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682 622 BY rs P.U? ver-Ws-1s340 Mis’ FHl the Young — gan students : and youth 6 on “the | occasion of thé 1969 fall 1 straggle ‘a ommitteeto . “} .. . Movement.” In his letter he wished the students great success and © ~ re attended ‘wrote, “The heroic struggle of the friends in New York, Washington, ~~ retings, the Oakland, and Berkeley has been much appreciated by the South Vier the War in | namese youth and students.” , oo ‘A few days before the moratorium was ‘scheduled to begin Repre- woe ced that an sentative Wayne L. Hays (D., Ohio), a former history teacher, discov- - 2 organized ered that he would have to attend a meeting of the North Atlantic ling of var- assembly in Brussels. In remarks made before the House. regarding rthat their ~ a his absence, he said: . ve. Accord. Tam debating whether I should go or whether 1 should stay here and nationwide . single-handedly break up the design of a few self- appointed emissaries of Nashington Hanoi to make it appear the House of Representatives i is on their side. is action on - Representative Abner 3. Mikva ., ‘H) responded: directors of ead” in the _ _. [happen to be. one of the people who expect to take part in the special * _ orders tomorrow. Is the gentleman suggesting that 1 am an emissary of med parade Hanoi? ‘serviceman . the White Hays answered: . e the street a No, I would not suggest that. I think you are just an unwitting tool in nference in an effort, which js to their advantage, because the only people who can ve. Follow- get any benefit | out of this kind of performance, trying to make it appear vashin gton that the majority of the House supports that position, are the North . Vietnamese, because it is certainly doing something that Hanoi wants ¢ National done. ; neeting on . oe ee ats. Among The next day, the militants received important recognition of their dward M. -activities. On October 14, 1969, a message was relayed via Paris to 3ayh, Clai- the United States from Pham Van Dong, the premier of the North . by Allard Vietnamese government. In his telegram, the politburo leader encour- onyers, Jr., aged “U.S. progressive people,” praised the fall offensive, and wrote: ential con- “Our people’s patriotic struggle is precisely the struggle for peace and -oraum and justice that you are carrying out” (Congressional Record, October 14, all Ameri- ; 1969). . ty of forc- ' In the early afternoon of the day Dong’s communication was re- iling to at- - ceived in the United States, Representative Sam Steiger (R., Ariz.) ec met, gave his impression of the motives of certain individuals for suppgrt- — ing moratorium activities when he said: s from var- man of the ‘What really concerns me is that it has been embraced by politicians to"Ameri- who apparently are willing to put their own temporary political profit above country at a time when it was never more critical. [Congressional Record, October 14, 1969] 83 |