Sent in by Lynn O'Shea Responding to a letter from National
Alliance of Families Chairperson, Dolores Alfond, President Bill Clinton
writes; "I have been very concerned about a possible KGB plan 'to
transport knowledgeable Americans' to the USSR in the 1960's for
intelligence purposes. I agree that we must do everything possible to
get to the bottom of these reports, given that American personnel were
held as POWs in Southeast Asia during this same period."
The letter continued..."We have also asked for information on the
authors of the plan, the names of any Americans who were transferred,
and information on their fate. If the plan was not carried out, we have
requested documentation that convincingly proves this point. We will
also continue to press the Russians to provide access to all documents
that may help our efforts to locate missing U.S. servicemen."
In closing Mr. Clinton stated: "My Administration will continue to
pursue the POW/MIA issue aggressively with the Russian leadership."
He has talked the talk.... Now he has to walk the walk.... We need to
keep the pressure on the White House. President Clinton has committed
to an aggressive pursuit of the documentation referred to in the
writings of General Dimitri Volkogonov. There was a plan to transport
American POWs, from Southeast Asia to the former Soviet Union. We need
to see the documents. We need to know if the plan was carried out and
we need to know the names of the Americans taken to the former Soviet
Union. Or, perhaps the Russians have already given us the names.
Contact President Clinton thank him for his comments and ask when he
will follow through with a personal appeal to the Russian leadership.
He has talked the talk, let's see if he walks the walk.
The Honorable Bill Clinton
National Alliance of Families
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20500
Tel: 202-456-1414Fax: 202-456-2461
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