REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDA- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS NINETY-SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION 65-306 O FEBRUARY 20 AND MARCH 4, 1980 Printed for the use of the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1980 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin, Chairman L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts DONALD J. PEASE, Ohio DAN MICA, Florida MICHAEL D. BARNES, Maryland WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania HOWARD WOLPE, Michigan WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Michigan JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alabama BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California Hon. Bill Royer, a Representative in Congress from the State of Joe Holsinger, administrative assistant to the late Representative Leo Jacqueline K. Speier, legal counsel to the late Representative Leo J. MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Letter from Hon. Matthew Nimetz, Under Secretary of State, to Hon. Peter W. Rodino, Jr., chairman, House Judiciary Committee, regarding the impact of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts upon Foreign Guidelines issued by the Department of State for its officers and employees Additional remarks of Hon. Bill Royer, a Representative in Congress from APPENDIXES 1. Questions submitted in writing by the subcommittee to the Department of State and responses thereto. - - 2. Questions submitted in writing by Representative Bill Royer to Hon. Barbara M. Watson, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, 3. Letter from Hon. Dante B. Fascell, chairman of the Subcommittee on International Operations, to Hon. Clement J. Zablocki, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, requesting that the committee review the subcommittee hearing transcripts to determine the need for 4. Letter from Hon. Clement J. Zablocki, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to Hon. Dante B. Fascell, chairman of the Subcom- mittee on International Operations, recommending that the commitee refer certain allegations concerning Jonestown to the House Perma- nent Select Committee on Intelligence.. 5. Letter from Hon. Clement J. Zablocki, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Hon. William S. Broomfield, Hon. Dante B. Fascell, and Hon. John H. Buchanan, members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, to Hon. Edward P. Boland, chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, urging the select committee to REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO THE DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE LEO J. RYAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1980 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 2:10 p.m. in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dante B. Fascell (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. FASCELL. Ladies and gentlemen, the subcommittee will come to order, please. We have the usual problem that always besets us in the Nation's Capitol, which is that there is more to do than time to do it in. When this meeting was set, we had hoped there would be no other conflicts which would interfere with the attendance of some of our members, including your chairman. Unfortunately, after this time was set for these hearings, a conference committee meeting has been called in which we are trying to wind up the conference on the refugee bill. It's the last day of the conference, and therefore Congressman Buchanan, who is the ranking minority member of this subcommittee, and I have to go over there for a while. We think we will not be too long. Hopefully we can get back as quickly as possible, which I assure you we will try to do. While we are gone, the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee will chair the meeting, Congressman Andy Ireland of Florida, my dear friend and colleague, who is very much interested in this whole matter. He will proceed to make the record and go as far as he possibly can, the rest of us will get back, with your indulgence, as rapidly as possible. Thank you. and . Mr. IRELAND [presiding]. Today the Subcommittee on International Operations begins oversight hearings on the implementation of recommendations made by the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Department of State following their investigations of the deaths of Leo J. Ryan, Representative of the State of California, and more than 900 other persons. The report issued by the committee on May 15, 1979, followed 6 months of inquiry by a team of staff members of this committee. The State Department report was on the performance of both the Department and the American Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana. The two reports referred to do not conclusively answer all of the many issues and questions raised by the tragic events of November (1) |