Speaker. I move to strike the requisite number of words on page 9. line 6. of H.R. 14013. "In my opinion. it is extremely important that we realize just who and what we are aiding if we vote to give $49 million in supplemental economic aid to South Vietnam. This aid is earmarked for war refugees. But there is mounting evidence that the aid is not reaching the refugees. According to many accounts. a huge portion. perhaps even the major portion of our aid to refugees goes into the already welllined pockets of corrupt military and civilian officials of the Thieu regime. Where aid does reach the refugees. it is often meager and the "villages" and "resettlements" appear to be very thinly disguised concentration camps. The village chief of at least one camp at Cam Thanh in Quang Nam province has reportedly admitted quite openly that the reasons for setting up his camp were more military and strategic. than humanitarian. As we consider further aid to Vietnamese war refugees. both in fiscal year 1974 supplemental appropriations and in the upcoming fiscal year 1975 budget. I feel it is incumbent on the House to inspect very closely how that aid money is being used. and to take whatever action is necessary to be certain that American tax dollars are actually helping to heal the wounds of war in Vietnamnot to dig them deeper. I submit for my colleagues consideration the following eyewitness testimony regarding the misuse of refugee aid by the Thieu regime:
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