Andy Evans. commander of the 13th Air Force. indicated he would be glad to comply with this request. and 2 days later. said they had only been able to identify pictures of two of the villages selected. In both cases. the photographs showed clearly that the villages were no longer in existence. I asked for the photographs to bring back to Washington. and subsequently asked for pictures of 196 villages from which refugees have come. After lengthy exchanges of correspondence. the Department of Defense has apparently decided that no photographs should be provided Congress. The letter of Deputy Assistant Secretary Doolln. of June 11. 1971. states in part as follows: I have reflected on your various requests for photographs of villages in Laos...
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