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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 10, folder \"Indochina Refugees - Interagency\nTask Force (2)\" of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. 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 Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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.\nDigitized from Box 10 of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nJune 18, 1975\nLIBRACY GERALD R. FORD\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nJULIA TAFT, ACTING DIRECTOR OF INTERAGENCY\nTASK FORCE ON VIETNAM\nI would appreciate your consideration of this potential\nresource.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nEnclosure\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nLetter\nGordon King, President of Educational Systems Corp., to Theodore\n5/14/1975\nC\nMarrs, 1 page (attached to memo from Theodore Marrs to Julia Taft,\n6/18/1975)\nFile Location:\nTheodorre C. Marrs Files, Box 10, Folder: \"Indochina Refugees - Interagency Task Force (2)\" SMD - - 7/27/2015\nRESTRICTION CODES\n(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nNA FORM 1429 (1-98)\nDr. Theodore Marrs\n14 May 1975\nPage 2\nI might say in closing that should I personally be able to\nassist the President's efforts in any capacity, please call\nand I will make whatever time is required available.\nSincerely,\nGordon GK:cs Gordon King Key\nFORD i LIBRARY\nEnclosure: as stated\nDr. Theodore Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nWhite House\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nA STRATEGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES\nINTO AMERICAN SOCIETY\nMr. Gordon King, President\nEducational Systems Corporation\n1302 18th Street, N. W., Suite 603\nWashington, D. C. 20036\n(202) 293-9160\nA Strategy for the Integration of Indochinese Refugees\ninto American Society\nIt might well have been predicted that the final bitter episode\nin America's involvement in Indochina would be an acrimonious\ndebate as to the wisdom of permitting Cambodian and Vietnamese\nrefugees to resettle in this country. The precipitous decline\nof the South Vietnamese and Cambodian regimes allowed little\ntime for the Federal government or the American public to con-\nsider the problem, discuss its merits, develop a consensus or\ncreate the mechanisms necessary to facilitate the acceptance and\nsuccessful incorporation of the refugees. As with discussions\nof whether United States forces ought to have been committed in\nSoutheast Asia, the question of whether these people ought to\nbe here is best left to be argued at social functions or analyzed\nin historical dissertations. Our concern is more pragmatic, for\nthey are here.\nWe believe that the Indochinese refugees offer this country both\na challenge and an opportunity. At a time when the scars cf\ndissension over Vietnam have not fully healed and when fears of\neconomic uncertainty continue to grow with families across the\ncountry, it is not difficult to comprehend why many Americans\nview with resentment the allocation of additional resources to\nthe refugees. Indeed, it is conceivable that within some\ncommunities, the issue of further aid could spark reversed and\npotentially destructive social controversy. With adequate\nplanning, however, we believe that the incidence of such reac-\ntions will be quite minor.\nYet, the Indochinese immigrants present to us more than a prob-\nlem, more than a moral burden. They bring to America their good\nwill, their rich cultures and an abundance of energy, skill and\ntalent which will contribute to the vitality and quality of our\nnation. They also offer to us something perhaps less tangible,\nbut critically important nevertheless. That \"something\" is the\nopportunity, during these difficult days of cynicism and mis-\ntrust, to renew and actualize our commitment to the American\nideal, to rededicate ourselves as a nation, to remain a sanc-\ntuary of hope, opportunity and freedom as we approach the Bi-\ncentennial. There could be no finer issue around which to\nunite.\n1\nAssimilation into American Society\nThe process of assimilation, of adaptation and integration into\none mainstream of American life, is an exceedingly complex\nphenomenon. Although we pride ourselves on being a melting-pot,\nobservers of the American scene have increasingly commented on\nour ability to retain aspects of our heritage as a nation of\nimmigrants. This uniquely American knack for fashioning a co-\nherent national identity, while preserving ethnicity, is a tre-\nmendous source of strength, support and creativity for us as\nindividuals and as a people: a resource which has its roots\nwithin the American community.\nWe believe that any successful effort to facilitate the inte-\ngration of an immigrant group into the social fabric of America\nmust focus on the community level. It is here that friendships\nare made and resources develop. It is here that children are\neducated, businesses started, homes moved into, religion prac-\nticed and cultures shared. It is at the local level that public\nopinion is formed, that social problems emerge. It is within\ntowns and neighborhoods across the country, that the assimilation\nprocess will proceed.\nThe quality of this process within a particular locality will\nbe determined by the resources and flexibility of both the refugee\nsub-group and the host community. Among the factors to be con-\nsidered in analyzing the \"goodness-of-fit\" between the community\nand the immigrant are:\n1. numerical influx - the number of immigrants arriving in a\ncommunity within a finite period of time; community size and\nsocial-class makeup;\n2. ethnic and racial composition - the degree to which similar\nethnic or racial groups are represented in the community;\nthe overall pattern of ethnic diversity within the locality;\n3. education and vocational skills - the facility of the immi-\ngrant group with the English language, the typology of mar-\nketable skills and overall ability to become self-sustaining\nwithin a reasonable period of time;\n4. cultural differentiation - the degree to which the immigrant\nculture exhibits variances from community norms;\n2\n5. institutional sensitivity - the capability of institutions\nwithin the community to respond to immigrant needs (e.g.,\nproviding English instruction, etc.);\n6. institutional load - utilization patterns of community\ninstitutions and resources;\n7. labor market conditions - employment, unemployment and under-\nemployment characteristics;\n8. community typology - congruence of community life with the\npatterns of the community formerly inhabited by the immigrant\ngroup (i.e., rural or urban; type of transportation, etc.) ;\nand\n9. housing conditions - purchase, rental of living units as a\nkey emotional issue needing very special handling.\nBefore presenting a strategy for assisting in the assimilation of\nthe refugees, we would like to briefly highlight some additional\nfactors which, we believe, will substantially affect this process\nand which should therefore be considered in any Federal planning\nin this area:\n1. Many refugees are relatives of American citizens, and so\ncame to the country with a pre-existing social and economic\nsupport network within the community.\n2. Many refugees have worked with Americans in Southeast Asia\nand are familiar with our language, customs and values; it\nfurther appears that a substantial segment of the immigrant\ngroup are professionals, technicians, scholars or entre-\npreneurs.\n3. The United States has a long-standing tradition of openness\nto political refugees; the immigrants come to our shores with\na positive attitude towards this country and share our demo-\ncratic values.\n4. Americans have always displayed a compassion to help those\nin need, especially women, children and old people (who\nmake up a large segment of the group).\n5. White American attitudes towards Orientals have shown a\nsubstantial decrease in prejudice in recent years.\n3\nOn the negative side, we note:\n1. Fear of immigrants as additional competition in a tightening\njob market.\n2. A general human tendency to react with anxiety and suspicion\ntowards any group of strangers who may \"suddenly\" appear;\nlocal resentment at having been selected, by outsiders, as\na host community.\n3. A tight housing market, with current economic conditions and\nhigh interest rates making the issue of where people will\nlive a key point of potential friction.\n4. The possibility that individuals' anger or confusion or\nbitterness about the outcome or conduct of U. S. involvement\nin Southeast Asia will be directed toward the refugees.\nA Community Approach to Refugee Assimilation\nIn designing our strategy, we were guided by general considera-\ntions. Based on our belief that intra-community dynamics will\nbe critical, we believe that every effort should be made to\nresponsibly facilitate the transmission of refugees from the\nrelocation camps into the community. Obviously, this should not\nbe done precipitously, without regard for the well-being of both\nthe immigrant and the community. Yet we believe it is important\nto avoid creating a two-step assimilation process in which refu-\ngees have to adjust first to life in the camp, only to have to\nface another, more difficult adaptation when they later have to\nconfront the realities of life in an American community. Further,\nfrom the point of view of the public, 1,400 immigrants in one's\nneighborhood may seem far more real and less threatening than\n14,000 hidden in a fenced-in tent city, at an old army base fif-\nteen miles outside of town.\nWe also believe that procedures must be developed to individualize\nthe refugees. There is no single, typical immigrant. There are\nmany who are today all but ready to join their relatives to be-\ngin to carve out a place for themselves in American life.\nOther refugees require far more assistance and support in order\nto make the difficult transition in their new country. A success-\nful program must ensure that it does not frustrate the person\nready to assume independence within the community, while not\ndenying help to those who must proceed at a slower pace.\n4\nOf particular concern will be how housing locally is identified\nand secured. Real estate brokers will not be particularly\ninterested in \"community\" attitudes; they will want to move\nhouses. We strongly recommend that the housing issue not be\nleft out of the impact planning problem, for this could form\ninsurmountable local problems.\nFinally, we would suggest that Federal communications and media\nefforts on this issue also be aimed at the process of integration\nwithin the community, rather than a highlighting of large-scale\nproblems affecting tens of thousands of refugees, or on life in\nthe camps.\nOur overall approach to the issue of Federal support for refugee\nresettlement recognizes the community as the context in which\nassimilation occurs. We believe that the Federal initiative\nwill be most efficacious and gain the greatest public support if\nit is directed toward bolstering those local institutions which\nfunction to promote the acceptance and integration of the refu-\ngees into the community. Our aim would be to encourage the\nendorsement of the resettlement plan by local leaders and insti-\ntutions - governmental, political, educational, religious, labor,\ncivic, social service, and professional - and to technically and\nfinancially assist these institutions in this process. Local\ngroups would be encouraged to sponsor and facilitate the incor-\nporation of a limited number of refugees, to assist and \"run\ninterference\" for them within the community structure. In this\nway the arriving Indochinese would have immediately available,\nat the local level, a network of advocates and, we would expect,\nfriends who would work to create an atmosphere of public encourage-\nment and to promote the local mobilization of resources on behalf\nof the new community members.\nWe would suggest a five-step approach to the resettlement of\nthe refugees, which directs Federal resources towards:\n1. in-camp preparation for resettlement;\n2. community preparation for the refugees;\n3. housing identification;\n4. support during period of initial involvement in community\nlife (up to one year); and\n5. follow-up support and evaluation.\n1. In-Camp Preparation\nThe process of socialization and assimilation should begin\nwithin the refugee camps. While there are some refugees\nwhose experience and training permits a rapid incorporation\n5\ninto the community, many will be experiencing the extreme\nshock of confronting and having to live within the context\nof a new and strange cultural and technological milieu. We\nexpect that many immigrants, separated from their homeland\nwith bewildering suddenness, more sure of what they are\nrunning from than what they are fleeing to, and facing an\nunknown country and an uncertain future, will experience a\nprofound mixture of feelings including confusion, fear,\nguilt, remorse and apathy. The refugee who waits with her\nfamily in a tent in a Florida resettlement camp, who worries\nabout the fate of friends and relatives left behind, who is\nstirred by memories of a home village she will probably never\nsee again, who ponders a new life which she can hardly yet\ncomprehend, needs more than food, shelter and medical care.\nWithin the camps, an ongoing process of education and coun-\nseling must be initiated, to assist the refugees in coping\nwith the transition process and to help prepare them for\ncommunity life. These programs must be conducted in con-\njunction with a research and assessment effort which would\nfunction to identify the talents, skills, needs and problems\nof each of the refugees and their families. In this way,\nhelp could be provided to guide individuals toward commu-\nnities which will be most appropriate and receptive to them.\n2.\nCommunity Preparation\nCommunity preparation would initially focus on public educa-\ntion and on financially and technically gearing up local\nresources - schools, social service agencies, employment\nsettings - to meet this new demand. Successful community\npreparation and planning would require a close working\nrelationship between local leaders and Federal officials\nadministering the program. An important thrust of this stage\nwould be to identify and develop local groups and individuals,\nwho would agree to sponsor a particular number of new arrivals\nand thus begin to take over the function of assisting the\nrefugees.\n3. Housing Identification\nThis will be a key area of community integration and one\nwhich can be overlooked as being insignificant. A \"real estate\"\napproach to the problem can greatly offend communities that\nare not involved in the process. We imagine the first steps\n6\nwill be to look at available Federal housing possibilities.\nThis should be done in cooperation with individuals who are\nsensitive to the overall dynamics of what is taking place.\nA push ahead to take housing wherever it exists would be\na serious mistake.\n4. Initial Support Within the Community\nFederal support is vital during the initial period of commu-\nnity involvement. Refugees cannot simply be dumped into the\nlaps of the locality. Financial and technical support to\nlocal institutions must be provided, and in communities where\nparticular programs or services are generally lacking or\ninadequate, they must be developed. Consultation by adult\neducation specialists and experienced family service workers,\nthe provision of training materials, and Federal assistance\nin job training and development as well as guidance in mounting\nlocal programs to encourage interaction and cross-cultural\nexploration within the community would be part of this effort.\nThe Federal effort would also assist local educational and\npublic institutions to raise on the local level the theme of\nimmigration as a vital part of the American tradition, and\nto make visible our continued existence as a nation which\nyearly successfully incorporates several hundred thousand\nnew citizens.\n5. Follow-Up\nAlthough we would expect that major responsibility for\nassisting former refugees would have shifted to the state\nand local level within two years, some requirement for on-\ngoing Federal aid may be anticipated, especially in services\nfor children or the elderly. We would also strongly endorse\na policy of program follow-up and evaluation which would\nenable Congress, the Executive Branch, local officials and\nthe public to examine and reflect on the strengths and weak-\nnesses of this effort.\nConclusion\nWe have \"roughed out\" above a general outline of a strategy for\nFederal support for the assimilation of refugees, which stresses\nthe importance of local community participation and sponsorship.\n7\nProgrammatic details and directions must be forged in coop-\neration with the localities affected.\nIt is our hope that the resettlement of Indochinese refugees\nwithin our communities can serve as a beginning as well as an\nend. It will be well to put behind us the angers and dissension\nof the last decade; we have all grown weary of the bitterness\nand strife. We believe that this Federal effort can offer\neffective and humane assistance to the refugees and the host\ncommunities and provide a visible model of what is best in\nAmerican life and tradition, as well as reflect positively on\nthe Administration.\n8\nJune 27, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nFORD & GERALO LIBRARY\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON REFUGEES\n(ATTN: ACTING DIRECTOR)\nWe have been advised that a sponsor would be available\nfor Nguyen Ahn Cuong -- a former military interpreter\nif he is among the SEA refugees.\nIt will be appreciated if you can confirm his status\nso that a sponsorship application can be made.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nEnclosure\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAhN\nNguyen Birth Cuong\nformer military\nINTERPRETER.\nHome IN\nSAigoN.\nFlew Missions w/\nUSAF OUT of\nPleikufor Wn W.\nNicholson\nзаион 3.8HW 3HT\nиотфијнеаw\n4NA\nNdrdon $4 Croud\npresilim remant\nmarks marks\n47 smoth\n.40p:A2\nmizzim w/7\nthe twO naturield 7-N2A\n&\nJuly 2, 1975\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nMS. JULIA TAFT, INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON VIETNAM\nJulia -\nWe have been advised that a sponsor would be available\nfor Nguyen Ahn Cuong -- a former military interpreter\nif he is among the SEA refugees.\nIt will be appreciated if you can confirm his status\nso that a sponsorship application can be made.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nEnclosure\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nAhn\nNguyen And Cuong\nformer military\nINTERPRETER.\nHome IN\nSAigoN.\nFlew Missions w/\nUSAF OUT of\nPleikufor Wn W.\nNicholson\nDr. Theodore\nC. marrs\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nPRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE\nHe\nON REFUGEES\nJune 18, 1975\nDear\nI apologize for this impersonal way of communicating; but if I\nam to convey certain thoughts to all Committee members before our\nJune 25 meeting, I must resort to the copy machine.\nAs you well know, the Refugee Program, especially the Interagency\nTask Force, has come under criticism from the Senatorial Subcommittee\non Refugees. I have disagreed publicly with this criticism, largely\non the basis that I believe the Task Froce has done a fine job in the\nface of unprecedented imponderables.\nHowever, I am in agreement with the Subcommittee report insofar\nas it recommends that our Presidential Advisory Committee should\nimmediately launch a public information program. Since we are not in\nthe nuts-and-bolts business, it seems obvious that this publicity effort\ncan be identified as our most immediate task. We have a lot of\nhorsepower on this Committee, and I believe that collectively we can\nexert a great deal of constructive influence in this regard.\nBefore we can launch a publicity effort, of course, we must first\nof all be sure of our product. That product is the question of\nsponsorship: what is required of an individual or group that agrees\nto sponsor a Vietnamese or Cambodian family?\nWriting as one of the seventeen members of the Committee, I am\ninclined to believe that the current sponsorship requirements are a bit\nstringent on a family-to-family basis, given the current state of the\nEconomy and the possible lack of a sense of urgency among the public.\nTherefore, I propose that the first two substantive items on our\nagenda for the June 25 meeting be (1) an examination of the current\nsponsorship requirements, considering a possible split-off of family\nas opposed to group responsibilities and (2) having decided on the first,\nhow to augment the efforts of the Task Force in promoting public\nunderstanding of the sponsorship program - where to go and how much is\nexpected of everyone.\nBased on the experience of June 3, this next meeting, scheduled\nfor 10:00 a.m. on June 25, can go on through the afternoon - or the\nnext morning, if necessary.\nSincerely,\nJohn S. D. Eisenhower\nChairman\nJSDE/ajh\nEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT\nOFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20503\nntill\nJUL 3 - 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nDEPUTY DIRECTOR\n151\nOpeill\nFORD LIGRARY\nSUBJECT:\nLetter to Governors on Indochina\nRefugee Resettlement\nAttached is a letter to all Governors prepared for your\nsignature by the Interagency Task Force for Indochina\nRefugees.\nThe letter gives information about the refugee resettle-\nment program and asks the States to develop their own\nresettlement programs with Federal assistance. The\nmodel for such a program is the one launched by Governor\nDan Evans in Washington State. The Federal Regional\nCouncils will help the Task Force to follow up with the\nGovernors and will aid the States in the establishment\nof their own resettlement programs.\nThe States offer a potential source for a large number\nof new sponsors which are badly needed to supplement those\nbeing generated by the voluntary agencies.\nA Presidential letter to all the Governors will be a big\nhelp in encouraging States to participate in the program.\nI recommend that you sign it.\nAttachment\ncc:\nOfficial file - DO Records\nDirector\nDirectors Chron\nMr. Oaxaca\nDeputy Director\nMr. Puritano\nMr. Falk\nMr. Barri\nMr. Marrs\nMr. Blaydon\nMr. Eisenhower\nMD Chron\nMr. Semerad\nMr. Cannon\nMD/HCA:CCBlaydon:mas7-3-75\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWashington\nDear Governor\nAs you know, on May 24, 1975, I signed into law the\nIndochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975\nto assist in the resettlement of Vietnamese and Cambodian\nrefugees who are seeking new homes in the United States.\nSince then, I have established an Interagency Task Force\non Refugees to coordinate the resettlement program and\nto assure that it is accomplished as humanely and expedi-\ntiously as possible. In addition, I have appointed a\nPresidential Advisory Committee to assist in this effort.\nI am pleased to report that as of June 30th, more than\n41,000 of the 130,258 evacuees have joined their families\nor sponsors in the United States and are beginning to\ncontribute to their new communities. These refugees have\nbeen accorded parole status, making them eligible to remain\nin the United States indefinitely and to accept employment.\nAll refugees, except those few deemed \"self-sufficient\",\nwill be assigned sponsors to assist in the resettlement\nprocess. Sponsors may be individuals, families, service\norganizations, churches or other groups. Commitment as a\n2\nsponsor, while not a legal one, involves a clear moral\nobligation to help the refugee to the best of the sponsor's\nability.\nMany individuals and voluntary agencies are participating\nin the resettlement program by locating sponsors and\nfacilitating the movement of refugees from the four recep-\ntion centers to their new homes. These voluntary efforts\nhave been exemplary, but we should not expect that they\nalone will accomplish this great humanitarian task as\nquickly as we would all wish.\nI am encouraged that a number of States and local govern-\nments are developing programs to assist in expediting the\nresettlement of the refugees into their new communities.\nYou have received information from the Advisory Committee\nabout one of these programs which Governor Dan Evans\nlaunched in Washington State. This successful effort has\nled to placement of more than 500 refugees with sponsors\nthroughout the State.\nThe Interagency Task Force is now prepared to contract with\nother States which choose to develop their own resettlement\n3\nprograms. Funds are available to support State efforts\nthrough reimbursement of $500 for each refugee placed.\nIn addition, 100 percent federal reimbursement is avail-\nable to all States for Medicaid, financial assistance,\nand social services provided to refugees. Administrative\ncosts related to the provision of such services will also\nbe reimbursed. Financial support to help defray emergency\ncosts incurred by school districts, should they enroll large\nnumbers of refugee children, will also be available. These\nprograms are further described in materials being transmitted\nto your State agencies through existing channels.\nI have asked the Federal Regional Councils to assist the\nTask Force by aiding State and local governments in the\ndevelopment of programs which they wish to undertake. You\nmay expect to hear from a representative of the Federal\nRegional Council in the near future.\nWhether or not you choose to lead a resettlement effort in\nyour State, your leadership in assuring State agency and\nprivate organization support of sponsoring families and\nindividuals will provide invaluable assistance to this\neffort.\n4\nThe responses of thousands of individuals and the untiring\nefforts of voluntary agencies have demonstrated again the\ngenerosity of Americans toward others seeking to find homes\nin our country. I hope you will consider ways in which\nyour State may participate in this effort.\nSincerely,\nJuly 3, 1975\nFORD is LIBRARY 076830\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nMS. JULIA TAFT, INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON VIETNAM\nIf there is any possibility of Task Force action on this\nmatter, please advise Senator Curtis and send me a copy.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nEnclosure\nJune 24, 1975\nHonorable Carl T. Curtis\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, D.C. 20510\nDear Senator Curtis:\nYour letter and the letter from Mr. Floyd A. Cropper, Mayor of\nLyons, Nebraska, concerning financial assistance for a Vietnamese\nrefugee dentist to practice in Lyons was referred to me by\nMr. Theodore C. Marrs, Special Assistant to the President.\nAt the present time, the Department of Health, Education, and\nWelfare is still in the process of identifying and assessing the\neducational preparation of the refugee dentists, but 1t is safe\nto say that all of the dentists coming to this country will require\nextensive educational preparation in a school in this country. In\nthis respect requirements for licensure of dentists in the United\nStates is more strict than the requirements for licensure of\nphysicians who are graduates of foreign professional schools. The\nlicensing procedure is quite different and the City of Lyons may\nbe undertaking quite a lengthy support program and the true nature\nof the city's committment should be explored carefully.\nAt the present time there is no fund, per se, designed exclusively\nfor the support of refugee professionals. Of course, if the refugee\ndentist is admitted to a dental school in this country, there are\nseveral support programs within the Federal Government that would\nbe available to him and information concerning these programs and\ncounseling service would be available in the dental school where the\nindividual is enrolled.\nI sincerely hope that this information is helpful to you in responding\nto the Mayor.\nSincerely yours,\nEdward D. Martin, M.D.\nDirector\nNational Health Service Corps\nBCHS/NHSC: HILTON/ns/6/24/75\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nJune 18, 1975\nGd\nDear Senator Curtis:\nThis is to advise that I have forwarded the inquiry\nfrom Mayor Floyd A. Cropper of Lyons, Nebraska, to\nDr. Edward Martin of the Health Services Administra-\ntion of the Department of Health, Education, and\nWelfare (Telephone: (202) 443-4434) , and to Julia\nTaft of the Interagency Task Force.\nThe problems that small towns such as Lyons face in\nattempting to attract competent medical and dental\npractitioners are great. The tragic relocation of\nthe Vietnam and Cambodian refugees may offer some\nhelp with this problem.\nSincerely,\nW Ment\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nHonorable Carl T. Curtis\nUnited States Senate\nWashington, b. C. 20510\nCARL T. CURTIS\nCOMMITTEES:\nNEBRASKA\nAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY\nFINANCE\nJOINT COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL REVER\nTAXATION\nUnited States Senate\nSELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AA\nCONDUCT\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20310\nCHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE\nMay 27, 1975\nDr. Theodore Marrs\nSpecial Assistant\nto the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Dr. Marrs:\nEnclosed is a copy of a letter which I have\nreceived from Mayor Floyd A. Cropper of Lyons, Nebraska,\nexpressing the interest of his community in obtaining\na Vietnamese refugee dentist.\nI would appreciate your channeling this letter\nto the proper sources, and letting me know what action has\nbeen taken in this regard.\nThanking you, I am\nCarl Curtis Sincerely\nCARL T. CURTIS, USS\nCTC:mf\nEnc.\nLyons Industrial Development Corp.\nLYONS, NEBRASKA 68038\nMay 20, 1975\nSenator Carl Curtis\nSenate Office Building\nWashington, D. C.\nDear Carl:\nOur community has been searching for a dentist the\npast three years and our committee wonders if there\nare any dentists among the many refugees coming in\nfrom Southeast ASIA.\nWe notice that President Ford has appointed a special\ncommittee to advise on the future of the refugees\nand I am asking if you would send this letter or get\nin touch with the committee concerning our interest\nin sponsoring a dentist for Lyons. The chairman is\nJohn Eisenhower.\nPresent rules require that a dentist or medical doctor\nmust attend school for a certain length of time and\nalso pass examinations. Our community would need\nfinancial assistance from some refugee fund in order\nto keep 2 dentist in school for say, two years and\nthen sponsor he and his family until his work in the\ncommunity is well established. We need 2 dentist\nbadly ánd will do most anything to get one.\nCan your office help us in some way? Thanks, Carl.\nVery truly yours,\nTeoya a Cropper\nFloyd A. Cropper, Lyons Mayor '64-'70\nPresnt Pres. Lyons Ind. Dev. Corp.\nB32\nJuly 3, 1975\nFORD LIBRARY & 9ERVID\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nMS. JULIA TAFT, INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON VIETNAM\nMr. Nguyen Van Van was offered sponsorship by the American\nBible Society through IRC during final week of May.\nIs there a security or other hinderance? When can he\nexpect resettlement?\nWe have received an inquiry from Warner A. Hutchinson\nof the American Bible Society.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nfile\nJuly 14, 1975\nThe Honorable Julia Taft\nExecutive Office of the President\nFORD LIBRARY j GERALD\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Mrs. Taft:\nI am writing to you in my capacity as Senior Warden of King's\nChapel in Boston to call your attention to a serious problem in\ninformation relating to sponsorship of Vietnamese families in the\nBoston area. As a former Special Consultant to the President, I am\naware of the need for feedbacks in measures which seem clear from\nthe White House and therefore feel that I should call the attention\nof the Executive Office to our problem, because I believe it to be\nwidespread in New England.\nOur Vestry has decided in principle to sponsor a Vietnamese\nfamily if this could be done without contracting a commitment of\nindefinite duration. We were assured by a senior officer of the HEW\nNew England Regional Office, who had been spending several weeks\nprocessing Vietnamese refugees at one of the camps (and is a member\nof the Church), that sponsorship involved a moral commitment (con-\ncerning housing, school information, job seeking and general\nhospitality) but not a legally enforceable financial responsibility\ninasmuch as the adopted family would be eligible for welfare at cur-\nrent state levels and for Medicaid (reimbursable by the Federal\ngovernment).\nThe Committee I appointed to follow up in this action (the\nChairman, a pediatrician, is a U.S. Army Medical Corps Reserve\nColonel who served terms of duty in Vietnam and has just returned\nfrom inspecting the camp at Indiantown Gap; an unusually capable lady,\nformer WAVE officer, who is Chairman of our Committee on Charities\nand Appeals, is in touch with other churches and non-profit organiza-\ntions; our senior HEW \"expert\", and a member with special interest\nin and knowledge of Vietnamese problems) has now been informed --\nor developed the impression, general in the Boston area, that\nsponsorship involves full financial responsibility for at least five years\n- 2 -\n(the waiting period for citizenship), together with responsibility for\nmedical expenditures. I am assured by Dr. Theodore C. Marrs that\nthey are mistaken. I suspected as much but wanted to call to the\nattention of the Administration the fact that an unusually qualified\ncommittee seemed unable to acquire the necessary information.\nI hope that you will therefore treat my request for a clear\nexpression of the policy rules in this point not as an isolated case\n(though I will, of course, be very grateful for your information),\nbut as an indication of the need for a wide diffusion of up to date\ninformation.\nWith best regards and thanks.\nSincerely,\nJean Mayer\nSenior Warden\nKing's Chapel, Boston\nProfessor Jean Mayer\nMaster of Dudley House\nHarvard University\n53 Dunster Street\nCambridge, Massachusetts 02138\nCC: Dr. Marrs\nDr. Theodore C. Marrs\nThe White House\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nfile\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nThe President of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nJuly 14, 1975\nFORD LIBRARY is GERALD\nend\nDear Mr. President:\nRL\nThank you for your interest in the program\nestablished to resettle refugees from Indochina.\nIn accordance with your request for informa-\ntion, we have enclosed material relative to your\nareas of interest.\nWe appreciate your concern and your support.\nSincerely,\nJulia Vadala Laft\nJulia Vadala Taft\nDirector\nEnclosure:\nAs stated\nFROM THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INLOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S.A.\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nIn coordination with:\nTHE SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICE\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE\nJune 1975\nQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS\nON THE\nMEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR VIETNAMESE AND CAMBODIAN REFUGEES*\nQ. Is medical assistance available for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees?\nA. In the case of Indochinese refugees with little or no income or resources,\nmedical assistance can be made available through the State or local public\nwelfare agency.\nQ. Is this the same as Medicaid?\nA. No. The financial eligibility requirements --- in terms of need, income levels,\nand resources -- and the medical services provided are similar to the Medicaid\nprogram. However, in the case of the refugees, the Federal Government will\nreimburse the State 100 percent for such medical assistance. In the regular\nMedicaid program, the State is required to cover a portion of the costs.\nGenerally, only persons with sufficiently low incomes and resources who are\nover age 65, blind, disabled, or members of families with children deprived of\nparental support are eligible for the regular Medicaid program. However, Indo-\nchinese refugees seeking medical assistance are not required to be members of\nthese groups; this is to assure that needy refugees do not become a burden on\nState or local funds for health services.\nQ. Where can a refugee apply for medical assistance?\nA. At the nearest office of the State or local public welfare agency.\nQ. What kind of medical services are provided?\nA. The medical assistance programs vary from State to State. However, all of the\nmedical assistance programs include: Inpatient hospital services; outpatient\nhospital services; laboratory and x-ray services; skilled nursing home services;\nearly and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment for persons under age 21;\nfamily planning; physicians' services; and home health services. In addition,\nwhere other services might be required -- and where such services would be\navailable to destitute U.S. citizens through public facilities such as county\nhospitals -- the State agency may authorize such services to be provided under\n*Policies relating to medical assistance for the refugees were transmitted to the\nStates as part of Action Transmittal SRS-AT-75-27, June 9, 1975, issued by the\nSocial and Rehabilitation Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.\nthe medical assistance program for refugees. The State or local welfare\noffice can advise on the extent of coverage and the limitations or restrictions\nwhich may exist.\nQ. Can the refugee medical assistance program pay for services incurred before\nthe refugee applied or before he was accepted?\nA. Yes, medical services which were provided up to three months prior to the\ndate the refugee or his sponsor applied for medical assistance can be covered,\nprovided the refugee would have been eligible at the time the service was\nprovided.\nQ. When should a sponsor have a refugee apply for medical assistance?\nA. Sponsors are expected to cover minor, routine medical expenses as part of the\nsponsorship. In instances where major medical problems occur, or where the\ncost is beyond the means of the refugee or the sponsor, medical assistance\nshould be sought from the State or local welfare agency.\nQ. What are the day-to-day mechanics of securing medical assistance?\nA. Applicants who are found eligible are given medical assistance eligibility\ncards. As with major credit cards, they are presented in payment for services\nby medical care providers, who then bill the State. If an eligible refugee\nor sponsor pays cash to a provider or incurs expenses with a nonparticipating\nprovider, there is no way to reimburse him.\nQ. Would a refugee have to qualify for welfare cash assistance in order to\nqualify for medical assistance?\nNo. In order to be as helpful as possible to sponsors -- who may not be able\nto meet a major medical cost but who can continue to assist the refugee by\nproviding shelter and food and by helping the refugee to become self-supporting-\nthe medical assistance program for refugees specifically provides that a\nrefugee may apply for medical assistance even though welfare cash assistance\nis not being received.\nQ. What if a refugee needs medical assistance but is found ineligible because\nhis available income or resources exceed State eligibility levels?\nA. In most (but not all) States, medical assistance is provided to those with\nincomes and resources which have been reduced to the State eligibility levels\nby incurred medical bills. This method of establishing eligibility is called\nthe \"spend-down.\" Sponsors should specifically inquire about the \"spend-down\"\nif medical assistance is denied because of excess income or resources.\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nPOSTAGE AND FEES PAID\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S.A.\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nSTA-501\nU.S.MAIL\nOFFICIAL BUSINESS\nAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nPENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300\nThe President of the United States\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nJuly 21, 1975\nGETARO FORD LIBRARY\nMs. Julia Taft, Chairperson\nInter-Agency Task Force\n1875 Connecticut, N.W.\nUniversal North Building\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Ms. Taft:\nThis letter is sent to the Task Force on Indo-Chineese Refugee Resettle-\nment to inform you of the activities of certain voluntary agencies in Houston,\nTexas, as the result of contact with Mrs. Gaetana Enders of the President's\nAdvisory Committee on Refugee Resettlement. In this letter we will 1. Identify\nthe events surrounding Mrs. Enders' visit to Houston, 2. Inform you of her con-\ntact with our agencies, 3. Report our understanding of her contact with us,\n4. Report our concerns and outline the problems attending her request, 5. Re-\nspond to her request with a proposal, and 6. Request your response to and\naction on our letter to you.\n1. Mrs. Enders' Visit to Houston:\nOn Wednesday, July 9, 1975 Mrs. Gaetana Enders of the President's Advi-\nsory Committee for Refugee Resettlement contacted the Rev. Mr. David Lintner,\nHouston Coordinator for Vietnameese Resettlement on behalf of Lutheran Social\nServices of Texas. Mrs. Enders told Mr. Lintner that she had a plan to re-\nsettle all of the Cambodian refugees from Pendleton in the Houston, en masse.\nMr. Lintner asked to meet with Mrs. Enders and asked to bring a representative\nof Catholic Community Services to the meeting. Mrs. Enders agreed and asked\nMr. Lintner to invite representative of the American Red Cross and Travelers'\nAid as well.\nDuring the time prior to the scheduled meeting, Mrs. Enders was establish-\ning contact with business leaders and representatives of the media. According\nto Mrs. Enders she solicited support for a project and was able to make some\ncommittments from several businessmen and the media to be involved in her idea\nfor resettlement.\n2. Mrs. Enders' Meeting with our Agencies:\nRepresentatives of the following agencies met with Mrs. Enders at 7:30 p.m.:\nMs. Georgeann Bassman, the American Red Cross; Mr. Kevin Doyle, Catholic Community\nServices; Ms. Kay Haas, Travelers' Aid; the Rev. Messrs. David Lintner and Lindell\nLetter to the Task Force\nPage 2\nSmith, Houston and State Coordinators, respectively, for Lutheran Immigration\nand Refugee Service through Lutheran Social Services of Texas. By coincidence,\nMr. Louie Welch, President of the Houston Chamber of Commerce and past mayor\nof the City of Houston, joined the meeting.\nDuring the meeting Mrs. Enders told us she felt Houston would be an ideal\ncity in which to resettle a special group of approximately 1,500 Cambodian\nrefugees from Pendleton. Mrs. Enders told us that these refugees were mostly\nformer employees and their families of the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia. Mrs.\nEnders said that she was only interested in this specialized group for Houston,\nand that if the project worked it might serve as an example to other cities in\nthe United States.\nFollowing this meeting the representatives of Red Cross, CCS, Travelers'\nAid and LSST met briefly to discuss the meeting and to compare impressions.\nIt was agreed that the representatives should meet again and share their per-\nceptions. Mr. Lintner agreed to serve as convener.\nA meeting was convened on July 15th at the Red Cross. Those attending the\nmeeting were: Mss. Bassman, Overbeck, and Will, American Red Cross; Mss. Bhupal,\nHaas, and McCay, Travelers' Aid; Mr. Kevin Doyle, Catholic Community Services;\nMs. Knight, Houston Chamber of Commerce; the Rev. Messrs. Lintner and Smith,\nLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Mrs. Judy Stauffer, appointed by\nMrs. Enders to perform some ambiguous tasks in Houston, was asked to join the\nmeeting at 2:30 p.m. Five specific tasks were outlined to be accomplished in\nthe meeting: 1. To share individual perceptions of Mrs. Enders' \"proposal,\"\n2. To arrive at a common understanding and agreement as to what Mrs. Enders\nwas suggesting to us as our task in relation to her \"proposal,\" 3. To ask our-\nselves if it were possible to effect Mrs. Enders' \"proposal,\" 4. To define\nwhat each agency might contribute to a jointly coordinated project, and\n5. To discuss how a cooperative effort might be initiated. In addition, the\nagencies were confronted with the problem of how to engage Mrs. Stauffer in a\nmeaningful way in a projected cooperative effort. This problem resulted from\nMrs. Stauffer's prior contacts with each agency in which she alienated her-\nself and agency representatives by suggesting that she was commissioned\ndirectly by Mrs. Enders and through failing to listen to agency representat-\nives' attempts to inform her of the ambiguity of the situation. Mrs. Stauffer\nhad been given the impression by Mrs. Enders that everyone had agreed to\ncooperate with her. It appeared that Mrs. Stauffer was unwilling to listen\nto the agency representatives. The situation became potentially sensitive\nwhen it was learned that Mrs. Stauffer had direct access to the media: she\nhad been given an office at KPRC TV from which to run her \"Program.\"\n3. Common Understanding of Mrs. Enders' Proposal Among Agencies:\nA. Mrs. Enders wishes to resettle approximately 1,500 Cambodian refugees,\nen masse, in Houston.\nB. This group represents former employees of the U.S. Embassy and their\nfamilies, to the exclusion of other Cambodian and Vitenameese refugees.\nLetter to the Task Force\nPage 3\nC. No tasks were assigned to our agencies, no committment was directly\nsolicited.\nD. Mrs. Enders assumed our agencies would undertake her idea.\nE. Although Mrs. Enders has deep concern and compassion for the plight\nof refugees she presented no coherent plan of action.\nF. Mrs. Enders indicated that her idea had the direct approval of \"the\nWhite House.\"\nG. Mrs. Enders indicated that she could \"open any door\" for us.\n4. Our Concerns:\nOur agencies have a number of concerns about Mrs. Enders' activities in\nthe City of Houston:\nA. Although Mrs. Enders has indicated to the President's Advisory Com-\nmittee that the Houston agencies have agreed to work her proposal,\nthey, in fact, have not.\nB. However well intentioned, Mrs. Enders has initiated activities using\nthe name of the White House among business, private and media sectors\nof the Houston community without coordination and without consultation.\nC. As a result of Mrs. Enders' television, radio, and newspaper inter-\nviews there is public frustration and confusion.\nD. The City of Houston has not agreed to participate in the effort at\nthis time.\nE. The Governor's office for the State of Texas has not been consulted\nby Mrs. Enders.\nF. Any program for mass resettlement in Houston must have endorsement of\nlocal agencies' national organizations.\nG. There exists no inter-agency process to effect a mass resettlement plan.\nH. We do not feel our agencies can be involved in a special interest group\nof refugees to the exclusion of other refugee groups.\nI. Any attempt to resettle large numbers of refugees cannot be superficially\nhandled but must be well planned and thought through.\n5. Our Response:\nAlthough the agencies feel they cannot agree to work on a project to re-\nsettle a specific interest group of refugees as suggested by Mrs. Enders, they\nmight well work together in a cooperative effort to resettle an increasing as\nwell as yet-to-be-determined number of refugees on the scale suggested by\nMrs. Enders.\nLetter to the Task Force\nPage 4\nHowever, such a project must have the endorsement of the national organi-\nzations under which the concerned local agencies operate and such a project\nshould be initiated at the invitation of the Task Force.\nThe agencies would agree to undertake such a project under the following\nconditions:\nA. The local agencies would be responsible for and in charge of the\nprocess to be followed, as well as the management of the process.\nSuch a process will be outlined later.\nB. Local, state and national levels of government should be informed\nof the project and their participation solicited in specific areas.\nC. The local project would be responsible to the Task Force only, with\nthe exception of the local agencies' national judicatories.\nD. Medicaid cards or some written guarantee from the appropriate govern-\nmental department should be secured for the refugees.\nE. All public relations activities should be cleared by the local coordi-\nnating committee or its designated spokesperson.\nF. The President's Advisory Committee and the Task Force should have a\ncommon understanding of the channels of communication and the initiation\nof activity regarding any local coordinated activity.\nG. Adequate time must be given to the local agencies to initiate the coordi-\nnation of their efforts without pressure from top level governmental\nsources.\nH. Most importantly, the national organizations of local agencies must be\nconsulted before any plan of action is initiated.\nThe process for initiating a large scale resettlement program through the\ncooperative efforts of local agencies would include three component phases:\nA. Phase I: Planning. Local agencies would convene to develop a purpose\nfor cooperation and to develop the concept of cooperation and resettlement.\nA coordinating group would be established to clarify what questions need to be\nasked, what additional agencies need to be involved and what plan of action\nwould be needed.\nA concept would be developed to divide the City of Houston into logical\nunits, within which clusters of congregations and civic organizations would be\nidentified. These cluster units would provide sponsorships on a group level.\nIndividual offers for sponsorships would be referred to the appropriate cluster.\nLetters to the Task Force\nPage 5\nB. Phase II: Recruitment/clustering/referral After the planning stage\nhas been accomplished local clusters would be recruited. Information concern-\ning the program, job referrals, housing possibilities etc. would be initiated\nat this time.\nC. Phase III: Initiation of Resettlement. Refugees would be brought to\nand placed in the care of cluster units. At all times the central coordinating\ncommittee would be receiving feedback from cluster units as to the status of\nthe program.\nIn summary, the process would involve an initial planning stage, in which\na time schedule would be established as well as evaluative procedures; a\nrecruitment stage, in which the planning would be realized in the Houston commu-\nnity in terms of the establishment of the resettlement structure; and the\ninitiation and feedback stage, when the actual resettlement would be effected.\nCrucial to the development of a program of cooperation would be the\ndevelopment of continuous evaluation and feedback procedures.\n6. Request for your Response:\nOn Friday, July 18, 1975 a conference call among the local agencies was\nheld with the purpose of agreeing on the final draft of this letter. Included\nin the call were representatives of the American Red Cross, Catholic Community\nServices, Lutheran Social Services, and Travelers' Aid. In addition, the\nChamber of Commerce participated in the call in an advisory capacity.\nThe four volunteer agencies welcome and await your invitation to us to\nengage in a cooperative effort to resettle refugees in Houston, Texas.\nWe request that you respond by letter, directed to David Lintner, Lutheran\nSocial Services of Texas, Southeast Texas Office, 161 West Road, Houston, Texas\n77037, by Monday, July 28, 1975.\nWe request that you inform us of your impressions of our proposal, that\nyou inform us of what support and resources we might expect from the Task\nForce in the event that we are invited to engage in a cooperative effort.\nYour attention to this matter is appreciated.\nFor the Volunteer Agencies in Houston.\nDavid F. Lintner\n(Lutheran Social Services of Texas)\nConvener pro tempore\nCopies to:\nDr. Theodore Mars\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C. 20500\nRoger D. Semerod, Executive Director\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nNew Executive Building\nRoom 4013\nWashington, D.C. 20503\nJohn McDonald\nDepartment of Public Service\nDivision of Disaster and Emergency Services\nP. 0. Box 4087\nAustin, Texas 78773\nWorthington Linnen\nLutheran Immigration and Refugee Service\nLutheran Council in the U.S.A.\n315 Park Avenue South\nNew York, New York 10010\nEnso V. Bighinatti\nDirector of Disaster Services\nAmerican National Red Cross\n18th and D Streets, N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\nWilliam M. Taylor\nTravelers' Aid International Social Service of America\n345 E. 46th Street\nNew York, New York 10036\nJohn McCarthy\nU. S. Catholic Conference\n1312 Mass. Ave. N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\nDr. Jan Papanek\nAmerican Fund for Czechoslovk Refugees\n1709 Broadway\nN.Y., N.Y. 10019\nJohn Shauer\nChurch World Service\nImmigration and Refugee Program\n475 Riverside Drive\nN.Y., N.Y. 10027\nGanor Jacbson\nUnited HIAS Service, Inc.\n200 Park Ave. South\nN.Y., N.Y. 10003\nCopies continued\nCharles Sternberg\nInternational Rescue Committee\n386 Park Avenue South\nN.Y., N.Y. 10016\nWillis Klein\nFORD LIBRARY & GERALD\nAmerican Council for Nationalities Service\n20 W. 40th St.\nN.Y., N.Y. 10018\nHamp Coley\nUnited Way of America\n300 N. Lee\nAlexandria, VA\nMrs. Tatiana Schaufuss\nTolstoy Foundation, Inc.\n250 W. 57th St.\nN.Y., N.Y. 10019\nEd Weaver\nAmerican Public Welfare Association\n1660 L St., N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\nChauncy Alexander\nNational Association of Social Workers\n11425 H Street, N.W.\nWashington, D.C.\nTheron Van Scoler\nAmerican Council of Voluntary Agencies\n200 Park Ave., South\nN.Y., N.Y. 1003\nWalter Kulleur\nPresidential Advisory Committee on Refugees\nThe White House\nThe New Executive Office Building\nWashington, D.C.\nJim Delaney\nsame address as W. Kulleur\nTravelers' Aid, Houston\nCatholic Community Services, Houston\nLutheran Social Services, Houston\nAmerican Red Cross, Houston\nHouston Chamber of Commerce\nUnited Fund, Houston\n+\nHOUSTON\nU.S.POSTAGE\nTHE AMERICAN RED CROSS\nJUL21'75\nHOUSTON-HARRIS COUNTY CHAPTER\nIII 20\nTEX\n:\n*************\n2006 SMITH STREET\nP.B. 640832\nMETER\nHOUSTON, TEXAS 77002\nDr. Theodore Mars\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nRECEPTION HOUSE & SECURITY\n\\ Processed IIII 28 by: 1975\nDu\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nThe\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nC\nGERALE R. FORD LIBRASTA\np\nY\nJuly 24, 1975\nMr. Joseph R. Farrell\nBragg Towers\nAlexandria, VA 22302\nDear Mr. Farrell:\nPlease accept my apology for the long delay in responding\nto your request which was forwarded to us by Dr. Marrs.\nI am very happy to tell you that the two refugees\n,\nyou asked about are safely out of Vietnam and are settled\nwith sponsors in the continental United States. The\nCatholic Conference arranged for their sponsorship while\nboth were in Camp Pendleton, California. They were re-\nleased in late May.\nI hope this information will be useful to you. Again,\nmy apologies for taking so long in responding to your re-\nquest.\nSincerely,\nJulia JVT/eg Vadala Taft\nDirector\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S.A.\nPOSTAGE AND FEES PAID\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nSTA-501\nU.S.MAIL\nOFFICIAL BUSINESS\nAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nPENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300\nDr. Theodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C. 20500\nSeptember 5, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nMRS. JULIA TAFT\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nFORO d LIBRARY 078470\nWould you please arrange to see Dick\nMcCormack, discuss his views and let\nus know the results of your discussion.\nHe will call you.\nSeptember 5, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR: DICK MCCORMACK\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nI reviewed the interesting thoughts in\nyour note to Don Rumsf&ld in regard\nto refugees. There has been action in\nmost of the areas you referenced and\nMrs. Julia Taft, Chairman of the\nPresident's Task Force on Refugees\nis fully conscious of the specific\nproblems.\nI do, however, think the solution of\nthose problems could be furthered if\nyou two discussed them. Julia's phone\nnumber is 254-3040. She has been sent\ncopies of our correspondence.\nCC: Julia Taft\nSeptember 1, 1975\nDear Mr. McCormack:\nMr. Rumsfeld has asked me to thank you for\nyour memorandum of August 20th regarding\nthe Vietnam Refugee Settlement Program.\nI have forwarded your correspondence to the\nappropriate persons, and can assure you that\nit will receive serious consideration.\nBest wishes,\nSincerely,\nRichard B. Chensy\nDeputy Assistant to the President\nMr. Dick McCormack\nAmerican Enterprise Institute\n1150 17th Street, NW.\nWashington, D.C. 20036\nbec: Ted Marrs with incoming for appropriate handling.\nAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE\nДЕЙ\nFOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH\n1150 SEVENTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036\nTELEPHONE 202: 296-5616\nDR HAS SEEN\nMEMORANDUM\nT/T\nTO: Donald Rumsfeld\nDATE: August 20, 1975\nFM: Dick McCormack Dick\nRE: The Vietnam Refugee Settlement Program\nFORD i GERALD LIBRARY\nI went to Vietnam myself in 1968 originally to work on refugee problems\nand as a consequence I have followed rather closely the efforts the USG\nhas made following the collapse to resettle those who fled with us.\nAlthough it is impossible to carry out a refugee resettlement effort,\neven when only involving 120,000 people, without a certain amount of\nconfusion, I believe the handling of this problem requires a different\napproach than we have thus far been following.\nAlthough about half of the 120,000 refugees have moved out of the camps\nand into sponsors' homes, there has been virtually no official effort\nmade to organize employment for any significant percentage of these people.\nThey are a heavy and increasing financial burden on sponsors' families,\nand unless extraordinary measures are taken, sufficient jobs for the ref-\nugees will not be forthcoming in the present tight job market.\nI have several recommendations:\n1. That you appoint a senior industralist or financier with a national\nreputation to head up the job hunt program for the refugees. Governor\nScranton would be a good choice.\n2. That instead of scattering the individual refugees like sand through-\nout the entire nation, efforts be made to relocate them in small groups\nand clusters so that organized help can be arranged to deal with common\nproblems such as employment and linquistic difficulties, and so the Viet-\nnamese can have some social contact with each other.\n3. That industries in communities which accept groups of Vietnamese be\nprovided with government and defense contracts to ease the local job sit-\nuation.\nThe Vietnamese are a highly resourceful people, and if some organized ef-\nfort is made in Washington to deal with the job situation, these people\nwill quickly blend into the American scene. But it must be run by some-\none who can deal effectively at the upper levels of American business.\nSeptember 22, 1975\nFORD di LIBRARY GERALD\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nMS. JULIA TAFT, DIRECTOR, INTERAGENCY\nTASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA REFUGEES\nJulia:\nI need a follow-up regarding the attached. The\nChinatown group should be able to help significantly.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nEnclosure\nTCM:pft\n**********\nVIETNAM CHINESE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION\nTel. (212)226-3295\n131 Mott St. New York, N.Y. 10013\nCable Address:\n969-9428\nU.S.A.\nRobert Chen N.Y.\nJuly 28 1975\nDr. Theodre C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington D.C.\nDear Dr. Marrs:\nThank you for your letter of July 18. We are most\nappreciative of your concern in our Association and of your\ngenerous offer in helping us.\nAt the present, there are 3,500 Chinese-Vietnamese\nrefugees in New York and it is our duty to help them with\nemployment as well as housing problems. However, most of\nthem have difficulty with English and have requested for a\nEnglish training class. Cur Association has thought of this\nlong before and have seeked help from numerous places, without\nresult. I hope that the Federal Government can see the\nnecessity and the urgency of the training class. It is our\nsincere wish that we can work something out for the benefit\nof the refugees.\nSincerely,\nCANESE SENEVO LENT\nRobert Chen\n$ WIET\nAsiocia\nPresident\nAugust 5, 1975\nDear Ms. Taft:\nThe attached is self-explanatory.\nCan Health, Education, and Welfare\nhelp?\nSincerely,\nTheodore c. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nMs. Julia Taft\nDirector\nInteragency Task Force on Resettlement\nof Indochina Refugees\na/o State Department -- SA-12\nWashington, D.C. 20520\nEnclosure: Robert Chen ltr. of July 28, 1975\nAugust 6, 1975\nDear Mr. Chen:\nI have asked the Director of the\nPresidential Task Force on Refugees\nto evaluate the points in your July 28\nletter and to determine what can be\ndone.\nMy best personal wishes to you and my\nrespectful regards to the Association\nfor its noble efforts.\nSincerely,\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nMr. Robert Chen\nPresident\nVietnam Chinese Benevolent Association\n131 Mott Street\nNew York, New York 10013\nSeptember 27, 1975\nBERALD R FORD LIBRARY\nMEMORANDUM FOR\nMS. JULIA TAFT, DIRECTOR, INTERAGENCY\nTASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA REFUGEES\nJulia:\nAt the right time and for all the right people I\nwould like to help with Presidential recognition.\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nTCM:pft\nMEMORANDUM\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nSeptember 2, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR DR. THEODORE MARRS\nFROM:\nMAJOR BARRETT Rib\nThe attached correspondence is self-explanatory. I would appreciate\nyour advice as to whether it is proper to forward Presidential letters\nto these three persons.\nI know Miss Anne Horney from my days at the Army War College. She\nis the Information Officer at Fort Indiantown Gap, and I feel that this\nrequest is valid.\nIf you agree that letters should be sent, my office will prepare them\nfor signature.\nThank you.\nDRAFT\nCOL Ervin V. Johnson, Commander\nHeadquarters, US Army Garrison\nFort Indiantown Gap\nAnnville, Pennsylvania 17003\nDear Colonel Johnson:\nIt is with a great deal of pride that I express the\nsincere appreciation of the nation to members of the\nOfficers' Wives' Club of Fort Indiantown Gap for their\nassistance to the Indochinese refugees. These people, who\nhave lost a most treasured possession, identity with their\nhomeland, are in need of all of the love and understanding\npossible to enable them to become a part of our great nation.\nI am especially grateful for the numerous hours which\nhave been devoted by the ladies in establishing and operating\nthe clothing and library centers. The enthusiasm of the club\nhas generated the interest of others from the surrounding\ncommunities in donating their time to this worthy cause.\nAs these refugees become integral parts of our\ncommunities, it is my hope that their neighbors will greet\nthem with the same spirit of kindness demonstrated by the\nOfficers' Wives Club of Fort Indiantown Gap.\nSincerely,\nDRAFT\nMrs. Robert J. Casto\nc/o US Army Garrison\nFort Indiantown Gap\nAnnville, Pennsylvania 17003\nDear Mrs. Casto:\nThis is to express the gratitude of the nation to you\nfor the many hours which you have devoted to the Indochinese\nrefugees at Fort Indiantown Gap.\nYour interest in the welfare of the refugees is an\nexample of your deep concern for their needs as they resettle\nin our country. The many families you have worked with in\nthe clothing center will, through you, always remember that\nin the United States there is kindness and understanding.\nMy sincere appreciation to you.\nSincerely,\nDRAFT\nMrs. Norman H. Wampler\nc/o US Army Garrison\nFort Indiantown Gap\nAnnville, Pennsylvania 17003\nDear Mrs. Wampler:\nOn behalf of the nation, I wish to express appreciation\nto you for your assistance to the Vietnamese refugees at\nFort Indiantown Gap. Your devotion of many hours of your\ntime to establish and operate the clothing center is\ncommendable.\nI am grateful for your recognition of the importance of\nassisting in this important program, which through your\nefforts and the efforts of others in their volunteer work,\nwill enable us to create a stronger nation by welcoming\nthese people with open arms.\nYour kindness, love and understanding to many, who will\nsoon become members of our communities, is heartening to note.\nMy sincere thanks.\nSincerely,\nHQ.\nUSAG\n18 August 1975\nINFORMATION OFFICE\nFROM: Anne H. Horney Once H.\nTO: SMSgt Abel Araiza - Drafts of three\nletters which we discussed are attached. Ladies\nof the Fort Indiantown Gap Officers' Wives Club,\nparticularly Mrs. Wampler and Mrs. Casto, have\nspent many hours doing volunteer work with the\nrefugees, in sorting and distributing thousands\nof pounds of donated clothing. Others are in\nthe education phase of the program. A library\ncenter has been set up and each day the women\ngo to the library and assist refugees in\nreading, pronunciation, definition and famil-\niarizing them with American customs.\nIf it is possible to have letters for Colonel\nJohnson, Mrs. Wampler and Mrs. Casto from the\nPresident, I would appreciate if they would be\nsent to my office. The one for Colonel Johnson\nwould be incorporated in a program which we are\nplanning in conjunction with an International\nWomen's Year observance.\nMrs. Wampler's husband is a lieutenant colonel,\nour Deputy Commander; Mrs. Casto's husband is\na major, in charge of the Plans and Operations\nDivision of the Industrial Operations Office.\nBoth LTC Wampler and MAJ Casto will shortly be\nleaving the Army and if letters to their ladies\nare approved, they would be presented during\nfarewell ceremonies.\nAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE\nДЕЙ\nFOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH\n1150 SEVENTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036\nTELEPHONE 202: 296-5616\npersonal/confidential\nGREATS R. FORD\nMr. Theodore Marrs\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nSeptember 29, 1975\nDear Ted;\nAlthough a nasty case of flu prevented me from doing as much as I had\nhoped, I did have a long conversation with Julia Taft and in the past\nfew days have contacted a considerable number of people involved in\nthe program at various levels.\nIn order to ensure her cooperation, I promised Julia that I would\nconfine my reports to her and her people.\nThere is , however, one matter which requires your attention. Because\nof the almost total emphasis on the part of the Task Force on getting\nthe refugees out of the camps, there will be an enormous amount of\nfollow up necessary after the Task Force goes out of existence on\nDecember 31. This follow up will entail the analysis of general problems\nas well as a vast amount of case work on the problems of individual\nrefugees.\nTo resolve these matters honorably and well will require the recruitment\nof an extremely able and dedicated man to spend full time coordinating\nthe follow up at HEW. It will also require considerable budgetary\nresources and continued White House support. A very selective approach\nshould be adopted in transferring people from the Task Force to the\nHEW follow-up operation.\nSincerely\nVick\nRichard McCormack\nP.S. Because of the abundant press criticism, Julia may be feeling\na little defensive. A laudatory note from the President or from\nyou would, I think, make her more receptive to subsequent tactical\nand operational suggestions from you and OMB.\nOctober 1, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR: JACK MARSH\nLIBRARY GERALD R. FORD\nFROM:\nTED MARRS\nThe attached memo from Julia Taft explains\nthe reason for the proposed letter from the\nPresident to Bob Sikes.\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON. D.C. 20520\nSeptember 24, 1975\nMEMORANDUM TO:\nMr. Theodore Marrs,\nThe White House\nFROM:\nstate\nJulia Vadala Taft, Director,\nInteragency Task Force\nSUBJECT:\nThank You Letter to Congressman\nSikes\nAttached is a draft Presidential Letter to\nCongressman Bob Sikes of Florida expressing appre-\nciation for the fine support he gave during the\ntime that Eglin Air Force Base served as one of\nthe four reception centers for Indochinese refugees\nin the United States. As you may recall, at the\noutset Sikes was adamantly opposed to the program\nbut reversed his public stance when he saw how\nmuch money it was funneling into his district and\nhow responsive his constituents were to the refu-\ngees.\nI would appreciate your review and final\npreparation for the President's signature if you\ndeem it appropriate.\nAttachment:\nAs stated.\nSUGGESTED LETTER\nDear Bob:\nDuring the past five months, I have watched\nclosely the progress and operations of the Eglin\nIndochina Refugee Reception Center. I have been\nextremely impressed not only with the dedicated\nefforts of the thousands of military, civilian\nand voluntary agency personnel at the center, but\nalso with the warm and generous outpouring of\nassistance to the refugees offered by you and your\nconstituents.\nNow that Eglin has closed, after having\nprocessed 10,000 refugees, I want to take this\nopportunity to thank you for your fine support of\nthis major humanitarian initiative.\nSincerely,\nGerald R. Ford\nHonorable Bob Sikes,\nHouse of Representatives,\nWashington, D. C. 20515\nInteragency Task Force for Indochina Refugees\nAugust 6, 1975\nDear Mr. Chen:\nI have asked the Director of the\nPresidential Task Force on Refugees\nto evaluate the points in your July 28\nletter and to determine what can be\ndone.\nMy best personal wishes to you and my\nrespectful regards to the Association\nfor its noble efforts.\nSincerely,\nTheodore C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nMr. Robert Chen\nPresident\nVietnam Chinese Benevolent Association\n131 Mott Street\nNew York, New York 10013\nAugust 5, 1975\nDear Ms. Taft:\nThe attached is self-explanatory.\nCan Health, Education, and Welfare\nhelp?\nSincerely,\nTheodore c. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nMs. Julia Taft\nDirector\nInteragency Task Force on Resettlement\nof Indochina Refugees\nc/o State Department --- SA-12\nWashington, D.C. 20520\nEnclosure: Robert Chen ltr. of July 28, 1975\nFale\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nOctober 6, 1975\nGERALD FORD\nMEMORANDUM FOR: DR. THEODORE MARRS\nSPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT\nI believe the attached letter from Mr. Robert\nChen of the Vietnamese Chinese Benevolent Association\nwhich you forwarded to us has already been sent\ndirectly to Julia. I requested the HEW Task Force to\nrespond to Mr. Chen and will ask them to forward their\nresponse to you for your records.\nSavid\nDavid A. Ford\nSpecial Assistant to\nthe Director\nAttachments:\nAs stated.\n**********\nVIETNAM CHINESE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION\nTel. (212) 226-3295\n131 Mott St. New York, N.Y. 10013\nCable Address:\n969-9428\nU.S. A.\nRobert Chen N.Y.\nJuly 28 1975\nDr. Theodre C. Marrs\nSpecial Assistant to the President\nThe White House\nWashington D.C.\nDear Dr. Marrs:\nThank you for your letter of July 18. We are most\nappreciative of your concern in our Association and of your\ngenerous offer in helping us.\nAt the present, there are 3,500 Chinese-Vietnamese\nrefugees in New York and it is our duty to help them with\nemployment as well as housing problems. However, most of\nthem have difficulty with English and have requested for a\nEnglish training class. Our Association has thought of this\nlong before and have seeked help from numerous places, without\nresult. I hope that the Federal Government can see the\nnecessity and the urgency of the training class. It is our\nsincere wish that we can work something out for the benefit\nof the refugees.\nSincerely,\nRebert VIET DONINESE M HN BENEVO N LENT. ASSIGNATE\nRobert Chen\n$\nPresident\nNEW\nNOIL\nYORK\nU.S.A.\n2821 in Wy State\nF.V.I Ted MARRS\nAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE\nFOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH\nmtmo\nFill\n1150 SEVENTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON. D.C 20036\nTELEPHONE 202 296-5616\nFORD\n&\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nOct. 12, 1975\nJulia Taft\nTask Force on Indochina\nUniversal North Building\n1875 Connecticut Ave.\nWashington, D.C.\nDear Julia;\nI enjoyed very much talking with you. Unfortunately, a few hours after\nour conversation I became very ill and spent most of the next week\nin bed with the flu. Consequently my contribution to your effort has been\nconsiderably less than I had anticipated making.\nI did however spend several days contacting people around the country\nand relayed the results of these conversations to Jerry Duane. He tells\nme that most of the problems have been addressed.\nWith the help of James Robinson of OMB I went through the various legal\nprograms relating to affirmative action which might have useful application\nto the Vietnamese. We found virtually nothing that showed promise of\nfacilitating the rapid employment of the Vietnamese refugees in any of\nthe civil rights legislation. In fact, even the increased hiring of\nblacks in various government agencies was done under the aegis of the\nmerit system. What happened was that the President simply passed the word\nto agencies which he felt had not hired sufficient blacks to start\ndoing something about it. But it was all done rather informally.\nThis is what will have to be done with regard to the Vietnamese, sort of\nan informal quota or preference system.\nOn the broader problem of getting Vietnamese hired by the private sector,\nyour best bet is to contact Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and the JCs at the\nnational level and get articles written in their publications dealing\nwith the unfortunate plight of the refugees and their need for sponsors\nand jobs. This may well have already occurred to you and your staff.\nAs you probably know, I have also done what I could to facilitate the\nshowing of the excellent film on closing the gap and its sequel. My\nunderstanding is that Ted Marrs has a committment from the President of\nPBS to show both programs. I also understand from Sven Kraemer that\nother fund raising prospects appear very promising. But I do plan to\nkeep an eye on this.\nOn the specific exemptions we discussed to facilitate hiring of the\nVietnamese by the Pentagon either in the armed services or in\nsensitive contracting work, we got a very cool response-- even\nafter some very high level contacts. I'm therefore not very\noptomistic about the viability of that course of action.\nThe permanent resident status for Vietnamese to enable them to be hired\nby the Government appears to me to be the most urgent and feasable of\nthe courses of action now open to us. The White House Congressional\nLiaison Office should be asked to facilitate the progress of the\nScott bill. Specifically, you should request them to speed up hearings\nin the Judician Committee of the Senate, and to drum up some House\nsponsors to get simultaneous action on the other side of the Capitol.\nLet me know if there are some specific other things you would like done.\nBut given the limited time I have available at this point, having lost\nthat entire week, I'm probably going to be less useful to you than your\nregular employees.\nVery Dick best wishes;\nRichard McCormack\nAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE\nDEF\nFOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH\n1150 SEVENTEENTH STREET, NW, WASHINGIO'\nTELEPHONE 202: 296-5616\n102\nMAS\nWA\nU.S.PUSTAGE\nOCT17'75\n≡ 10 :\nD.C\nDr. Theodore Marrs\nThe White House\nWashington, D.C.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nCTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nate: December 17, 1975\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nCC (for information):\nBill Baroody\nBrent Scowcroft\nFORD i GERALD LIBRARY\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nThursday, December 18\nTime:\n2 P.M.\nSUBJECT:\nAppreciation Letters regarding handling of\nIndochina Refugees and to Julia Taft and to\nSecretary Rumsfeld.\nACTION REQUESTED:\nX\nFor Necessary Action\nFor Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX\nFor Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nConcur\nJuman\nCelegine\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\n\"WIB has seen\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\nK. R. COLE, JR.\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nFor the President\nE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDear Julia:\nAs you and your colleagues on the Interagency Task\nForce for Indochina complete your important work,\nI want to commend you for your outstanding perfor-\nmance in bringing the resettlement of more than\n128, 000 Indochinese refugees to a successful\nconclusion.\nThat difficult and challenging undertaking reflected\nthe American spirit of charity in its finest sense.\nThe success of that effort required the dedication,\nskill, and cooperation of many men and women of\ngoodwill in both public and private life, to whom our\nNation owes its appreciation. Your superb leadership\nwas vital in this extraordinary effort, and I want to\nextend my own personal and deeply felt thanks to you\nfor a job for which you can take great personal and\nprofessional satisfaction.\nPlease express my gratitude as well to those associated\nwith the Interagency Task Force and the private volun-\ntary organizations who contributed so importantly to the\nresettlement. I would appreciate it if you would also\naccord special recognition to those individuals who served\nwith distinction.\nSincerely,\nMrs. Julia Vadala Taft\nDirector\nInteragency Task Force for Indochina\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDear Mr. Secretary:\nAs you know, more than 128, 000 Indochinese\nrefugees have now been resettled. The extra-\nordinary contributions of United States military\npersonnel were essential to the success of that\ndifficult and challenging undertaking, and I would\nlike to extend my appreciation through you to them\nfor those contributions.\nI also would like you to assure that outstanding\nservice by individual military personnel in the\nevacuation and resettlement of the refugees be\nrecognized by appropriate awards available to\nthe Secretary of Defense and military departments.\nSincerely,\nThe Honorable Donald Rumsfeld\nSecretary of Defense\nWashington, D. C.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWASHINGTON\nDecember 23, 1975\nFORD is GRANTO LIBRARY\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nJIM CONNOR\nBobbi\nFROM:\nBOBBIE GREENE KILBERG\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Recognition for Personnel from\nIndochina Refugee Interagency Task Force\nAttached you will find a memorandum from Julia Taft to the President\ndated November 11 in which she seeks Presidential recognition for\npersonnel who have assisted the Indochinese refugee resettlement\nprogram. This memorandum seems to have bounced from pillar to\npost within the White House, and Julia sent me a copy last week and\nasked whether I could assist her in getting it moving again. After\na number of discussions, she has agreed to alter her recommendations\nto read as follows:\n1. Presidential certificates of appreciation and Presidential\nletters to be given to approximately 30 individuals, including:\n-- Top policy and program personnel at Task Force\nHeadquarters;\n-- Those senior Agency representatives to the Interagency\nTask Force who were instrumental in coordinating their\nrespective agencies' participation;\n-- Senior Civilian Coordinators and Senior Military\nCommanders at the reception centers.\n2. Presidential letters to about 200 individuals who served\non or with the Task Force with distinction for at least 120\ndays, including:\n-2-\n-- Interagency Staff Members of the Task Force in the\nreception centers and at Headquarters;\n-- Heads of voluntary agencies and key Volag personnel\nat the reception centers.\n3. Military Humanitarian Ribbon for all servicemen who\nserved 30 days or more.\n-- I have talked to Alan Woods about this and am sending him a\ncopy of Julia's November 11 memorandum. He will discuss\nthe possibility of a ribbon with her.\nThe revised recommendations are strongly supported by Ted Marrs,\nPaul O'Neill and Barry Roth. The Refugee Task Force undertook and\naccomplished an almost impossible job for the Ford Administration,\nand I believe its workers deserve the highest possible recognition.\nTed, Paul and I would be happy to discuss this further with you.\ncc: Ted Marrs\nPaul O'Neill\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nFile\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nNovember 11, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR:\nTHE PRESIDENT\nFROM:\nJulia Vadala Taft, Director,\nInteragency Task Force for\nIndochina Refugees\nSUBJECT:\nPresidential Recognition for\nPersonnel Who Have Assisted the\nRefugee Resettlement Program\nAs you know, more than 128,000 Indochinese refugees\nhave now been resettled, and we are hopeful that we can\ncomplete the mission for which the Task Force was\nestablished in the near future.\nI have been profoundly impressed with the dedica-\ntion and fine performance of the members of the Task\nForce. Not only are they some of the most capable\npeople the Federal agencies could provide, but they\nhave been among the hardest working and least applauded\nemployees in the United States Government. We expect\nthe final contingent of staff members to return to\ntheir parent agencies in January. Since this operation\ncould not have succeeded without the combined talents\nof everyone associated with the program, I believe we\nought to make appropriate expressions of our gratitude\nto all of them. I furthermore believe that some form\nof Presidential recognition would be appropriate since\nthe Task Force was created at your initiative.\nThe thousands of military, civilian, and voluntary\npersonnel involved in the program have fulfilled a\nmultitude of roles and levels of responsibility. For\nthis reason, I would recommend a graduated awards\nsystem along the following lines:\n1.\nPresidential Citation and Letter:\nThis award could be given to about 30 people\nincluding:\n- 2 -\n--\nTop policy and program personnel at Task\nForce Headquarters;\n-- Those senior Agency representatives to\nthe Interagency Task Force who were\ninstrumental in coordinating their\nrespective agencies' participation;\n-- Senior Civilian Coordinators and Senior\nMilitary Commanders at the reception\ncenters.\n2.\nCertificate of Commendation Signed by the\nPresident in Recognition of Outstanding Service:\nThis award could be given to about 200 people\nwho served with distinction for at least 120\ndays including:\n-- Interagency Staff Members of the Task\nForce in the reception centers and at\nHeadquarters;\n-- Heads of voluntary agencies and key\nVolag personnel at the reception centers.\n3.\nMilitary Humanitarian Ribbon for All Servicemen\nWho Served 30 Days or More\nI will forward a separate recommendation to you\non this proposal for recognition.\nIn addition to the above, an Interagency Task Force\n\"Certificate of Appreciation\" will be given to each\nperson detailed from his or her parent agency who assisted\nthe refugee program for at least 30 days. The certificate\nwill be co-signed by the Director and by the Secretary of\nthe appropriate Department.\nIn cases of superior individual service, I have\nasked the appropriate Cabinet official or Agency head\nto recognize the person through the awards system of the\nindividual's parent agency.\nACTION MEMORANDUM\nWASHINGTON\nLOG NO.:\nDates\nJanuary 22, 1976\nTime:\nFOR ACTION:\nCC (for information):\nJames Lynn\nBill Baroody\nBob Orben\nLIBRARY GERALD R. FORD\nFROM THE STAFF SECRETARY\nDUE: Date:\nFriday, January 23\nTime:\n3 P.M.\nSUBJECT:\nMemorandum from Julia Vadala Taft to\nJames E. Connor -- Letters of Appreciation\nfrom the President to key Federal personnel\nwho contributed to successful completion of\nrefugee resettlement program.\nACTION REQUESTED:\nFor Necessary Action\nX For Your Recommendations\nPrepare Agenda and Brief\nDraft Reply\nX For Your Comments\nDraft Remarks\nREMARKS:\nIt is hoped that this will be the last time that this subject\nis staffed to you for comments - We did think you should\nsee the final proposal.\nConcur\nMerry\nby phmL\nPLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.\nIf you have any questions or if you anticipate a\ndelay in submitting the required material, please\ntelephone the Staff Secretary immediately.\nJames E. Connor\nFor the President\nINTERAGENCY TASK FORCE FOR INDOCHINA\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20520\nJAN 2 1 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE JAMES CONNOR\nThank you for arranging Presidential letters of apprecia-\ntion for key Federal personnel who contributed in a\nmajor way to the successful completion of the refugee\nresettlement program.\nEnclosed are three suggested draft letters with\nappropriate recipients. These letters cover key personnel\n(1) who managed activities at various reception centers;\n(2) who worked with me at Task Force Headquarters; (3)\nwho were principal mobilizers of personnel and resources\nwithin their respective agencies in support of the\nprogram objectives.\nWhile the listings may appear to be extensive, it is\nimportant to point out that over 20,000 Federal employees\nincluding military were involved in the program. It is\nindeed a tribute to the numerous Departments and agencies\nthat they were willing and able to respond so cooperatively\nand effectively in this massive effort. It dramatically\ndemonstrates what is possible when Presidential leadership\nand priority is focused on a national objective. It might\nbe a nice gesture for the President to mention his\nappreciation at the next Cabinet Meeting for the\nresponsiveness and cooperative spirit in which the Federal\nagencies carried out the assigned tasks.\nThanks so much for your help. If there are any questions,\nI can be reached in HEW at 245-6461.\nJulia Jailia Vadala Taft\nDirector, Interagency Task Force\nfor Indochina Refugees\nEnclosures\nETTER NUMBER 1\nCAMP OPERATIONS)\nLIBRARY\nFORD\n&\nQERALD\nPRESIDENTIAL LETTER OF APPRECIATION--LETTER NUMBER ] (Camp Operations)\nDear\n:\nI wish you to know of my personal appreciation for the\nimportant contribution you have made to the Indochinese refugee\nresettlement program.\nAs a result of your efforts more than 130,000 people who\nhad to flee their homelands in Southeast Asia have been helped\nto make a new beginning in America. The success of that\nhumanitarian effort required the dedication, skill, and\ncooperation of thousands of men and women of goodwill in both\npublic and private life.\nYour role in assisting in this highly successful\nresettlement program at one of the Refugee Reception Centers\nmerits special recognition and the gratitude of those who\nmanaged the program, of the refugees who were helped by it,\nand the American people in whose name you helped fulfill our\nresponsibility as a Nation.\nPlease accept my personal thanks for your outstanding\nand dedicated service in this endeavor.\nSincerely,\nGerald R. Ford\nLETTER NUMBER 1 -- (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nNOTE: Following list of AID personnel will have the same address as\nprovided below:\nAgency for International Development\n320 21st Street, N.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20523\nMs. Anne W. Henshaw\nMr. Paul A. Daly\nMr. Ira T. Carr\nMr. Richard M. Thacher\nMr. Walter Coles, Jr.\nMr. Christopher D. Crowley\nMrs. Evelyn M. Rancher\nMr. Robert D. Judy\nMr. Morris M. McDaniel\nMr. Melvin R. Chatman\nMr. J. D. Hampton\nMr. Richard E. Flaspohler\nMr. Thomas C. Irvin\nMr. William E. Paupe\nMr. Edmund McWilliams\nMr. Jack Faircloth\nMr. Joseph E. Gettier\nMr. Peter S. Flynn\nMr. Averill L. Christian\nMrs. Audrey M. Goodenough\nMr. James A. Schill\nMr. Joseph W. Jacobs\nMr. William B. Erdahl\nMr. William A. Mashburn\nMr. Henry B. Cushing\nMr. Robert B. Metcalf\nMr. Marion L. Kellogg\nMr. Willie C. Saulters\nMr. Lester J. Gottlieb\nMiss Margaret M. P. Tierney\nMr. C. Harvey Doughty\nMr. Robert M. Traister\nMr. William C. Luken\nMr. Robert M. Lanigan\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 2\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE\nMr. Donald E. Witteaker\nAssistant Regional Director for Financial Management\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1200 Main Tower Building\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Stuart H. Clarke\nRegional Director\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1200 Main Tower Building\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Ralph Rogers\nSupervisory Social Service Program Specialist\nOffice of the Regional Commissioner, Social and\nRehabilitation Service\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1200 Main Tower Building\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Frank Derville\nAssistant Regional Director\nAccounting and Reporting Branch\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1200 Main Tower Building\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Dan Sprague\nDeputy Regional Director\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nFederal Office Building\n50 Fulton Street\nSan Francisco, California 94102\nMr. Tom Ortiz\nRegional Consultant for Disease Control\nPublic Health Service\nFederal Building, Room 11037\n1961 Stout Street\nDenver, Colorado 80202\nMr. Richard Telling\nPublic Affairs Officer\nOffice of the Regional Commissioner\nSocial Security Administration\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n50 Seventh Street\nAtlanta, Georgia 30323\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 3\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE (Cont.)\nMr. Robert Johnson\nDirector, Office of Manpower\nRoom 2534\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n400 6th Street, S.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMr. Michael A. De Martino\nComputer Systems Analyst\nRoom 2L24, Operations Building\nSocial Security Administration\nBaltimore, Maryland 21235\nMr. Joseph Martini\nProgram Evaluation Specialist\nOffice of the Regional Commissioner\nSocial Security Administration\nRoom 8370\nP.O. Box 13716\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19104\nMiss Clare Wyeth\nClinical Nurse\nCDC Processing\nBuilding 116\nFort Indiantown Gap\nAndrew, Pennsylvania 17003\nMr. John Stevenson\nAssistant District Manager\nSocial Security Administration\n170 North High Street\nColumbus, Ohio 43215\nMr. Charles F. Cain\nDeputy Regional Director\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nPeachtree 7th Building\n50 Seventh Street, N.E.\nAtlanta, Georgia 30323\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 4\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nLieutenant Colonel Domenick Muffi, USMCR (Ret)\n2265 Lone Oak Lane\nVista, California 92085\nLieutenant Colonel Arthur P. Brill, USMC\nCompany B Marine Corps Base\nCamp S. D. Butler\nFPO Seattle, Washington, 98773\nColonel George A. Merrill, USMC\nHeadquarters Marine Corps Base\nCamp Pendleton, California 93055\nCaptain Jean-Jacques Gunning, MC, USN\nDirector of Clinical Services\nU.S. Navy Regional Medical Center\nCamp Pendleton, California 92055\nMajor James M. Grimshaw, USA\nHeadquarters and Headquarters Detachment\n1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (ABN)\nFort Bragg, North Carolina 28307\nColonel Bruno Eisen, MC, USA\nCommander\nIreland Army Hospital\nFort Knox, Kentucky 40121\nLieutenant Colonel John D. Vickery, USAF\nAssistant Director of Operations\n96 Bomb Wing\nDyess Air Force Base, Texas 79607\nCaptain Elisabeth Shattner, USAF\nU.S. Air Force Special Operations School\nHurlburt Air Force Base, Florida 32544\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 5\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nMr. George H. Goss\n7 Archer Lane\nWoodstock, New York 12498\nMr. Francis J. Van Damm\n6805 Baron Road\nMcLean, Virginia 22101\nMiss Phyllis A. Young\nWriter-Editor\nOffice of Media Services (PA/MS)\nBureau of Public Affairs\nRoom 4831\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Gary C. Larson\nPox 10\nFPO New York, New York 09527\nMr. George Warren, Jr.\nRefugee and Migration Officer\nOffice of Humanitarian Affairs\nRoom 7802 NS\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 6\nIMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE\nMr. Brooks Hierstein\nAssistant Regional Commissioner for Enforcement\nU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service\nTwin Cities, Minnesota 55111\nMr. Donald C. Day\nAssociate Regional Commissioner\nU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service\nFederal Building\nBurlington, Vermont 05401\nMr. Troy Adams\nDistrict Director\nU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service\nNew Federal Building\n701 Loyola Avenue\nNew Orleans, Louisiana 70113\nMr. Donald M. Cameron\nSenior Border Patrol Agent\nU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service\nNew Federal Building\n701 Loyola Avenue\nNew Orleans, Louisana 70113\nMr. Durward E. Powell\nDeputy Assistant Commissioner, Inspections\nRoom 7112\nU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service\n425 I Street, N.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20536\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 7\nDEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nMr. William B. Cheyne\nDepartment of Labor\nEmployment and Training Administration\nOffice of Program and Technical Support\n555 Griffin Square Building\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Lloyd A. Romero\nDepartment of Labor\nOffice of the Regional Director\n3535 Market Street\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19101\nU.S. INFORMATION AGENCY\nMr. John Reid\nFellow\nCenter for International Affairs\nHarvard University\n6 Divinity Avenue\nCambridge, Massachusetts 02138\nMr. Lawrence B. Flood\nChief, Vietnamese Service\nVoice of America\nUnited States Information Agency\nWashington, D. C. 20547\nDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT\nMr. Henry Smith\nHousing and Management Officer\nHousing Management Division\nPhiladelphia Regional Office\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development\nRoom 922, Curtis Building\n6th and Walnut Street\nPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19106\nLETTER NUMBER 1 - (CAMP OPERATIONS)\nPAGE 8\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\nMr. Ralph M. Wagoner\nPersonal Property Representative\nGeneral Services Administration\nFederal Supply Service\nHeadquarters, USARGO (PROV)\nAPO San Francisco, California 96248\nFt. SMITH ARKANSAS LOCAL ATTORNEY\nMr. Harold Huffman\n2500 North 38th Street\nFort Smith, Arkansas 72901\nLETTER NUMBER 2\n(INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE)\nPRESIDENTIAL LETTER OF APPRECTATION - - LETTER NUMBER 2 (Interugency\nTask Force)\nDear\n:\nI wish you to know of my personal appreciation for the\nimportant contribution you have made to the Indochinese refugee\nresettlement program.\nAs a result of your efforts more than 130,000 people who\nhad to flee their homelands in Southeast Asia have been helped\nto make a new beginning in America. The success of that\nhumanitarian effort required the dedication, skill, and\ncooperation of thousands of men and women of goodwill in both\npublic and private life.\nYour role as a key staff member of the Interagency Task\nForce for Indochinese Refugees merits special recognition for\na job well done. On behalf of the refugees you assisted and\non behalf of the American people in whose name you helped\nfulfill our responsibility as a Nation, please accept my\npersonal thanks and gratitutde for your outstanding and\ndedicated service.\nSincerely,\nGerald R. Ford\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (IATF STAFF)\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nMr. James H. Hall\nEconomics Course\nForeign Service Institute (SA-3)\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Dan J. Jordan\nPersonnel Technician\nPER/CDA/FS/EA\nRoom 2332A\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Parker Borg\nArea Studies\nForeign Service Institute (SA-3)\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. E. Avery Adams\nOffice of the Deputy Director of\nPersonnel for Management\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Walker W. Smith\nOffice of the Coordinator for\nHumanitarian Affairs\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Andrew F. Antippas\nSpecial Assistant\nBureau of Security and Consular Affairs\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Jere Broh-Kahn\nChief, Lao Refugee Branch\nOffice of Refugee Migration Affairs\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (TATF STAFF)\nPAGE 2\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE (Cont.)\nMr. Robert F. Dorr\nRefugee and Migration Officer\nOffice of Humanitarian Affairs\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMrs. Joanna W. Martin\nDeputy Chief, Vietnam/Cambodia Branch\nOffice of Refugee Migration Affairs\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMrs. Judith J. Chavchavadze\nRefugee Migration Officer\nOffice of the Coordinator\nfor Humanitarian Affairs (D/HA)\nRoom 7802\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. James D. Whitten\nProgram Officer for Pakistan\nBureau of Cultural and Educational\nAffairs (CU/NEA)\nRoom 4419\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMs. Leigh L. Morse\nForeign Service Institute (SA-3)\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Michael W. Carr\nBangkok\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE 3\nAGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\nNOTE: Following list of AID personnel will have the same address as\nprovided below:\nAgency for International Development\n320 21st Street, N.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20523\nMiss Dorothy M. Paquette\nMr. Peter W. Askin\nMr. Leonard Maynard\nMr. William J. Ackerman\nMr. John A. Wiess\nMr. Norman M. Rosner\nMr. Joseph S. Jenkins\nMr. Steven C. Kinsley\nMrs. Margaret T. Brasile\nMr. Steven C. Shepley\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nLETTER NUMBER 2 -- (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE S\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE\nMr. David A. Ford\nExecutive Assistant to the Assistant\nSecretary for Legislation\nRoom 5455, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMrs. Virginia M. Banks\nOffice of the Under Secretary\nRoom 5262, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMr. William Dickson\nDirector, Division of Planning and Evaluation\nRoom 1081, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMr. George L. Jenkins\nDirector, Teleprocessing Support Branch\nRoom 1615, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMr. Huly Bray\nSpecial Projects Officer\nBuilding 1, Room 313\nNational Institutes of Health\n9000 Rockville Pike\nBethesda, Maryland 20014\nMr. Bernard E. Kelly\nRegional Director\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nArcade Plaza\n1321 Second Avenue\nSeattle, Washington 98108\nMr. Lawrence L. McDonough\nActing Director\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 4455, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE 5\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE (Cont.)\nMiss Robin Pasquarella\nSpecial Assistant to the Under Secretary\nRoom 5262, HEW-North Building\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\nWashington, D. C. 20201\nMiss Nguyen Thi Hue\nProblem Referrals Unit\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMiss Trinh Ngoc Dung\nProblem Referrals Unit\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMiss Tran Thi Kim Dung\nProblem Referrals Unit\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMr. Dang Van De\nc/o Associate Regional Commissioner\nDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1114 Commerce Street\nDallas, Texas 75202\nMr. Tran Ngoc Thoi\nProblem Referrals Unit\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMiss Carolyn F. Hellman\n4701 Willard Ave., Apt. 535\nChevy Chase, Maryland 20015\nLETTER NUMBER 2 -- (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE 6\nDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE (Cont.)\nMrs. Jean H. Faught\nOffice of News and Publications\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nMrs. Anne G. Pepper\nOffice of News and Publications\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 601, SA-12\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE\nLieutenant Colonel Marvin L. McDonald, Jr., USA\nMilitary Support Division\nOperations Directorate\nOffice of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans\nHeadquarters, Department of the Army\nThe Pentagon\nWashington, D. C. 20310\nColonel Robert L. Drudik, USA\nReadiness Division\nOperations Directorate\nOffice of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans\nHeadquarters, Department of the Army\nThe Pentagon\nWashington, D. C. 20310\nLieutenant Colonel Harry T. Johnson, USA\nThe Council of Review Boards\nHeadquarters, Department of the Army\nThe Pentagon\nWashington, D. C. 20310\nCommander James W. Drinnon, Jr., SC, USN\nMilitary Traffic Management Command\n5611 Columbia Pike\nFalls Church, Virginia 20315\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE 7\nDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (Cont.)\nMr. Raymond F. DuBois\nSpecial Assistant to the Secretary\nof the Army\nOffice of the Secretary of the Army\nThe Pentagon\nWashington, D. C. 20310\nColonel Gerald S. Rose, USA\nLogistics Directorate\nOffice of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\nThe Pentagon\nWashington, D. C., 20310\nMr. Jerry D. Duane\nNaval Supply Systems Command\nDepartment of the Navy\nWashington, D. C. 20376\nU.S. INFORMATION AGENCY\nMr. Paul L. Good\n702 7th Street, N.E.\nWashington, D. C. 20002\nMr. Peter P. Bielak\n5516 Trent Street\nChevy Chase, Maryland 20015\nMr. Dion Anderson\n1969 Biltmore Street, N.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20009\nMiss Adrienne W. Redulovic\nOffice of News and Publications\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 604, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D C. 20520\nMr. Nguyen Van Minh\nOffice of News and Publications\nHEW Indochina Task Force\nRoom 604, SA-12\nDepartment of State\nWashington, D. C. 20520\nLETTER NUMBER 2 - (IATF STAFF)\nPAGE 8\nGENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION\nMr. Melvin F. Flaherty\n6634 Locust Street\nFalls Church, Virginia 22046\nDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nMr. Roger C. Adams\nCriminal Division\nDepartment of Justice\nWashington, D. C. 20530\nDEPARTMENT OF LABOR\nMs. Gwen L. Zuares\nDepartment of Labor\nEmployment and Training Administration\nOffice of Field Operations\n601 D Street, N.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20210\nDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT\nMr. Jack Fay\nProgram Analyst\nOffice of Publically Assisted Housing\nRoom 6130\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development\n451 7th Street, S.W.\nWashington, D. C. 20410\nLETTER NUMBER 3\n(AGENCY MOBILIZER)\nPRESIDENTIAL LETTER OF APPRECIATION LETTER NUMBER 3 (Agency Mobilizer)\nDear\n:\nI wish you to know of my personal appreciation for the\nimportant contribution you have made to the Indochinese refugee\nresettlement program.\nAs a result of your efforts more than 130,000 people who\nhad to flee their homelands in Southeast Asia have been helped\nto make a new beginning in America. The success of that\nhumanitarian effort required the dedication, skill, and\ncooperation of thousands of men and women of goodwill in both\npublic and private life.\nYour role in mobilizing the resources [of your agency\nto assist the resettlement program merits special recognition\nand the gratitude of those who managed the program, of the\nrefugees who were helped by it, and the American people in\nwhose name you helped fulfill our responsibility as a Nation.\nPlease accept my personal thanks for your outstanding\nand dedicated service in this endeavor.\nSincerely,\nGERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nGerald R. Ford\nWITHDRAWAL SHEET (PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES)\nFORM OF\nCORRESPONDENTS OR TITLE\nDATE\nRESTRICTION\nDOCUMENT\nList\nList of Presidential Letter of Appreciation (5 pages)\nC. 1975\nA\nFile Location:\nTheodore Marrs Papers, Box 10, Indochina Refugees - Interagency Task Force (2) / TMH / 07/17/2015\nRESTRICTION CODES\n(A) Closed by applicable Executive order governing access to national security information.\n(B) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the document.\n(C) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in the donor's deed of gift.\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nNA FORM 1429 (1-98)"
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