only when determined in writing by the Director that such use is specifically necessary and in furtherance of the purposes of this Order and in the interests of the United States.

Sec. 4. (a) There is hereby established the Sinai Interagency Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following:

(1) The Secretary of State or his representative.

(2) The Secretary of Defense or his representative.

(3) The Administrator, Agency for International Development, or his representative.

(4) The Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency or his representative.

(5) The Director of Central Intelligence or his representative. (6) The Director of the United States Sinai Support Mission or his representative.

(b) The Director of the United States Sinai Support Mission or his representative shall be Chairman of the Board.

(c) The President may from time to time designate others to serve on, or participate in the activities of, the Board. The Board may invite representatives of other departments and agencies to participate in its activities.

(d) The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman to assist, coordinate, and advise concerning the activities of the United States Sinai Support Mission.

Sec. 5. The Secretary of State shall, pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 10973, as amended, including Part V thereof, and this order, provide from funds made available to the President the funds necessary for the activities of the United States Sinai Support Mission.

Sec. 6. All activities now being undertaken by the Secretary of State to implement the "United States Proposal for the Early Warning System in Sinai" shall be continued until such time as the Mission has become operational and the Director requests the transfer of those activities to the Mission. The Secretary of State may exercise any of the authority or responsibility vested in the Director, by this order, in order to continue the performance of activities related to the Early Warning System until transferred to the Director. All such activities undertaken by the Secretary of State shall be deemed to have been taken by a Director.

4. Berlin Resolution

House Concurrent Resolution 570, 87th Congress, 76 Stat. 1429, passed October 10, 1962

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas the primary purpose of the United States in its relations with all other nations is and has been to develop and sustain a just and enduring peace for all; and

Whereas it is the purpose of the United States to encourage and support the establishment of a free, unified, and democratic Germany; and Whereas in connection with the termination of hostilities in World War II the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union freely entered into binding agreements under which the four powers have the right to remain in Berlin, with the right of ingress and egress, until the conclusion of a final settlement with the Government of Germany; and

Whereas no such final settlement has been concluded by the four powers and the aforementioned agreements continue in force: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

That it is the sense of the Congress

(a) that the continued exercise of United States, British, and French rights in Berlin constitutes a fundamental political and moral determination;

(b) that the United States would regard as intolerable any violation by the Soviet Union directly or through others of those rights in Berlin, including the right of ingress and egress;

(c) that the United States is determined to prevent by whatever means may be necessary, including the use of arms, any violation of those rights by the Soviet Union directly or through others, and to fulfill our commitment to the people of Berlin with respect to their resolve for freedom.

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5. Indochina Resolutions

a. Tonkin Gulf Resolution

[Public Law 88-408 [H.J. Res. 1145] 78 Stat. 384, approved August 10, 1964 [A JOINT RESOLUTION To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

[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 naval vessels lawfully present in international waters, and have thereby created a serious threat to international peace; and [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 in their own way: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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. [Sec. 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. Consonant with the Constitution of the United States and the Charter of the United 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 by international conditions created by action of the United Nations or otherwise, except that it may be terminated earlier by concurrent resolution of the Congress.]

NOTE.-Sec. 12 of Public Law 91-672, the Foreign Military Sales Act Amendments, approved January 12, 1971, provided that the joint resolution should terminate effective January 2, 1971. (See Vol. I, p. 303) See also, S. Con. Res. 64, passed July 10, 1970.

b. Creation of a Select Committee to Investigate the Problem of United States Servicemen Missing in Action in Southeast Asia

House Resolution 335, 94th Congress, Agreed to September 11, 1975 Resolved, That (a) there is hereby established in the House of Representatives a select committee composed of ten Members of the House. (b) Members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one Member shall be designated by the Speaker to serve as chairman. (c) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the select committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 2. The select committee is authorized and directed to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of—

(1) the problem of United States servicemen still identified as missing in action, as well as those known dead whose bodies have not been recovered, as a result of military operations in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and the problem of United States civilians identified as missing or unaccounted for, as well as those known dead whose bodies have not been recovered in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia;

(2) the need for additional international inspection teams to determine whether there are servicemen still held as prisoners of war or civilians held captive or unwillingly detained in the aforementioned areas.

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this resolution, this select committee is authorized to sit and act during the present Congress at times and places as it deems appropriate whether the House is sitting, has recessed, or has adjourned. The select commttee is authorized to hold such hearings, and to require, by subpena or other power, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents as it deems necessary. The committee and its staff may conduct field investigations or inspections and shall be authorized to travel to Southeast Asia if deemed necessary to investigate aspects of the problem.

(b) Subpenas may be issued over the signature of the chairman of the select committee or any member designated by him, and may be served by any person designated by the chairman or such member. (c) The chairman of the select committee, or any member designated by him, may administer oaths to any witness.

SEC. 4. To enable the select committee to carry out the purposes of this resolution, it is authorized to employ and fix compensation of such clerks, experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and stenographic assistants as it deems necessary. The committee may reimburse the members of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in

the select committee other than expenses in connection with meetings of the select committee held in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 5. The select committee is authorized and directed to report to the House with respect to results of its investigation as soon as is practicable but not later than one year after adoption of the resolution. Any report made when the House is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.

SEC. 6. The authority granted herein shall expire thirty days after the filing of the report with the House of Representatives.

SEC. 7. The expenses of the select committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the select committee and approved by the Speaker.