COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION 97-471 MAY 9, 10; JUNE 6, 7, 1973 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1973 THOMAS E. MORGAN, CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana MICHAEL HARRINGTON, Massachusetts CHARLES WILSON, Texas DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan Pennsylvania, Chairman WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California PETER H. B. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan H. R. GROSS, Iowa EDWARD J. DERWINSKI, Illinois ROBERT B. (BOB) MATHIAS, California BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York iit 27ag73 KF27 CONTENTS Hummel, Hon. Arthur W., Jr., Deputy Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State---- Doolin, Dennis J., Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Interna- Brower, Charles, Acting Legal Adviser, Department of State- Nooter, Robert H., Assistant Administrator, Agency for International Miller, Arthur S., professor of constitutional law, George Washington Goldwater, Hon. Barry, a U.S. Senator from Arizona. Bingham, Hon. Jonathan B., a Representative in Congress from New Abzug, Hon. Bella S., a Representative in Congress from New York. Warnke, Hon. Paul C., former Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense....... Chayes, Abram, professor of law, Harvard University, former Legal Wednesday, June 6, 1973: Adams, Samuel A., former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the Adams, Samuel A., former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency and experienced analyst in Southeast Asian Affairs___. Hummel, Hon. Arthur W., Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State__ Nooter, Hon. Robert H., Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Support- MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Letter from Senator Barry S. Goldwater_. 82 Correspondence from Alfred P. Rubin, professor of law, University of Publication submitted by Alfred P. Rubin, reprinted from the International and Comparative Law Quarterly, July 1971, entitled "SEATO and Ameri- Letter from Charles B. Nutting, professor of law, University of California Page 143 Letter from Dean Rusk, professor of law, University of Georgia School of Law--- 144 Letter from Clark M. Clifford, attorney. 145 147 Letter from William W. Van Alstyne, professor of law.. Statements by President Nixon, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and the Secre- 148 149 U.S. POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN CAMBODIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1973 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a.m. in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Robert N. C. Nix (chairman) presiding. Mr. Nix. The subcommittee will come to order. Last Saturday a news item was buried in the back pages of the Evening Star. Its substance was that briefings for newsmen had been stopped by American officials at the request of the Cambodian Government because reports had been printed in the American press about the surrender of 580 Cambodian soldiers after 20 of their number had been killed. This incident seems to describe the state of Cambodian military morale while their Government is under attack by insurgents. In addition, it gives us some idea of what the chances are of the Cambodians driving out of their country those North Vietnam forces which are there in violation of the truce agreement. These North Vietnam forces supposedly have not been involved in the fighting around the Capitol or other operations which are carried out by insurgents. For well over 2 months American planes from Thailand have been bombing insurgent forces. At the time 80 percent of the bombing in Cambodia is done in support of the Lon Nol government. Cambodian troops won't advance or hold ground without American air support. Hostile troops are across the Mekong River from Phnom Penh, 2 miles from the Capitol. The refugee problem is so severe in Cambodia that the chairman of the Senate Refugees and Escapees Subcommittee estimates that half the population of Cambodia have become refugees in the last 3 years since the fighting started. The Phnom Penh's population of 3 years ago of 600,000 has swollen to 1,500,000. Cambodia is apparently economically prostrate. As in all nations in serious trouble corruption plays a role. There were at least 100,000 phantom soldiers carried in Cambodian pay records. The entire army is approximately 140,000 active men. Insurgent forces number from 40,000 to 60.000. They are divided into numerous factions, so much so it is claimed that the Lon Nol government cannot find responsible individuals to negotiate with. This has not decreased their fighting ability in comparison to the Cambodian Army. |