Re St el ees eC ee el ete ele ero aol LLU tele ol THE BLACK VAULT Lee See Re steel laa oad ae Pao eoameto sgh RECORD CLEARING HOUSE IN THE WORLD. THE RESEARCH EFFORTS HERE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECLASSIFICATION OF THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND ALL CAN BE DOWNLOADED BY VISITING: RIALS ate eh a7 Ueto) YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO FORWARD THIS DOCUMENT TO YOUR FRIENDS, BUT PLEASE KEEP THIS IDENTIFYING IMAGE AT THE TOP OF THE PDF SO OTHERS CAN DOWNLOAD MORE!COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC 20616 February 3, 2009 ‘The Honorable Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Mr. Secretary: This is to authorize Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) to lead the Congressional fact-finding CODEL to India during the time period of Friday, February 13.through Sunday, February 22. The House is not scheduled to be in the session at this time. ‘The purpose of this fact-finding trip is to join the U.S. Embassy and a variety of Indian officials in commemorating the 50™ anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Corretta Scott King’s visit to study the roots of non-violent philosophy and 20 Century freedom movements. It would be appreciated if the U.S. Department of Defense could furnish such assistance as may be required, including transportation to facilitate this trip. The expenditure of funds for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses and such transportation as may be required is authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1108 (g). CBR/jg munitionCOMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC 20516 February 3, 2009 The Honorable Robert M. Gates Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Dear Mr. Secretary: This is to authorize Congressmen Pete Stark (D-CA) and Jim McDermott to participate in the Congressional fact-finding CODEL to India during the time period of Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 22. The House is not scheduled to be in the session at this time. The purpose of this fact-finding trip is to join the U.S. Embassy and a variety of Indian officials in commemorating the 50® anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Corretta Scott King’s visit to study the roots of non-violent philosophy and 20" Century freedom movements. It would be appreciated if the U.S. Department of Defense could furnish such assistance as may be required, including transportation to facilitate this trip. The expenditure of funds for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses and such transportation as may be required is authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1108 (g). Sincerely, CBR/ig mani inition