The World - News from Sept. 18, 1985
Secretary of State George P. Shultz accused Vietnam of “backing off” from a promise to release political prisoners for resettlement in the United States and said Washington is ready to offer haven to all the prisoners and their families--about 10,000 people. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on refugee policy, Shultz said that in line with a year-old agreement, Hanoi has released thousands of Amerasian children fathered by U.S. servicemen, but he said there has been no progress on the prisoners.
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