Mr. President. yesterday marks the 12th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war. Entirely apart from any political considerations surrounding the outcome of that war or the question of our political relations with Vietnam. there are three major humanitarian issues that ought to be resolved Immediately: The POW/MIA issue. the refugee issue. and the issue of political prisoners still held In Vietnam. The main reason these issues have not been resolved is that the Vietnamese authoritiesand their allies in Kampuchea and Laoshave refused to cooperate in their resolution. Instead. the Hanoi authorities have callously and cruelly played international politics with the lives of countless thousands of innocent people. It Is as simple. and sad. as that. And It is time that we called the Vietnamese authorities to account for their barbarous behavior. I have spoken elsewhere. and will again be speaking in the future. on the POW/MIA and refugee issues. Today. I want to speak briefly on the political prisoner issue.