Moderator concludes debate on 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' between John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee in United States organized by American Enterprise Institute. The Moderator Peter Lasigor says that Stennis and Fulbright disagree on the issue of Congress's role in foreign policy. Stennis has said that the Congress has contributed in making 40 mutual treaties and plays a crucial role in making Foreign Policies. Stennis states the resolutions passed on the issues of Cuba, Berlin and others. Lasigor says that both of them agree on the point of reassessment. The points Fulbright raised were about the war making functions and deprivation of senate from the agreement on war issues.
Question Answer period of the debate on 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' among John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright, Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee in Washington DC, organized by American Enterprise Institute. Moderator of debate Peter Lasigor concludes the Question Answer period. He tells that Dr William Kintner asked Senator Fulbright about the controversy of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. Senator Fulbright replied that President has the right to act without consultation whenever there is an emergency or threat to the nation's security but the issue about Gulf of Tonkin incident was not an urgent issue. He said that he was only the agent of situation and the decision of war was imposed over them.
Question Answer period of the debate on the 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' among John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee in United States organized by American Enterprise Institute. Stennis reacts on the statement of Senator Fulbright that on several issue majority of senators do not vote but on the issue related to Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (following the Gulf of Tonkin incident in the Vietnam War). It (resolution) was presented to the committee and Senators had voted for it. He regarded it as the perfect illustration of working in a democratic country.
Question Answer period during the debate on 'Role of Congress in Foreign Policies' among John C Stennis, Chairman, Armed Service Committee and William J Fulbright Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee in United States organized by American Enterprise Institute. William Fulbright denies blames put on him by Stennis and questions the decisions taken by the President on the issue of Gulf of Tonkin with out his concern. He said that the attack was made without provocation and it is a disgrace to Government. He says that government should give reasons for their act. Fulbright states that necessary action should have been made to prevent war and do the necessary adjustments.
Italian Expeditionary Forces at Russian Front. A soldier looks through binocular. Barbed fences in snow covered field. Italian soldiers walk on snow covered ground. They rush to prone position on the sound of fire. They also fire. They hide behind a house. Soldiers fire from window. Dead body lie in field. Trains arrive. Soldiers stand aligned. Tires unloaded from train. Trucks go. Troops march on road. General Giovanni Messe, Commander in Chief of the Expeditionary forces, arrives to inspect repair shops behind the front lines. Messe present medals to soldiers. A cart goes on mud filled road. Soldiers work on poles. Troops with rifles walk. Soldiers nail wood logs. They reinforce bridge. Vehicles pass on mud road. Wood logs lay on ground. Soldiers build wood road. Vehicle pass on new road. Soldiers push truck on rail tracks. (World War II period).
Italian Expeditionary Forces at Northern Africa Front. Soldiers of Italian Expedition Force comes out of fox holes. They run out from dugouts. Machine gun emplacement at battle field. Soldiers fire guns. They look through binocular. Trucks and bikes in field. Soldiers run in trenches. Soldiers run in field with machine guns and fire in prone position. Airborne troops land on isolated emergency airfield built by Britishers on the desert. Paratroopers destroy gasoline and munition dumps in field. Soldiers stand with covered artillery. Troops get in aircraft with guns. Italian Expeditionary Forces in Malta: Air raid over Malta. Pilots get on planes. Plane taxis and takes off. Airplane in flight. Pilots in cockpit. Air plane in flight over sea. Aerial view of Malta Island. (World War II period).
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