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Clergy and Laity Concerned About Vietnam — Part 1
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Crisis of Conscience, written by Dr. Robert McAfee Brown, Dr. Michael Novak, and
Rabbi Abraham Heschel. ‘This book is to be alightly more than 120 pages in length
and is being published by Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic publishing houses. If
you know of sumer conferences where the book might be utilized or even early fall
conferences that might be suitable for use of this book, I would suggest that you
would write for early orders to: Association Press, 291 Broadway, New York, New
York. You should also know that this book will be available at bookstores across
the country (particularly religious bookstores).
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4, Study on Violation of International Law U.S. Government.
Within six weeks we will have e five-month-old study completed on the way in which
our country has violated international law et several different points in Vietnam.
- We intend to appeal to the Vatican, the World Council of Churches, and the Inter.
national Red Cross to conduct a similar study with regard to any infractions of
internationsl law that the North Vietnamese might be guilty of. The study is an
attempt to suggest that the United States has violated international law as a
matter of policy, and we, as persons concerned with the whole question of constrai
will ask our goverrmment to desist,
Dr. Robert McAfee Brown from our National Committee was in Denver a few weeks ago
to serve as a witness for Lt. Henry Howe. The officer is a selective conscientiou
objector to this war and Dr. Brown has made the trip to Denver to testify in his
behalf at the request of the American Civil Liberties Union. The whole isse of
selective objection is one in which we are deeply concerned and I trust that if
there is any way in which we can help local groups raise this issue more effective.
with young men with when they have contact who are exposed to the military service
thet you'll not hesitate to write this office for such guidance as we might be
able to give.
6. Position paper.
You should kmow that the position paper developed at the Washington Mobilization
has now left this office in more than 100,000 copies. Also,we know of at least
nine major newspapers across the country where the article has been printed in
full vy local committees. We still have quantities of the position paper aveilabl:
4f any of you have not yet ordered it and would need any copies.
7. “Negotiations Now!”
Our National Comittee supports a move by several different groups to collect over
a million signatures which, in effect, support 0 Thant'’s three-point peace proposa-
For more information regarding "Negotiations Now!" you should direct your inquirie:
to Rev. Rodney Shaw, The Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington,
D.C., or Mr. Donald Keys, SANS, 17 East 45th Street, New York, New York.
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