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The original documents are located in Box 4, folder "Interagency Task Force on Indochina Refugees: April 27 - May 8 1975" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Funding - O'Nell looking People - Pols, P. Critena liver Groups Size - why 35 1/2 2 People - Man & woman - SOP & Dem - - How well they actually work- How much emphasis does it deserve ?? Approved Sang Schnever -te -PC - Armstrong will serve- Steps 1. Criteria - Lets look -Dem Pol ? at list - 2. Deade Rec when have we done 3. Set to serve this before - -wd 4. Bet Ready To Announce - - Clemency Bl- & We are about to have a disaster !! what should we do today - -Announce Chozz? - -How are we going topay - Digitized from Box 4 of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library 4 Ralph gourbraugh- & BlWagua & FORD i LIBRARY 07V839 Marrs - Service Clubs /. see Insped by P-, All met with brown- Siving material to them- - 26 major civic groups- - Val. agencies- Ellie Peterson- -Red Cross -uso_ + hiberal +6 Voluntee Agencies- Chuch Staver -/ 2- 2-Bens -Rampton 6 Evans // My Rowmen GERALD FORD LIBRARY Where is Ps decision p end Viet Nam Benefit MEMORANDUM ACTION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 27, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FROM: THEODORE MARRS GERALL BRENT SCOWCROFT JOHN MARSH SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role in regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern- mental role would be complemented by: 1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This is believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be a much needed complement to the task force operation. 2. A Presidential anneal tn the major civic organizations for their support. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday, April 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of major civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture taking with them. A paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept is attached at Tab A. RECOMMENDATION: Approve concept as presented in Tab A Approve concept with modification Disapprove If the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved there should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person will then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee. 2 The following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your consideration as chairperson: Approve Disapprove Anne Armstrong Caleb Boggs Winfield Dunn John Harper Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees Purpose: To advise and assist in an expeditious and coordinated orientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia. Composition: Leaders from the private sector including representation from labor and business; religion; law and medicine; the Vietnamese- American community. Liaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Interdepartmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturalization and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance understanding and coordination. Scope: Will give consideration to all aspects of orientation and resettlement including the following: 1. Moral responsibility. 2. Economic impacts. 3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the community. 4. Food -- adequacy and appropriateness. 5. Transport and geography of resettlement. 6. Social and traditional factors. 7. Health and environmental matters. 8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles. 9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other. 10. Housing -- temporary and permanent. 11. Cultural understanding. Administration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of Public Liaison. 2 "Up front" administrative support from OMB and other White House offices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB. Meetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory groups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact. Public understanding will be supported by keeping the White House Press and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by contact with civic and other private associations. THE WHITE HOUSE ACTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON LOG NO.: Date: April 28, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: Bill Baroody Phil Buchen on Ron Nessen de (for information) Jim Cannon Bill Seidman or Jim Lynn Bill Walker gr FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: TODAY, April 28, 1975 Time: 5:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees ACTION REQUESTED: X For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations Prepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks 5p REMARKS: - Barordy has WCB not 625 Barordyok sun approved Buchen Cannon dor,the dr topewriter Aynn Patel R web Furcen sit E FORD GERALO, PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you anticipate a delay in submitting the required material, please Jerry H. Jones telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. Staff Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE ACTION MEMORANDUM. WASHINGTON LOG NO.: Date: April 28, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: Bill Baroody XXXXXXXXXXX: Phil Buchen Ron Nessen Jim Cannon Bill Seidman Jim Lynn Bill Walker FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: TODAY, April 28, 1975 Time: 5:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees ACTION REQUESTED: X For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations Prepore Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks REMARKS: Good idea - would make Co clian persons - Harper and amoting jus PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you anticipate a dulay in submilling the required maierial, please Jerry H. Jones telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. Staff Secretary THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 28, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR THE STAFF SECRETARY FROM: ALAN WOODS alahbod SUBJECT: Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees We concur with the recommendations and the individuals for consideration as Chairperson in the following priority: John Harper Winfield Dunn Anne Armstrong Caleb Boggs UTION MEMORANDUM WASHINGTON LOG NO.: bie: April 28, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: Bill Baroody XXXXXXXXXXX): Phil Buchen Ron Nessen Jim Cannon Bill Seidman Jim Lynn Bill Walker FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: TODAY, April 28, 1975 Time: 5:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees GERALD FORD ACTION REQUESTED: X For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations Prepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks REMARKS: CANNON RECOMMENDATION: Approves concept with modification. "I think the effort should be led by a woman. Additions to list on Page 2 Ross Perot Republican from Texas Bess Myerson Democrat from New York Grace Rohrer Republican from North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources of North Carolina PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you anticipate a delay in submitting the required maierial, please Jerry H. Jones telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. Staff Secretary MEMORANDUM ACTION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 27, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FROM: THEODORE MARRS JOHN MARSH BRENT SCOWCROFT, Bank SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role in regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern- mental role would be complemented by: 1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This is believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be a much needed complement to the task force operation. 2. A Presidential appeal to the major civic organizations for their support. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday, April 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of major civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture taking with them. A paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept is attached at Tab A. RECOMMENDATION: Approve concept a.s presented in Tab A Approve concept I Think with modification the effort should be led by a Disapprove woman. there If the concept should be of a the prompt President's announcement Committee of a on chairperson. Refugees is That approved person Ave will then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee. 2 The following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your consideration as chairperson: Approve Disapprove Anne Armstrong Caleb Boggs Winfield Dunn John Harper Additions made by Cannon: Ross Perot Republican from Texas Bess Myerson, Democrat from New York Grace Rohrer, Secretary of Cultural Resources of North Carolina - Republican BEHALOR Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees Purpose: To advise and assist in an expeditious and coordinated orientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia. Composition: Leaders from the private sector including representation from labor and business; religion; law and medicine; the Vietnamese- American community. Liaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Interdepartmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturalization and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance understanding and coordination. Scope: Will give consideration to all aspects of orientation and resettlement including the following: 1. Moral responsibility. 2. Economic impacts. 3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the community. 4. Food -- adequacy and appropriateness. 5. Transport and geography of resettlement. 6. Social and traditional factors. 7. Health and environmental matters. 8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles. 9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other. 10. Housing -- temporary and permanent. 11. Cultural understanding. Administration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of Public Liaison. 2 "Up front" administrative support from OMB and other White House offices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB. Meetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory groups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact. Public understanding will be supported by keeping the White House Press and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by contact with civic and other private associations. THE WHITE HOUSE ACTION MEMORANDUM. WASHINGTON LOG NO.: Date: April 28, 1975 Time: FOR ACTION: Bill Baroody XXXXXXXXXXX): hil Buchen Ron Nessen Jim Cannon Bill Seidman Jim Lynn Bill Walker FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY DUE: Date: TODAY, April 28, 1975 Time: 5:00 p.m. SUBJECT: Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees ACTION REQUESTED: X For Necessary Action For Your Recommendations Prepare Agenda and Brief Draft Reply X For Your Comments Draft Remarks REMARKS: approve subject to grount made by Jun Lynn that Commettee effraves are chargeable to budget r White House. Based 800m P.W.B. meeting this im. PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED. If you have any questions or if you anticipate a delay in submitting the required material, please Jerry H. Jones telephone the Staff Secretary immediately. Staff Secretary MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 28, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE STAFF SECRETARY FROM: RON NESSEN RAN SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees I don't have any particular recommendation on the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President should do something or say something almost immediately to turn off what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion that few if any refugees should be taken into the United States. I get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see comments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the United States does not have the resources, housing, jobs, or support money to take care of Vietnamese refugees. I believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's tradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help turn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees. OMB Generally, no prbblems. Problems are: 1. Title -- ought to reflect specific area (i. e., SE Asia) 2. President should announce the intent rather than he will because there are some major problems with who will support it (OMB doesn't have the funds, nor WH). Possible, HEW (they funded essentially the same thing for the Cubans). This would have to be studied. 3. Would rather see it an Advsiory Committee to State or HEW rather than the President. 4. Would be good if President could line up Chairman when he announced intent. C 5. most like Hungarian the Dec 1956 12/12/56 camp Kilmer Ng military in chairman Cuban - no advisory comm. (HEW) Consolidated purflemental plinding 2/3 to HEIN THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 1, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: TED MARRS FROM: JERRY M Attached is your memorandum to the President regarding a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees and OMB's comments on the subject. You should get together with General Scowcroft and Jack Marsh and incorporate OMB's suggestions in your memorandum to the President. Thank you. GERALDY OFFICE PTR PRESIDENT STATES a UNITED EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 MAY 1 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY CERALE Subject: Advisory Committee on Refugees The Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses significant problems. Use of action verbs like "assist in orientation and resettlement" and "will give consideration to all aspects," including transport, food, housing. This language gives the flavor of a heavy management and directive role for the Committee, rather than a convener/facilitator role. In a management role, the Committee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary agencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement operation. We have major reservations in the Committee becoming a coordinative body with a broad scope of management responsibilities. This is the appropriate role of the voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive contracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory Committee. By not stressing the availability of crucial private resources and roles in the assistance which will be required, the U.S. Government might have to assume full financial and program responsibility. We have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached. Financing for this Committee is expected to be provided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975. Finally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee is urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not announce its establishment until there has been a commitment by a qualified chairman. James T. Lynn Director Attachment National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees 39. FORD ) Purpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest received from the private sector, and the immeasurable contribution that can be made by American voluntary agencies, it is recommended that the President establish immediately a National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees which would identify and mobilize private resources to assist in the resettle- ment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United States. These efforts would be designed to marshall available resources to provide general resettlement assistance, employment opportunities, scholarships, and other social services that will be required by these refugees. will The Committee should be chaired by a private American citizen with international prestige, who would be the mul President's personal representative. He would be assisted by a group of about twenty similarly well Juses known people from a broad spectrum of the private sector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders, voluntary organizations civil rights leaders, and including members of the Vectriment private citizens An executive staff would be estab lished to facilitate the operations of the Committee and to supervise the allocation of resources to reception sites located in the United States. 2 The U.S. Government would have representatives on the Committee, but its primary role would be to provide resources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and governmental barriers, and provide general backup support where required. The Committee should call upon all Americans to contribute time, money, and resources to this effort. The Committee would not be designed to coordinate evacuation and resettlement activities, but would act only to locate and elicit and help distribute the private resources which will be available to assist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to assist the activities of the voluntary resettlement agencies, and to provide advice and guidance on refugee resettlement matters generally. The concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership in a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and crucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a humanitarian reception for these refugees into our society. BERALD LIVERTY FORD THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 2, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: FROM: TED MARRS JERRY JONES m.wrl Consistent with your comments in your May 1 Memorandum, the reworked memorandum is submitted, attached. Enclosure THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 2, 1975 MR. PRESIDENT: Attached is a memorandum recommending that a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees be created. The reference in the memo to your Tuesday, April 29, meeting is no longer appropriate; however, the question of setting up a Commission to assist in developing those resources necessary to conduct a refugee settlement program is an important one and should be considered. Staff views are as follows: Lynn -- Questioned the original charter which was reworked to reflect their concerns regarding purpose (comments at Tab I). Buchen -- Approve if appropriate funding can be worked out. Baroody -- Approves memo. Cannon -- Approves concept with modification. "I think the effort should be led by a woman. 11 Additions to consider for Chairperson are Ross Perot (Republican from Texas); Bess Myerson (Democrat from New York); Grace Rohrer (Republican and Secretary of Cultural Resources of North Carolina). Seidman -- Good idea; would make co-Chairpersons Harper and Armstrong. Walker -- Priority for Chairperson would be John Harper, Winfield Dunn, Anne Armstrong, Caleb Boggs. Nessen -- Comments at Tab II. Don MEMORANDUM ACTION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 27, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FROM: THEODORE MARRS I'm BRENT SCOWCROFT JOHN MARSH SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role in regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern- mental role would be complemented by: 1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This is believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be a much needed complement to the task force operation. 2. A Presidential appeal to the major civic organizations for their support. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday, April 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of major civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture taking with them. A paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept is attached at Tab A. RECOMMENDATION. Approve concept as presented in Tab A my Approve concept with modification Disapprove If the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved there should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person will then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee. 2 The following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your consideration as chairperson: Approve Disapprove Anne Armstrong Me7 Caleb Boggs Marlow Cook Winfield Dunn Peter Frelinghuysen MR7 John Harper AR7 Reed Kirkland MR7 John Love Eugene McCarthy MA7 Ross Perot Sargent Shriver MR7 MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 28, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE STAFF SECRETARY FROM: RON NESSEN RAN SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees I don't have any particular recommendation on the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President should do something or say something almost immediately to turn off what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion that few if any refugees should be taken into the United States. I get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see comments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the United States does not have the resources, housing, jobs, or support money to take care of Vietnamese refugees. I believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's tradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help turn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees. Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees Purpose: To advise in regard to an expeditious and coordinated orientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia. This role will be one of facilitating and convening to insure obtaining resources not otherwise available, over- coming legal and governmental barriers and providing general backup support. Composition: The Committee will be chaired by a private American citizen with prestige. He will be assisted by a group of about twenty well known people from a broad spectrum of the private sector, including business- men, educators, labor leaders, civil rights leaders, and private citizens, including members of the Vietnamese/ American community. An executive staff would be estab- lished to facilitate the operations of the Committee and to supervise the allocation of resources to recep- tion sites located in the United States. Liaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Inter- departmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturaliza- tion and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance understanding and coordination. Scope: Will give consideration to the following: 1. Moral responsibility. 2. Economic impacts. 3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the community. 4. Food--adequacy and appropriateness. 5. Transport and geography of resettlement. 6. Social and traditional factors. 7. Health and environmental matters. 8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles. 9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other. 2 10. Housing -- temporary and permanent. 11. Cultural understanding. The Committee should call upon all Americans to con- tribute time, money, and resources to this effort. The Committee would not be designed to coordinate evacuation and resettlement activities, but would act only to locate and elicit and help distribute the private resources which will be available to assist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to assist the activities of the voluntary resettlement agencies, and to provide advice and guidance on refugee resettlement matters generally. Administration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of Public Liaison. "Up front" administrative support from OMB and other White House offices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB. Financing for this Committee is expected to be pro- vided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975. Meetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory groups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact. Public understanding will be supported by keeping the White House Press and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by contact with civic and other private associations. II EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 MAY 1 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY Subject: Advisory Committee on Refugees The Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses significant problems. Use of action verbs like "assist in orientation and resettlement" and "will give consideration to all aspects," including transport, food, housing. This language gives the flavor of a heavy management and directive role for the Committee, rather than a convener/facilitator role. In a management role, the Committee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary agencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement operation. We have major reservations in the Committee becoming a coordinative body with a broad scope of management responsibilities. This is the appropriate role of the voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive contracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory Committee. By not stressing the availability of crucial private resources and roles in the assistance which will be required, the U.S. Government might have to assume full financial and program responsibility. We have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached. Financing for this Committee is expected to be provided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975. Finally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee is urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not announce its establishment until there has been a commitment by a qualified chairman. BERGER James T. Lynn Director Attachment National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees Purpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest received from the private sector, and the immeasurable contribution that can be made by American voluntary agencies, it is recommended that the President establish immediately a National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees which would identify and mobilize private resources to assist in the resettle- ment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United States. These efforts would be designed to marshall available resources to provide general resettlement assistance, employment opportunities, scholarships, and other social services that will be required by these refugees. The Committee should be chaired by a private American citizen with international prestige who would be the President's personal representative. He would be assisted by a group of about twenty similarly well known people from a broad spectrum of the private sector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders, voluntary organizations, civil rights leaders, and private citizens. An executive staff would be estab- lished to facilitate the operations of the Committee and to supervise the allocation of resources to reception sites located in the United States. 2 The U.S. Government would have representatives on the Committee, but its primary role would be to provide resources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and governmental barriers, and provide general backup support where required. The Committee should call upon all Americans to contribute time, money, and resources to this effort. The Committee would not be designed to coordinate evacuation and resettlement activities, but would act only to locate and elicit and help distribute the private resources which will be available to assist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to assist the activities of the voluntary resettlement agencies, and to provide advice and guidance On refugee resettlement matters generally. The concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership in a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and crucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a humanitarian reception for these refugees into our society. [5/2/75) THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 2 have appooved above, not as Ch pearm, but as members. should be "moke & famale" co-Ch./Ban & G.O.P. also, Busines, Inlor, etc. m Committee. Bess manyor would be potutal. ORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 3, 1975 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM FOR: JACK FROM: JERRY 000 SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The President has reviewed your memorandum of May 2nd on the above subject. He approved the concept of your memo as presented at Tab A. He also initialed the approve line by the following names suggested for his consideration as chairperson. Anne Armstrong Peter Frelinghuysen John Harper Reed Kirkland Eugene McCarthy Sargent Shriver Finally, he made the following notation: -- I have approved above (names), not as Chairperson, but as members. (Chairperson) Should be "male and female" Co-Ch., / Dem and G.O.P. Also, Business, Labor, etc. on Committee. Bess Myerson could be potential. CC: Theodore Marrs Brent Scowcroft Donald Rumsfeld William Walker MEMORANDUM ACTION THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 27, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT FROM: THEODORE MARRS I'm BRENT SCOWCROFT JOHN MARSH Jun SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role in regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern- mental role would be complemented by: 1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This is believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be a much needed complement to the task force operation. i. A Presidential appeal in the majur civic organizations for their support. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday, April 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of major civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture taking with them. A paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept is attached at Tab A. RECOMMENDATION: Approve concept as presented in Tab A - Approve concept with modification Disapprove If the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved there should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person will then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee. 2 The following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your consideration as chairperson: Approve Disapprove Anne Armstrong Caleb Boggs Marlow Cook Winfield Dunn Peter Frelinghuysen John Harper Reed Kirkland John Love Eugene McCarthy Ross Perot Sargent Shriver A Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees Purpose: To advise in regard to an expeditious and coordinated orientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia. This role will be one of facilitating and convening to insure obtaining resources not otherwise available, over- coming legal and governmental barriers and providing general backup support. Composition: The Committee will be chaired by a private American citizen with prestige. He will be assisted by a group of about twenty well known people from a broad spectrum of the private sector, including business- men, educators, labor leaders, civil rights leaders, and private citizens, including members of the Vietnamese/ American community. An executive staff would be estab- lished to facilitate the operations of the Committee and to supervise the allocation of resources to recep- tion sites located in the United States. Liaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Inter- departmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturaliza- tion and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance understanding and coordination. Scope: Will give consideration to the following: 1. Moral responsibility. 2. Economic impacts. 3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the community. 4. Food--adequacy and appropriateness. 5. Transport and geography of resettlement. 6. Social and traditional factors. 7. Health and environmental matters. 8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles. 9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other. 2 10. Housing -- temporary and permanent. 11. Cultural understanding. The Committee should call upon all Americans to con- tribute time, money, and resources to this effort. The Committee would not be designed to coordinate evacuation and resettlement activities, but would act only to locate and elicit and help distribute the private resources which will be available to assist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to assist the activities of the voluntary resettlement agencies, and to provide advice and guidance on refugee resettlement matters generally. Administration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of Public Liaison. "Up front" administrative support from OMB and other White House offices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB. Financing for this Committee is expected to be pro- vided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975. Meetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory groups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact. Public understanding will be supported by keeping the White House Press and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by contact with civic and other private associations. I EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 MAY 1 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY Subject: Advisory Committee on Refugees The Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses significant problems. Use of action verbs like "assist in orientation and resettlement" and "will give consideration to all aspects," including transport, food, housing. This language gives the flavor of a heavy management and directive role for the Committee, rather than à convener/facilitator role. In a management role, the Committee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary agencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement operation. We have major reservations in the Committee becoming a coordinative body with a broad scone of management Tesponsibilities. This is the appropriate role of the voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive contracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory Committee. By not stressing the availability of crucial private resources and roles in the assistance which will be required, the U.S. Government might have to assume full financial and program responsibility. We have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached. Financing for this Committee is expected to be provided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975. Finally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee is urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not announce its establishment until there has been a commitment by a qualified chairman. James T. Lynn Director Attachment National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees Purpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest received from the private sector, and the immeasurable contribution that can be made by American voluntary agencies, it is recommended that the President establish immediately a National Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees which would identify and mobilize private resources to assist in the resettle- ment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United States. These efforts would be designed to marshall available resources to provide general resettlement assistance, employment opportunities, scholarships, and other social services that will be required by these refugees. The Committee should be chaired by a private American citizen with international prestige who would be the President's personal representative. He would be assisted by a group of about twenty similarly well known people from a broad spectrum of the private sector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders, voluntary organizations, civil rights leaders, and private citizens. An executive staff would be estab- lished to facilitate the operations of the Committee and to supervise the allocation of resources to reception sites located in the United States. 2 The U.S. Government would have representatives on the Committee, but its primary role would be to provide resources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and governmental barriers, and provide general backup support where required. The Committee should call upon all Americans to contribute time, money, and resources to this effort. The Committee would not be designed to coordinate evacuation and resettlement activities, but would act only to locate and elicit and help distribute the private resources which will be available to assist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to assist the activities of the voluntary resettlement agencies, and to provide advice and guidance on refugee resettlement matters generally. The concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership in a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and crucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a humanitarian reception for these refugees into our society. MEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 28, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE STAFF SECRETARY FROM: RON NESSEN RAN SUBJECT: Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees I don't have any particular recommendation on the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President should do something or say something almost immediately to turn off what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion that few if any refugees should be taken into the United States. I get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see comments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the United States does not have the resources. housing. jobs, or support money to take care of Vietnamese refugees. I believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's tradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help turn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees. MAY 0 5. 1975 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 5, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: JERRY JONES FROM: DICK CHENEY D Jerry, it's possible we will want to announce the Citizens Advisory Committee on Vietnam Refugees Tuesday night at 7:30 when the President holds a Press Conference. You ought to have that in the mill in terms of timing for action. We would want to announce all of the members at that time, and that means we'll have to move fairly fast. FOR GERALD RALD THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 5, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT THRU: COUNSELLOR MARSH FROM: TED MARRS SUBJECT: Membership of Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees The attached list has been developed in conjunction with the Personnel Office. It represents a broad spectrum of this country's interests. Assuming a committee membership of about 25, an asterisk has been placed beside the 25 names deemed most preferable. The remaining names are alternates. Recommend you approve for membership those individuals denoted by an asterisk. Approve Approve as changed Disapprove Authorization is requested to make direct contact with those approved and alternates as needed. Approve Disapprove ENCLOSURE REPRESENTATION ON THE REFUGEE COMMITTEE EDUCATION *Kingman Brewster, President of Yale University Malcomb Moos, former President, University of Minnesota David Matthews, President, University of Alabama LABOR * Peter Bomarito, President, Rubber Workers Union *Lane Kirkland, AFL/CIO Ernie Lee, AFL/CIO RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS *Archbishop Joseph Bernardine, United States Catholic Conference *Reverend W. Sterling Cary, President, National Council of Churches *Philip Klutznick, former President, B'nai Brith *Bishop James Matthews, The United Methodist Church BUSINESS Joe Danzansky, President, Giant Foods Kim Firestone John Harper, former Chairman of the Board, ALCOA Edgar Kaiser, Chairman of the Board, Kaiser Industries Al Rockwell, Chairman of the Board, Rockwell Industries *Walter Wriston, Chairman of the Board, CITICORP MEDIA Helen Copley, Owner, San Diego Union Frank Murphy, President, Times Mirror Corporation (Los Angeles) *Ernesta Procope, Amsterdam News (Black Newspaper, NYC) *Frank Stanton, formerly CBS, presently President, Red Cross MEDICAL *Dr. Kazumi Kasuga, Director, Indian Health Service (Albuquerque) (experienced in refugee matters) *Dr. Richard Meiling, past President, Ohio State Medical School *Dr. Howard Rusk, prominent Humanitarian -2- HERITAGE * Joe Benites, President, League of United Latin American Citizens Tran Van Chuong, former Ambassador to the United States (Vietnamese) *Minor George, prominent Arab-American, Republican *John Slezak, successful businessman, immigrant ENTERTAINMENT *Pearl Bailey *John Wayne OTHER PROMINENT CITIZENS Anne Armstrong *Ashby Boyle, National Youth Chairman, March of Dimes Douglas Dillon *Gaetana Enders, wife of Assistant Secretary of State Peter Frelinghuysen *Jeannie Holmes, General, USAF Ethel Kennedy Eugene McCarthy, former Senator Bess Myerson *Ellie Peterson George Romney Robert Sargent Schriver Elvis Stahr, Chairman, USO Cornelia Wallace, wife of Governor Wallace **recommended by State Department THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 6, 1975 MEMORANDUM FOR: JERRY JONES FROM: TED MARRS SUBJECT: Funding I have been advised by Paul O'Neill that $50,000 has been made available for the Advisory Committee on Refugees. This will be from a State Department source that is appropriate for this particular use. Hopefully, these funds will allow operations until the Congress acts and additional monies are available.

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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 4, folder \"Interagency Task Force on Indochina\nRefugees: April 27 - May 8 1975\" of the White House Special Files Unit Files at the Gerald\nR. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nFunding - O'Nell looking\nPeople - Pols,\nP. 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Ford Presidential Library\n4 Ralph gourbraugh-\n& BlWagua\n&\nFORD i LIBRARY 07V839\nMarrs -\nService Clubs\n/. see Insped by P-, All met with brown-\nSiving material to them-\n-\n26 major civic groups-\n-\nVal. agencies-\nEllie Peterson-\n-Red Cross\n-uso_\n+ hiberal\n+6 Voluntee Agencies-\nChuch Staver\n-/\n2- 2-Bens\n-Rampton 6 Evans\n//\nMy\nRowmen\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nWhere is Ps decision\np end Viet Nam Benefit\nMEMORANDUM\nACTION\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 27, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nTHEODORE MARRS\nGERALL\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nJOHN MARSH\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee\non Refugees\nThe Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role\nin regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern-\nmental role would be complemented by:\n1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This\nis believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be\na much needed complement to the task force operation.\n2.\nA Presidential anneal tn the major civic organizations for their\nsupport. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday,\nApril 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of\nmajor civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture\ntaking with them.\nA paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept\nis attached at Tab A.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove concept as presented in Tab A\nApprove concept with modification\nDisapprove\nIf the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved\nthere should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person\nwill then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee.\n2\nThe following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your\nconsideration as chairperson:\nApprove\nDisapprove\nAnne Armstrong\nCaleb Boggs\nWinfield Dunn\nJohn Harper\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nPurpose: To advise and assist in an expeditious and coordinated\norientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia.\nComposition: Leaders from the private sector including representation\nfrom labor and business; religion; law and medicine; the Vietnamese-\nAmerican community.\nLiaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Interdepartmental\nTask Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role,\nthe Domestic Council, Naturalization and Immigration Service and\nthe Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance\nunderstanding and coordination.\nScope: Will give consideration to all aspects of orientation and resettlement\nincluding the following:\n1. Moral responsibility.\n2. Economic impacts.\n3.\nCommunity reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the\ncommunity.\n4. Food -- adequacy and appropriateness.\n5. Transport and geography of resettlement.\n6. Social and traditional factors.\n7. Health and environmental matters.\n8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles.\n9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other.\n10. Housing -- temporary and permanent.\n11. Cultural understanding.\nAdministration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of\nPublic Liaison.\n2\n\"Up front\" administrative support from OMB and other White House\noffices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for\neffectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB.\nMeetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory\ngroups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact.\nPublic understanding will be supported by keeping the White House\nPress and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by\ncontact with civic and other private associations.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate: April 28, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nBill Baroody\nPhil Buchen\non Ron Nessen\nde (for information)\nJim Cannon\nBill Seidman or\nJim Lynn\nBill Walker gr\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nTODAY, April 28, 1975\nTime: 5:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nMarrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nACTION REQUESTED:\nX\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\n5p REMARKS: - Barordy has WCB not 625 Barordyok sun approved\nBuchen Cannon dor,the dr topewriter\nAynn Patel R web\nFurcen\nsit E FORD\nGERALO,\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nJerry H. Jones\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nStaff Secretary\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM.\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate: April 28, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nBill Baroody\nXXXXXXXXXXX:\nPhil Buchen\nRon Nessen\nJim Cannon\nBill Seidman\nJim Lynn\nBill Walker\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nTODAY, April 28, 1975\nTime: 5:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nMarrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nACTION REQUESTED:\nX\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepore Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nGood idea - would\nmake Co clian persons -\nHarper and amoting\njus\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndulay in submilling the required maierial, please\nJerry H. Jones\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nStaff Secretary\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE STAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nALAN WOODS alahbod\nSUBJECT:\nMarrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nWe concur with the recommendations and the individuals\nfor consideration as Chairperson in the following priority:\nJohn Harper\nWinfield Dunn\nAnne Armstrong\nCaleb Boggs\nUTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nbie: April 28, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nBill Baroody\nXXXXXXXXXXX):\nPhil Buchen\nRon Nessen\nJim Cannon\nBill Seidman\nJim Lynn\nBill Walker\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nTODAY, April 28, 1975\nTime: 5:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nMarrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nGERALD FORD\nACTION REQUESTED:\nX\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nCANNON RECOMMENDATION:\nApproves concept with modification. \"I think the\neffort should be led by a woman.\nAdditions to list on Page 2\nRoss Perot\nRepublican from Texas\nBess Myerson\nDemocrat from New York\nGrace Rohrer\nRepublican from North Carolina\nSecretary of Cultural Resources\nof North Carolina\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required maierial, please\nJerry H. Jones\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nStaff Secretary\nMEMORANDUM\nACTION\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 27, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nTHEODORE MARRS\nJOHN MARSH\nBRENT SCOWCROFT, Bank\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee\non Refugees\nThe Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role\nin regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern-\nmental role would be complemented by:\n1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This\nis believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be\na much needed complement to the task force operation.\n2. A Presidential appeal to the major civic organizations for their\nsupport. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday,\nApril 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of\nmajor civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture\ntaking with them.\nA paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept\nis attached at Tab A.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove concept a.s presented in Tab A\nApprove\nconcept I Think with modification the effort should be led by a\nDisapprove\nwoman.\nthere If the concept should be of a the prompt President's announcement Committee of a on chairperson. Refugees is That approved person Ave\nwill then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee.\n2\nThe following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your\nconsideration as chairperson:\nApprove\nDisapprove\nAnne Armstrong\nCaleb Boggs\nWinfield Dunn\nJohn Harper\nAdditions made by Cannon:\nRoss Perot\nRepublican from Texas\nBess Myerson, Democrat from New York\nGrace Rohrer, Secretary of Cultural Resources\nof North Carolina - Republican\nBEHALOR\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nPurpose: To advise and assist in an expeditious and coordinated\norientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast Asia.\nComposition: Leaders from the private sector including representation\nfrom labor and business; religion; law and medicine; the Vietnamese-\nAmerican community.\nLiaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Interdepartmental\nTask Force, with the voluntary agencies who will play a leading role,\nthe Domestic Council, Naturalization and Immigration Service and\nthe Vietnamese-American community and others as needed to enhance\nunderstanding and coordination.\nScope: Will give consideration to all aspects of orientation and resettlement\nincluding the following:\n1. Moral responsibility.\n2. Economic impacts.\n3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee reaction to the\ncommunity.\n4. Food -- adequacy and appropriateness.\n5. Transport and geography of resettlement.\n6. Social and traditional factors.\n7. Health and environmental matters.\n8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles.\n9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other.\n10. Housing -- temporary and permanent.\n11. Cultural understanding.\nAdministration: Meetings to be arranged through Office of\nPublic Liaison.\n2\n\"Up front\" administrative support from OMB and other White House\noffices should be directed to insure the prompt development needed for\neffectiveness. Staff office should be in EOB.\nMeetings will be in accord with legal requirements for advisory\ngroups and Counsel will provide a specific point of contact.\nPublic understanding will be supported by keeping the White House\nPress and Congressional Liaison offices informed as well as by\ncontact with civic and other private associations.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nACTION MEMORANDUM.\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDate: April 28, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nBill Baroody\nXXXXXXXXXXX):\nhil Buchen\nRon Nessen\nJim Cannon\nBill Seidman\nJim Lynn\nBill Walker\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nTODAY, April 28, 1975\nTime: 5:00 p.m.\nSUBJECT:\nMarrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo (4/27/75) re:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nACTION REQUESTED:\nX\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\napprove subject to grount made\nby Jun Lynn that Commettee effraves\nare chargeable to budget r White House.\nBased 800m\nP.W.B.\nmeeting this im.\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nJerry H. Jones\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nStaff Secretary\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE STAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nRON NESSEN RAN\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nI don't have any particular recommendation on the President's\nAdvisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President\nshould do something or say something almost immediately to turn\noff what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion\nthat few if any refugees should be taken into the United States.\nI get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see\ncomments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the\nUnited States does not have the resources, housing, jobs, or support\nmoney to take care of Vietnamese refugees.\nI believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's\ntradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help\nturn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees.\nOMB\nGenerally, no prbblems. Problems are:\n1. Title -- ought to reflect specific area\n(i. e., SE Asia)\n2. President should announce the intent\nrather than he will because there are some\nmajor problems with who will support it\n(OMB doesn't have the funds, nor WH).\nPossible, HEW (they funded essentially the\nsame thing for the Cubans). This would have\nto be studied.\n3. Would rather see it an Advsiory Committee\nto State or HEW rather than the President.\n4. Would be good if President\ncould line up Chairman when he announced intent.\nC\n5. most like Hungarian\nthe Dec 1956 12/12/56\ncamp Kilmer Ng\nmilitary in chairman\nCuban - no advisory\ncomm. (HEW)\nConsolidated purflemental plinding\n2/3 to HEIN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 1, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTED MARRS\nFROM:\nJERRY M\nAttached is your memorandum to the President regarding a\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees and OMB's comments\non the subject. You should get together with General Scowcroft and\nJack Marsh and incorporate OMB's suggestions in your memorandum\nto the President.\nThank you.\nGERALDY\nOFFICE PTR PRESIDENT STATES a UNITED\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nMAY 1 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY\nCERALE\nSubject: Advisory Committee on Refugees\nThe Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses\nsignificant problems.\nUse of action verbs like \"assist in\norientation\nand resettlement\" and \"will give consideration to all\naspects,\" including transport, food, housing. This\nlanguage gives the flavor of a heavy management and\ndirective role for the Committee, rather than a\nconvener/facilitator role. In a management role, the\nCommittee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary\nagencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement\noperation.\nWe have major reservations in the Committee becoming\na coordinative body with a broad scope of management\nresponsibilities. This is the appropriate role of\nthe voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive\ncontracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory\nCommittee.\nBy not stressing the availability of crucial private\nresources and roles in the assistance which will be\nrequired, the U.S. Government might have to assume\nfull financial and program responsibility.\nWe have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached.\nFinancing for this Committee is expected to be provided with\nfunds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance\nand Evacuation Act of 1975.\nFinally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee\nis urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not\nannounce its establishment until there has been a commitment\nby a qualified chairman.\nJames T. Lynn\nDirector\nAttachment\nNational Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees\n39. FORD )\nPurpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest\nreceived from the private sector, and the immeasurable\ncontribution that can be made by American voluntary\nagencies, it is recommended that the President\nestablish immediately a National Advisory Committee\non Indo-China Refugees which would identify and\nmobilize private resources to assist in the resettle-\nment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United\nStates.\nThese efforts would be designed to marshall available\nresources to provide general resettlement assistance,\nemployment opportunities, scholarships, and other\nsocial services that will be required by these refugees.\nwill\nThe Committee should be chaired by a private American\ncitizen with international prestige, who would be the\nmul\nPresident's personal representative. He would be\nassisted by a group of about twenty similarly well\nJuses\nknown people from a broad spectrum of the private\nsector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders,\nvoluntary organizations civil rights leaders, and\nincluding members of the Vectriment\nprivate citizens An executive staff would be estab\nlished to facilitate the operations of the Committee\nand to supervise the allocation of resources to\nreception sites located in the United States.\n2\nThe U.S. Government would have representatives on the\nCommittee, but its primary role would be to provide\nresources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and\ngovernmental barriers, and provide general backup\nsupport where required.\nThe Committee should call upon all Americans to\ncontribute time, money, and resources to this effort.\nThe Committee would not be designed to coordinate\nevacuation and resettlement activities, but would act\nonly to locate and elicit and help distribute the\nprivate resources which will be available to assist\nCambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to\nassist the activities of the voluntary resettlement\nagencies, and to provide advice and guidance on\nrefugee resettlement matters generally.\nThe concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership\nin a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and\ncrucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a\nhumanitarian reception for these refugees into our society.\nBERALD LIVERTY FORD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 2, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nJERRY JONES m.wrl\nConsistent with your comments in your May 1 Memorandum,\nthe reworked memorandum is submitted, attached.\nEnclosure\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 2, 1975\nMR. PRESIDENT:\nAttached is a memorandum recommending that a Presidential Advisory\nCommittee on Refugees be created. The reference in the memo to your\nTuesday, April 29, meeting is no longer appropriate; however, the\nquestion of setting up a Commission to assist in developing those\nresources necessary to conduct a refugee settlement program is an\nimportant one and should be considered.\nStaff views are as follows:\nLynn -- Questioned the original charter which was reworked to reflect\ntheir concerns regarding purpose (comments at Tab I).\nBuchen -- Approve if appropriate funding can be worked out.\nBaroody -- Approves memo.\nCannon -- Approves concept with modification. \"I think the effort should\nbe led by a woman. 11 Additions to consider for Chairperson are Ross\nPerot (Republican from Texas); Bess Myerson (Democrat from New\nYork); Grace Rohrer (Republican and Secretary of Cultural Resources of\nNorth Carolina).\nSeidman -- Good idea; would make co-Chairpersons Harper and Armstrong.\nWalker -- Priority for Chairperson would be John Harper, Winfield Dunn,\nAnne Armstrong, Caleb Boggs.\nNessen -- Comments at Tab II.\nDon\nMEMORANDUM\nACTION\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 27, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nTHEODORE MARRS\nI'm\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nJOHN MARSH\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee\non Refugees\nThe Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role\nin regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern-\nmental role would be complemented by:\n1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This\nis believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be\na much needed complement to the task force operation.\n2. A Presidential appeal to the major civic organizations for their\nsupport. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday,\nApril 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of\nmajor civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture\ntaking with them.\nA paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept\nis attached at Tab A.\nRECOMMENDATION.\nApprove concept as presented in Tab A\nmy\nApprove concept with modification\nDisapprove\nIf the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved\nthere should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person\nwill then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee.\n2\nThe following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your\nconsideration as chairperson:\nApprove\nDisapprove\nAnne Armstrong\nMe7\nCaleb Boggs\nMarlow Cook\nWinfield Dunn\nPeter Frelinghuysen\nMR7\nJohn Harper\nAR7\nReed Kirkland\nMR7\nJohn Love\nEugene McCarthy\nMA7\nRoss Perot\nSargent Shriver\nMR7\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE STAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nRON NESSEN RAN\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nI don't have any particular recommendation on the President's\nAdvisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President\nshould do something or say something almost immediately to turn\noff what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion\nthat few if any refugees should be taken into the United States.\nI get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see\ncomments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the\nUnited States does not have the resources, housing, jobs, or support\nmoney to take care of Vietnamese refugees.\nI believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's\ntradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help\nturn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees.\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nPurpose: To advise in regard to an expeditious and coordinated\norientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast\nAsia. This role will be one of facilitating and convening\nto insure obtaining resources not otherwise available, over-\ncoming legal and governmental barriers and providing general\nbackup support.\nComposition: The Committee will be chaired by a private\nAmerican citizen with prestige. He will be assisted\nby a group of about twenty well known people from a\nbroad spectrum of the private sector, including business-\nmen, educators, labor leaders, civil rights leaders, and\nprivate citizens, including members of the Vietnamese/\nAmerican community. An executive staff would be estab-\nlished to facilitate the operations of the Committee\nand to supervise the allocation of resources to recep-\ntion sites located in the United States.\nLiaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Inter-\ndepartmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who\nwill play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturaliza-\ntion and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American\ncommunity and others as needed to enhance understanding\nand coordination.\nScope: Will give consideration to the following:\n1. Moral responsibility.\n2. Economic impacts.\n3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee\nreaction to the community.\n4. Food--adequacy and appropriateness.\n5. Transport and geography of resettlement.\n6. Social and traditional factors.\n7. Health and environmental matters.\n8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles.\n9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other.\n2\n10. Housing -- temporary and permanent.\n11. Cultural understanding.\nThe Committee should call upon all Americans to con-\ntribute time, money, and resources to this effort.\nThe Committee would not be designed to coordinate\nevacuation and resettlement activities, but would\nact only to locate and elicit and help distribute\nthe private resources which will be available to\nassist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this\ncountry, to assist the activities of the voluntary\nresettlement agencies, and to provide advice and\nguidance on refugee resettlement matters generally.\nAdministration: Meetings to be arranged through Office\nof Public Liaison.\n\"Up front\" administrative support from OMB and other\nWhite House offices should be directed to insure the\nprompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff\noffice should be in EOB.\nFinancing for this Committee is expected to be pro-\nvided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam\nHumanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975.\nMeetings will be in accord with legal requirements\nfor advisory groups and Counsel will provide a\nspecific point of contact.\nPublic understanding will be supported by keeping\nthe White House Press and Congressional Liaison\noffices informed as well as by contact with civic\nand other private associations.\nII\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nMAY 1 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY\nSubject: Advisory Committee on Refugees\nThe Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses\nsignificant problems.\nUse of action verbs like \"assist in\norientation\nand resettlement\" and \"will give consideration to all\naspects,\" including transport, food, housing. This\nlanguage gives the flavor of a heavy management and\ndirective role for the Committee, rather than a\nconvener/facilitator role. In a management role, the\nCommittee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary\nagencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement\noperation.\nWe have major reservations in the Committee becoming\na coordinative body with a broad scope of management\nresponsibilities. This is the appropriate role of\nthe voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive\ncontracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory\nCommittee.\nBy not stressing the availability of crucial private\nresources and roles in the assistance which will be\nrequired, the U.S. Government might have to assume\nfull financial and program responsibility.\nWe have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached.\nFinancing for this Committee is expected to be provided with\nfunds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance\nand Evacuation Act of 1975.\nFinally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee\nis urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not\nannounce its establishment until there has been a commitment\nby a qualified chairman.\nBERGER\nJames T. Lynn\nDirector\nAttachment\nNational Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees\nPurpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest\nreceived from the private sector, and the immeasurable\ncontribution that can be made by American voluntary\nagencies, it is recommended that the President\nestablish immediately a National Advisory Committee\non Indo-China Refugees which would identify and\nmobilize private resources to assist in the resettle-\nment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United\nStates.\nThese efforts would be designed to marshall available\nresources to provide general resettlement assistance,\nemployment opportunities, scholarships, and other\nsocial services that will be required by these refugees.\nThe Committee should be chaired by a private American\ncitizen with international prestige who would be the\nPresident's personal representative. He would be\nassisted by a group of about twenty similarly well\nknown people from a broad spectrum of the private\nsector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders,\nvoluntary organizations, civil rights leaders, and\nprivate citizens. An executive staff would be estab-\nlished to facilitate the operations of the Committee\nand to supervise the allocation of resources to\nreception sites located in the United States.\n2\nThe U.S. Government would have representatives on the\nCommittee, but its primary role would be to provide\nresources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and\ngovernmental barriers, and provide general backup\nsupport where required.\nThe Committee should call upon all Americans to\ncontribute time, money, and resources to this effort.\nThe Committee would not be designed to coordinate\nevacuation and resettlement activities, but would act\nonly to locate and elicit and help distribute the\nprivate resources which will be available to assist\nCambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to\nassist the activities of the voluntary resettlement\nagencies, and to provide advice and guidance On\nrefugee resettlement matters generally.\nThe concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership\nin a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and\ncrucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a\nhumanitarian reception for these refugees into our society.\n[5/2/75)\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\n2 have appooved above,\nnot as Ch pearm, but as\nmembers.\nshould be \"moke & famale\"\nco-Ch./Ban & G.O.P.\nalso, Busines, Inlor, etc.\nm Committee.\nBess manyor would be\npotutal.\nORIGINAL RETIRED FOR PRESERVATION\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 3, 1975\nADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJACK\nFROM:\nJERRY 000\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory\nCommittee on Refugees\nThe President has reviewed your memorandum of May 2nd on the\nabove subject. He approved the concept of your memo as\npresented at Tab A. He also initialed the approve line by the\nfollowing names suggested for his consideration as chairperson.\nAnne Armstrong\nPeter Frelinghuysen\nJohn Harper\nReed Kirkland\nEugene McCarthy\nSargent Shriver\nFinally, he made the following notation:\n-- I have approved above (names), not as\nChairperson, but as members. (Chairperson) Should\nbe \"male and female\" Co-Ch., / Dem and G.O.P.\nAlso, Business, Labor, etc. on Committee.\nBess Myerson could be potential.\nCC: Theodore Marrs\nBrent Scowcroft\nDonald Rumsfeld\nWilliam Walker\nMEMORANDUM\nACTION\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 27, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nTHEODORE MARRS\nI'm\nBRENT SCOWCROFT\nJOHN MARSH Jun\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee\non Refugees\nThe Interagency Task Force on Refugees is meeting its operational role\nin regard to initial movement and care of refugees. Its intragovern-\nmental role would be complemented by:\n1. Establishing a Presidential Advisory Committee on Refugees. This\nis believed by Secretary Kissinger and Ambassador Brown to be\na much needed complement to the task force operation.\ni. A Presidential appeal in the majur civic organizations for their\nsupport. You will have an opportunity to do this at a Tuesday,\nApril 29 meeting which will be attended by twenty-five Presidents of\nmajor civic clubs. You are scheduled for a few words and picture\ntaking with them.\nA paper which describes the Advisory Committee on Refugee concept\nis attached at Tab A.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nApprove concept as presented in Tab A\n-\nApprove concept with modification\nDisapprove\nIf the concept of the President's Committee on Refugees is approved\nthere should be a prompt announcement of a chairperson. That person\nwill then, in consultation with us, select other members of the committee.\n2\nThe following names (in alphabetical order) are suggested for your\nconsideration as chairperson:\nApprove\nDisapprove\nAnne Armstrong\nCaleb Boggs\nMarlow Cook\nWinfield Dunn\nPeter Frelinghuysen\nJohn Harper\nReed Kirkland\nJohn Love\nEugene McCarthy\nRoss Perot\nSargent Shriver\nA\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nPurpose: To advise in regard to an expeditious and coordinated\norientation and resettlement of refugees from Southeast\nAsia. This role will be one of facilitating and convening\nto insure obtaining resources not otherwise available, over-\ncoming legal and governmental barriers and providing general\nbackup support.\nComposition: The Committee will be chaired by a private\nAmerican citizen with prestige. He will be assisted\nby a group of about twenty well known people from a\nbroad spectrum of the private sector, including business-\nmen, educators, labor leaders, civil rights leaders, and\nprivate citizens, including members of the Vietnamese/\nAmerican community. An executive staff would be estab-\nlished to facilitate the operations of the Committee\nand to supervise the allocation of resources to recep-\ntion sites located in the United States.\nLiaison: Will establish lines of communication with the Inter-\ndepartmental Task Force, with the voluntary agencies who\nwill play a leading role, the Domestic Council, Naturaliza-\ntion and Immigration Service and the Vietnamese-American\ncommunity and others as needed to enhance understanding\nand coordination.\nScope: Will give consideration to the following:\n1. Moral responsibility.\n2. Economic impacts.\n3. Community reaction to the refugees and refugee\nreaction to the community.\n4. Food--adequacy and appropriateness.\n5. Transport and geography of resettlement.\n6. Social and traditional factors.\n7. Health and environmental matters.\n8. Interrelationship of governmental and volunteer roles.\n9. Education - bilingual, work oriented and other.\n2\n10. Housing -- temporary and permanent.\n11. Cultural understanding.\nThe Committee should call upon all Americans to con-\ntribute time, money, and resources to this effort.\nThe Committee would not be designed to coordinate\nevacuation and resettlement activities, but would\nact only to locate and elicit and help distribute\nthe private resources which will be available to\nassist Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this\ncountry, to assist the activities of the voluntary\nresettlement agencies, and to provide advice and\nguidance on refugee resettlement matters generally.\nAdministration: Meetings to be arranged through Office\nof Public Liaison.\n\"Up front\" administrative support from OMB and other\nWhite House offices should be directed to insure the\nprompt development needed for effectiveness. Staff\noffice should be in EOB.\nFinancing for this Committee is expected to be pro-\nvided with funds appropriated under the Vietnam\nHumanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act of 1975.\nMeetings will be in accord with legal requirements\nfor advisory groups and Counsel will provide a\nspecific point of contact.\nPublic understanding will be supported by keeping\nthe White House Press and Congressional Liaison\noffices informed as well as by contact with civic\nand other private associations.\nI\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nMAY 1 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR MR. JERRY H. JONES, STAFF SECRETARY\nSubject: Advisory Committee on Refugees\nThe Marrs/Scowcroft/Marsh memo which we have reviewed poses\nsignificant problems.\nUse of action verbs like \"assist in orientation\nand resettlement\" and \"will give consideration to all\naspects,\" including transport, food, housing. This\nlanguage gives the flavor of a heavy management and\ndirective role for the Committee, rather than à\nconvener/facilitator role. In a management role, the\nCommittee would be totally unacceptable to the voluntary\nagencies, whose role is essential in the resettlement\noperation.\nWe have major reservations in the Committee becoming\na coordinative body with a broad scone of management\nTesponsibilities. This is the appropriate role of\nthe voluntary resettlement agencies who will receive\ncontracts for this purpose, and not of this Advisory\nCommittee.\nBy not stressing the availability of crucial private\nresources and roles in the assistance which will be\nrequired, the U.S. Government might have to assume\nfull financial and program responsibility.\nWe have prepared an alternative concept paper, attached.\nFinancing for this Committee is expected to be provided with\nfunds appropriated under the Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance\nand Evacuation Act of 1975.\nFinally, while we believe that the formation of this Committee\nis urgent, we would strongly recommend that the President not\nannounce its establishment until there has been a commitment\nby a qualified chairman.\nJames T. Lynn\nDirector\nAttachment\nNational Advisory Committee on Indo-China Refugees\nPurpose: Because of the numerous expressions of interest\nreceived from the private sector, and the immeasurable\ncontribution that can be made by American voluntary\nagencies, it is recommended that the President\nestablish immediately a National Advisory Committee\non Indo-China Refugees which would identify and\nmobilize private resources to assist in the resettle-\nment of Indo-Chinese refugees entering the United\nStates.\nThese efforts would be designed to marshall available\nresources to provide general resettlement assistance,\nemployment opportunities, scholarships, and other\nsocial services that will be required by these refugees.\nThe Committee should be chaired by a private American\ncitizen with international prestige who would be the\nPresident's personal representative. He would be\nassisted by a group of about twenty similarly well\nknown people from a broad spectrum of the private\nsector, including businessmen, educators, labor leaders,\nvoluntary organizations, civil rights leaders, and\nprivate citizens. An executive staff would be estab-\nlished to facilitate the operations of the Committee\nand to supervise the allocation of resources to\nreception sites located in the United States.\n2\nThe U.S. Government would have representatives on the\nCommittee, but its primary role would be to provide\nresources otherwise unobtainable, overcome legal and\ngovernmental barriers, and provide general backup\nsupport where required.\nThe Committee should call upon all Americans to\ncontribute time, money, and resources to this effort.\nThe Committee would not be designed to coordinate\nevacuation and resettlement activities, but would act\nonly to locate and elicit and help distribute the\nprivate resources which will be available to assist\nCambodian and Vietnamese refugees in this country, to\nassist the activities of the voluntary resettlement\nagencies, and to provide advice and guidance on\nrefugee resettlement matters generally.\nThe concept as outlined above will provide Presidential leadership\nin a unified national effort by stressing the very urgent and\ncrucial participation of the private sector in mobilizing a\nhumanitarian reception for these refugees into our society.\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nApril 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE STAFF SECRETARY\nFROM:\nRON NESSEN RAN\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nI don't have any particular recommendation on the President's\nAdvisory Committee on Refugees. I do feel that the President\nshould do something or say something almost immediately to turn\noff what I believe to be a growing public and Congressional opinion\nthat few if any refugees should be taken into the United States.\nI get a number of questions at my briefing each day and I see\ncomments from the public and from politicians suggesting that the\nUnited States does not have the resources. housing. jobs, or support\nmoney to take care of Vietnamese refugees.\nI believe a strong Presidential statement recalling America's\ntradition of compassion for the helpless victims of war would help\nturn around this growing public opposition to take in the refugees.\nMAY 0 5. 1975\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 5, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJERRY JONES\nFROM:\nDICK CHENEY\nD\nJerry, it's possible we will want to announce the Citizens Advisory\nCommittee on Vietnam Refugees Tuesday night at 7:30 when the\nPresident holds a Press Conference.\nYou ought to have that in the mill in terms of timing for action.\nWe would want to announce all of the members at that time, and that\nmeans we'll have to move fairly fast.\nFOR\nGERALD\nRALD\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 5, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nTHRU:\nCOUNSELLOR MARSH\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nSUBJECT:\nMembership of Presidential Advisory\nCommittee on Refugees\nThe attached list has been developed in conjunction\nwith the Personnel Office. It represents a broad\nspectrum of this country's interests.\nAssuming a committee membership of about 25, an\nasterisk has been placed beside the 25 names deemed\nmost preferable. The remaining names are alternates.\nRecommend you approve for membership those individuals\ndenoted by an asterisk.\nApprove\nApprove as changed\nDisapprove\nAuthorization is requested to make direct contact with\nthose approved and alternates as needed.\nApprove\nDisapprove\nENCLOSURE\nREPRESENTATION ON THE REFUGEE COMMITTEE\nEDUCATION\n*Kingman Brewster, President of Yale University\nMalcomb Moos, former President, University of Minnesota\nDavid Matthews, President, University of Alabama\nLABOR\n* Peter Bomarito, President, Rubber Workers Union\n*Lane Kirkland, AFL/CIO\nErnie Lee, AFL/CIO\nRELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS\n*Archbishop Joseph Bernardine, United States Catholic Conference\n*Reverend W. Sterling Cary, President, National Council of Churches\n*Philip Klutznick, former President, B'nai Brith\n*Bishop James Matthews, The United Methodist Church\nBUSINESS\nJoe Danzansky, President, Giant Foods\nKim Firestone\nJohn Harper, former Chairman of the Board, ALCOA\nEdgar Kaiser, Chairman of the Board, Kaiser Industries\nAl Rockwell, Chairman of the Board, Rockwell Industries\n*Walter Wriston, Chairman of the Board, CITICORP\nMEDIA\nHelen Copley, Owner, San Diego Union\nFrank Murphy, President, Times Mirror Corporation (Los Angeles)\n*Ernesta Procope, Amsterdam News (Black Newspaper, NYC)\n*Frank Stanton, formerly CBS, presently President, Red Cross\nMEDICAL\n*Dr. Kazumi Kasuga, Director, Indian Health Service (Albuquerque)\n(experienced in refugee matters)\n*Dr. Richard Meiling, past President, Ohio State Medical School\n*Dr. Howard Rusk, prominent Humanitarian\n-2-\nHERITAGE\n* Joe Benites, President, League of United Latin American Citizens\nTran Van Chuong, former Ambassador to the United States (Vietnamese)\n*Minor George, prominent Arab-American, Republican\n*John Slezak, successful businessman, immigrant\nENTERTAINMENT\n*Pearl Bailey\n*John Wayne\nOTHER PROMINENT CITIZENS\nAnne Armstrong\n*Ashby Boyle, National Youth Chairman, March of Dimes\nDouglas Dillon\n*Gaetana Enders, wife of Assistant Secretary of State\nPeter Frelinghuysen\n*Jeannie Holmes, General, USAF\nEthel Kennedy\nEugene McCarthy, former Senator\nBess Myerson\n*Ellie Peterson\nGeorge Romney\nRobert Sargent Schriver\nElvis Stahr, Chairman, USO\nCornelia Wallace, wife of Governor Wallace\n**recommended by State Department\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nMay 6, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJERRY JONES\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nSUBJECT:\nFunding\nI have been advised by Paul O'Neill that $50,000 has\nbeen made available for the Advisory Committee on\nRefugees. This will be from a State Department source\nthat is appropriate for this particular use.\nHopefully, these funds will allow operations until the\nCongress acts and additional monies are available."
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