Speech #940037218

And be it Further resolved. That Congress lets it be known to the Governments of the Soviet Union and the Peoples Republic of China that all thinking Americans are bound to call into question the terms and the benefits of the existing dttente if the two communist superpowers provide the guns and ammunition for aggression and expansion by their communist client states. that it looks upon their attitude towards the present aggression in Vietnam as a critical test of good faith. and that it calls upon them to use their very great influence with Hanoi to persuade Hanoi to pull back to the original ceasefire lines and to return to the conference table. and finally be it Resolved. That the tragic flight of millions of refugees from the areas occupied by the Communist forces is properly a matter of international concern and that Congress calls upon the Administration. the governments of all free nations. and the United Nations. to mount a concerted action to assure the right of asylum and resettlement to all those Vietnamese who feel that they have good reason to fear for their lives if the communists win. or who refuse to accept the tyranny of communism.