:
(a) Orientation - intensive training in American socio-economic and cultural ways,
basic law, training for the acquisition of driver's licence, civic privileges and
responsibilities, etc.
(b) Language Training - intensive training in the English language, concentrating
on functional English to permit basic communications with others.
(c) Old Refugees to New Refugees - a three phase program. where the refugees
are brought together in formal and informal meetings with: 1) former refugees
to show the Vietnamese that their resettlement problems are not unique and that
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the future looks promising for those who strive; 2) established Vietnamese
residents to convince the refugees that Vietnamese are not under any special
handicap in resettling; 3) meetings with local American groups to demonstrate
the welcoming character of their future neighbors and to familiarize them with
local mores.
(d) Temporary placement for those adequately prepared, placement services
in any available jobs will be sought. These people will be in-house residents
until their income is adequate to permit self-sufficiency and continued familial
unity and integrity.
(e) Pocket money, crafts and services - such skills as they do exist will be
encouraged in the generation of pocket money for the families and individuals
who have them.
(f) Social services - the Foundation will plug refugees into all private and
municipal services available to facilitate rapid resettlement.
(g) Cultural activities Any such activities which promote cultural identity and
unity will be encouraged and promoted in the center.
(h) Child integration program - based on the principal that children are more
adaptable than adults, attempts will be made to integrate the children into the
local school systems as soon as possible. Coordination with the local educational
authorities will be very close in order to insure success.
Phase III
A. Economic Resettlement - Preparation
(1) Family Business - Those elements of a family which will play a managerial role
in the family businesses will be taken to special on-campus live-in programs for intense
English, business management, and law training while the rest of the family stays at
the Center.
(2) Those seeking vocational training will be steered to the appropriate vocational
training facilities in programs closely coordinated with the Foundation.
(3) Professional Accreditation - In compliance with respective state laws, profession
accreditation programs for those doctors, lawyers, technicians, engineers, etc. seeking
to continue the practice of their professions will be sought and organized.
(4) Preparation for Higher Education - Those seeking degrees from colleges or higher
institutions will be assisted in preparing themselves and in finding the most appropriate
programs.
B. Economic Resettlement - Establishment
(1) Once a family is ready to begin a small business, the Foundation will work to:
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(a) bring together government, private and Vietnamese capital to initiate the
chosen business.
(b) find and help in acquiring the best location for the desired business.
(c) bring together local advice and the prospective family to assist in the
taking off of that business.
(d) work to attract customers to such businesses.
(2) Once a refugee has accomplished and is accredited in the vocation of his choice,
the Foundation will work to:
(a) place the individual
(b) facilitate proper union accreditation if needed
(c) work with the employer and the refugee to insure satisfaction on both sides.
(3) Upon completion of professional accreditation of a refugee, the Foundation will:
(a) assist the refugee professional in establishing himself or herself privately
and institutionally.
(b) put the refugee in contact with other professionals who had similar accreditation
and placement problems as refugees.
(c) seek to establish liaison between the individual and appropriate professional
societies and services.
(d) work to attract a clientele to his or her services.
(4) Once a degree candidate has chosen and has been accepted to a college or univer-
sity, the foundation will coordinate with that school's student services to insure a success-
ful educational experience. In addition, tutorial services will be provided in order to
overcome the handicaps caused by the student's background and language difficulties.
Phase IV.- Ancillary Services
(1) Once the task of economic placement has been accomplished, the Foundation will
assist in relocating the refugee or refugee family in suitable housing.
(2) Continued resettlement services will be tailored to the need of the individuals or
families concerned.
(3) Legal aid will be provided by the Committee of Lawyers attached to the Foundation.
(4) Cognizant of the strains placed on families by the shock of refuge and the strains
of resettlement in a foreign environment, the Foundation will continue to provide family
counseling and services to insure the preservation of the family unit.
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(5) Social and Cultural Society - To maintain the cultural, private, social and other
bonds between the refugees, a society for Vietnamese Unity will be established to
celebrate holidays, provide social occasions and a sense of cultural unity and identity
among the refugees as they settle into their new homeland. Publications in English
and Vietnamese will be encouraged and a directory of Vietnamese in the U.S. will
be compiled.
BOARD OF COORDINATORS
ANCILLARY
VIETNAMESE COMMUNITY
SERVICES
CENTER
Business training
Small businesses
- Relocation
Camp processing
- Orientation
- Resettlement
- Language training
- Legal aid
- Old refugee to new
refugee program
Vocational
Jobs
- Family
Assistance to
training
counseling
- Temporary placement
sponsors
- Social &
- Pocket money,
cultural
crafts & services
society
- Social services
Professional
Professions
Out-of-camp
- Cultural activities
Accreditation
refugees
- Child integration
program
Preparation for
Colleges
higher education
VIETNAMESE SELF-HELP FOUNDATION REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROCESS
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
LT. GEN. (RET) TRAN VAN DON
BERALD FORD LIBRARY
Name:
TRAN VAN DON
Date & Place of birth:
August 19, 1917 - Bordeaux, France
Education:
Graduated from "Hautes Etudes Commerciales"
School - Paris University
Religion:
Buddhist
Family status:
Married - 3 children (2 boys, 1 girl)
MILITARY SERVICE:
Retired Lieutenant General
1953
Chief of Joint Staff, RVNAF
1957
Commanding General I VN Corps
1962
Commanding General VN Army, RVNAF
1963
Chief of Joint General Staff RVNAF
1964
Minister of National Defense Department
& Commander in Chief, RVNAF
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES:
1963
Vice President Military Council for National
Revolution November 1st, 1963
1965
Chairman of the former High School Students
Association, South Vietnam.
1967
President of the Freedom Fighters Association;
Chairman of Peasant-Worker-Veterans Movement.
1968
Chairman of the National Salvation Front.
Chairman of Presidium of the National Alliance
for the Social Revolution.
1973
Member Advisory Council Central Committee
"Democracy Party"
1974
Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Inspection
of National Development Programs cumulating
Congress Liaison.
1975 (April 14 -
Deputy Prime Minister - General Inspector - and
April 23).
Minister of Defense.
September 1967
Elected Senator, the 1st Senate of Republic of
Vietnam.
1967
Leader of "Bloc Revolutionary Peasant-workers" Senate
1968
Chairman of Defense Committee, Senate.
Vice President of the Asian Parliamentarians' Union
Republic of Vietnam.
1969
Leader of "Bloc Republic" Senate
1970
Leader of "Viet people's Bloc" Senate.
August 1971
Elected Representative, Quang Ngai Province.
1971-1972-1973
Chairman of Defense Committee, Lower House
1972
General Secretary of the Asian Parliamentarians'
Union, Republic of Vietnam (APU).
1975 (March 10 -
Special Representative of the President of the
April 4)
Republic of Vietnam and Head of a delegation for
Technical Cooperation to Zaire, Niger, Haute Volta,
Ivory Coast and Liberia.
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LIBRARY GERALD P. FORD
A STRATEGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES
INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY
Mr. Gordon King, President
Educational Systems Corporation
1302 18th Street, N. W., Suite 603
Washington, D. C. 20036
(202) 293-9160
A Strategy for the Integration of Indochinese Refugees
into American Society
It might well have been predicted that the final bitter episode
in America's involvement in Indochina would be an acrimonious
debate as to the wisdom of permitting Cambodian and Vietnamese
refugees to resettle in this country. The precipitous decline
of the South Vietnamese and Cambodian regimes allowed little
time for the Federal government or the American public to con-
sider the problem, discuss its merits, develop a consensus or
create the mechanisms necessary to facilitate the acceptance and
successful incorporation of the refugees. As with discussions
of whether United States forces ought to have been committed in
Southeast Asia, the question of whether these people ought to
be here is best left to be argued at social functions or analyzed
in historical dissertations. Our concern is more pragmatic, for
they are here.
We believe that the Indochinese refugees offer this country both
a challenge and an opportunity. At a time when the scars of
dissension over Vietnam have not fully healed and when fears of
economic uncertainty continue to grow with families across the
country, it is not difficult to comprehend why many Americans
view with resentment the allocation of additional resources to
the refugees. Indeed, it is conceivable that within some
communities, the issue of further aid could spark reversed and
potentially destructive social controversy. With adequate
planning, however, we believe that the incidence of such reac-
tions will be quite minor.
Yet, the Indochinese immigrants present to us more than a prob-
lem, more than a moral burden. They bring to America their good
will, their rich cultures and an abundance of energy, skill and
talent which will contribute to the vitality and quality of our
nation. They also offer to us something perhaps less tangible,
but critically important nevertheless. That "something" is the
opportunity, during these difficult days of cynicism and mis-
trust, to renew and actualize our commitment to the American
ideal, to rededicate ourselves as a nation, to remain a sanc-
tuary of hope, opportunity and freedom as we approach the Bi-
centennial. There could be no finer issue around which to
unite.
1
Assimilation into American Society
The process of assimilation, of adaptation and integration into
one mainstream of American life, is an exceedingly complex
phenomenon. Although we pride ourselves on being a melting-pot,
observers of the American scene have increasingly commented on
our ability to retain aspects of our heritage as a nation of
immigrants. This uniquely American knack for fashioning a co-
herent national identity, while preserving ethnicity, is a tre-
mendous source of strength, support and creativity for us as
individuals and as a people: a resource which has its roots
within the American community.
We believe that any successful effort to facilitate the inte-
gration of an immigrant group into the social fabric of America
must focus on the community level. It is here that friendships
are made and resources develop. It is here that children are
educated, businesses started, homes moved into, religion prac-
ticed and cultures shared. It is at the local level that public
opinion is formed, that social problems emerge. It is within
towns and neighborhoods across the country, that the assimilation
process will proceed.
The quality of this process within a particular locality will
be determined by the resources and flexibility of both the refugee
sub-group and the host community. Among the factors to be con-
sidered in analyzing the "goodness-of-fit" between the community
and the immigrant are:
1. numerical influx - the number of immigrants arriving in a
community within a finite period of time; community size and
social-class makeup;
2. ethnic and racial composition - the degree to which similar
ethnic or racial groups are represented in the community;
the overall pattern of ethnic diversity within the locality;
3. education and vocational skills - the facility of the immi-
grant group with the English language, the typology of mar-
ketable skills and overall ability to become self-sustaining
within a reasonable period of time;
4. cultural differentiation - the degree to which the immigrant
culture exhibits variances from community norms;
2
5. institutional sensitivity - the capability of institutions
within the community to respond to immigrant needs (e.g.,
providing English instruction, etc.);
6. institutional load - utilization patterns of community
institutions and resources;
7. labor market conditions - employment, unemployment and under-
employment characteristics;
8. community typology - congruence of community life with the
patterns of the community formerly inhabited by the immigrant
group (i.e., rural or urban; type of transportation, etc.) ;
and
9. housing conditions - purchase, rental of living units as a
key emotional issue needing very special handling.
Before presenting a strategy for assisting in the assimilation of
the refugees, we would like to briefly highlight some additional
factors which, we believe, will substantially affect this process
and which should therefore be considered in any Federal planning
in this area:
1. Many refugees are relatives of American citizens, and so
came to the country with a pre-existing social and economic
support network within the community.
2. Many refugees have worked with Americans in Southeast Asia
and are familiar with our language, customs and values; it
further appears that a substantial segment of the immigrant
group are professionals, technicians, scholars or entre-
preneurs.
3. The United States has a long-standing tradition of openness
to political refugees; the immigrants come to our shores with
a positive attitude towards this country and share our demo-
cratic values.
4. Americans have always displayed a compassion to help those
in need, especially women, children and old people (who
make up a large segment of the group).
5. White American attitudes towards Orientals have shown a
substantial decrease in prejudice in recent years.
3
On the negative side, we note:
1. Fear of immigrants as additional competition in a tightening
job market.
2. A general human tendency to react with anxiety and suspicion
towards any group of strangers who may "suddenly" appear;
local resentment at having been selected, by outsiders, as
a host community.
3. A tight housing market, with current economic conditions and
high interest rates making the issue of where people will
live a key point of potential friction.
4. The possibility that individuals' anger or confusion or
bitterness about the outcome or conduct of U. S. involvement
in Southeast Asia will be directed toward the refugees.
A Community Approach to Refugee Assimilation
In designing our strategy, we were guided by general considera-
tions. Based on our belief that intra-community dynamics will
be critical, we believe that every effort should be made to
responsibly facilitate the transmission of refugees from the
relocation camps into the community. Obviously, this should not
be done precipitously, without regard for the well-being of both
the immigrant and the community. Yet we believe it is important
to avoid creating a two-step assimilation process in which refu-
gees have to adjust first to life in the camp, only to have to
face another, more difficult adaptation when they later have to
confront the realities of life in an American community. Further,
from the point of view of the public, 1,400 immigrants in one's
neighborhood may seem far more real and less threatening than
14,000 hidden in a fenced-in tent city, at an old army base fif-
teen miles outside of town.
We also believe that procedures must be developed to individualize
the refugees. There is no single, typical immigrant. There are
many who are today all but ready to join their relatives to be-
gin to carve out a place for themselves in American life.
Other refugees require far more assistance and support in order
to make the difficult transition in their new country. A success-
ful program must ensure that it does not frustrate the person
ready to assume independence within the community, while not
denying help to those who must proceed at a slower pace.
4
Of particular concern will be how housing locally is identified
and secured. Real estate brokers will not be particularly
interested in "community" attitudes; they will want to move
houses. We strongly recommend that the housing issue not be
left out of the impact planning problem, for this could form
insurmountable local problems.
Finally, we would suggest that Federal communications and media
efforts on this issue also be aimed at the process of integration
within the community, rather than a highlighting of large-scale
problems affecting tens of thousands of refugees, or on life in
the camps.
Our overall approach to the issue of Federal support for refugee
resettlement recognizes the community as the context in which
assimilation occurs. We believe that the Federal initiative
will be most efficacious and gain the greatest public support if
it is directed toward bolstering those local institutions which
function to promote the acceptance and integration of the refu-
gees into the community. Our aim would be to encourage the
endorsement of the resettlement plan by local leaders and insti-
tutions - governmental, political, educational, religious, labor,
civic, social service, and professional - and to technically and
financially assist these institutions in this process. Local
groups would be encouraged to sponsor and facilitate the incor-
poration of a limited number of refugees, to assist and "run
interference" for them within the community structure. In this
way the arriving Indochinese would have immediately available,
at the local level, a network of advocates and, we would expect,
friends who would work to create an atmosphere of public encourage-
ment and to promote the local mobilization of resources on behalf
of the new community members.
We would suggest a five-step approach to the resettlement of
the refugees, which directs Federal resources towards:
1. in-camp preparation for resettlement;
2. community preparation for the refugees;
3. housing identification;
4. support during period of initial involvement in community
life (up to one year) and
5. follow-up support and evaluation.
1. In-Camp Preparation
The process of socialization and assimilation should begin
within the refugee camps. While there are some refugees
whose experience and training permits a rapid incorporation
5
into the community, many will be experiencing the extreme
shock of confronting and having to live within the context
of a new and strange cultural and technological milieu. We
expect that many immigrants, separated from their homeland
with bewildering suddenness, more sure of what they are
running from than what they are fleeing to, and facing an
unknown country and an uncertain future, will experience a
profound mixture of feelings including confusion, fear,
guilt, remorse and apathy. The refugee who waits with her
family in a tent in a Florida resettlement camp, who worries
about the fate of friends and relatives left behind, who is
stirred by memories of a home village she will probably never
see again, who ponders a new life which she can hardly yet
comprehend, needs more than food, shelter and medical care.
Within the camps, an ongoing process of education and coun-
seling must be initiated, to assist the refugees in coping
with the transition process and to help prepare them for
community life. These programs must be conducted in con-
junction with a research and assessment effort which would
function to identify the talents, skills, needs and problems
of each of the refugees and their families. In this way,
help could be provided to guide individuals toward commu-
nities which will be most appropriate and receptive to them.
2.
Community Preparation
Community preparation would initially focus on public educa-
tion and on financially and technically gearing up local
resources - schools, social service agencies, employment
settings - to meet this new demand. Successful community
preparation and planning would require a close working
relationship between local leaders and Federal officials
administering the program. An important thrust of this stage
would be to identify and develop local groups and individuals,
who would agree to sponsor a particular number of new arrivals
and thus begin to take over the function of assisting the
refugees.
3. Housing Identification
This will be a key area of community integration and one
which can be overlooked as being insignificant. A "real estate"
approach to the problem can greatly offend communities that
are not involved in the process. We imagine the first steps
6
will be to look at available Federal housing possibilities.
This should be done in cooperation with individuals who are
sensitive to the overall dynamics of what is taking place.
A push ahead to take housing wherever it exists would be
a serious mistake.
4. Initial Support Within the Community
Federal support is vital during the initial period of commu-
nity involvement. Refugees cannot simply be dumped into the
laps of the locality. Financial and technical support to
local institutions must be provided, and in communities where
particular programs or services are generally lacking or
inadequate, they must be developed. Consultation by adult
education specialists and experienced family service workers,
the provision of training materials, and Federal assistance
in job training and development as well as guidance in mounting
local programs to encourage interaction and cross-cultural
exploration within the community would be part of this effort.
The Federal effort would also assist local educational and
public institutions to raise on the local level the theme of
immigration as a vital part of the American tradition, and
to make visible our continued existence as a nation which
yearly successfully incorporates several hundred thousand
new citizens.
5. Follow-Up
Although we would expect that major responsibility for
assisting former refugees would have shifted to the state
and local level within two years, some requirement for on-
going Federal aid may be anticipated, especially in services
for children or the elderly. We would also strongly endorse
a policy of program follow-up and evaluation which would
enable Congress, the Executive Branch, local officials and
the public to examine and reflect on the strengths and weak-
nesses of this effort.
Conclusion
We have "roughed out" above a general outline of a strategy for
Federal support for the assimilation of refugees, which stresses
the importance of local community participation and sponsorship.
7
Programmatic details and directions must be forged in coop-
eration with the localities affected.
It is our hope that the resettlement of Indochinese refugees
within our communities can serve as a beginning as well as an
end. It will be well to put behind us the angers and dissension
of the last decade; we have all grown weary of the bitterness
and strife. We believe that this Federal effort can offer
effective and humane assistance to the refugees and the host
communities and provide a visible model of what is best in
American life and tradition, as well as reflect positively on
the Administration.
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[April 1975]
The following agencies with branches in Vietnam are active in
intercountry adoption work. All are either licensed or in the pro-
cess of being licensed by the Ministry of Social Welfare of the
Republic of Vietnam to handle such adoptions.
Prospective adoptive parents should contact one of the following
agencies:
Holt Children's Service
P.O. Box 2420
1195 City View Street
Eugene, Oregon 97402
FORD & OFRALD LIBRARY
Telephone: (503) 687-2202
TAISSA (Traveler's Aid--International
Social Services of America)
,
345 East 46th Street, Room 715
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 687-2747
Friends For All Children
445 South 68th Street
Boulder, Colorado 80303
Telephone: (303) 494-7305
United States Catholic Conference
201 Park Avenue, South
New York, New York 10003
Telephone: (212) 475-5400
Friends of Children of Vietnam
600 Gilpin
Denver, Colorado 80211
Telephone: (303) 321-8251 or 8262
Pearl S. Buck Foundation
2019 DeLancey Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Telephone: (215) 732-1030
World Vision Relief Organization
919 West Huntington Drive
Monrovia, California 91016'
Telephone: (213) 357-1111
THE WHITE HOUSE
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4.8.75
TO: Ted marrs
For Your Information
For Appropriate Handling
Original sent to
Brent Scowcroft
MDC.
Robert D. Linder
PAN AM
William T. Seawell
Chairman of the Board
April 7, 1975
The President of The United
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Washington, D. C. 20500
Mr. President:
We are, of course, anxious to cooperate in the movement of refugees,
orphans and American personnel from Vietnam under a program which we
understand is being developed by the U. S. Government, and to endeavor to
continue our scheduled and charter services to Vietnam. However, there
are problems which we have not been able to solve through our own efforts.
We have been advised by our insurance underwriters that they are
terminating, effective 12:01 AM EST on April 11, 1975, our third party
liability War Risk coverage with respect to operations to, from and over
Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. We are seeking to reinstate this coverage
but have not been successful to date. Under the terms of our existing
indenture and mortgage with our creditors, we cannot operate any air craft
into any recognized area of hostilities unless fully covered by war risk
insurance or a United States Government contractural indemnity. Further,
the premiums on our aircraft covered under our War Risk hull insurance
have been quoted at 25¢ per $100 of aircraft insured value per trip on any
additional flights into Vietnam and this coverage is subject to revised rating
or cancellation at any time. This amounts to a premium of approximately
$12,500 for a 707 aircraft, and $62,500 for a 747 aircraft, per trip.
We have sought coverage under Title XIII of the Federal Aviation Act,
but have found, however, that such coverage is restricted and does not cover
all the risks which are insured by our commercial insurance program such as:
a. Riots and civil commotion
b. Sabotage and malicious acts or other acts intended to
cause loss or damage
c. Hijacking, any unlawful seizure, diversion or exercise
of control of the aircraft
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Pan American World Airways, Inc., Pan Am Building, New York, New York 10017
The President of The
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Therefore, due to lack of insurance coverage and prohibitive costs,
if Pan Am is to participate in such a program we must secure compensation
for additional costs for insurance over the costs in effect prior to March 31,
1975 or a fully enforceable indemnity and hold harmless agreement by the
U. S. Government applicable to all aircraft hulls, third party and crew
liability involved in such operation. Such indemnity and hold harmless
provisions are described in our wire dated April 4, 1975 to the Military
Airlift Command, a copy of which is enclosed herewith. If such coverage
cannot be obtained by 12:01 AM EST on April 11, 1975, the time of termination
of our war risk liability insurance as referred to above, we will not only be
denied the opportunity to expand our operations to and from Vietnam but will
be forced to suspend all scheduled and charter service to Vietnam.
We would appreciate your good offices in developing such a United
States Government indemnification program.
Respectfully yours,
William T. Heary
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SUBJECT:
RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE IN THE UNITED STATES
1. AS A RESULT OF THE TRAGEDY IN VIETNAM THE PRESIDENT HAS
AUTHORIZED THE ADMISSION TO THE UNITED STATES OF UP TO
130,000 VIETNAMESE CITIZENS. THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF
THESE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE ARE RELATIVES OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
OR PERMANENT RESIDENTS. THE OTHERS, AS MANY AS 50,000 ARE
THOSE WE CALL HIGH RISK, MEANING THEIR LIVES WOULD BE IN
DANGER IF THEY HAD REMAINED IN VIETNAM.
2.. IN THIS CABLE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT
WE ARE DOING TO MAKE THE RESETTLEMENT OF VIETNAMESE AS HU-
MANE AND DECENT AS POSSIBLE AND TO AVOID HARDSHIP TO COM-
MUNITIES WHERE THEY WILL LIVE. IT IS A TASK IN WHICH I
HOPE ALL AMERICANS WILL PARTICIPATE.
3. WE CURRENTLY ESTIMATE THAT AS MANY AS 70,000 VIETNAMESE
HAVE LEFT THEIR COUNTRY TO DATE THROUGH THE AMERICAN AIR
AND SEALIFT AND MORE ARE EXPECTED. NOW THAT WE HAVE BEGUN
MOVEMENTS TO RECEPTION CENTERS, WE EXPECT 5,000 A DAY TO
ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AT DESIGNATED RECEPTION CENTERS.
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4. WE HAVE TWO PROBLEMS: {A} REUNITING VIETNAMESE WITH
THEIR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND SPONSORS; {B} FINDING PERMANENT
HOMES FOR THE HIGH RISK VIETNAMESE CESTIMATED 50,000}. WE
BELIEVE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT WILL BE MINIMAL.
THOSE AMERICANS WITH VIETNAMESE DEPENDENTS ARE WIDELY DIS-
PERSED. FOR THOSE COMING WITHOUT SPONSORS, OUR POLICY IS
TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY EQUITABLY AMONG ALL REGIONS OF
THE UNITED STATES. THE VIETNAMESE COMING TO THE UNITED
STATES ARE PREDOMINANTLY A SKILLED GROUP; MANY HAVE ENGLISH
CAPABILITY.
5. RESETTLEMENT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF VOLUNTARY
AGENCIES UHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN MOST EFFECTIVE IN
SETTLING REFUGEES FROM ABROAD -- HUNGARIANS AND UGANDAN
ASIANS. IN ADDITION THESE AGENCIES IDENTIFY SPONSORS WHO
PROVIDE HOUSING, JOBS, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION. MANY
AGENCIES REPORT CHARGES WILL NOT BECOME FINANCIAL BURDENS
TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES
BELIEVE ALL REFUGEES WE ARE PRESENTLY PLANNING FOR CAN BE
EXPEDITIOUSLY RESETTLED. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL AVOID
RESETTLEMENT IN ECONOMICALLY HARD-HIT AREAS AND WILL NOT
CONCENTRATE THE REFUGEES IN SPECIFIC LOCALITIES. THE
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ENGAGED IN RESETTLEMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING:
U.S. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES
1312 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W.
In
WASHINGTON, D.C.
AMERICAN FUND FOR CZECHOSLOVAK REFUGEES
1709 BROADWAY, ROOM 1316
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE PROGRAM
475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10027
LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE
315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10010
UNITED HIAS SERVICE, INC.
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003
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TOLSTOY FOUNDATION, INC.
250 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
386 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR NATIONALITIES SERVICE
20 WEST 40TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TRAVELERS AID-INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
345 EAST 46TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS IN MONEY OR OFFERS OF RESETTLEMENT
SHOULD BE REFERRED DIRECTLY TO THE AGENCIES CONCERNED.
b. WE HAVE STRONG INDICATIONS OF SUPPORT IN RESETTLEMENT
AND JOB IDENTI ICATION FROM OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING THE
AFL-CIO WE HAVE BEEN DELUGED WITH OFFERS OF PRIVATE
ASSISTANCE.
?. STRENUOUS INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY. FRANCE,
CANADA AND AUSTRALIA HAVE INDICATED THEY WILL TAKE
VIETNAMESE REFUGEES. THERE ARE LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS
AND COUNTRIES IN ASIA AND FRANCOPHONE AFRICA INTERESTED.
8. TO FACILITATE THE HEALTH AND IMMIGRATION ENTRY INTO
THE U.S., WE HAVE SET UP OUR STAGING AREAS IN GUAM AND
UAKE. OUR HEALTH VERIFICATION SYSTEM IS RIGOROUS. THE
ARMY MEDICAL CORPS TOGETHER WITH HEW (PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE -- CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL PHYSICIANS AND OTHER
HEALTH PERSONNEL} ARE STRONGLY REPRESENTED ON GUAM. THE
REFUGEES ARE IN GOOD HEALTH AND POSE NO MORE OF A PROBLEM
TO THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAN THOUSANDS OF
OTHER TRAVELERS WHO ENTER THIS COUNTRY ANNUALLY FROM SOUTH-
EAST ASIA. [OF 29,000 REFUGEES ON APRIL 30 IN GUAM, ONLY
ABOUT 80 HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS
MEASLES, MILD DIARRHEA, MATERNITY AND PNEUMONIA BUT NO
SERIOUS DISEASE OR COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.} AT THIS TIME,
THERE ARE NO UNUSUAL HEALTH PROBLEMS PRESENT AND WE ARE
MAINTAINING EXPERT {CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL} SUR-
VEILLANCE. THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE REFUGEES IS SUR-
PRISINGLY GOOD. FURTHER HEALTH AND CURATIVE TREATMENT AND
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES WILL TAKE PLACE IN RECEPTION CENTERS.
LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES WILL BE ALERTED FOR ANY APPROPRI-
ATE FOLLOW ON. SHOULD INDIVIDUAL CASES REQUIRE IT.
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9. STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES WILL SUFFER NO DIRECT FIS-
CAL HARDSHIP AND LITTLE INDIRECT HARDSHIP FROM THE INFLUX.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION AND FUND-
INS FROM THE CONGRESS ON AN URGENT BASIS TO PROVIDE: RE-
SETTLEMENT, HEALTH, INCOME MAINTENANCE, AND SOCIAL SERVICE
FUNDS TO REIMBURSE 100% OF THE COSTS INCURRED FOR THESE
SERVICES. BACK-UP FEDERAL FUNDING AUTHORITY EXISTS FOR
ANY RESIDUAL PROBLEMS WHICH INDIVIDUAL CASES MAY PRESENT.
HEU IS ALSO PREPARED TO PROVIDE FULL ASSISTANCE FOR DESTI-
TUTE REPATRIATES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS AS SOON AS CONGRESS
MAKES FUNDS AVAILABLE. ALSO ADDITIONAL MONEYS FOR VOLUN-
TARY AGENCY RESETTLEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT AND
RECEPTION CENTER COSTS.
10. THREE RECEPTION CENTERS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO RE-
CEIVE THOSE ARRIVING -- CAMP PENDLETON {CALIFORNIA}, CAMP
CHAFFEE {ARKANSAS}, EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE {FLORIDA}. WE
AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO PRO-
CESS THOSE ARRIVING QUICKLY. SCREENING AND COUNSELING
SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHOSE SPONSORS ARE READY TO RECEIVE
THEM SHOULD TAKE LESS THAN A WEEK. OTHER FAMILIES SHOULD
BE ON THEIR WAY TO NEW HOMES AND JOBS WITHIN A REASONABLE
PERIOD OF TIME, MANY OF THEM IN A FEW WEEKS.
DEAN BROWN
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND
DIRECTOR OF THE INTER-AGENCY
TASK FORCE FOR THE PRESIDENT
UNCLASSIFIED
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
[Man 1975]
SCOWCROFT FROM BROWN
Please pass following to. Jack Marsh as soon as possible.
Herewith the list of the voluntary agencies who are
cooperating directly with us at this time on Vietnamese
relief. I think a phone call to Sternberg from the
White House would be useful. He should be told that the
Advisory Commission will bolster the efforts of the
VOLAGS and that the USG is confident that the agencies
will continue their great work and is deeply appreciative.
Pass to Ted Marrs via
Jun
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES - BACKGROUND
Organization
--Central coordinating agency is American Council of Voluntary
Acencies
For refugees it has a Refugee and Migration Committee
headed by Charles Sternberg
Cast of Characters
--Members of VOLAG Committee who may be present are:
(1) International Rescue Committee
-- Charles Sternberg, Exec. Director
(2) Church World Services
(Under National Council of Churches)
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--- John Schauer
(3) Lutheran Refugee Committee
-- Donald Anderson
(4) Catholic Migration Conference
-- John McCarthy, Coordinator
(5) Tolstov Foundation
-- Mr. Toma
Inemigation and
(5) United HIAS (Hebrew Int 1 Assistance Service)
- Gaynor Jacobson
(7) American Fund for Czech Relief
--- Dr. Papanek.
Others
--- ICRC and YMCA may also be represented.
Vietnamese
May 2, 1975
Dear Mr. Scott:
Your letter of April 26 was received
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on May and immediately referred to
Ambassador Brown.
I understand your concern.
Sincerely,
Theodore C. Marrs
Special Assistant to the President
Mr. Donald W. Scott
P.O. Box 844
S. Harwich, Massachusetts 02661
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ASSISTANCE TO INDOCHINA REFUGLES -------
TOLL-FREE NUMBER ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC
The Inter-Agency Indochina Task Force has been receiving hundreds of
telephone calls a day from Americans who wish to sponsor a specific
Vietnamese family or are willing to offer such sponsorship or other
assistance to families selected by resettlement agencies. All such
calls should now be directed to the following toll-free number:
800-368-1180 (or simply 632-9800 if the caller is in the D.C. area). A
bank of telephones will be manned by operators who will ask for the
particulars which the voluntary resettlement agencies require in order
to match sponsors with appropriate families after they arrive at one of
the three reception centers in the United States: Camp Pendleton,
California; Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; or Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Members of the public who have previously filed or mailed affidavits of
support, or who have notified their local Immigration and Naturalization
Service of their willingness to sponsor a specific family, are advised to
repeat this information to an operator at the toll-free 800-368-1180 offi
Individuals wishing to make cash contributions may send their checks to
the local chapter of the American Red Cross marked for "Assistance to
Refugees from Indochina," or to any of the following voluntary agencies:
U.S. CATHOLIC CONFERENCE 205/659-6630
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICES
1312 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
AMERICAN FUND FOR CZECHOSLOVAK REFUGEES 212/265-1919
1709 BROADWAY, ROOM 1316
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
212/870-2162-5
IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE PROGRAM
475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10027
LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE SERVICE 212/677-3950
315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10010
UNITED HIAS SERVICE, INC. 212/674-6800
200 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003
TOLSTOY FOUNDATION, INC. 210/247-2922
250 WEST 57th STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019
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INTERNATIONAL 386 PARK AVENUE RESCUE SOUTH COMMITTEE 212/679-0010
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016
AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR NATIONALITIES SERVICE 212/SPT-8210
20 WEST 40th STREET
NEW YORK, N.Y.
TRAVELER'S 345 EAST 46th AID-INTERNATIONAL STREET SOCIAL SERVICES 912/687-5958
NEW YORK, N.Y.
The Inter-Agency Indochina Task Force has also been receiving hundreds
of calls from Americans seeking information on the whereabouts of
relatives and friends who may have been evacuated from Vietnam and who
have not yet arrived in this country. Because of the numbers of
evacuees involved, their widely-scattered locations, even on the singl
island of Guam, and the pace of their onward movement to the continent
United States, it has not been possible to devise an acceptable locato
system and callers have been advised to await word that is certain to
come to them from the incoming families. The public is urged not to
attempt to telephone Guam or any of the three reception centers in an
effort to find Vietnamese families. Such calls tie up the switchboard
and delay a self-locating process on the part of the refugees who are
trying to reach their American friends. Self-locating is in fact well
under way, as the families and friends of the 10,000 Vietnamese who ha
already left the three reception centers for their new communities can
attest.
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION FORMAT
Last Name:
First:
Initial:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip:
Office Phone:
Home Phone:
Sponsoring on behalf of (circle one): 1. Yourself individually
2. Business firm
3. Church or organization
If sponsoring as an individual, your occupation:
If applicable, Name of sponsoring firm or organization:
If applicable, name of specific family (head of household) you
wish to Sponsor:
Family Name:
Given Names:
If non-specific offer, size of family you wish to sponsor:
Sponsorship offer is (circle one):
Temporary Long-Term
Category of Sponsorship (circle one):
1. Offer of General responsibility
2. Offer of financial assistance
3. Offer of shelter
4. Offer of food and shelter
5. Offer of employment (Skills required)
Comments:
Date of Contact:
Person taking call:
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attention mrs Shetton
Refugee
May 5, 1975
Program
Dear Dean:
For your information and appropriate action.
Thanks.
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Sincerely,
Theodore C. Marrs
Special Assistant to the President
Ambassador L. Dean Brown
Director
Interagency Task Force on
Vietnam
Operations Center
Department of State
Washington, D. C. 20520
Enclosure
GURGERY
THE HAND
ALFRED B. SWANSON, M.D., F.A.C.S.
774-7394
TELEPHONES:
313 BLODGETT MEDICAL BUILDING
456-5568
GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN 49506
April 28, 1975
Dear Doctor Marrs:
Thank you for your note with regards the South Vietnamese problem.
I do hope that you will forward the names of Dr. Lam and Dr. Linh
for their possible evacuation from Saigon.
I am enclosing a copy of a recent television editorial which I gave,
for your interest.
a Sincerely yours,
Alfred B. Swanson, M.D.
Chairman, American Society for
Surgery of the Hand
Volunteers for Vietnam
Theodore C. Marrs, M.D.
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
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Following telegram sent to Mr. Philip W. Buchen
Counsel to the President
The White House
Isaiah H. Jackson, M.D.
Washington, D.C.
c/o the IndoChina Desk
of the State Department
Consulate Section
Washington, D.C.
American Embassy
Saigon, South Vietnam
Have received cables begging for help - Doctors and families who helped us in our
Vietnam program:
Dr. and Mrs. Le-the-Linh
34 Mac kinh Chi St.
Saigon, South Vietnam
Dr. and Mrs. Buy-Huy-Lam
155B Truong-Minh-Giang
Saigon, South Vietnam
Dr. and Mrs. Pham van Hai
26 Truong-Minh-Giang
Saigon, South Vietnam
Gratefully,
Alfred B. Swanson, M.D.
Charrman American Society for
Surgery of the Hand
Volunteers for Vietnam
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The following, by Dr. Alfred B. Swanson, is a rebuttal to our editorial
of April 1, 1975.
I think historians will record America's efforts in South Vietnam as most
noble but clumsy. We did give our sons and riches unselfishly, but we
never really gave our heart. Routing out the guerrillas by the peasants
required a willingness to die for a cause they could not rationalize.
They could see little to die for. The much needed humanitarian and social
aid for the South Vietnamese was of the lowest Government priority. Our
leaders thought our military build-up alone would insure victory against
the enemy, nothing could be further from the truth. We needed both.
It is said that the horrors of war are best realized in the surgeon's
tent. I have had small children die in my arms of the long neglected
wounds from a Communist mortar attack on their village in the Delta. I
have seen young mothers die of wounds from Red guerrilla terror squads
as I tried to care for them in the unbelievable squalor of the only pro-
vince hospital in Quang Ngai. Those of us who volunteered medical care
to that country on repeated occasions, came back to tell the story of the
fantastic medical and social indigency to the Administration and Congress-
ional Committees and anyone we could stop, but we were always met with a
deaf ear or a pass of the buck to another department. I remember the
South Vietnamese as brave, lovely and gracious people. It is easy to
mourn for them.
I think that there will be many wet eyes at the open grave of South
Vietnam, but we should also weep with a greater sadness for ourselves
when we realize that we did not fight the right kind of battle for them.
We had the opportunity to demonstrate what a healthy democracy could do
for a suffering friend. For a fraction of the cost of the military effort,
we could have also shown to the Vietnamese and to the watching world that
America was also truly concerned with the total welfare of that struggling
nation.
We now attempt to atone for our guilt by importing beautiful orphaned
children whom we helped create. We must likewise be concerned for aiding
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the millions of refugees and for protecting our South Vietnamese friends
who will die in a blood bath if Saigon falls to the Communists.
We should at this point in history begin the greatest internal evaluation
of our foreign policy and methods so that this nation can continue to be
an influence for liberty and democracy in the world. We should not
involute and run from our responsibilities to our fellow man because of
the terrible experience of Vietnam. Rather, we should conceive and
develop a new American Revolution which will be to anticipate and solve
the overwhelming problems that man faces from his environment as he
heads into the twenty-first century. This time it must be a total
commitment of active concern or nature will surely destroy us.
Thank you.
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Hyman Bookbinder sent us the attached resolution.
You might send copies to Ron Nessen and Ted Marrs.
Many thanks.
THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
STATEMENT ON INDO-CHINA REFUGEES
The American Jowish Committee views with profound concern
the human tragedy that has unfolded in Indo-China, where the
horrors of war, and social and political upheaval have once again
claimed the innocent as victim. As an organization with a long-
standing commitment to the principle of fundamental human rights
for all people and to humanitarian relief wherever it is needed,
we urge the United Nations to call upon the present governmental
authorities in Indo-China to respect the right to every person
to leave and to seek asylum and resettlement in the country of
their choice. This basic human right is clearly enunciated in
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which guarantees to
everyone "the right to leave any country, including their own,"
and in other international agreements.
We further urge the United Nations to call upon these
governments to protect the peoples within their jurisdiction
from reprisals and to admit a United Nations committee of impar-
tial observers into the area.
We commend the United States Government for receiving those
refugees of Indo-China who have sought admission as immigrants.
We hope that our government will continue to follow its tradi-
tional policy of granting such rights under the appropriate
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The American Jewish Committec/Statement on Indo-China Refugees
provisions of our existing immigration statutes. And we also
call upon other governments to open their doors to the new
refugees.
We welcome the recently announced United States program to
facilitate absorption of the new immigrants in a fair and com-
passionate manner and call upon our government to assist the
agencies currently engaged in relief and humanitarian efforts
in INdo-China.
We are confident that Americans will respond generously
to those agencies' appeals for assistance. And we join with
men and women of good will everywhere in the fervent desire for
an end to the war and suffering in Indo-China and with it, true
peace and reconciliation in the area.
Adopted by
69th Annual Meeting
American Jewish Committee
Waldorf Astoria
New York City
May 3, 1975
75-105-1
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date
May 8, 1975
TO:
DR. TED MARRS
FROM: JIM CAVANAUGH
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For appropriate action
COMMENTS
BERALD R. FORD LIBRABY MAY
7
1975
TO ALL ORGANON INC. EMPLOYEES
Several Vietnamese nationals have been employed for some 10 to-20
years by an Organon International distributorship agency in Saigon.
In light of recent developments in Vietnam, of course there has
been concern for the safety and welfare of these long term employees
and their dependents who have served the interests of Organon so
ably over the years.
Akzo Pharma, Organon International, Akzona and Organon Inc. manage-
ments feel an obligation exists to those who have contributed so
many years of service and loyalty to our company. Management has
affirmed, therefore, its wish to assume responsibility for and
assurance of the livelihood of these 10 employees and their depen-
dents in the United States.
These people were part of the recent evacuation from Vietnam and
were airlifted to Guam a few days ago. Recently they were flown
to Camp Pendleton in California with many others from their country.
We expect our eight or nine families to arrive in the New Jersey
area soon. Several nearby colleges have offered to help lodge
them in their dormitory facilities over the summer weeks. During
this time we will be seeking to place approximately 10 people in
appropriate jobs at Organon Inc. and Info Chem.
In a memo of policy concerning this matter, Claude Ramsey, President
of Akzona, sums up the company's direction as follows:
"The major thrust of this policy is this: We not
only take the people into our country and into
our company; we take them into our heart."
Having lost virtually everything, including their homes and country,
we know you join with us in welcoming our Vietnamese associates into
the United States and into our Organon family.
I have been assigned the responsibility for coordinating this under-
taking. Bernard Konopko will accompany the group in transit from
California to New Jersey and otherwise assist me. Joseph Castellano
will help with appropriate relocation and personnel matters.
If you have any information which will help us better implement this
effort, please contact either Bernie or Joe or myself. We appreciate
your cooperation in helping to make this difficult adjustment as pain-
less and pleasant as possible for all concerned.
Richard Richard A. Ulrey a. Why
May 6, 1975
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