European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday March 8,   dishonesty ii every level i senator plans to probe s. Viet corruption Gruening by Dick Barnes Washington a a new investigation of corruption inthe South vietnamese govern ment was promised wednesday by sen. Ernest Gruening after disclosure of a . Adviser s reports stating grave doubts that there is any possibility fever achieving any reasonable degree of honesty and integrity in vietnamese  Alaska Democrat chairman of the Senate foreign a i d expenditures subcommittee said the reports show wholesale corruption on every  the adviser said in re ports to the . Mission i Saigon that the United states must initiate bold action to stamp out corruption and once having started must continue with  vietnamese government officials Are so involved that very few have hands sufficiently clean that they can make an immediate major contribution the reports said. He told of corruption reaching even the now deposed director general of South Vietnam Cus Toms Nguyen Van Loc. Sen. Gruening said he would Start new hearings in about a month. Asked if he would sum Mon the . Adviser who wrote the reports Gruening replied Well do what is necessary. The monthly reports to Washington and the adviser s recommendations to the . Mission in Saigon were made available to the associated press on condition the adviser s name not be used. He is chief of a 22-Man advisory team that has been work ing with vietnamese govern ment officials for four years. In january he told washing ton the Agency for International development would Cut his team to 20 persons by july 1, de spite what he called its Success in stimulating increased Cus Toms collections. The adviser s recommendations for Stern . Measures went to the Public administration and hoc committee on corruption in Vietnam last nov. 29, shortly after the committee was established by Aid in Washington an Aid spokesman told the associate press tuesday the committee never really got started. And it s possible it won t get going. When you get into the Busi Ness of trying to make another government clean under inter National Law you get into the question of Sovereign  sen. Gruening said . Efforts to curb corruption Are not effective because some of our agencies Aren t concerned about it. It s tolerated from the top in our  speaking of the South Viet namese last Friday president Johnson said in a speech at Beaumont tex., certainly they have corruption and we also have it in Boston in new York in Washington and in Johnson City. Somebody  stealing something in Beaumont right  the adviser told the Saigon based Aid committee that corruption in Vietnam is an Ever present face of life permeating All echelons of government and society corroding the vitality of nation eroding the Frame work of government and unnecessarily prolonging the War. Unless it is substantially reduced on a Broad scale and very soon at that there Are Seri Ous doubts that this War can Ever be really won " he said. He listed 17 types of corruption ranging from the person Nel official who can t place qualified applicant in an open position until a fee is paid tothe High officials and some not so High who arrange their government affairs so that offi Cial transactions redound to their personal  the United states he Tol daid must Stop treating corruption As a delicate unmentionable subject and should establish an  invite the South Viet namese to set up a correspond ing office and Reward non Ameri cans who provide evidence of confront the South Viet namese government with Evi Dence of corruption As it devel Ops and insist on stiff penalties. Place the blame where i belongs right at the  agree that no attempt willbe made to dig into past history of anyone who henceforth toes the  the adviser also passed comments of a subordinate a said that one support to  in Vietnam is � american system of Evala atthe adviser in the  advisers Are considered successful if they get along with their counterparts hew to uha Merican Way to achieve goal in favorite projects and fit the image of the idealized Ameri can said the  people tend to demean the reports of Field me and try to maintain some sort of equilibrium pleasant to Alle Chions of the management Hierl  chief adviser said. Americans Bear a considerable Burden of responsibility for the extent to which corruption has mushroomed and become Suci a  rather Gente Elly Clu 4 like Mother hens and engage i some mild wrist tapping when flagrant abuses in joint pro Grams using .-supplied furry a come to Light we fail to talk straight from the shoulder to i them on the subject of corrupt cracked ice these Are pieces of the Leso Tho Diamond the world s seventh largest after it was split at the establishment of Harry win Ston a new York jeweler. A photo timing of Nixon proposal Arches a few eyebrows by Arnold b. Sawislak Washington up for a Man who always has stressed timing As an important element of politics Richard m. Nixon appears to have chosen an Odd moment to unveil his plan to end the War and win the peace in Southeast  former vice president has been quoted Many times on the dangers of peaking a Campaign too soon to retain voter support. He believes a Candi Date should Pace himself and hold the maximum Effort for the time when its Impact will Bethe greatest. Then Why did Nixon drop his Bombshell peace proposal in the last week of a new Hamp Shire Campaign that already seemed Well under control the dramatic withdrawal of gov. George w. Romney and the refusal of gov. Nelson a. Rocke Feller to take the plunge of de Claring his candidacy left Nixon with Little to do in new Hamp Shire but pick up the delegates in Victory. There is one shred of evidence that Nixon did not expect his speech at Hampton on tuesday to get Banner headline treat ment. Arriving at a Republican fund raising dinner in washing ton later that Day he told re porters who greeted him that he had been making the same kind of proposals in his speeches for some time. But he hastened to add that he was delighted Mohave his idea getting attention. If Nixon was surprised by the reaction he was t unprepared to exploit it. Hustled before Tele Long pull Nixon May have Felt the need to establish a Sharp difference Between himself an Johnson on the Vietnam Issue and decided to do it Earl enough to that his position is clearly etched. Mccarthy in Tion and our position with re Spect to it in fact pc frequently act As though we do not know of its existence and then we forever act surprised and Horri fied that corruption has taken hold and riddled the Structure of government to the extent that it  the reports related that South vietnamese customs collected 740,000 plasters at Salon s Tanson Nhut air terminal in the first seven months of 1967. Inthe succeeding three months after . Advisers went to work at the scene in an experimental program collections multiplied to 3.9 million plasters. But the chief adviser said that nonetheless get Tough proposals have in the past been criticized by the hearts Ana minds purists As being m operational meaning .oi1 facials would be at the scent rather than and Ising from  More recently he said to Noble kid gloves concept hearts and minds is give insists there is no difference be ground to the Pralto ale a tween Johnson and Nixon on handed consideration of Dollar Vietnam. Nixon himself has suggested and  to the Point far As we m a 1v l 1�.&v� 4 a4j v ail Luj v4 � v a i v. A Ayala w a � i v \  cameras he was ready that new Hampshire would be this unit is concerned is this a i j 11 _ j  a a to r a a _ _ j _ 11 a t to  detailed answers to questions about his proposal. And remade a Point of saying his criticism of president Johnson Reliance on military Force in Vietnam did not mean he favored pulling  there Are other possibilities about Nixon s peace plan that might have override considerations of Campaign timing. Now that his confrontation with Romney has fizzled Nixon s vote is bound to be com pared More closely with the support Given sen. Eugene , the Only other Majur candidate on the new Hamp Shire ballot. Mccarthy s entire Campaign is focused on peace in Vietnam and Nixon May have sensed he had to meet the the first test of his ability Torun against Johnson whose sup porters have mounted a sub Stantial write in Campaign. Com every Dollar of gun customs product s is a of Lar the . Does t have to pm into this  european coition col. James w. Campbell Usa edit. Col. F. & Michael jr., a of Deputy Vej Mert Proctor  Elmer d. Franchen Repstein e a Tif. Even More significant for the an unofficial new up a of and for the . Armed Force up 1 command emn chief . European command and printed daily it Germany. Military add ret the 8tar and 8trip, Apo m17s. Interns the Star and 8tripe, to teach 1om, 61-Darm�Udt, Germany. Tel or prefix 061w 2071, m Dar Rudt air trip prefix �376 741. 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