EXTENSIONS of REMARKS 5773 the Following Regular Officer Ot the U.S

March 1, 1977 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5773 The folloWing regular officer ot the U.S. Frank Nelson McCarthey John Andrew Schott Joseph Henry Schuck Navy to be a permanent commissioned offi Timothy Moe McDonald cer in the regular Coast Guard in the grade Terrence John McHugh Kevin Edward Schumacher Raymond Edward Seeba.ld of lieutenant: Robert Lee McLaughlin Steven W. Vagts Randal Kirk Meints Peter Leslie Seidler II Edwin Russell Midgett, Jr. Michael Phillip Selavka The following Reserve. officers ot the U.S. Victor Joseph Mihal Edward Donald Selle Coast Guard to be permanent commissioned John Charles Miko Scott Raymond Sett1mo officers in the Regular Coast Guard in the Wade Alexander Mitchell Kenneth Shallk grades indicated: Theodore Paul Montgomery Randall John Sharshan Lieutenant Michael Ray Moore William George Shultz William Lorne Siegel David J. Kantor Nicholas E. Garcia Bruce Eugene Moreland Kent W. Mathews Donald S. Gilbert Robert James Morrison, Jr. Albert Elllott Simmons, Jr. Jeffrey Scott Smith Larry S. Craig Douglas A. Lentsch Elias James Moukawsher Charles H. Davis Scott P. Cooper Andrew T. Moynahan Thomas Walter Sparks Joseph Wilfred St. Martin Willlam M. Riley Gary L. Sonnenberg Louis Nash Robert B. Hurwitt Randall P. Parmentier E. Darrell Nelson John Kennedy Stout Steven Robert Swanson William F. Walker John Charles Nelson Lieutenant (junior grade) Joseph Lawrence Nimmich George Henry Teuton Guy Raymond Nolan Mark Paul Thomas Terrence L. Stagg Kenneth D. Ekelund curtis Bernard Odom Jerry Kenneth Thorusen Harry B. Webster William M. Hayes Kevin Craig Olds Donald Burnell Trone, Jr. Gerald L. Lund Edmund M. Tyler, Jr. Robert Brian Olson Mark Randall Trump Gerald 0. Robichaud Harold D. Pittenger, Robert James Onorato, Jr. Michael Lee VanHouten Ronald V. Larson Jr. Robert James Palko Malcolm Craig Veley Joseph B. Egan Robert F. Sandh, Jr. Alan Leslie Peek Bruce Robert Voorheis Bruce A. Terrell Frederick V. Newman Lawrence Clark Vose David Peter Pekoske Woody L. Loveland Larry L. Mizell Jeffrey Valenta Poston Dale Edward Walker Richard Albert Walleshauser, Jr. Leon D. Howell, Jr. Harry E. Schultz, ill Paul Conrad Potvin, Jr. Thomas E. Behringer Wayne R. Hamilton Michael Nelson Powers Gregory Gerald Warth Jeffrey Peter Watry Clifford I. Pearson Lewis J. Beach Kenneth Steven Prime Marc W. Wolfson Jack D. Campbell Paul John Prince Robert John Watson Timothy Russell Quinton V\.. '.liam Russell Webster David B. Peterman Richard K. Softye Robert Joseph Quirk Thomas Allen Wenzel Scott W. Tiernan Jonathan S. Glantz Martin Joseph·Rajk Gerald Ross Wheatley Robert A. Jones William E. Bruce Justin Hall Randall III Brian Scott White William R. Ashforth William M. Duncan Thomas R. Rice Douglas D. Whitmer Thomas G. Landvogt Leonard R. Heller, Jr. Joseph Edward Wiggins Joseph J. Kucinski James M. Dennis Paul Ames Richardson Stephen Lawrence Wilhelm Michael David Riley Michael Lawrence Williams David W. Kunkel Bonnijill McGhee David John Rimer Donald Eugene Wilt II Michael P. Drzal Paul T. Delaire Richard Anthony Rita. Jr. George William Wood III Ronald L. Nelson Robert G. Ausness Eldon James Robison Max Muir Woodcock David A. Riikonen Margaret R. Riley Garry Bernard Rolsma Richard Paul Yatto Francis G. Barnett Daniel J. Zedan Donald Angus Ross John Burton Young II Thomas G. Butler William J. Emerson Burton Scott Russell Paul Frederick Zukun!t Gary A. Reiter EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS FOREIGN POLICY ASPECTS OF A I ask unanimous consent that the text and diplomatic ties. In the past, Nigerian CHROME EMBARGO of these two editorials be printed in Ex leaders had distrusted U.S. offers to help negotiate a peaceful transition to black rule tension of Remarks. in Rhodesia, South Africa and Namlbia There being no objection, the editorials the native name for Southwest Africa. Now. HON. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. were ordered to be printed in the RECORD, the black governments can see a common OF VIRGINIA as follows: benefit in ending the strife and averting IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES [From the Miami Herald, Feb. 13, 1977] war, a motive they can trust. Diplomacy, however, is still the art of Tuesday, March 1, 1977 UNITED STATES Is IN A UNIQUE PosrriON TO SooTHE A TRoUBLED AFRICA compromise and enlightened self-interest. For this reason, it would not be wise to Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Mr. Presi Time is on the side of majority rule in dent, there have been a number of recent push !or a cutoff in chrome purchases from Africa, and events of late have been on the Rhodesia to force that nation's white gov editorials which have questioned the wis side o! improved U.S. relations with the ernment to negotiate, as has been proposed dom of reimposing an embargo on Rho black governments on that fractious con by Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. desian chrome. These editorials point to tinent. Rhodesia will be more inclined to come the weaknesses of the United States pur U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young is making to a conference table with the United States suing a negative foreign policy which great strides in opening the doors to previ if its economy is still partly dependent on would have the net effect of hardening ously hostile regimes-at least apparently, U.S. trade. If no income ls at stake, the which may be as important as reality at this militants will have an even stronger hand; the positions of the two sides to this dis stage. Impressions can be crucial when a In they can play on the bitterness of their pute. the Tampa Tribune of February fresh administration takes office, with new supporters. 15, 1977, the point is made that such a ideas. Ambassador Young is lining up support punitive action as reimposing the em African leaders are probably primed for from the black leaders who had previously bargo on chrome will "encourage the cooperation. They have seen how callously mistrusted all white governments. This more radical African leaders to insist on most of their neighbors to the East ignored could make the United States the only real the unconditional surrender of the white them when the OPEC cartel raised oil prices bridge between the warring factions, but government of Prime Minister Ian and undermined the fledgling economic during the interim no doors should be growth of the Third World. Those Marxist slammed by hasty action for dramatic effect. Smith." regimes that once had faith in the Soviet In a Miami Herald editorial of Feb bloc now know its cynicism. [From the Tampa Tribune, Feb. 15, 1977] ruary 13 the point is made that cutt~g Free of misconceptions that arose from off our purchases of Rhodesian chrome the old Cold War competition, Africa's black SQUEEZING RHODESXA FOR WHOSE BENEFIT? will serve to harden the position of the nations are probably ready to make new al The Carter Administration is enlarging liances with those who can give them real the hypocrisy which has marked Washing Rhodesian Government. The Smith gov help and not ideology. ton's policy toward Rhodesia. ernment will be more likely to come to Thus, Nigeria's quick shift from hostility That hypocrisy dates back 10 years, to the negotiating table with the United to warmth toward the United States when u.s. support for the action of the United States "if it.s economy is still partly de Ambassador Young arrived to declare that Nations in declaring an economic boycott of pendent on U.S. trade!' his government wanted stronger economic Rhodesia. The boycott was based on a charge 5774 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS "Afarch 1, 1977 that Rhodesia was "a threat to world peace." HOW ONE VETERAN VIEWS THE AMNESTY in current welfare policy. We should In fact, it posed no threat at all, except to I have been interested since President Car make certain that the mechanism the black nationalist movement which has ter pardoned the draft evaders of the Viet which moves welfare reform through spread chaos and Communism in much of nam War to note that some of the leaders Congress prevents fragmentation from Africa. of the veterans' organizations and the mlli continuing to occur at the legislative In 1971, Congress briefly faced reality. tary have stated that such a. pardon will de level. Finding th9.t the boycott was forcing Amer stroy mllitary morale. As one leader put it, ican industry to buy chrome from Russia at such an amnesty "shows a lack of concern for We believe a select committee is the three times the Rhodesian price, Congress the 30 million living veterans who served our most rational mechanism for Congress adopted the Byrd Amendment 1sponsored nation in time of war." to use in an examination of welfare. by Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia) ex I a.m one of those veterans. I think the Such a committee would not have legis empting strategic minerals such as chrome pardon was long overdue. I believe that the lative authority but exist for the purpose from the embargo. whole Vietnam mess teaches us the lesson of coordinating the development of Now the Carter Administration, through that there had better be sufficiently clear comprehensive welfare policy over the Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, is urging causes for entering a war~mething more coming months. Congress to repeal the Byrd amendment. than expediency or the tide of inevitable in Vance, testifying before a Senate commit tervention. Before our leaders- commit us The committee would have 19 mem tee, expressed great anguish at America's they had better be certain that the people of bers drawn from standing committees imports of the tainted Rhodesian chrome. the country will follow their leadership. Most with jurisdictions over the various cash ·"we have acted," he said, "in violation of of the people who led us into Vietnam are and in-kind welfare programs: Agricul our own often proclaimed devotion to inter saying that in retrospect the whole interven ture; Banking, Finance and Urban Af national law ...

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