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BS 100~35505 "The U. S. government has jeopardized the future release of American war prisoners by its ‘dangerous, inept and cold-blooded mishandling' of a recent prisoner release, it was charged Sunday by two pacifists who had arranged the release of three filers. (u) "Boston University Prof. Howard Zinn and the Rev. Daniel Berrigan, $.J., of Cornell said the U. S. had violated the spirit of the prisoners release program by flying the three captured pilots out of Laos in a military aircraft. (i) "Prof, Zinn and Fr. Berrigan returned Sunday from North Vietnam after arranging for the release of three fliers during Tet, the Lunar New Year celebrations. (L€) "Zinn and Berrigan were asked to go to Hanoi by David Dellinger, editor of Liberation magazine, after Dellinger received a cable fromMfiet Peace, (A North Vietnamese peace group) requésting spar representatives be sent there to arrange the release. (U ppp Peers’ "The two held press conferences at Kennedy Inter- national Airport, and Prof. Zinn at Logan International Airport Sunday after they returned. (\A} "tTt was callous of the United States to take any risks that might affect future releases,' Zinn said.(11) "Although the releases were unconditional and there was no pre-arranged agreement, the North Vietnamese had expressed 'a felling that taking these men off in a military plane would not be in the spirit of the release’ Zinn said. (tr) "Zinn said he was told by U. S. Ambassador William Sullivan in Vientiane that the U.S. government 'preferred' che men return on U. S. military aircraft. (4) . "Zinn also challenged President Johnson's statement that Hanoi was not ready for peace negotiations. Cu) ~ 1B -