ESPIONAGE AGAINST THE UINITED STATES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64B00346R000200050021-6
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 10, 1960
• Content Type: OPEN

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' CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ?App f
We often hear this period of' Ur pr
classified at an age of abundsuite, _iii.re.4,tivirt theokholent
treat with past ages of economic scarcIty. _propaganda operatic:,
The promises of America's polit.ical future ,.Ipornrrainists in ever
are great. Hut It. perils are so real tate ??world.'.! ?
cannot evade the challenge which this
age brings to the Christian OODSCie401111100444Pre?erk
tetiv;
To the shallow expression We hasp , ??tolotined
had it so good,',' the free and teepOilfsible4ohone to,xelease"
Christian must reply. "We have never hisdkara. take%
such heavy demands upon the Chrfation, ` Place which ,
conscience."
reniAin aelf-eritleal and lit
or the ptirpr.o,e of the whole process.
:1?-?uld seek to make the party a more
?? ? insz.rutnetit of that .purpose.
'1',e *eller in a Judging and forgiving God?
stands beyond all our human, enter-
' ???? ---81101110 lotFoduce a certain modesty
si bring: n'tietilef, Immensity to Christian
ZenS
It has been- it, ggeateti that evil does 'not
.?t-e one address, like aducow. or Just one
fstrument, like War, Communism, or nor-
:lotion In a Federal office.
'the evils of our, time?which free and
-sponlible. citizenship should be the first
J recognize---reappear in constantly chang-.
forms.: ;
Citizens' are humans?not gods?and for
Its reason alone the free and responsible
tizen should -recognize the need to apply
:iristlan principles :to the control of our
?
If Christians are to hold on to free and
_Nponsible citizenship they must participate
::-..:essfully in government and politics.
Further they must know what Is happen-
around them.
The blessings of our country were gained
?ni? ago by struggle and vigilance on the
of those who have gone before us.
We must safeguard our American heritage
the same enthusiasm, with the same
-termination and with the same political
,Ight.
-The oft-quoted line `'eternal vigilance is
price of liberty" is never out of date.
wairistians can make a great contribution
? community by assisting in maintaining
aritual health. without which politics be-
:me hopelessly corrupt.
Sly the sante token christianity will not
ake its best contribution to politics unless
encourages Christian citizens to associate'
.msel yes with the machinery of politics
take an active part In the political life
be community. -
-':.e.e and responsible citizenship takes
Sr.. than repeating the pledge of allegiance -
the flag and repeating the Lord's prayer.
n these stormy times things of mcnnen- -
_IA importance to future generations are
.0t.
Jf ten the issues are not discernible amid
-
-Towever, we do have the benefit of the
and character of our forefathers at
it best.?
soli posterity wonder why we, who have
privilege of living now, did not better
lorsland the spiritual, social, and eco-
-roc problems of our time?
These are years of tremendous change.
.Si long ago ?nAtIons. races, and religions
o fairly well capsuled by geographical
ailon.
-3ch nation could live for itielf.
nt at times it Deems that the peoples
he world have suddenly been poured into
container,
-le can be certain of one thing:
? cannot get out of the cold war and
e our other problems in a hurry.
ut tne abiding factors of this last hail of
20th century are its vitaUties: Our ideals,
demands for life, liberty, and the put-
of happiness, our endeavors to better
conditions.
-ene incidents have not been the ere.
cpucha in htunan history.
one incidents did not bring forth the
n ni Christianity?or the birth of the
ovterian Church.
serene incidenta bring? forth the
5. or our own Nation.
-sponsible Christian citizens cannot avoid
conflict.
?
?.cv cannot 9,7old the throbbing Issues
through satisfactory solution Will Cul-
-Ate in continued freedom for America.
STAT
Espionage Against tile United)
EXTENSION OP REMAREC8
OF
? HON. LYNDON B. JOHNSON
07 7XICAD
IN Till SENA1E OF Till Merit) STATUS
Tuesday, May 10, 1960
Mi. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Presi-
dent. I have enjoyed reading an excel-
lent article entitled "Rouse Unit Re-
.veals How Peke Czech Attache Spied on
United States." written by the compe-
tent and respected newspaperman. Mar-
-shall McNeil. a Scripps-Howard staff
writer. and published in the Washington
Dally?Iiews of today. May 10, 1080.
- I a.sk unsmiraouit consent that the arti-
cle be printed in the Appendix at the
-Raeodo, and 'I hopb all Member!! Of*Coh-
Broad will read it. I commend Mr. Mc-
Neil for having written the article, and
the Scripps-Howard newspapers for
having published it.
There being no objection, the article
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
? noose Corr RTVEALS 110W PAILR Caw=
Armand Sr= or Thurso Swiss
? (By MarshaU McNeil)
New evidence of widespread Communist-
spy activity ? In the United States as recently
as 8 months ago was revealed today bt the
House Un-American Activities Committee
The revelation came 'alien it released' tes-
timony of col. Frantisek Tinier. whti was
military and air attach?t the Oseebnalo-
vakifin Embassy here 'Until he defected
the Communists in July 1959.
He testified that the Embassy was a
for espionage activities directed against the
United States.
Be said one of his jobs *as to Wendt
American citizens to act as agents to
nigh him with *beret infoemation rated to
U.S. nillitary developments. ' :
PONDS
The Enibassy, he said. prOvided funds for
the defense of as American CoMmunist on
trial in Cleveland /re alleged vidatiOn of
the Smith Act
Between August 1955 and July 1959. col-
onel neer said, "approximately 45 r?orcont
of the personnel of the Caschadovialt Zzo-
blowlii wasfirngton and the Oseehaelotek
delegation to' the United Nations In '55'
York was engaged in some type at intelli-
gence activity while in this comitry.*
"The Maier testimony," said napreoent-,
ative Passicts ?Wm.m. Democrat, of Penn,
sylvaPia. chairman of the nominated, MO
firmaand reiterates the overwhelming int.
deuce of widespread Communist espionage
on American soil, conducted under the guise
of legitimate diplomatic activity.
??Ehe remelt incident In which the Cioni-
musaiste shot down an unarmed American
? ? ? plane must not detract attention of
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asylum.,
Pt Ke joined the Constnilifiai Party
ootottry, he said. en A 9443,_ Zia
he Mu; been conside1e au.?.014 Nl?
ditudst." Eint d1itl1uitoment soon set
."And." he said. -"the Ion* &Stayed _
'United States the better wee 41.51e to
% nee myself that an le ittdi dual was,1
terested in freedom, human dignity, and
Without terror, this could- only be bb
in the free world."
TRANSYTRMCD
The former Czech officer said funds of the,
Zinbasay here were "transferred, from mem-
bens of the Embassy staff to intermediar1e4
who subsequently saw to It that these funda,
*were used to aid" Antonin Erchmarek of -
Cleveland in his defense during trial for al-
leged violation of the Smith Act. The
.amount thus spent TM not revealed in the
testimony.
He fetid the then Czech Ambassador Karel
Petrzelka zrommended to Prague that he
be "authorized to pay Nrchmarek 53.000 for
Using expenses and propaganda."
? He also said, that the Ambassador used
Charles Must], identified as an American
_citizen, who was editor of a Czech language
newspaper In Chicago, as an intermediary
between himself and Hrehmarelt. Use of
intermediaries apparently was recommended
hy the then Soviet Ambassador Georg! N.
Zambia
"In this connection," Vol. Tinier testified,
-"Zambia. told AmbaninsclOr Petrzelka that
the Soviet-1i never maintained direct con-
tact with members of the Communist Party
of the United States because the Soviets
,wanted to avoid -embarrassment."
The Un-American Activities Committee re-
vealed that' both Erchmarek and Muall are
Wider its subpena to testify May 20.
?
Kennedi's Crftictsm of Wisconsin Press
EX-TENSION OF REMARKS
Or ?
HON. MELVIN R. LAIRD
Or WISCONSTN
' DI THE HOUSE OP RIVRESENTATIVD3
Monday,May 9; 1960
Mr. LAIRD. Mr. Speaker, Mr. John
-Wyngsard, deem of the Wisconsin Cant-
tars Press Association In Madison, Wis.,
wrote a'very interesting article on Sena-
tor KalirrEDT's criticism of the Wis'consin
.iprnss. Mr. Wyngaard writes for some 14
pipers in WiSCOrlairi. I ask unanimous
.?4,4)Q12sestt to include ids column of Mon.-
day, May 2, 1260. in today's RECORD.
-- The article is as follows:
icairtior, CLITICAL Or COVERAM MT &TAIT
Passe, caw mien aussenz
My John Wyngtaard/
Munamc?There is no greater critic of the
American press than the politician who can-
not handle it as he wishes.
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