Word: commissioner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The intention of the proposed commission is not just to examine the evidence of specific incidents, but to "review the context within which the alleged acts occurred" so that policy and procedures can be changed, if necessary. "to restore our good standing as a moral leader among nations." the group...
At a New York news conference. Arthur J. Goldberg. former Ambassador to the United Nations, read the group's statement which proposed that a commission be established "to inquire not into questions of individual guilt but rather into the larger questions of policy guidelines for the conduct of military operations...
The proposal suggested that the commission examine "aspects of military-civilian governmental operations" to determine whether there have been violations of acceptable standards of wartime behavior.
Goldberg suggested that the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy.
The proposal urged that prominent jurist and legal scholars comprise a commission "of unquestionable impartiality."