whole period of his membership of the House of Commons except for the time that he was serving as a junior Minister. Member of the European Parliament since January 1973.

PIERRE LAGORCE, born May 16, 1914, in Pugnac, Gironde. Doctor of letters. Mayor of Langon since 1965. Former Administrator of the Assemblée Nationale (1947), and Head of Division (1960). Member of the Bureau of the Parti socialiste et des radicaux de gauche. Vice chairman of the Europe-Africa committee. Elected as member of the Assemblée Nationale in 1967, reelected 1968 and March 1973, representing Gironde. Conseiller Général for Podeusac since 1970. Member of the European Parliament since June 1973.

ERWIN LANGE, born May 10, 1914, in Essen. Typesetter and manager of a printing works. Active in the socialist youth movement since 1928 and in the trade union movement since 1930. Arrested on political grounds in 1936. Posted in 1942 to Strafeinheit 999 (disciplinary unit). Politically active for the SPD in the Essen area since 1946. Member of SPD public health and economic affairs committees. Member of SPD board on problems of the self-employed. Member of the Bundestag since 1949. Member of the European Parliament since January 1970. BRIAN LENIHAN, born November 17, 1930, in Dundalk. B.A., Economics, University College, Dublin. Barrister-at-Law. Member of Fianna Fáil. Senator and Leader of the Opposition in Senate. Former political offices and duties include: Deputy and Member of Consultative Assembly of Council of Europe; Minister for Foreign Affairs; Transport and Power; Education; Justice; and Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries. Member of Irish National Parliament since April 1957. Member of European Parliament since July 1973.

LUCIEN RADOUX, born July 18, 1921, in Brussels. Administrative Director of the European Foundation for International Exchanges. Deputy for Brussels (Socialist Party). Chairman of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Chamber of Representatives. Commander of the Order of Léopold (Belgium). Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Officer of the Order of Merit of Senegal. Member of the European Parliament from November 1962 to August 1965 and since 1968.

SILVIO LEONARDI, Member of the Communist and Allies Group, Italy. Born July 16, 1914, in Turin. Doctorates in law and engineering. Former municipal councillor in Milan. Member of the Party Committee of the PCI in Milan. Member of Chamber of Deputies since 1963. Member of European Parliament since January 1969.

WILLIAM J. SCHUIJT, born June 27, 1909, in Amsterdam. Doctor of philosophy and letters. Teacher 1929-37. Grammer school teacher 1940-45. Member of executive of Advisory Committee of Resistance 1943-46. Journalist (Paris correspondent of an Amsterdam newspaper and of Catholic broadcasting service) 1950-56. Deputy secretary-general of "Nonvelles équipes internationales” in Paris 1952-57. Substitute at Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe and at Assembly of Western European Union 1957-60. Member of the Municipal Council of The Hague since 1970. Member of Second Chamber of the StatesGeneral 1956-71. Member of First Chamber of the States-General 1971. Former President of the European Parliament. Member of the European Parliament since March 1958.

GERD SPRINGORUM, born November 5, 1911, in Halberstadt. Mining engineer. Mine director at Ruhrkohle AG. Member of Federal Government's Social Advisory Council. Deputy member of board of Bochum "Bundesknappschaft". Chairman of board of "Evangelisches Diakonissenhaus für die Grafschaft Mark und das Siegerland." Witten. Member of CDU "Kreisvorstand," Bochum. Chairman of Bochum-Langendreer branch of CDU. Member of the European Parliament since May 1966.

KNUD THOMSEN, born January 16, 1908, in Aalborg. Member of Danish Conservative Party. Member of Folketing. Member of European Parliament since January 1973.

MARIO VETRONE, born January 26, 1914, in Benevento. Doctor of mathematics and physics. Lecturer in geophysics and climatology at Naples University. Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture 1964-68, for Finance 1963-66, for External Trade 1966-68, for Labor and Social Welfare from August 1969 to March 1970.

AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS

BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, Democrat, of Elmhurst, Long Island, N.Y.; born in New York City, N.Y., June 8, 1923; educated in the public schools of the city of New York; attended Long Island University and City College; L.L.B. Brooklyn Law School (1949), LL.M. New York University (1952); married Lila Moskowitz, two children-Debra and Edward; attorney; admitted to New York Bar 1949; admitted to practice before United States Supreme Court 1954; served in United States Army March 1943 to January 1946, 18 months in Iceland; elected as Democrat-Liberal to the 87th Congress in special election February 20, 1962; reelected to the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92d, 93d, and 94th Congresses; appointed member of National Commission on Food Marketing during 88th and 89th Congresses.

PAUL FINDLEY, Republican, of Pittsfield, Ill.; born June 23, 1921, in Jacksonville, Ill.; graduated from Illinois College, A.B. degree, LL.D. (honorary), 1973; Phi Beta Kappa; Lindenwood College, D.H.L. degree (honorary), 1969; engaged in the printing and publishing business and publisher of two weekly newspapers; married to former Lucille Gemme; two children, Craig and Diane; veteran World War II (Guam invasion, Japan); elected to the 87th Congress November 8, 1960; reelected to 88th through 93d Congresses; member, Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Agriculture; chairman, House Republican Committee on Western Alliances, 1965-68; chairman, House Republican Factfinding Mission to Paris, 1965; delegate to 11th and 12th annual NATO Parliamentarians Conferences, 1965 and 1966; delegate, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1972, North Atlantic Assembly, Brussels; member, board of trustees of Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; member, board of directors, Federal Union, Inc., Washington, D.C.; secretary, International Movement for Atlantic Union; author, The Federal Farm Fable (Arlington House, 1968); past director, Illinois Press Association; past president, Pittsfield Industrial Development Association; member Lions Club, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, Congregational Church.

FLOYD J. FITHIAN, Democrat, of Lafayette, Ind.; born in Vesta, Nebr., November 3, 1928; attended public schools there and graduated from Vesta (Nebraska) High School; Peru State College, Nebr., B.A., 1951; graduate work at the University of Nebraska, M.A., 1955, and a Ph. D., 1964; Served in the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieutenant, 1951-55, and in the U.S. Naval Reserves, 1955-71, as commander; held the positions as high school teacher, college professor at Nebraska Wesleyan, and associate professor of history at Purdue University; member: Indiana Cattlemen's Association, Lafayette Farm Cooperative, past president of Indiana Council of Social Studies, American Historical Association, Organization of American Historians, Tippecanoe County Historical Society, and State Council for Social Studies; attends, and is a certified lay speaker and past chairman of the administrative board and youth director of Grace United Methodist Church, Lafayette; married to the former Marjorie Heim, 1952; three children: Cindy, Judy, and John; elected to the 94th Congress, November 5, 1974. DONALD MACKAY FRASER, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, of Minneapolis, Minn.; attorney and former State senator 1954-62; born in Minneapolis, February 20, 1924; educated in Minneapolis public schools and University of Minnesota, B.A., cum laude, 1944, LL.B., 1948; served in Pacific Theater, World War II; 1969-71-chairman, Democratic Study Group; chairman, Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection; Democratic Advisory Council; vice chairman of the Commission on the Democratic Selection of Presidential Nominees, 1968; participating member, Anglo-American Parliamentary Conference on Africa, 1964 to present; active in D.F.L. Party since 1947; chairman, Minnesota Citizens for Kennedy, 1960; former officer, Minneapolis Foreign Policy Association; Minneapolis Citizens' League; Minneapolis Citizens' Committee on Public Education; delegate to 1972 and 1973 Conference on Disarmament; Congressional adviser on the U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Seabeds Committee; 1973 national chairman, Americans for Democratic Action; married to former Arvonne Skelton; six children (one deceased); partner in former firm of Lindquist, Fraser & Magnuson; elected to the 88th Congress November 6, 1962; reelected to the 89th, 90th, 91st, 92d, 93d, and 94th Congresses.

SAM M. GIBBONS, Democrat, of Tampa, Fla.; born in Tampa, January 20, 1920, son of Gunby Gibbons and Jessie Kirk Cralle Gibbons; educated in public schools of Tampa; received J.D. degree from the University of Florida; named to the University's Hall of Fame and to its honor society Florida Blue Key; member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity; carried to the former Martha Hanley; they have three sons-Clifford, born 1950; Mark, Born 1952; and Timothy, born 1958; elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1952 and served for 6 years; elected to the Florida Senate in 1958 and served for 4 years; named one of the top ten members of each body; named Tampa's Outstanding Young Man of the Year in 1954; received Chamber of Commerce president's award; Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Florida in 1973; deacon First Presbyterian Church of Tampa; first president of and member of University of South Florida Foundation; served in U.S. Army 5 years during World War II with 501st Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division; awarded Bronze Star; was in initial assault force landing before D-Day in Europe; took part in other major combat actions, including operations at Bastogne; released from active duty as major: elected to the 88th Congress November 6, 1962; reelected to the 89th and succeeding Congresses; member of Ways and Means Committee.

JAMES P. JOHNSON, Republican, of Fort Collins, Colo.; born in Yankton, S. Dak., June 2. 1930; B.A., Northwestern University, 1952; LL.B., University of Colorado, 1959; served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1952-56; prosecuting attorney, Eighth Judicial District, Colorado; municipal judge, Ault, Colo., 1962–65; member, Poudre R-1 School Board, Fort Collins, Colo., 1969-71: president, Larimer County Bar Association; elder, First United Presbyterian Church, Fort Collins, Colo.; member: board of trustees, San Francisco Theological Seminary; board of directors, Fort Collins, Colo., Chamber of Commerce, 1968-70; charter member, Dean's Law Club, University of Colorado; married Nancy Brown of Oconomwoc, Wis., 1952; three children: Dea Lynn, Julie Conner, and Drake Bartel; elected to the 93d Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to the 94th Congress, November 6, 1974.

LEO J. RYAN, Democrat, of South San Francisco; born in Lincoln, Nebr., May 5, 1925; M.S., Creighton University, 1951; enlisted in U.S. Navy, 1943, served in submarine service; teacher; school administrator: appointed to South San Francisco Recreation Commission: elected city councilman and served as mayor; authored book entitled "Understanding California Government and Politics"; also edited the book "The USA: From Where We Stand"; elected to California State Assembly, 1962; elected to the 93d Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to the 94th Congress.

JOHN WILLIAM STANTON, Republican, of Painesville, Ohio; born in Painesville February 20, 1924: graduated from Culver Military Academy, Culver, Ind., in 1942: entered the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in July 1942: left studies to enter the U.S. Army in December 1942: served overseas in the Pacific theater for 33 months and discharged as a captain January 1, 1946; reentered Georgetown University, majored in government and economics, and received B.S. degree in 1949; member, St. Mary's Catholic Church in Painesville; Lake County commissioner 1956-64: married December 3, 1966, to the former Peggy Smeeton; one daughter, Kelly Marie, born November 11, 1967: elected to the 89th Congress, November 3, 1964; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

ROBERT GRIER STEPHENS. JR., Democrat, of Athens, Ga.; born in Atlanta, Ga., August 14, 1913, son of Dr. Robert Grier and Martha Lucy (Evans) Stephens; educated in the Atlanta public schools: was graduated from Boys' High School in 1931 and the University of Georgia (A.B. degree) in 1935; attended the University of Hamburg, Germany, on an exchange student scholarship; taught history and political science at the University of Georgia 1936-40; received the M.A. degree in 1937 and law degree, cum laude, in 1941; doctor of laws, Angusta Law School, 1971; during World War II served in the U.S. Army for 4 years in the States and in Germany, the last assignment before separation was on the legal staff of Mr. Justice Robert Jackson at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals; returned to Athens, Ga., and engaged for 15 years in general practice of law from 1946 to 1961: city attorney of Athens 1947-50: member of State senate 1951-53 and member of State house of representatives 1953-59: married the former Grace Winston of Clarke County in 1938; four children, Mrs. D. R. Bianchi, Robert Grier III, Mary Winston, and Lawton Evans; elder of the Presbysterian Church: member of American Legion, VFW, Elks. Kiwanis (lieutenant-governor), Select Committee on Committees; Democratic Policy and Steering Committee: Small

Business Subcommittee chairman; Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, Blue Key, University of Georgia Distinguished Alumni Merit Award, Kappa Alpha Order, and ODK; elected to 87th Congress November 8, 1960; reelected to the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92d, 93d, and 94th Congress. STEVEN D. SYMMS, Republican, of Caldwell, Idaho; born April 23, 1938, in Nampa, Idaho; son of Darwin and Irene Knowlton Symms; educated in Canyon County schools; University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, B.S., agriculture-economics, 1960; served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1960–63, with rank of first lieutenant; while at the University of Idaho was 3-year letterman in football, president "I" Club; member of Sigma Nu fraternity; past president of University of Idaho Alumni Association; personnel and production manager-vice president of Symms Fruit Ranch, 1963-72; member board of directors of Symms Fruit Ranch, 1967-; owner of Elaine Powers Figure Salon franchise, 1970–72; a private pilot; member of Rotary; vice president of Marsing, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce; member of Boise, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce; member of Fruit Industry Related Organizations (Idaho Horticulture Society, Idaho Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Organization); past president of Canyon County Republican Boosters Club; coeditor of "Idaho Compass"; chairman of Vallivue Elementary School Bond Referendum Campaign, 1968 married Frances E. Stockdale of Helena, Mont., August 1, 1959; four children: Dan, Susan, Amy and Katy; elected to the 93d Congress, November 7, 1972: reelected to the 94th Congress.

GUY ADRIAN VANDER JAGT, Republican, of Cadillac, Mich.; born in Cadillac, Mich., August 26, 1931; 1945-49, attended Cadillac High School; 1953, Hope College, bachelor of arts degree; 1955, Yale University, bachelor of divinity degree; 1956, Bonn University, Rotary Fellowship; 1960, University of Michigan, bachelor of laws degree; 1960, member of Michigan Bar Association; 1960-64, law practice with Warner, Norcross & Judd, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; 1965–66, Michigan Senate, 36th District; March 1956, Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Man award; married Carol Doorn of Grand Rapids, Mich.; daughter, Virginia Marie, born August 31, 1969; elected to the 89th Congress, November 8, 1966, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert P. Griffin; reelected to 90th, 91st, 92d, 93d, and 94th Congresses; chairman, Republican Congressional Campaign Committee; member, Ways and Means Committee.

GUS YATRON, Democrat, of Reading, Pa.; born in Reading, October 16, 1927; son of George H. and Theano (Lazos) Yatron; graduated from Reading High School; was president of the student body; Kutztown State Teachers College; was active in athletics, boxed professionally as a heavyweight while going to college and lettered in varsity football; was a successful businessman in Reading before elected to the U.S. Congress; entered politics in 1955 with a successful bid for a 6-year term on Reading School Board, which includes the Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery; member of the Reading Hospital Board of Managers; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1956 and 1958; elected to three consecutive terms to the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1960-66; elected to the 91st Congress, November 5, 1968; reelected to the 92d, 93d, and 94th Congresses; spoke before the European Parliament, 1973 and 1974; presented a major white paper on NATO Burden-Sharing Resolution; resides in Reading; married to the former Millie Menzies; two children; George (a law student at Georgetown) and Theana (a junior at the University of Maryland); serves on the House International Relations Committee.

BRUSSELS-PARIS SCHEDULE

The following schedules cover the study mission's briefing program in Brussels before the Munich meetings with the European Parliamentarians and in Paris after those sessions. Also included in a program of military briefings in Neu Ura, Germany, which the study mission undertook en route from Brussels to Munich:

Friday, April 11, 1975:

BRUSSELS

1145 Depart hotel for European Community headquarters.

1200

Meeting with Sir Christopher Soames, European Community Commissioner for External Relations.

1300-Luncheon given by Commission for the American delegation (host: Sir Christopher Soames).

1500-Meeting with Agriculture Commissioner Lardinois.

1530-Meeting with Commission Vice President Simonet on energy.

1600-Meeting with European Community Deputy Director General (for Development and Cooperation) Maurice Foley.

1630-Meeting with Director General (for Economic and Financial Affairs) Ugo Mosca.

1645-Depart for U.S. Mission to the European Communities.

1700-Meeting with General Alexander Haig, SACEUR, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO, David Bruce.

1815-Return to hotel.

1900-Reception given for the American delegation by U.S. Ambassador to the European Communities, Joseph Greenwald.

Saturday, April 12, 1975:

0830-1000-Working breakfast with Ambassador Greenwald and staff at

hotel.

1030-Depart hotel for airport.

1100-Depart airport for Neu-Ulm.

NEU-ULM

1240-Arrive at Leipheim Airport.

1240-1300-Travel by bus to Neu-Ulm City Hall.

1300-1415-Reception, buffet luncheon, hosted by Dr. Lang, Lord Mayor. 1415-1420-Travel by bus to Wiley Barracks.

1430-1500-Military Community Briefing.

1500-1545-Tour of Wiley Barracks.

1545-1615-Travel by bus to Weissenhorn.

1615-1700-Attend Trachtenfest.

1700-1730-Travel to Leipheim.

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