Southeast Asia Resolution: Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Eighty-eighth Congress, Second Session, on a Joint Resolution to Promote the Maintenance of International Peace and Security in Southeast Asia, August 6, 1964

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966 - 36 páginas
 

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Página 2 - Nations and in accordance with its obligations under the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, the United States is, therefore, prepared, as the President determines, to take all necessary steps, including the use of armed force, to assist any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty requesting assistance in defense of its freedom. SEC. 3. This resolution shall expire when the President shall determine that the peace and security of the area is reasonably assured...
Página 2 - The United States regards as vital to its national interest and to world peace the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.
Página 6 - States is determined to prevent by whatever means may be necessary, including the use of arms, the Marxist-Leninist regime in Cuba from extending, by force or the threat of force, its aggressive or subversive activities to any part of this hemisphere, and to prevent in Cuba the creation or use of an externally supported military capability endangering the security of the United States...
Página 1 - That the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression.
Página 5 - ... would view any renewal of the aggression in violation of the aforesaid agreements with grave concern and as seriously threatening international peace and security.
Página 1 - Whereas naval units of the Communist regime in Vietnam, in violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law, have deliberately and repeatedly attacked United States...
Página 2 - This joint resolution shall expire when the President shall determine that the peace and security of the nations in the general area of the Middle East are reasonably assured by international conditions created by action of the United Nations or otherwise except that it may be terminated earlier by a concurrent resolution of the two Houses of Congress.
Página 1 - Whereas these attacks are part of a deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression that the Communist regime in North Vietnam has been waging against its neighbors and the nations joined with them in the collective defense of their freedom; and Whereas the United States is assisting the peoples of southeast Asia to protect their freedom and has no territorial, military or political ambitions in that area, but desires only that these peoples should be left in peace to work out their own destinies...
Página 6 - Secretary and General Taylor, you both have statements. We will hear the secretary's statement first, and the general's statement right after the Secretary has finished, and we will direct questions to you both after you have completed your statements. You have a statement. You may proceed, Mr. Secretary. STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT S. McNAMARA, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Secretary MCNAMARA. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I am very happy to have this opportunity to appear before you in support of the...
Página 1 - All in favor say aye. [Chorus of ayes.] Opposed, no. [No response.] The ayes have it. Any other suggestions, let me see, is there anything else, Mr. Marcy? Mr. MARCY. We have a couple of nominations we don't know what to do with. NO MORNING BUSINESS Senator MORSE. I raise the point, Mr. Chairman, and we have had notice served on us. We had better find out what is the situation on the...

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