1969 Senate Hearings on Laos event
also: October 69 hearing, 1969 congressional testimony, Laos hearings
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At this October 69 hearing, Senator Symington nudged William Sullivan into the admission that there had been no formal U.S. obligation to Laos or the Hmong. In his own testament, Mone, Richard Helms refused to be drawn out on the authority …
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mind, quote, to trigger the domestic outcry, unquote. Senators Eugene McCarthy and Frank Church, along with the Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, deplored the escalation. By February 25th, Symington, with Mansfield and Charles Mattias,…
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Further details were added in April 70 when continuing pressure forced the administration to relent and release the 1969 congressional testimony. Any chance of limiting the damage was lost when Nixon ordered an invasion of Cambodia. Perfect…
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So, and it just happens that it happened right at the time when all this shit was breaking here. Weird. Further Laos hearings were scheduled for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Angry senators ruled out allowing testimony in executiv…