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The original documents are located in Box 11, folder "Indochina Refugees - President's
Advisory Committee: General (2)" of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 11 of the Theodore C. Marrs Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Refuges
May 13, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JACK MARSH
FROM:
TED MARRS
Jack:
The people on the attached list are pleased to serve on the President's
Advisory Committee on Refugees, as of Wednesday, May 14, at 8:00 a.m.
Lady Bird could not serve at this time. She is very supportive but is
overly obligated, is limiting herself to non-controversial issues, and is
going to Africa. She also sends her love and respect to the President
and Mrs. Ford.
John Eisenhower appreciated the Moscow trip, is honored to serve, and
will serve as Chairman. He believes, and I concur, that a single Chairman
can simplify things for all of us.
Ethel Kennedy is considering participation and will call back tomorrow
morning. She states that she so much wants to do something for that
nice man of whom she thinks 80 highly - - the President.
We are also continuing to try to reach Ellie Peterson who is "walking
in Scotland."
Attachment
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES
Chairman: John Eisenhower
Mayor Joseph Alioto
Archbishop Joseph Bernardine, United States Catholic Conference
Ashby Boyle, National Youth Chairman, March of Dimes
Reverend W. Sterling Cary, President, National Council of Churches
John Denver, Popular Singer
Gaetana Enders, Has been active in refugee matters
Governor Dan Evans
Mayor Maurice Ferre
Minor George, Prominent Heritage Leader
Edgar Kaiser, Chairman of the Board, Kaiser Industries
Philip Klutznick, Past President, B'nai Brith
William J. Kuhfuss, President of the American Farm Bureau
George Meany, AFL-CIO
Clarke Reed, Republican National Chairman, Mississippi
Dr. Malcomb Todd, AMA, Long Beach, California
Elder A. Theodore Tuttle, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints
May 14, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JERRY JONES
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
FROM:
TED MARRS
In order to implement the President's decision of making
available three professional and three clerical persons
to work with the President's Advisory Committee on Refu-
gees, I propose that these persons be detailed and in-
stitutionalized as a part of the Office of Public Liaison
under the direction of the Special Assistant to the Presi-
dent for Human Resources.
Therefore, will you please arrange: (1) detailing of
Roger Semerad initially from the Domestic Council (and
later from an appropriate department to serve as the
director of the White House Office of Refugee Resettle-
ment; (2) detailing of James Delaney from the Office of
the Secretary of Defense to serve as Deputy Director of
this Office; and (3) the detailing of Walter Kallaur
from the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration to
serve as Deputy Director of this office. Provision of
three secretaries through detailing is also required.
To insure adequate support for this committee to function
effectively, these actions should be accomplished this
week.since the committee will start functioning May 19.
Note: While the people are needed immediately
there are technical details being worked
between Counsel and OMB which might change
structure somewhat. This is coord. with
Counsel.
TCM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
FORD
May 15, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DR. THEODORE MARRS
FROM:
BARRY ROTH
BR
SUBJECT:
President's Advisory Committee
on Refugees
As you know, Section 10 (a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
5 U.S.C., App. 1, generally requires that each advisory committee
meeting be open to the public and that advance notice of each
meeting be published in the Federal Register. The current
proposal is that following the signing of the Executive Order
establishing the committee, the members will be invited to the
Department of State for a detailed briefing on the government's
current efforts in this regard. On Tuesday, the members are to
be flown to one of the refugee camps where they will have an
opportunity for an inspection tour and to learn firsthand the
problems that are now being faced by the refugees. Neither of
these sessions constitutes a meeting within the context of the
above-referenced Act, but instead are simply fact-finding or
briefing sessions.
While public attendance at these sessions is not possible due to
space and time considerations, in order to be consistent with the
spirit of the Act, the news media should be invited to attend both
of them. In addition, except for any matters exempted from
mandatory disclosure by the Freedom of Information Act, the
"records, reports, transcripts, minutes, appendixes, working
papers, drafts, studies, agenda, or other documents which were
made available to or prepared for by each advisory committee
shall be available for public inspection and copying at a single
location in the offices of the advisory committee or the agency
to which the advisory committee reports until the advisory
committee ceases to exist. 11 (5 U.S.C., App. 1, Sec. 10 (b)).
In this instance, all such papers should be available at HEW in
accordance with Section 4 of the draft order.
If you have further questions in this regard, don't hesitate to
contact me.
TED MARRS:
Will you please forward this to Ambassador
Eisenhower prior to the meeting on Friday?
Thank you.
DAVID C. HOOPES
May 21, 1975
May 21, 1975
The Honorable John S. D. Eisenhower
Chairman,
President's Advisory Committee on Refugees
Washington, D.C.
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
Dear Mr. Ambassador:
You asked for a few suggestions for the agenda on Friday. The
following matters came to mind during our visit yesterday to
Fort Chaffee, Arkansas:
1. We need to preserve the strong Vietnamese family units
Appropriate placement of Vietnamese--by family units--can be
aided by adequate interviewing of American sponsors as well
as Vietnamese family members.
2. We need to provide a sense of security for Vietnamese families
Preserve, in so far as possible, the similarity of religious
backgrounds. Seek help and representation from the Buddhist
faith.
3. We need to define the role of sponsors for resettlement
Adequate guidelines should be drawn up for potential sponsors--
and announced by the President--including:
a.
Need for American sponsors
b.
Requirements (what is expected of sponsors--i. e., housing,
clothing, spending money, jobs, schooling, etc.)
C.
Manner in which to volunteer as a sponsor; guidance in
contacting state and voluntary agencies; time-line on
possible placement, etc.
Sincerely yours,
343rt
A. Theodore Tuttle
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 23, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: DAVE HOOPES
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
FROM:
ROGER SEMERAD
RADS
SUBJECT:
Office Requirements for Staff of
President's Advisory Committee on
Refugees
To fulfill the requirements of the Executive Order establish-
ing the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees and the
Charter commencing the operations of the Committee, it will
necessary to have sufficient office space, furniture, equip-
ment, communications, etc.
As Executive Director I will require an office large enough
to include a small conference area. I will need two offices
for deputies at the professional level. I will need an office
available for the Chairman of the Committee and preferably
one additional spare office for use by other Committee
members, interns, or volunteers working on the refugee
problem. Sufficient space is required for three secretaries.
My understanding is that there is suitable office space
available on the fourth floor of the New Executive Office
Building. I would appreciate all efforts to expedite
securing this space so that the Committee staff may
immediately proceed with the urgent business at hand.
Your cooperation and assistance in this matter will be
most appreciated.
CC: Ted Marrs
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 23, 1975
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DAVE HOOPES
FROM:
ROGER SEMERAD
PLS
SUBJECT:
President's Advisory Committee on Refugees -
Personnel Requirements
While it is unclear at this time how the staff is to be
identified, secured, and paid, it is of utmost importance
that these administrative matters be resolved. As you
know, the Committee has already met and outlined exten-
sive program which the refugee problem dictates be handled
as quickly as possible. Pursuant to the May 14 memorandum
to Jerry Jones from Ted Marrs requesting my assignment plus
that of James Delaney from the Office of the Secretary of
Defense and Walter Kallaur from the Federal Disaster
Assistance Administration to be detailed to me as Deputies.
I would appreciate whatever steps are required to secure
the services of these two persons. In addition it is
necessary to request three secretaries to serve the Committee
staff. I would prefer to have one senior person as Adminis-
trative Assistant/Secretary. Because of the considerable
inner action with the Members of the Committee, White House
Staff, senior agency personnel and the media, I think it is
mandatory to have an experienced person available. I have
several individuals in mind about whom I would need to talk
to the personnel people.
I would appreciate your setting the appropriate wheels in
motion so that we can quickly put our team together to
accomplish the mission before us.
Your usual cooperation is most appreciated.
CC: Ted Marrs
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES
&
FORD
MINUTES OF MEETING #1
Friday, May 23, 1975
GERALD
New Executive Office Building Room 4203
Opening remarks by Dr. Theodore C. Marrs. He discussed the
distinct phases in the processing of refugees - the extraction
of people from Vietnam; the acceptance of people moving from
Vietnam (9,000 increase during this week) ; setting up of
basic processing; expediting clearances which were slow in
the beginning; establishing Vietnamese communities in the
processing centers; and the movement of the Vietnamese into
the U.S. community. 18,432 have been released; 1,100 have
indicated a desire to return to Vietnam.
The earlier phases were conducted under the State Department;
at this point in time we are shifting to HEW. Ambassador
L. Dean Brown has resigned and may be replaced by a repre-
sentative from HEW to reflect the domestic instead of the
foreign aspect.
Dr. Marrs expressed the President's appreciation for the
Committee Members' prompt response in adjusting their
schedules in order to accept their responsibilities on the
Committee.
Swearing-In of Committee Members was administered by Mr. John
J. Ratchford of the White House Staff.
Chairman John Eisenhower discussed future meetings. There
will be a meeting every week or every two weeks at the
start, then monthly. On that basis, the next meeting will
be June 3 at 10:00 a.m.
In response to a question of schedule conflicts, Dr. Marrs
stated that designating an alternate is acceptable.
Chairman Eisenhower opened discussion about a draft report
to be sent to the President within the next couple of days
on the Committee's trip to Ft. Chaffee. This will be
distributed. Members are requested to call in their correc-
tions and/or objections to Roger Semerad by Tuesday, May 27.
Make sure that this is in accordance with the understanding
of all members.
a
FORD
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GERALD
LIDERAY
Dr. Marrs reported on the meeting with the Voluntary Agencies
on May 22. Met with eleven agencies. The role of the Advisory
Committee was explained. The group was asked for their
professional advice and candid comments pertaining to the
situation at present, based on their experiences in other
refugee processing centers. Dr. Marrs highlighted the meeting
report submitted to the Committee.
Mrs. Gaetana Enders reported on her visit to Camp Pendleton.
During this past week the Camp was much better organized.
The head of the Task Force, Nick Thorne, has done a fine
job. Everybody agreed that the situation was unsatisfactory,
but it is improving rapidly. Morale among the refugees is
good. Recommend that Cambodian refugees should be kept
together. They are very family oriented like the Vietnamese.
The Vietnamese are more opportunity oriented than are the
Cambodians.
Mrs. Enders suggested the development of a TV show - showing
a sponsor and a refugee family, giving a detailed report
on sponsoring, so that the public will not be confused as
to their responsibilities.
Elder A. Theodore Tuttle reported that the Mormon organization
has about ten times more sponsors than they have refugee
families and forego the $500 from the government.
Archbishop Joseph L. Bernardin: The U.S. Catholic Conference
has a rather extensive refugee program - very much aware of
the problems, but are very optimistic as we all pull together.
They have written to ask that a collection be taken up among
their people and have established 158 resettlement offices
throughout the country to be staffed by our service people
in those areas.
Mr. Leo Perlis stated that the AFL/CIO had a representative
at Camp Pendleton for four days and the report was rather
positive. Watched the VolAgs work in Miami and they did a
tremendous job. They are doing their day-to-day jobs, and
in his opinion the Committee should consult with them more.
Mr. Philip Klutznick stated that the Advisory Committee is
in a position to ask the service clubs to contribute and
perhaps raise money on their own for this project. It might
be good to designate members as liaison with the VolAgs.
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GERAID FORD
There are considerable resources available in the service
clubs and businessmens' clubs. The VolAgs need to know the
interest of these organizations.
Chairman Eisenhower asked (1) if it would be a good idea to
have a subcommittee of this Committee for liaison with the
VolAgs; (2) would we want to recommend that the $500 per
person allotment be looked at with a view to raise it.
Mr. Klutznick suggested it would be better if we maintained
individual relationships with the Voluntary Agencies.
Mr. Perlis recommended a rotating representative from the
Voluntary Agencies to the Advisory Committee on a regular
basis.
Chairman Eisenhower asked how many have direct contact with
the VolAgs. There were seven.
Mr. David Ford mentioned that the Task Force meets with the
VolAgs weekly.
Mr. Minor George: Organizations who will want to contribute
will be calling and wanting information. Guidelines need to
be set. VolAgs will be welcome at every meeting which will
be held by the Committee.
Mr. Roger Semerad indicated they were invited to this meeting
today and an open invitation would be extended.
Mr. George said that he has four requests for speeches and
needs guidelines. Does not have enough information to use
in talking to these organizations. People want definite work
skills when they sponsor refugees.
Mrs. Enders: Women want to know if there are plans to establish
a Subcommittee for Women. If the Committee thinks that this
is good, she would be willing to start it.
Dr. W. Sterling Cary indicated that the Committee needs clari-
fication of its role. It is being pressed for news, conferences
and speeches.
Mr. Leo Perlis requested detailed information on the responsi-
bilities of sponsorship. Would like to be able to send
information to all the people who telephone, who want to
participate -- questions such as who are the sponsors, what
4
does one have to do, who is the contact, and what about
medical costs; all Committee Members ought to have this
to send to our people.
Chairman Eisenhower requested the staff develop with the
Task Force a set of guidelines establishing the responsibil-
ities of sponsorship for distribution through the primary
VolAgs. We should send out notification so that those 11
will know that they can attend every meeting we have.
The Chairman outlined a six part assignment:
1.
The White House Staff will draw up guidelines
for VolAgs with responsibilities for sponsorships.
2.
Guidelines will include references to the agenda
items of this Committee and VolAgs will be
notified prior to each meeting.
3.
As a matter of principle, we will express
appreciation for help offered and request that
as much as possible this help be directed
through the 11 or 12 established VolAgs.
4.
Reassessment of the $500 per head.
5.
Discrepancies between the May 2 and the May 19
instructions.
6.
Ideas will be examined for a Women's Subcommittee
to be discussed at the next meeting.
Dr. Malcolm C. Todd. An AMA representative visited Camp
Pendleton and paid a great tribute to the Camp officials and
the refugees.
Mr. Semerad indicated that it will take several days to get
the Committee office set up. The travel accounts will be take
care of and a steady stream of informational material will
be provided for the Members to use in their contacts.
Mr. Tuttle reported on his recent visit to Guam. The same
conditions exist as at Camp Pendleton. They have done
everything they could do in the time they have had. He has
GERALD R. FORD
5
done a lot of interviewing of refugees and knows their back-
ground and also interviews the sponsors about family, jobs,
homes - what the family is like - in order to select the
best sponsor. Placing a family with a sponsor must be done
permanently; he stressed that it is a shortsighted process
to hurriedly arrange a sponsor.
Chairman Eisenhower in going over the Roles and Objectives,
the Committee is to:
1.
Inform the President of things that come to
the Committee's attention.
2.
Stress public relations, public knowledge,
and public understanding with emphasis on
resettlement.
A great deal of understanding has been developed in a week,
however, there is not going to be instant efficiency.
The Chairman extended his appreciation for the Members'
cooperation.
The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
FORD
ATTENDING
Ambassador John Eisenhower, Chairman
Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, Member
Ashby Boyle, Member
Dr. W. Sterling Cary, Member
Mrs. Gaetana Enders, Member
Minor George, Member
Philip Klutznick, Member
Clarke Reed, Member
Dr. Malcolm Todd, Member
Rankin Lusby for Mr. Kuhfuss
Leo Perlis for Mr. Meany
Ralph Munro for Mr. Evans
Carl Pagter for Mr. Kaiser
Manolo Roboso for Mr. Ferre
Dr. Ted Marrs, Special Assistant to the President
Roger Semerad, Executive Director, PACR
David Ford, Interagency Task Force
FORD
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES
MEETING
Friday, May 23, 1975
10:00 a.m. -- Room 4203 NEOB
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
AGENDA
Welcome -- Dr. Ted Marrs, Special Assistant to the President
Swearing-in of Committee Members
8.
Oath to be administered by Dr. Marrs
Introduction -- Chairman Eisenhower
Report to the President on Fort Chaffee site visit
Report on Meeting with Voluntary Agencies
Dr. Marrs - Roger Semerad
Issues to be addressed by Committee
Discussion of goals and objectives
Committee administrative matters
Scheduling of future meetings
Adjournment
Referge
File
John S. D. Eisenhower
Valley Forge. Pennsylvania 19481
May 30, 1975
The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Senator Kennedy:
I would like to express my personal appreciation
of your interest in the efforts of the President's
Advisory Committee to help in the rapid solution of
the refugee problem. I was particularly glad that
you are sending a representative to the meetings of
the Committee.
We need all the support and advice we can get.
Sincerely yours,
John Eisenhown
JSDE/ajh
bec: Dr. Theodore C. Marrs
Mr. Roger Semerad
FORD & OFRAMO LIBRARY
John S. D. Eisenhower
Valley Forge. Pennsylvania 19481
May 30, 1975
The Honorable Peter W. Rodino, Jr.
House Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20515
Dear Mr. Rodino:
I would like to express my appreciation of your
pledge of support for the efforts of the President's
Advisory Committee on Refugees. It was good to see
you at the White House ceremony, and if an occasion
arises, be assured that we will be soliciting your
advice or help.
Sincere ly yours,
John Eunham
JSDE/ajh
bcc:
Dr. Theodore C. Marrs
Mr. Roger Semerad
FORD & LIBRARY GENALD
HEALTH
FOR
Refuge tele
$ ,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION. AND WELFARE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
USA
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20201
June 2, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Julia Taft, Interim Director
Interagency Task Force
Roger Semerad, Executive Director
Advisory Committee
FROM: Don Wortman
Director, HEW Refugee Task Force
SUBJECT: Budget and Administrative Support for
President's Advisory Committee on Refugees
Based on agreements reached at two meetings (Taft/Wortman
on 5/27 and Roth, Semerad/Wortman on 5/28) I am cofirming
with this memorandum the budget and administrative agree-
ments reached to support the Committee.
1. Budget
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
FY '75 Estimate - $10,000
FY ' 76 Estimate - $50,000
The FY '75 expenditure will be charged against the
$98 million appropriation. The FY '76 expenditure
will be charged to State's $305 million appropriation
as being primarily related to the "Resettlement Costs"
category. These figures are subject to change based
on the final version of the White House authorization
bill with respect to detailing of personnel on a non-
reimbursable basis.
Mrs. Taft is to instruct State's Comptroller to work
out budget and accounting arrangements directly with
David Hollar (telephone - 343-7139) in GSA's Office of
Finance, to assure appropriate billing by GSA to this
appropriation.
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2. Fiscal/Administrative Support
GSA has agreed to handle travel scheduling, travel and
per diem reimbursement, and such other consulting or
contracting requirements that may arise. GSA is to be
reimbursed for staff assigned to this.
3. Professional and Secretarial Staff
A. Mr. Semerad has initiated requests for detailees to
various agencies for his core staff.
B. Immediate need for Committee Management Specialist to
assure that requirements of Federal Advisory Committee
Act are met and to perform liaison tasks for Mr. Semerad
with GSA will be met by an experienced HEW employee on
a 30 day detail.
CERALO R. FORD LIBRARY
Carbon Copies to:
Ted Marrs, WH
Barry Roth, WH
Bill Fischer, OMB
Mike Sturman, HEW
Bill Ballenger, HEW
Dave Ford, HEW
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&
ATSY T. MINK
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CHAIRMAN
Honorable Gerald R. Ford
President of the United States
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Me
Dear Mr. President:
I would like to express my concern that a qualified Asian
American and a psychiatrist were not among the members
recently appointed to the Eisenhower Commission which has
been charged with the task of resolving problems relating
to the relocation of Vietnamese refugees in the U.S.
I believe there is a clear need to involve the insight
and understanding an Asian American and a psychiatrist
could bring to this Commission.
I respectfully suggest an Asian American and a psychiatrist
be appointed. The mental health needs of the refugees are
liable to be significant. In addition to a psychiatrist
I believe someone who is familiar with Asian culture would
be particularly helpful in identifying needs and developing
the most satisfactory means with which to deal with them.
Thank you very much for your consideration of this matter.
Very truly yours,
PATSY T. MINK
Member of Congress
June 5, 1975
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
Dear
:
On May 19, 1975, President Ford appointed a seventeen member advisory
refugees
committee to assist him in resettling the Indochina refugees. These families/are
presently located at military camps here and on Guam. Most have arrived with
little more than the clothes on their backs.
NATION
people
As a/nation/of immigrants, we have an historical commitment to these (immigrants)
their Allies
difficult
As allies of the Indochinese in a long and tragic war, we have a moral obligation to them.
The task of resettlement must not and need not be an occasion for prolonging
the fear, uncertainty and despair which have clouded the lives of these people for so long.
Their number is small, their needs are minimal. But if the job is to be done, it
will depend upon the good will of all Americans, and the direct assistance of some.
SOCIETY
In order to move these refugees out of the camps and into/our national life,>
it will be necessary to obtain sponsors for them. Families, civic groups and
institutions may all sponsor refugee families as described in the enclosed folder.
The burden of sponsorship can be eased, however, and sponsor-
ship encouraged if state and local agencies are committed to
assist in this endeavor. I am enclosing the details of the
settlement program undertaken by Governor Evans in Washington.
It is simple, comprehensive, easily implemented, and effective.
Obviously,
would have to tailor a plan to fit
its own unique administrative structure and its resources.
I urge you to give consideration to the developing a program
to help meet this critical need. The Federal Government can and
will provide you with (full)assistance.
Alt. (Mr./Mrs.
of
is a member
of the President's Advisory Committee, and will be at your
disposal to provide whatever guidance or assistance might be of
value in hastening the day when the refugees of Indochina are
citizens of the United States.)
I am confident that the President can count on you and the
people of
for your help in the resettlement effort.
Sincerely,
John S. D. Eisenhower
Chairman
President's Advisory Committee
on Refugees
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
FORD
LIBRARY
a.
Ted marrs
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1,200 Refugees BULLETIN Refuse to Leave Camp
June
Fglin Air Force Base, Fla.-(UPI)
but said the girl broke into tears
from one camp to another to reunite
ed moving more rapidly from crowd-
Some 1,200 Vietnamese refugees
when she tried to explain what had
families.
ed camps to the U.S. mainland, and
have refused to leave a refugee camp
happened.
Hugh McCloone of the Cathelic Re-
officials expressed hope that as many
here because they fear life outside the
Gottlieb said. there are 20 cases of
lief Bureau said another problem is
as 18,000 can leave here within a
tent compound or because their fami-
refugees refusing to leave because
a sharp decline in the number, of
week.
lies are still separated, officials re-
some members of their family are in
sponsors: Sponsorship offers have
"By June 10, we hope to be down
port.
different camps. He said they won't
dropped from more than 400 a day
25.000 refugees on the island," said a
"We're afraid to take the final
leave until their families are re-
when the first groups of refugees ar-
Navy spokesman.
step." explained one refugee who
united. So far, however, Washing-
rived to only 75 or 80 a day in recent
There are currently 42,912 Vietna-
asked not to be identified. "We don't
ton officials haven't established pro-
weeks.
mese on Guam, with 33,903 crammed
really know our sponsors," he said,
cedures for transferring refugees
And on Guam, refugees have start-
into sprawling "Tent City:
"and we don't know whether they will
really be responsible for us."
Les Gottlieb, deputy chief of the
sprawling tent camp, said there is
some basis for the refugees* fears.
There have been three cases in re-
cent weeks of refugees leaving the
camp, only to return several days la-
ter saying they didn't like their spon-
sors or weren't ready to face the out-
side world.
One case-that of a refugee 'girl
who left camp recently with her spon-
]
sor to settle in 8 Florida panhandle
town-had a deep impact on the resi-
dents of the camp.
"She showed up at the main gate
in the dead of night only a couple
of days after leaving camp," Gott-
lief said.
Gottlieb declined to go into detail,
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John S. D. Eisenhower
6 June 1975
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Dear Ted:
After dictating this letter I
remembered our friend Sak-Sutsa-Kamh. I saw
him and his wife, and I find him quite reasonable
and cooperative. They should be sprung into
the custedy of their sponsor (one of the few
that will be spensored on a family-te-family
basis, in my opinion) by Monday afternoon.
Sutsa-Kamh's spensor will be
Colonel Robert Reimensmeider, USAF Retd
400 Harp Read
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Phone: 301-797-3970
You just may want to see him.
Best,
John
John S. D. Eisenhower
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19481
June 6, 1975
Dr. Ted Marrs
Room 103
Executive Office Building
The White House
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Dear Ted:
I am sorry that you couldn't make it to Indiantown
Gap today. Not that the camp is all that much different
from the others, but I would like to have had a chance
to talk in confidence.
This camp does, incidentally, show the results of
having an experienced commander. As you know, BG Jim
Cannon got his feet wet at Chaffee and thus opened up
IGMR with some ideas which he doubtless sold to Dick
Friedman (Civ Coordinator). As one small example, he and
Dick Friedman have opted not to have a refugee "mayor."
This idea, which we all thought so ducky when we were at
Chaffee, seems to have its drawbacks, especially when the
U.S. authorities put too much reliance on the refugee
organization.
It is fairly obvious by now that the main function
of our Committee will be salesmanship. We have our product;
now we need a real program for selling the idea of
sponsorship. During the time that I'm out of action next
week, I recommend that you get Roger Semerad and his staff
to study (1) how we sell war bonds and (2) what funds are
available to do SO.
I see no reason why we couldn't use movie stars,
particularly John Denver, who has accepted a position on
the Committee, to make some one-minute hard-sell spots.
The informational aspects of our duties seem minimal.
Everything the Committee knows we get from the Task Force.
That information is also available to you. Whereas individual
committee members will have reports to make, I see little
reason why they should be swallowed and regurgitated by a
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seventeen-member committee, then presented to you for
transmission to the President.
I say this only to emphasize the point that I think
we should get busy on the salesmanship end.
Best,
John
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P. S. I will keep the White House operator informed of
my telephone number next week. JSDE.
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Mr. Roger Semerad
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Dear Roger:
Before I left Washington Tuesday I had the chance
to see Ted Marrs for a few minutes. We were agreed
that the meeting was disappointing. We heard many
sermons but came up with only a handful of proposals.
Some of those proposals, such as the organization
of the Committee of Vietnamese and the organization of
the Management-Labor Committee, will require some work;
and I trust there will be no delay. In that connection
I would appreciate receiving a copy of the minutes as
soon as possible - that is before 15 June - because I
would hate to try to repeat all of the things we agreed
to do without reference to the record.
We have now reached what I hope is the nadir of
our operation. The ideas and the sermons have flowed;
but up to this time we have been operating without staff.
I don't need to tell you that my entire posture with
relation to this job lies very much in your hands. If
you can organize a staff that will be able to keep me
informed and be sufficiently responsive that I feel I
have some control over the situation from this distance,
then my personal position with the Committee will be
tenable.
On the other hand, if I see the program going slowly
and find myself unable to take any action to affect it,
then I will have to give some cold thought as to whether
this whole thing is worth the trip.
I trust that you take these remarks in the spirit
they are intended, simply that I am relying on you and
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the staff you organize to make it possible for me to do
the limited job that I visualize.
Best,
John
JSDE/ajh
P.S. I told Julia Taft that I would keep her on my
distribution list for clippings. I would appreciate
your sending this one to her and sending me her
correct address. JSDE.
CC: Dr. Theodore Marrs
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Dr. Theodore Marrs:
Enclosed are copies of an exchange of correspond-
ence between Ambassador Eisenhower and Dr. Todd,
AMA. I thought this subject might be of interest to
you.
Roge D. Semerad
Executive A Director
President's Advisory Committee
on Refugees
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION
535 NORTH DEARBORN STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610
PHONE (312) 751-6000
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SIDENT
COLM C. TODD, M.D., F.A.C.S.
May 29, 1975.
Mr. John Eisenhower, Chairman
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President's Commission on Refugees
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Since the Committee's work is progressing very rapidly and public
opinion being formulated in regards to the mission and objectives
of our Committee the following is offered pertaining to health
professionals.
1. It seems to me we ought to have standardized data accountability
of all licensed Health personnel in camps.
2. Known categories of Vietnamese physicians.
a. Hanoi trained doctors - 45 years old and older, well trained
but need refresher courses and up dating competence.
b. Those trained by French 30 + years old. Not scientifically
trained and substandard to United States grad.
c. Saigon trained doctors up to 30 and well trained under U.S. and
AMA program.
They could easily be taken into our residency programs now.
There is a possibility that Dr. Lyndon Lee at the V.A. in
Washington is interested in finding residency positions in
V.A. Hospitals all over the U.S.
This. would require a Presidential or State Department request.
Perhaps HEW could help us here.
At this stage and time they would not have had to have passe d
he ECFMG exam now State license.
It would appear our Committee should ask the President to
request the V.A. open and fund these residency positions.
3. Pharmacists, Laboratory technicians and administrators are in
these camps and could used be utilized as allied health personnel only
4. Within 6 months it is estimated that most all these people would
be tax payers after release from camps.
5. Other personnel (non professional)
Many such refugees could be employed in Sacramento and other
areas where rice is grown. They are skilled growers and would
not be competing with unemployed Americans, because our people
are not willing to grow rice.
We are concerned about the few students from the AMA Saigon
Medical school program. We should see that they finish their
M.D. training. Some were to graduate this year.
6. Vietnamese and Cambodia Input.
We must give serious consideration to placing representatives
of the Vietnamese and Cambodia, on our task force or at least
a committee role to aid us in resolving the problem.
7. I submit the names of:
a. Malcom Phelps, M.D. Former Director of the AMA Physician
Viet Nam program.
b. Jean E. Carlin, M.D. Associate Dean University of California,
Irvine.
c. John Cowan, M.D. Ret. Adm. (USN) Former head AMA Department
of International Health.
All valuable resource individuals in this arena.
I note you visited Pendleton, and I regret I was unable to accompany
you but previous committments prevented this. I am enclosing one of
my staff reporters visit of 12 days ago. You note it is very
favorable.
All in all I think you are to be commended for your leadership in
this worthy activity.
Cordially,
Malcolm C. Todd, M.D., President, American Medical Association
Member, Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
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TO
DATE:
6 1975
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Ambassador John Eisenhower
Chairman, President's Advisory Committee
on Refugees
FROM :
Robert van Hoek, M.
Rub
Acting Administrator
PHS/DHEW Coordinator for Refugee Medical Assistance
SUBJECT:
Vietnamese Physician and Dental Placement and Retraining
Efforts - INFORMATION
The Health Services Administration of the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare was requested on June 2, 1975, by
Dr. Malcolm Todd, President of the American Medical Association,
and Mr. Walter Kallaur to provide an updated status report on
the activities being undertaken regarding the identification,
relocation, and retraining of Vietnamese refugee health pro-
fessionals. This memorandum identifies the activities now being
undertaken by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
the American Medical Association, the American Association of
Medical Colleges, the American Dental Association, and the
Association of American Dental Schools and other Federal and
private health agencies and groups which are assisting in the
retraining and placement of Vietnamese health professionals.
There appear to be approximately 260 to 280 Vietnamese physicians
among the Vietnamese refugees. A special effort has been under-
taken to collect information from these physicians through the
use of a questionnaire designed to gather specific information
about Vietnamese physician educational and training levels. A
special tracking system for these Vietnamese physicians has been
established and at the present time there are 223 Vietnamese
physicians in this tracking system. Of these 223 physicians,
only two had met the licensure requirements for practice in the
United States, and only an additional 28 have passed the ECFMG
examination.
The ECFMG examination is a standardized examination administered
to all foreign medical graduate students as a prerequisite to
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their entering into approved internship and residency programs
in the United States. The remaining 193 Vietnamese physicians
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have not taken the ECFMG examination and, as with other foreign
medical graduates, are required to pass this examination prior
to entering into accredited training programs or becoming eligible
to take State licensure examinations. In addition, we have
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identified 29 medical students and information is being sought
for an additional possible 20 to 30 students who we understand
have emigrated to this country.
A special Task Force was established with representatives of
the American Medical Association, the American Association of
Medical Colleges, the Educational Commission on Foreign Medical
Graduates, and a number of programs within the Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare that deal with training and place-
ment of physicians in this country. In addition, knowledgeable
individuals who participated with the programs sponsored by the
Agency for International Development of the State Department and
who worked with the American Medical Association's efforts in
Viet Nam were contacted and included in this Task Force activity.
The Task Force met on May 21, 1975, and has been working to identify
problem areas and solutions associated with the reentry of Viet-
namese physicians into the practice of medicine in this country.
Special arrangements have been made for 26 physicians who were
scheduled to take the ECFMG examination in Saigon this July to
take the test in different testing sites in this country. Further,
an effort has been made to assure that those individuals who had
not registered for the July examination would be included in the
January ECFMG examination. A plan is being developed with refugee
Vietnamese medical school faculty to grant certificates to those
medical students who had completed their seventh year of training
in Vietnamese schools so as to assure their eligibility for taking
the ECFMG examination.
For American as well as for foreign medical graduates, there now
exists a standardized and systemmatic method for examinations
which establishes the professional skills and capability of
physicians to practice medicine in the United States. While actual
licensure to practice is the responsibility of each State, there
are a number of national examinations to assess clinical ability
which are accepted by most States. These include the ECFMG, which
establishes eligibility for a foreign medical graduate to enter
into an internship or residency in this country, and the FLEX
examination, which is a national certifying examination given to
individuals having completed at least one year of internship or
postgraduate training and which is accepted by most States as
evidence of sufficient clinical competence to grant a State
license. In January 1975, 19,158 foreign medical graduates took
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the ECFMG examination in order to be eligible for postgraduate
training in this country and 6,952 (36.3 percent) passed this
examination. These percentages reflect approximately the same
experience for Vietnamese physicians who have taken the ECFMG
examination in the past.
The mechanisms presently being utilized for retraining of
Vietnamese physicians reflect the Department's present operating
policy that while efforts will be made to coordinate and facilitate
placement and retraining opportunities in medical schools and
training programs, the Department will not undertake activities
nor obligate funds to create opportunities or program approaches
that are not presently available to other foreign medical graduates
or, most importantly, to the more than 3,000 American citizens who
have studied medicine abroad and who have returned to this country
and wish to enter training programs and/or practice medicine.
This would mean that the arrangements and opportunities will
largely be a function of the sponsoring individuals or medical
schools and training programs. These groups have in the past and
are now assuming responsibilities for assisting in the upgrading
of foreign medical graduate clinical skills to a level where the
ECFMG examination may be taken and passed.
Of the 223 physicians now identified, over 100 have left relocation
centers and are presently being sponsored in communities across
the country. In some areas, there are significant concentrations
of Vietnamese physicians and approaches are presently being
developed by medical schools or training programs in those areas
to provide assistance in preparing these physicians for the ECFMG
examination (i.e. Dallas, Galveston, Washington, Los Angeles, and
Omaha). These opportunities largely take the form of special
courses that are being provided within institutional settings for
individuals and/or developing mechanisms to permit these physicians
to serve in a capacity related to patient care (while not practicing
medicine) during the period of time while they are preparing for
the examination.
For those individuals who have passed the ECFMG, active efforts
are underway to place them in training programs or to make special
arrangements for their utilization in Public Health Service programs
such as the National Health Service Corps, Indian Health Service,
and Federal Hospital System. It does not appear as if there will
be any difficulty in finding postgraduate training opportunities
or practice opportunities for the 28 physicians who have passed
the ECFMG examination.
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A significant amount of time has been and will continue to be
expended in working with professional associations, medical
schools, and training programs to help them identify Vietnamese
physician refugees who are seeking their assistance in the area
where their programs are operating. We plan to continue this
effort and feel that since the process for the majority of the
193 non-certified physicians may take from three to five years
before actual licensure to practice medicine in the United States,
this approach will be the most equitable and effective. Further,
significant efforts are being undertaken to work with a large number
of communities who wish to sponsor Vietnamese physicians under the
false assumption that these physicians will be ready to practice
either immediately or within a short period of time. Efforts are
being undertaken to work with these communities to explain the
necessity for the standardized certification and licensure require-
ments that need to be met, and to assist them in finding alternative
mechanisms for the recruitment of certified and licensed physicians.
Based on our present information, there are approximately 50
Vietnamese dentists who have emigrated to this country. Efforts
have been undertaken with the American Dental Association and
the Association of American Dental Schools to develop a mechanism
for the possible entry of Vietnamese dentists into the practice of
dentistry in the United States. In all but two States, licensure
to practice dentistry requires graduation from an accredited
American or Canadian dental school. When a comparable problem
was faced with Cuban and Hungarian refugee dentists, a mechanism
was developed to provide standardized advanced placement testing
for these dentists for entry into dental training programs based
on the individual dentist's clinical skills and ability to pass a
standardized examination. This possibility is presently being
evaluated and it appears as if this approach will be the most
effective and appropriate mechanism for eventual assimilation of
Vietnamese dentists into the practice of dentistry in this country.
The problems with nursing and pharmacy represent a different set
of issues and approaches. Information is being requested from
the State Department regarding those individuals who had nursing
and pharmacy backgrounds in Viet Nam and a number of individuals
referred to the Physician and Dental Placement Activities are
being incorporated into the tracking and information system. The
requirements for training and licensure in the field of nursing
and pharmacy in Viet Nam are not comparable, as is somewhat the
case with medicine and dentistry, with those in this country.
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There exist specific individual exceptions for nurses or pharmacists
who received additional training in this country. Again, there are
specific training and licensure requirements (clinical skill assess-
ment through examination) that are required in order to practice
nursing and pharmacy in each of the States. It appears as if, in
the majority of cases, Vietnamese nurses and pharmacists will require
considerable additional training in order to meet the certification
and licensure requirements. This, as with physicians and dentists,
is best carried out in the private institutional settings which
provide this training and which could utilize these individuals on
an interim basis in other clinical capacities. It is important to
point out that Vietnamese nurses and pharmacists have skills and ex-
perience which could allow their entry into the health care delivery
systems, particularly in institutional settings, in capacities
comparable to that of licensed practical nurses, aides, technicians,
and orderlies. The entry into the institutional health care delivery
system at these levels will not be as difficult for Vietnamese nurses
and pharmacists as it would be for the trained Vietnamese physicians
or dentists. Furthermore, entry into health professional capacities
at these levels would permit earning capability while other arrange-
ments are made for entry into training programs. This would be
most easily undertaken within the institutional settings in which
individuals are employed.
In summary, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, has
gathered rather complete information on the majority of Vietnamese
physician refugees and is undertaking a coordinative and facilitative
role with medical professional organizations, training programs, and
medical schools, to integrate Vietnamese physicians into retraining,
training, or practice opportunities based upon their educational
levels and certification and licensure credentials. Efforts are
being undertaken to assess and develop a mechanism to facilitate
the integration of Vietnamese dentist refugees into the American
dental education system. Due to the special problems with comparable
training and certification of nurses, pharmacists, and the much
broader availability for health professional employment for these
individuals, no active or direct effort is felt to be necessary.
An important policy issue that might be considered at the Committee's
next meeting is a possible formal recommendation regarding the
approach that is being presently utilized. This approach avoids
the establishment of any special programs for Vietnamese health
professionals which would result in the lessening of the certifica-
tion and licensure requirements for the practice of health profes-
sionals in this country or would create a situation where one group
of foreign medical graduates is being treated separately and with
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different approaches from the large number of other foreign medical
graduates in the health professions, including American citizens
who have studied abroad. It is our present policy and our recom-
mendation to the Committee that we continue under the present
course of serving in a coordinative and facilitative role through
the medical and other health professional associations as well as
the training institutions rather than establishing a separate
programmatic approach or to provide special programs for this
particular group of foreign medical graduates.
I would be pleased to provide whatever further information or
clarification may be necessary for the Committee and have made
arrangements with Mr. Walter Kellaur to update him on a regular
basis regarding the status of our activities in this area.
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHAIRMAN EISENHOWER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM:
ROGER D. SEMERAD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TM PACR
SUBJECT:
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STAFF
We have been fortunate to arrange for a fine staff, assembled on a
temporary basis from various agencies. Their name and general
functional areas are as follows:
Jim Delaney, Deputy Director, Sponsorship
Voluntary Agency Liaison
Walter Kallaur, Deputy Director, Interagency Task Force
Federal Agency Liaison
Noel Koch, Special Consultant, Public Relations
Intergovernmental Affairs
Frank Daniel, Associate Director, Public Relations
Intergovernmental Affairs
Carol Akin, Administrative Assistant
Catherine Purnell, Committee Management Specialist
Dave Morin, White House Summer Intern
Additional secretarial staff
Brief biographical sketches are attached.
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ROGER D. SEMERAD
Previous to his appointment as Executive Director of the President's
Advisory Committee on Refugees, Mr. Semerad served Presidents
Nixon and Ford as a Staff Assistant, Domestic Council, where his
responsiblities included education, labor and veterans affairs.
Prior to his government service, Mr. Semerad was a federal relations
and management consultant as President of his own firm, Dumbarton
Associates, Inc. From 1969 to 1973 Mr. Semerad was Executive
Director and Secretary/Treasurer of University Associates, Inc., a
consulting firm providing a variety of professional services to government
agencies, research institutions, colleges and universities. During the
period 1967-69, he served as Director of the Office of Federal Programs,
American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
In 1966 Mr. Semerad came to Washington, as a Fellow, with the U. S.
Office of Education. At the time he was Coordinator of Federal Programs
at State University College at Buffalo, New York. He also served as
Administrative Assistant to the Research Foundation of the State Univer-
sity of New York, in Albany, for two years following completion of his
active military duty in 1962.
Mr. Semerad has served as a consultant to over 150 government agencies,
corporations, institutions and school systems since 1965.
Mr. Semerad was graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York
and completed one year of additional study on public policy development at
the National Institute for Public Affairs in Washington, D. C. He is married
to the former Cathryn Crangle of New York. They live in Kensington, Mary-
land with their daughter Samantha.
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James J. Delaney, II
Deputy Director
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Delaney was appointed Director for
Management Review, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense,
(Health and Environment), in February of this year. In this capacity
he was responsible for evaluating the appropriateness, effectiveness
and efficiency of the DoD health care delivery system and health programs
through the validation of planning criteria, guidelines and assumptions;
the evaluation of program productivity; and the assessment of service
quality provided by all programs. Additionally, he was tasked with the
overall coordination of the refugee program as it pertained to the
Assistant Secretary of Defense, (Health and Environment).
In May of 1974 he was appointed Associate Administrator for Information
Systems in the Social and Rehabilitation Service (the W of HEW). His
office was responsible for all management systems and forecasting
activities with the Agency. This responsibility included approval for all
States' systems and computer equipment for which federal financial
participation was claimed, specifically in the major program areas of
Medicaid, social services, welfare and rehabilitation services.
From April 1973 until May 1974 Mr. Delaney served as Executive
Secretary for the Social and Rehabilitation Service. He insured the
proper clearance and coordination of all policy emanating from the
Administrator of SRS.
Subsequent to his assignment ot the Department of Health, Education
and Welfare, he served as the Executive Director of the Committee on
Health Services Industry, Executive Office of the President, during
Phase II of the Economic Stabilization program. This committee was
responsible for halving the rate of inflation in the Health Services Industry
from 12% to 6% in one year. He acted as liaison for the Cost of Living
Council, Price Commission and Pay Board and worked closely with the
entire Health Industry in enlisting their full cooperation.
Prior to entering government service in 1970, he was a management
analyst for a major management consulting firm.
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mr. Delaney received his B.S.
in Economics from Villanova University and his Master of Science degree
from the George Washington University. He served in the Marine Corps
during the Vietnam conflict.
Mr. Delaney is married to the former Florence Cannon and resides
with their four children in Falls Church, Virginia.
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WALTER V. KALLAUR
Deputy Director
Mr. Kallaur has served as a program officer in the Federal Disaster
Assistance Administration since July 1973.
Prior to that assignment, Mr. Kallaur served in the Office of
Emergency Preparedness, Executive Office of the President, with
principal assignments in the fields of wage-price stabilization,
disaster assistance, public information and financial administration.
From 1967 to 1971, Mr. Kallaur served in the United States Army.
Mr. Kallaur was born in Graz, Austria, on September 25, 1944. He
received an AB from Harvard College in History.
Mr. Kallaur is married to the former Carolita Unman, of Stratford,
Connecticut, and they reside in Washington, D. C.
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NOEL C. KOCH
Mr. Koch has been a Vice President of Occidental International
Corporation since November 1, 1974.
Prior to joining Occidental, Mr. Koch was a Special Assistant
to Presidents Ford and Nixon. He joined the White House after
serving as Special Assistant to Postmaster General Winton M. Blount
from August 1969 to January 1971. Before coming to Washington, Mr. Koch
was the Executive Director of the National Society of Fund Raisers.
He served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1963, including one
year in Vietnam as a military advisor.
Mr. Koch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 29, 1939.
He received a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania Military College,
and an M.A. in International Relations from Bryn Mawr College.
He is married to Dr. June Quint Koch, formerly of Brooklyn,
New York. They have two children and reside in Potomac, Maryland.
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FRANK W. DANIEL
Mr. Daniel has served as Special Assistant to the
Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs. Also as a consultant
to the Departments of Transportation, Commerce and at
present is a consultant in the Office of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Prior to government service Mr. Daniel was Field
Coordinator for two National Political Campaigns. From 1966
to 1971 he was involved in Marketing, Control Planning and
Sales Analysis for several corporations.
Mr. Daniel was born in Montgomery, Alabama, May 12,
1944. He attended the University of Alabama from 1962 to 1966,
Business and Political Science and the Department of Agriculture,
Graduate School - courses in the "The Congressional System. "
Mr. Daniel is married to the former Sue Miller of
Montgomery, Alabama. They reside in McLean, Virginia.
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D. DAVID MORIN
Mr. Morin is a White House Summer Intern working as a member of
the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees Staff.
He will be a senior at the University of Colorado this fall, and plans
to attend the American Graduate School of International Management
for his graduate studies. Mr. Morin was raised in southern California
and is a graduate of Hollywood High School. Last summer he worked
with Sudan Interior Missions in Niger and Dahomey on famine relief
and hospital construction.
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CARL T. CURTIS
COMMITTEES:
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FINANCE
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United States Senate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE
June 6, 1975
Dr. Theodore C. Marrs
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Dr. Marrs:
It is my understanding that you are accepting applications of
persons applying for positions in connection with the work of
the President's Advisory Committee on Refugees until Ambassador
Eisenhower's office is set up.
Dr. Sara Penick has applied to you by letter of May 29 for a
position teaching English to Vietnamese refugees.
Robert F. Martin, an attorney I have known for years and whose
judgment I highly respect, has written to me in her behalf.
I thought you should have the benefit of his letter. It is
enclosed, along with a copy of Dr. Penick's letter to you and a
copy of her resume.
With my thanks for your consideration, I am
Sincerely yours,
CARL T. CURTIS, USS
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May 30, 1975
JOHN R. O'HANLON
The Honorable Carl T. Curtis
Senator from Nebraska
Washington, D.C.
Dear Senator Curtis:
Thank you for your call back concerning Dr. Sarah Penick and
her wish to be employed teaching English to the Vietnamese. I have
enclosed a copy of her letter and resume, which she has sent to Dr.
Marrs in accordance with your instructions. As you can see, she is
quite well qualified both academically and particularly in the French
language. My understanding is that French is as widely spoken in
South Vietnam as is South Vietnamese.
I think it would be fortunate for the program to assist the
Vietnamese if Dr. Penick could be so employed because as well as
having the proper academic credentials, she certainly has the com-
passion for other people as such employment would involve. My under-
standing is that President Ford has recently signed into law a bill
authorizing expenditures of roughly four hundred million dollars for
the orientation and settlement of the Vietnamese, to include instruct-
ing them in English. Dr. Penick is in the unique position as a single
woman of being able to act immediately to fill what I am sure is an
immediate need.
I would appreciate it if you could mention to Dr. Marrs the
possibility of Dr. Penick obtaining a position teaching English to
the Vietnamese. It would be for the betterment of our country, and
the Vietnamese, if she could obtain this teaching position.
Thank you for your assistance, concern, and help to your
constituents.
Sincerely yours,
Robert Martin
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Robert F. Martin
RFM/cah
Enclosure
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Route 1
Armstrong, Missouri 65230
May 29, 1975
Dr. Theodore C. Marrs
Special Assistant to the President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Dr. Marrs:
Senator Curtis has advised me to write to you, as I am interested
in teaching English to the Vietnamese refugees. In 1961 I was a
laboratory assistant in the English Language Institute at Park
College; most of our students were from Asia and the Middle East.
During the summer of 1964 I taught in an intensive French-
language program as instructor for the United States Government
French West Africa Training Program. At the present time I am
Associate Professor of French at Dana College, Blair, Nebraska.
A brief resume is enclosed, but of course I will be happy to fur-
nish any further information. Thank you.
Yours truly,
Sarah m. Perick
Sarah M. Penick
CC: Senator Carl T. Curtis
LIBRARY GERALD R. FORD
NAME: Sarah Marianne Penick
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: November 8, 1941
Kansas City, Missouri
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1962
BA French and Spanish, cum laude
Park College
Parkville, Missouri
1960-61 study at Sorbonne
Certificat de Prononciation Francaise
1963 MA French
University of Missouri at Columbia
1967 PhD French
University of Missouri at Columbia
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1961 Laboratory Assistant
English Language Institute
Park College
Parkville, Missouri
Summer, 1964
Instructor
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Peace Corps French West Africa Training Program
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
Summer, 1965
Lecturer, French
University of Wyoming at Laramie
1962-1966
Instructor in French
University of Missouri at Columbia
1966 -
Associate Professor of French
Dana College
Blair, Nebraska
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 9, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
CHAIRMAN JOHN S. D. EISENHOWER
MEMBERS, PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON REFUGEES
FROM:
ROGER D. SEMERAD RD
SUBJECT:
Talking Points and Briefing Materials
Additional information for your use.
1.
Education/Health/Welfare and Medical Assistance
2.
Sponsor Guidelines
3.
State and Local Government Group Sponsorship
4.
Frequently Asked Questions and Their Answers
(Updated)
5.
Advisory Committee Staff
6.
National Denominational Resettlement Officers for
Refugee/Evacuees - 1975
7.
Directors of Diocesan Resettlement Committees
The next two Committee Meeting dates will be June 25,
1975 and July 23, 1975.
GEBALD R.FORD R.
EDUCATION
1.
Language Training at the Reception Centers
Language training is presently being provided by
personnel of the voluntary agencies at the centers,
other volunteers, and by Federal and State education
personnel. In instances where a State does not have
the capability of mounting a complete program or where
it is otherwise inappropriate for the State to do so,
the Department will provide language training directly
through a private contractor.
2. Other Education and Training Activities at the
Reception Centers
The Department of Labor in cooperation with State
and local manpower/employment agencies is presently pro-
viding job counseling to all heads of households desiring
such assistance. The counselors advise on needed retrain-
ing or updating of job credentials. This service also
includes information on employment possibilities in the
areas to which they will be moving, using the Department
of Labor's Job Bank which lists job openings nationwide
categorized by geographical skill and type of job.
3. School Districts Enrolling Large Numbers of Refugee
Children
In order to provide transitional assistance to school
districts enrolling high concentrations of refugees, the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare is developing
procedures to help defray special costs which may be
incurred, particularly for English language instruction.
These procedures will be developed in the very near future,
in time to assist local school districts in their planning
for the coming school year.
4. Services for School Districts
A national clearinghouse for information on special
teaching resources and materials is now being established.
It will disseminate information to States and school dis-
tricts describing materials and resources which are par-
ticularly appropriate for the language instruction and
cultural orientation of the refugee children. In instances
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where teaching materials have been designed especially
to meet the needs of these children, the clearinghouse
will distribute these materials directly to the States
and school districts.
5. Student Assistance to Refugees Wishing to Pursue
Postsecondary Education
The Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG)
program and the Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program,
which provide direct financial assistance to college,
university, and postsecondary vocational students pur-
suing their studies at accredited institutions, will
be available to refugees who meet the requirements of
the programs. These funding opportunities will also be
available for Vietnamese and Cambodian students who were
studying in this country at the time of the fall of their
respective governments and who wish to remain here.
HEALTH
Health problems which exceed the capabilities of
on-site medical resources are the responsibility of the
Public Health Service. Public Health Service Hospitals
and Clinics have been designated to provide or arrange
and pay for necessary off-site health care, and specific
Public Health Service Hospitals at San Francisco, New
Orleans, and Baltimore have been designated as the referral
units for the reception centers. When required services
are not available in Public Health Service facilities or
when other considerations, such as separation of a family
unit are involved, care may be authorized by Public Health
Service contract or in other community facilities.
Upon release from the reception centers and resettle-
ment in communities, direct responsibility for medical
services to the Indochinese refugees by the Department of
Defense and Public Health Services terminates, and health
care must be obtained through community resources and
facilities.
In those cases where the refugees with the help of
their sponsors are unable to obtain health insurance,
State Medical Assistance is available to cover medical
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services. Sponsors can assist the refugee in register-
ing for medical assistance at local agencies where exist-
ing State eligibility criteria regarding the income and
assets of the refugee will be applied.
WELFARE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare
encourages maximum coordination between State agencies,
private organizations, and sponsors in the resettlement
effort. In this way, coordinated efforts can be developed
and maximum utilization made of private and voluntary
efforts to help the refugees become self-supporting resi-
dents of the State. However, in order to meet the emer-
gency needs of refugees if sponsorship arrangements do
not work out, and to avoid a burden on State or local
resources, welfare and medical assistance will be made
available to refugees with little or no income or resources
regardless of the composition of the family.
Under the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance
Act of 1975, the Social and Rehabilitation Service of
the Department of Health, Education and Welfare will pro-
vide States with 100 percent reimbursement for welfare
and medical assistance to needy Vietnamese and Cambodian
refugees. Full reimbursement will also be provided for
administrative costs incurred by State welfare agencies
in the provision of such assistance. In addition, within
limitations to be defined, 100 percent reimbursement will
be provided for social services which are intended to
enable refugees to become self-supporting.
To avoid complete breakdowns in the sponsorship of
refugees, medical assistance will be made available to
needy refugees even though they do not receive financial
assistance. This will enable a sponsor who may not be
able to meet major medical needs which occur to continue
to provide food, maintenance, shelter, and help in
securing employment for a refugee family.
In general, the eligibility of refugees for welfare
and medical assistance will be based on the same standards
of need as apply to other residents of the State, and the
amount of assistance provided will be based on the levels
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of payments made under the State's program of aid to
families with dependent children (AFDC) .
Full guidelines on welfare and medical assistance
will be provided to the States early next week.
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SPONSORSHIP
With certain exceptions, refugees require sponsors to
assist in ensuring that the refugees do not become
public charges and to help each refugee make the
transition from refugee to a self-sufficient member
of his community.
Sponsorship can take the form of an offer of support,
employment or both. However, the sponsor must also be
ready to help the refugee with some of the less tangible
aspects of resettlement such as adjustment to a new
culture and a new way of life. Sponsorship is not a
formal, legal commitment. However, the sponsor under-
takes a clear moral commitment to help the refugee to
the best of his ability.
A sponsor, working through an appropriate voluntary
agency, state or local government unit will be
expected to:
1. Receive the refugee and his family;
2. Provide shelter and food, until the refugee
becomes self-sufficient. Shelter need not be in the
residence of the sponsor but must be adequate;
3. Provide clothing and pocket money;
4. Provide assistance in finding employment and
in school enrollment for children;
5. Cover ordinary medical costs or medical insurance.
In order to meet emergency needs, refugee families who are
eligible may obtain medical assistance through state
Medicaid programs. This assistance, however, in no way
abrogates a sponsor's moral obligation to provide normal
health assistance for refugee families.
Once employment is obtained, the sponsor will assist the
refugee to locate permanent housing, acquire minimal
furniture and arrange for other necessities.
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MODEL FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT GROUP SPONSORSHIPS
1. AGREEMENT TO INITIATE GROUP SPONSORSHIP
As a first step, State and local governments inter-
ested in undertaking group sponsorship should bring
together political, business, union, church and
voluntary leadership to decide:
--- if group sponsorship is desirable,
-- what numbers of refugees can best be absorbed
into the area or community (e.g. some con-
siderations are labor market, housing availability,
and community services),
-- how to organize a task force or appropriate
mechanism to coordinate the group sponsorship.
If there is enough leadership consensus to move forward,
an initial contact should be made with the President's
Interagency Task Force (202-632-3172)
2. ESTABLISHMENT OF A REFUGEE TASK FORCE
Having agreed to initiate group sponsorship, and
after preliminary discussions with the Task Force,
an operational coordinating body, representative of
public and private sector organizations, should be
established to set up procedures in the context of a
proposal to be discussed in person with the civil
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coordinator of the resettlement center nearest
you.
3. PROPOSAL DISCUSSION WITH TASK FORCE
The proposal will be reviewed and discussed with
the Chief Civilian Coordinator and his senior staff
at the resettlement center. If approved by this
group the State or local representative returns to
his or her homesite.
4.
IDENTIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF SPONSORSHIP
The State or local Task Force should set up a system
to solicit sponsorships. Such offers need to be
checked in order to certify the ability of sponsor
volunteers to perform sponsorship responsibilities.
Once an adequate number of certified sponsorship offers.
are certified a Task Force representative should
return to the Resettlement Center.
5. SIGN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Memorandum between the State or local official and
the three Interagency Task Force officials will be
signed confirming the terms of the group sponsorship
policies and procedures.
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6. SELECT REFUGEES AND ASSIST IN TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
With the assistance of the Civil Coordinator Staff,
the State/local representative will select refugees
to participate in the group sponsorship and arrange
for transportation. The costs of transportation of
refugee families from the Resettlement Center to the
sponsors' locations will be borne by the Federal
Government.
7. SUGGESTIONS
State or local governments may wish to consider
formation of a non-profit organization to
administer the resettlement program. The
possibility of receiving tax-deductible contribu-
tions to defray non-reimbursable administrative
expenses might be explored with the Internal
Revenue Service.
-- In calling for sponsorship offers, the State or
local organization should concentrate on
identifying actual family sponsors, but should
encourage individual offers of housing, employ-
ment, clothing, etc. as part of the total
sponsorship program. These latter types of
offers can be matched with possible requirements
of individual family sponsors.
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Organizations who wish to sponsor a number of refugees
may wish to use the following procedure and checklist
in preparing a program.
A. Undertake a survey to determine the number and kinds
of jobs available in the community for the refugees.
B. Determine the approximate number of families who will
undertake the temporary housing and feeding of the newly
arrived families. This may also be done on a community basis
where two or three families living in adjacent houses could
handle a large family by splitting the housing and support
burden. Another plan could utilize public and private
facilities such as unused college housing and messing
facilities or other centrally located buildings for group
support maintenance.
C. Sub-committees should be formed to handle on the
single-point of contact basis the following logistics.
1. Contact with the local voluntary agency being
asked to process the families (Tab A list).
Liaison with the relocation center providing the refugees.
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Meeting refugees at airports or bus stations and
providing transport to sponsoring family.
2. General orientation to refugee families such
as the "welcome wagon" concept.
Collection of clothing and other life support
items donated by the community.
3. Central point of contact for refugees seeking
employment. Telephone assistance for appointments,
etc.
4. Briefings and assistance regarding taxes -
deductions - medical insurance, etc. Obtaining
driving permits - enrollment of children in schools.
5. Permanent housing assistance. When employment is
secured by the refugee and he begins to have an
income, the securing of permanent housing is a major
step on his road to self-sufficiency. HUD projects,
FHA support, and/or community-supported loans or
rentals may be considered.
When your organization has familiarized itself with the above
requirements soon to be needed by the refugee it is then time
to contact one or more of the volunteer organizations. Your
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local chapter of a voluntary organization is the place
to start. Discuss with this local office the type of
individuals, skills and quantity of refugees your organi-
zation is capable of handling. We suggest your organization
picks out a planning figure based on your survey. If say,
100 families are possible to resettle in your area, start
with 10 families until you gain experience. You can always
go back for more.
Major objective of your efforts must be to assist the
refugee to become self-sufficient and prevent him from
becoming a public charge.
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