Word: petitioner
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Long and several colleagues arrived in Washington Wednesday night, Feb. 28. He said he called two Vietnamese friends that night to discuss the petition--which already bore 14 signatures--and they told him they would meet him the following morning at 10 a.m. "Next morning, I called them again," Long...
Thi, reached in Washington this week, admitted to speaking with Long on the phone that Thursday but denied asking Long to delete anything from the petition.
By Friday morning, Long had added two more signatures to the petition, bringing the total to 16. Although, according to Long, there are about 500 Vietnamese students in the United States, the petition was only mailed to a randomly selected group of 40. It was mailed only a few days...
Thomas said that the petition is a "vehicle for getting things going." Ultimately, the petition and its signatures will be sent to the CRIMSON for publication, Thomas said. It will also be circulated among the senior faculty in the Government Department "for their support and information."
Livingston Merchant '63, tutor in Government and one of those present at the Littauer meeting, said that his colleagues had shown some support of the petition yesterday. He noted, however, that "some people just aren't going to sign."