The Dep-.rtment of State apparently is content with the excuse that "just as it takes two to wage war. it takes two parties to make peace." With that simplistic homily as our guide. no progress toward a resolution of conflict in the Middle East would be evident today. and no further progress toward peace can be made in Indochina. Mr. President. the 12 recommendations I submitted to the Department for comment were contained in a Refugee Subcommittee study mission report. entitled "Relief and Rehabilitation of War Victims in Indochina: One Year After the Ceasefire." Among other things. the Departments response to the recommendation on the problem of political prisoners. the Department of State said that it "cannot agree with the study missions assertion that the record is clear that political prisoners exist in South Vietnam." Once again the administration has solved a problem by denying that it exists. The Departments assertion that there are no political prisoners in South Vietnam defies not only the findings of the study mission in the field. but also those of responsible international humanitarian organizations. It also contradicts the Departments previous communications to the subcommittee.