Seizure of the Mayagüez: Hearings Before the Committee on International Relations and Its Subcommittee on International Political and Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975 |
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Page 53 - AN ACT To further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well-balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the national defense, to repeal certain former legislation, and for other purposes.
Page 70 - Rather, consultation in this provision means that a decision is pending on a problem and that Members of Congress are being asked by the President for their advice and opinions and, in appropriate circumstances, their approval of action contemplated.
Page 84 - President and the Secretaries of State and Defense. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
Page 69 - The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances...
Page 84 - President to the Secretary of Defense, through the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to the commanders of unified and specified commands. Subject to the authority and direction of the President and the Secretary of Defense...
Page 123 - Third, we support the President in the exercise of his constitutional powers within the framework of the War Powers Resolution to secure the release of the ship and its men.
Page 137 - INTRODUCTION At the request and under the auspices of the Subcommittee on International Political and Military Affairs, House Committee on International Relations, we have conducted a survey of the Congress. The survey sought Members...
Page 67 - Government reserves the right to take such measures as may be necessary to protect the lives of American citizens and property, including appropriate measures of self-defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter...
Page 66 - He has instructed the State Department to demand the immediate release of the ship. Failure to do so would have the most serious consequences.