PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CIVIL AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION WITH THE KINGDOM OF GREECE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 11, 1968
• Content Type: OPEN

00to -11, 196th proved Fo~ I~ yS??8?4O7~25jEftyP7 yfRQQ000060006-3 S 12577
RESOLUTIONS
SENATE RESOLUTION 417-RESO-
LUTION TO AUTHORIZE PRINT-
ING OF A COMPILATION ENTI-
TLED "MINERAL AND WATER RE-
SOURCES OF COLORADO" AS A
SENATE DOCUMENT
Mr. ALLOTT submitted a resolution (S.
Res. 417) to authorize the printing of a
report of the U.S. Geological Survey en-
titled "Mineral and Water Resources of
Colorado" as a Senate document, which
was considered and agreed to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted. by Mr. ALLOTT,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 418-RESOLU-
TION TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRE-
TARY OF THE SENATE TO MEET
DEFICIENCY OBLIGATIONS
Mr. RUSSELL submitted a resolution
(S. Res. 418) to authorize the Secre-
tary of the Senate to meet deficiency ob-
ligations occurring during the adjourn-
ment of the Senate, which was consid-
ered and agreed to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. RUSSELL,
which appears under a separate heading.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 419-RESOLU-
TION APPOINTING COMMITTEE
TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT
RELATING TO ADJOURNMENT
Mr. MANSFIELD submitted a resolu-
tion (S. Res. 419) appointing a commit-
tee to. notify the President concerning
the proposed adjournment of the session,
which was considered and agreed to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. MANSFIELD,
which appears under a separate heading.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 420-RESOLU-
TION TENDERING THE THANKS
OF THE SENATE TO THE ACTING
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Mr. HRUSKA submitted a resolution
(S. Res. 420) tendering the thanks of
the Senate to the Acting President pro
tempore for the courteous, dignified,
and impartial manner in which he has
presided -over the deliberations of the
Senate, which was considered and agreed
to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. HRUSKA,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 421-RESOLU-
TION AUTHORIZING THE PRESI-
DENT OF THE SENATE TO MAKE
CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS AFTER
THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
Mr. MANSFIELD submitted a resolu-
tion (S. Res. 421) authorizing the Pres-
ident of the Senate to make certain ap-
pointments after the sine die adjourn-
ment of the present session, which was
considered and agreed to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. MANSFIELD,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 422-RESOLU-
TION TENDERING THE THANKS OF
THE SENATE TO THE VICE PRESI-
DENT
Mr. HRUSKA submitted a resolution
(S. Res. 422) tendering the thanks of the
Senate to the Vice President for the
courteous, dignified, and impartial man-
ner in which he has presided over the
deliberations of the Senate, which was
considered and agreed to.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. HRUSKA,
which appears under a separate
heading.)
SENATE RESOLUTION 423-RESOLU-
TION TENDERING THE THANKS
OF THE SENATE TO THE PRESI-
DENT PRO TEMPORE
Mr. HRUSKA submitted a resolution
(S. Res. 423) tendering the thanks of the
Senate to the President pro tempore for
the courteous, dignified, and impartial
manner in which he has presided over
the deliberations of the Senate.
(See the above resolution printed in
full when submitted by Mr. HRUSKA,
which appears under a separate head-
ing.)
AUTHORITY TO PRINT END-OF-
THE-SESSION REPORT OF THE
MINORITY LEADER
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that the customary
end-of-the-session report of the minor
ity leader be printed in due course in the
RECORD, and as a Senate document. This
request is made at this time since the
complete text of the report will not be
available until shortly after the expected
sine die adjournment of the 90th Con-
gress.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered.
AUTHORITY TO PRINT LAWS
DIGEST
Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that the major laws
digest be printed in the RECORD at a later
date, and that the customary number of
copies be printed as a separate Senate
document.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered.
PRINTING AS A SENATE DOCU-
MENT OF STUDY RELATING TO
HIGHWAY FACILITIES
Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. President, I ask
unanimous consent that a study imple-
menting S. Res. 250 entitled "The Rela-
tionship Between Highway Facilities and
Other Modes of Commuter Service in the
Movement of People to and From the
Washington, D.C., Area From Areas Be-
yond the Proposed Range of Projected
Mass Transit and Urban Freeway Facili-
ties," be printed as a Senate document,
together with illustrations.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
objection, it is so ordered.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CIVIL
AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION
WITH KINGDOM OF GREECE
Mr. GORE. Mr. President, the execu-
tive branch has submitted to the Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy a proposed
amendment to this country's agreement
for cooperation with the kingdom of
Greece in the peaceful uses of atomic
energy. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954
requires that the proposed amendment lie
before the joint committee for a period of
30 days while Congress is in session be-
fore becoming effective.
In order that the Congress will be ap-
prised of this new agreement, I ask
unanimous consent that it be included
at this point in the RECORD together with
necessary supporting documents.
There being no objection, the material
was ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
as follows:
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
Washington, D.C., September 27, 1968.
Hon. JOHN O. PASTORE,
Chairman, Joint Committee on Atomic En-
ergy, Congress of the United States.
DEAR SENATOR PASTORE: Pursuant to Sec-
tion 123c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, there are submitted with this
letter copies of the following:
a. A proposed amendment to the "Agree-
ment for Cooperation Between the Govern-
ment of the United States of America and the
Government of the Kingdom of Greece Con-
cerning Civil Uses of Atomic Energy;"
b. A letter from the Commission to the
President recommending approval of the
amendment; and
c. A letter from the President to the Com-
mission containing his determination that
its performance will promote and will not
constitute an unreasonable risk to the com-
mon defense and security, and approving the
amendment and authorizing its execution.
The amendment has been negotiated by
the Department of State and the Atomic En-
ergy Commission pursuant to the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended. It will re-
vise the Agreement for Cooperation between
the United States of America and the King-
dom of Greece which was signed on August
4, 1955, as amended by the agreements signed
on June 11, 1960, April 3, 1962, June 22, 1962,
and June 8, 1964.
The main purpose of the amendment, pro-
vided for in Article I thereof, is to allow the
transfer of uranium enriched to greater than
20% In the isotope U-235 when the Com-
mission finds such transfer technically or
economically justified.
Article II of the amendment revises Arti-
cle IV of the Agreement for Cooperation, in
reflection of the "Private Ownership" legis-
lation of 1964, to permit arrangements for
the transfer of special nuclear material and
performance of services to be made between
either Party or authorized persons under its
jurisdiction and authorized persons under
the jurisdiction of the other Party. Such ar-
rangements would be in addition to those be-
tween the Governments allowed under the
current agreement and would be subject to
the policies of the United States and Greece
concerning such transactions as well as ap-
plicable laws, regulations, and license
requirements.
Article III of the amendment revises the
safeguards article, Article VI, of the agree-
ment to incorporate the standard United
States' comprehensive safeguards rights.
These rights respecting materials and facili-
ties transferred under the Agreement for
Cooperation would remain suspended during
the time and to the extent that the Interna-
tional Atomic Energy Agency applies safe-
guards pursuant to the trilateral agreement
among the U.S., Greece and th. Agency
signed in 1964. -
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
 3.12578
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE October -?--1,968
The remaining revision, pursuant to Arti-
cle IV of the amendment, updates the formu-
lation of the "peaceful uses" guarantee given
by Greece in conformity with our current
Agreements for Cooperation.
The amendment will enter into force on
the date on which each Government shall
have received from the other Government
written notification that it has complied with
all statutory and constitutional requirements
for entry into force.
GERALD F. TAPE,
Acting Chairman.
Kingdom of Greece. In compliance with Sec-
tion 123c of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, the amendment will be placed
before the Joint Committee on Atomic
Energy.
Respectfully yours,
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, D.C., September 23, 19'68.
Hon. GLENN T. SEABORG,
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR DR. SEABORG: In accordance with Sec-
tion 123a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended, the Atomic Energy Commission
has submitted to me a proposed "Amend-
ment to Agreement for Cooperation Between
the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the King-
dom of Greece Concerning Civil Uses of
Atomic Energy" and has recommended that
I approve the proposed Amendment, deter-
mine that its performance will promote and
will not constitute an unreasonable risk to
the common defense and security, and au-
thorize its execution.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 123b
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended, and upon the recommendation of
the Atomic Energy Commission, I hereby:
a. Approve the proposed Amendment, and
determine that its performance will promote
and will not constitute an unreasonable risk
to the common defense and security of the
United States of America;
b. Authorize the execution of the pro-
posed Amendment on behalf of the Govern-
ment of the United States of America by ap-
propriate authorities of the Department of
State and the Atomic Energy Commisison.
Sincerely, -
U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION,
Washington, D.C., September 10, 19'68.
The PRESIDENT,
The White House.
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: The Atomic Energy
Commission recommends that you approve
the enclosed proposed amendment to the
"Agreement for Cooperation Between the
Government of the United States of America
and the Government of the Kingdom of
Greece Concerning Civil Uses of Atomic En-
ergy," determine that its performance will
promote and will not constitute an unrea-
sonable risk to the common defense and
security, and authorize its execution. The
Department of State supports the Commis-
sion's recommendations.
The proposed amendment has been nego-
tiated by the Department of State and the
Atomic Energy Commission pursuant to the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. It
would revise the Agreement for Cooperation
between the United States of America and
the Kingdom of Greece which was signed at
Washington on August 4, 1955, as amended
by the agreements signed on June 11, 1960,
April 3, 1962, June 22, 1962, and June 8, 1964.
The principal purpose of the proposed
amendment is to revise Article II of the
agreement to provide that special nuclear
material enriched to greater than 20% in
the isotope U-235 may be made available
when the Commission finds such transfer
technically or economically justified. This
modification will permit the transfer of fuel
enriched above the current limit of 20% in
the agreement. By virtue of proposed Article
II, Article IV of the Agreement for Coopera-
tion would be revised to reflect the "Private
Ownership" legislation of 1964, permitting
arrangements for the transfer of special
nuclear material and performance of serv-
ices to be made between either Party or au-
thorized persons under its jurisdiction and
authorized persons under the jurisdiction of
the other Party. Such arrangements would
be in addition to those between the Govern-
ments allowed under the current agreement
and would be subject to the policies of the
United States and Greece concerning such
transactions as well as applicable laws, regu-
lations, and license requirements.
In addition to these major changes, the
proposed amendment includes two other
modifications. As a consequence of the in-
corporation of provision for the transfer of
highly enriched - material, the standard pro-
visions for comprehensive United States'
safeguards rights have been included pur-
suant to proposed Article III. Our bilateral
safeguards rights respecting materials and
facilities transferred under the present agree-
ment would remain suspended during the
time and to the extent that the International
Atomic Energy Agency applies safeguards
pursuant to the trilateral agreement signed
in 1964. The remaining Article in the pro-
posed amendment, Article IV, updates the
formulation of the "peaceful uses" guarantee
given by Greece in conformity with our cur-
rent Agreements for Corporation.
Following your approval, determination,
and authorization, the proposed amendment
will be formally executed by appropriated au-
thority of the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE KINGDOM OF GREECE CONCERNING
CIVIL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY
The Government of the United States of
America and the Government of the King-
dom of Greece,
Desiring to amend the Agreement for Co-
operation Between the Government of the
United States of America and the Govern-
ment of the Kingdom of Greece Concerning
Civil Uses of Atomic Energy, signed'at Wash-
ington on August 4, 1955 (hereinafter re-
ferred to as the "Agreement for Coopera-
tion"), which was amended by the Agree-
ments signed on June 11, 1960, April 3, 1962,
June 22, 1962, and June 8, 1964,
Agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Article II of the Agreement for Coopera-
tion, as amended, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
"A. As may be agreed, the Commission will
transfer to the Government of the King-
dom of Greece or authorized persons under
its jurisdiction, uranium enriched in the iso-
tope U-235 for use as fuel in defined research
applications, including research reactors and
reactor experiments, which the Government
of the Kingdom of Greece decides to con-
struct or operate or authorizes private per-
sons to construct or operate in Greece. Con-
tracts setting forth the terms, conditions, and
delivery schedule of each transfer shall be
agreed upon in advance.
"B. The quantity of uranium enriched in
the isotope U-235 transferred under this
agreement and within the jurisdiction of the
Government of the Kingdom of Greece shall
not at any time be in excess of six (6) kilo-
grams of contained U-235 in enriched ura-
nium, plus such additional quantity as, in
the opinion of the Commission, is necessary
to permit the efficient and continuous op-
eration of the reactor or reactors while re-
placed fuel elements are radioactively cooling
in Greece or while fuel elements are in tran-
sit, it being the intent of the Commission to
make possible the maximum usefulness of
the six (6) kilograms of said material.
"C. The enriched uranium supplied here-
under may contain up to twenty percent
(20%) in the isotope U-235. All or a portion
of the foregoing special nuclear material
may be made available as uranium enriched
to more than twenty percent (20%) by
weight in the isotope U-235 when the Com-
mission finds there is a technical or eco-
nomic justification for such: a transfer for
use in research reactors and reactor experi-
ments, each capable of operating with a fuel
load not to exceed six (6) kilograms of the
isotope U-235 contained in such uranium.
`D. When any source or special nuclear
material received from the United States of
America requires reprocessing, - such reproc-
essing shall be performed at the discretion
of the Commission in either Commisison fa-
cilities or facilities acceptable to the Com-
mission, on terms and conditions to be later
agreed; and it is understood, except as may
be otherwise agreed, that the form and con-
tent of any irradiated fuel elements shall'not
be altered after removal from a reactor and
prior to delivery to the Commission or the
facilities acceptable to the Commission for
reprocessing.
"E. Special nuclear material produced as a
result of irradiation processes in any part of
fuel leased hereunder shall be for the ac-
mount of the lessee and, after reprocessing
as provided in paragraph D of this Article,
shall be returned to the lessee, at which time
title to such material shall be transferred
to the lessee, unless the Government of the
United States of America shall exercise the
option, which is hereby granted, to retain,
with a credit to the lessee based on the prices
in the United States of America referred to
in paragraph F of this Article, any such
special nuclear material which is in excess
of the needs of the Kingdom of Greece for
such material in. its program for the peace-
ful uses of atomic energy.
"F. With respect to any special nuclear
material not owned by the Government of
the United States of America produced in
reactors while fueled with materials ob-
tained from the United States of America by
means other than lease which is in excess of
the needs of the Kingdom of Greece for
such material in the Greek program for the
peaceful uses of atomic energy, the Govern-
ment of the United States of America shall
have and is hereby granted (a) a first option
to purchase such material at prices then
prevailing in, the United States of America
for special nuclear material produced in
reactors which are fueled pursuant to the
terms of an Agreement for Cooperation with
the Government of the United States of
America, and (b) the right to approve the
transfer of such material to any other na-
tion or group of nations in the event the
option to purchase is not exercised.
"G. Some atomic energy materials which
the Commission may be requested to provide
in accordance with this Agreement are harm-
ful to persons and property unless handled
and used carefully. After delivery of such
materials, the Government of- the Kingdom
of Greece shall bear all responsibility, inso-
far as the Government of the United States of
America is concerned, for the safe handling
and use of such materials. With - respect
to any source or special nuclear material
or reactor materials which the Commission
may, pursuant to this Agreement, lease to
the Government of the Kingdom of Greece
or to any private individual or private or-
ganization under its jurisdiction, the Gov-
ernment of the Kingdom of Greece shall in-
demnify and save harmless the Government
of the United; States of America against any
and all liability (including third party liabil-
ity) for any cause whatsoever arising out
of the production or fabrication, the owner-
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
 Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
Octo1r 11, 1968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -SENATE
ship, the lease, and the possession and use
of such source or special nuclear material or
reactor materials after delivery by the Com-
mission to the Government of the Kingdom
of Greece or to any private individual or pri-
vate organization under its jurisdiction."
ARTICLE II
Article IV of the Agreement for Coopera-
tion is amended to read as follows:
"A. With respect to the application of
atomic energy to peaceful uses, it is under-
stood that arrangements may be made be-
tween either Party or authorized presons
under its jurisdiction and authorized persons
under the jurisdiction of the other Party
for the transfer of equipment and devices
and materials other than special nuclear ma-
terial and for the performance of services
with respect thereto.
"B. With respect to the application of
atomic energy to peaceful uses, it Is under-
stood that arrangements may be made be-
tween either Party or authorized persons
under its jurisdiction and authorized per-
sons under the jurisdiction of the other Party
for the transfer of special nuclear material
and for the performance of services with re-
spect thereto for the uses specified in Articles
II and III (A) and subject to the limitations
of Article II, paragraph B.
"C. The Parties agree that the activities
referred to in paragraphs 'A and B of this
Article shall be subject to the limitations in
Article V, to the applicable laws, regulations
and license requirements of the Parties, and
to the policies of the Parties with regard to
transactions involving the authorized per-
sons referred to in paragraphs A and B."
ARTICLE III
Article VI of the Agreement for Coopera-
tioan, as amended, is amended to read as
follows:
"A. The Government of the Unitde States
of America and the Government of the King-
dom of Greece emphasize their common
interest in assuring that any material, equip-
ment or devices made available to the Gov-
ernment of the Kingdom of Greece or any
person under its jurisdiction pursuant to
this Agreement shall be used solely for civil
purposes.
`B. Except to the extent that the safe-
guards rights provided for in this Agreement
are suspended by virtue of the application
of safeguards of the international Atomic
Energy Agency, as provided by Article VII
(A), the Government of the United States
of America, notwithstanding any other pro-
visions of this Agreement, shall have the fol-
lowing rights:
"(1) With the objective of assuring de-
sign and operation for civil purposes and
permitting effective application of safe-
guards, to review the design of any
"(a) reactor and
"(b) other equipment and devices the de-
sign of which the Commission determines
to be relevant to the effective application of
safeguards,
which are to be made available under this
Agreement to the Government of the King-
dom of Greece or to any person under its
jurisdiction by the Government of the
United States of America or any person un-
der its jurisdiction, or which are to use, fab-
ricate, or process any of the following mate-
rials so made available: source material,
special nuclear material, moderator mate-
rial, or other material designated by the
Commission;
"(2) With respect to any source or special
nuclear material made available under this
Agreement to the Government of the King-
dom of Greece or to any person under its
jurisdiction by the Government of the United
States of America or any person under its
jurisdiction and any source or special nu-
clear material utilized in, recovered from, or
produced as a result of the use of any of
the following materials, equipment or de-
vices so made available:
"(a) source material, special nuclear ma-
terial, moderator material, or other material
designated by the Commission,
"(b) reactors, and -
"(c) any other equipment or devices des-
ignated by the Commission as- an item to be
made available on the~ condition that the
provisions of this paragraph B (2) will apply.
"(i) to require the maintenance and pro-
duction of operating records and to request
and receive reports for the purpose of as-
sisting in ensuring accountability for such
materials, and
"(11) to require that any such materials
in the custody of the Government of the
Kingdom of Greece or any person under its
jurisdiction be subject to all of the safe-
guards provided for in this Article and the
guarantees set forth in Article VII;
"(3) To require the deposit in storage fa-
cilities designated by the Commission of any
of the special nuclear material referred to
in paragraph B (2) of this Article which is
not currently utilized for civil purposes in
the Kingdom of Greece and which is not re-
tained or purchased by the Government of
the United States of America pursuant to
Article II, transferred pursuant to Article
II, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to an
arrangement mutually acceptable to the
Parties;
"(4) To designate, after consultation with
the Government of the Kingdom of Greece,
personnel who, accompanied, if either Party
so requests, by personnel designated by the
Government of the Kingdom of Greece, shall
have access in the Kingdom of Greece to
all places and data necessary to account for
the source and special nuclear material
which are subject to paragraph B(2) of this
Article to determine whether there is com-
pliance with this Agreement and to make
such independent measurements as may be
deemed necessary;
"(5) In the event of non-compliance with
the provisions of this Article or the guaran-
tees set forth in Article VII and the failure
of the Government of the Kingdom of
Greece to carry out the provisions of this
Article within a reasonable time, to suspend
or terminate this Agreement and to require
the return of any materials, equipment and
devices referred to in paragraph B(2) of this
Article;
"(6) To consult with the Government of
the Kingdom of Greece in the matter of
health and safety.
IT. The Government of the Kingdom of
Greece undertakes to facilitate the applica-
tion of the safeguards provided for in this
Article."
ARTICLE IV
Article VII of the Agreement for Coopera-
tion Is amended to read as follows:
"The Government of the Kingdom of
Greece guarantees that:
"(1) Safeguards provided in Article VI
shall be maintained.
"(2) No material, including equipment
and devices, transferred to the Government
of the Kingdom of Greece or authorized
persons under its jurisdiction by purchase
or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement and
no special nuclear material produced through
the use of such material, equipment or de-
vices, will be used for atomic weapons, or
for research on or development of atomic
weapons, or for any other military purposes.
"(3) No material, including equipment and
devices, transferred to the Government of
the Kingdom of Greece or authorized persons
under its jurisdiction pursuant to this
Agreement will be transferred to unauthor-
ized persons or beyond the jurisdiction of
the Government of the Kingdom of Greece,
except as the Commission may agree to such
a transfer to another nation or group of
nations, and then only if, In the opinion of
the Commission, the transfer of the material
is within the scope of an Agreement for Co-
operation between the Government of the
United States of America and the other na-
tion or group of nations.
S12579
ARTICLE V
This Amendment shall enter into force on
the date on which each Government shall
have received from the other Government
written notification that it has complied
with all statutory and constitutional require-
ments for the entry into force of such
Amendment and shall remain in force for
the period of the Agreement for Cooperation,
as amended.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly
authorized, have signed this Amendment.
Done at Washington, in duplicate, this
twenty-seventh day of September, 1968.
For the Government of the United States
of America:
STUART W. ROCKWELL,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.
GERALD F. TAPE,
Acting Chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy
Commission.
For the Government of the Kingdom of
Greece:
CHRISTIAN XANTHOPOULOS PALAMAS,-
Ambassador E. and P., Embassy of
Greece.
Certified to be a true copy:
BARBARA H. THOMAS,
SEPTEMBER 27, 1968.
CONFERENCE ACTION ON APPRO-
PRIATION FOR TITLE I, ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY EDUCA-
TION ACT, EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS FOR EDUCATIONAL DE-
PRIVED CHILDREN
Mr. HART. Mr. President, the House-
Senate conference committee on the De-
partment of HEW-Labor appropriation
bill has agreed to an amount of $1,123,-
127,000 for title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, $77 million
less than the $1.2 billion included in the
Senate bill, and $68 million less than was
available in fiscal year 1968.
I have no doubt that the Senate con-
ferees held firm to the Senate priority
for the $1.2 billion necessary to maintain
the 1968 funding level for local educa-
tional agencies to conduct programs for
educationally deprived children. Un-
doubtedly, it was impossible for them
to overcome the requirements to save $6
billion contained in the Revenue and
Expenditure Control Act and thus the
compromise on a lesser amount.
This is typical of the problems that I
foresaw when the Revenue and Expendi-
ture Control Act was up for considera-
tion by the Senate, and was one of the
reasons I voted against it.
Programs which should be considered
on their merits are sacrificed in the name
of economy. The orderly review of ap-
propriation requests and determination
of appropriate levels of funding disap-
pear in the face of mandated require-
ments to cut appropriation levels with
no consideration being given to the na-
tional priorities of programs, particu-
larly those of education, nor to the long-
range impact such cuts will have.
The effects of a reduction in the title I
programs have already been made amply
clear, and were furnished the Senate at
the time I offered the amendment to in-
crease the Senate committee allowance
from $1,123,127,000 to $1,200,000,000. I
should like to restate briefly what these
reductions will mean.
Allocations to local school districts are
reduced by approximately $80 million.
Approximately 800,000 economically de-
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B0O338R000300060006-3
 -
S12580
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE October ~=68
prived children will be affected by this
reduction in 16,000 school districts, by
the elimination or curtailment of spe-
cialized activities designed to overcome
the educational deficiencies of these chil-
dren. There will be fewer teachers and
other specialized staff. The number of
teacher aides will be drastically reduced.
Health and food programs will have to be
cut back if the academic program is to
continue. Summer programs will be elim-
inated.
The amount which will now be made
available is a reduction of 8 percent be-
low the allocations for last year. This
reduction, coupled with a 5-percent in-
crease in the cost of education in the
past year, will require a 13-percent re-
duction in program activities from the
1968' 1969 Increase or 7 ~ 1968 1969 Increase or
appropriation appropriation ? decrease appropriation appfapriation decrease
(92 percent of 1968) (92 percent of 1968)
ties are to be overcome-if, indeed, it
will be possible to overcome them at all.
Since the cost of education' continues
to increase more rapidly than the cost
of living, more massive amounts of Fed-
eral aid will be needed in the future to
offset the effects of our present so-called
economy efforts. We are being pennywise
and pound foolish in refusing to at least
'continue the 1968 level of funding for
title I.
A table showing the reductions on a
State basis has been prepared by the De-
partment of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare. I ask unanimous consent, that it be
printed in the RECORD.
There being no objection, the table is
ordered to be printed in the RECORD,
follows:
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, PUBLIC LAW 89-10, AS AMENDED--TITLE I, ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATIONALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN
COMPARISON OF FISCAL YEAR 1968 APPROPRIATION ANQ FISCAL YEAR 1969 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Alabama ---------------- -------
Alaska--------------------------
Arizona-------------------------
Arkansas________________________
California________________________
Colorado________________________
Connecticut______________________
Delaware________________________
Florida--------------------------
Georgia-------------------------
Hawaii--------------------------
Idaho--------------------------
llinois-------------------------
Indiana------------------------
Iowa----------------------------
Kansas-------------------------
Kentucky-----------------------
Louisiana________________________
Maine------------ -------------
Maryland-----------------------
Massachusetts___________________
Michigan ------------------------
Minnesota__________________
Mississippi----------------------
Missouri------------------------
Montana------------------------
Nebraska------------ _-----------
Nevada -------------------------
New Hampshire__________________
New Jersey______________________
1968 level. When we consider that the
cost of education has increased 22 per-
cent since 1966, the first year of title I
when the program level authorized was
greater than it is in 1969, it is readily
apparent that program impact in bring-
ing 9 million educationally deprived chil-
dren up to their proper grade level is
prived children must be reinforced in
succeeding years if the gains are to be
made permanent. Any reduction which
involves the curtailment or elimination
of services to almost a million education-
ally dept ived children in our Nation will
result in the need for more services in
future years if their educational deficien-
$34,029,865 -$2,959,1 New Mexico_____________________ $9,629,504 $8,859,144 -$770,360
1,661,063 -144,4 NewYork ----------------------- 115,776,356 106,514,248 -9,262,108
7,748,954 -673,82 - North Carolina___________________ 51,096,076 43z,008 390 -4,087,686
20,859,663 -1,813,88 North Dakota___________________ 4,042,272 718,890 -323,382
71,767,551 -6,240,657 Ohio____________________________ 34,197,997 31,462,157 -2,735,840
7,174,694 -623,886 Oklahoma----------------------- 17,214,771 15,837,589 -1,377,182
7,274,680 -632,581 ____________ 6,982,937 6,424,302 -558,635
1,917,951 -166,778 ennsylvama____________________ 46,699,583 42,963,616 -3,735,967
24, 329, 427 -2,115, 15,612 odeCIsland--.------------------ 3,481,096 3, 202, 608 -278,488
33,883,350 -2,946,378 Sotharolina___________________ 31,540,454 29017,218 -2,523,236
2,048,479 -178,129 So h slakota ----------- 5,649,685 5,197,710 -451,975
2,277,905 -198,079 Ten ssee___----------- 33,763,326 31,062,260 -2,701,066
42, 532, 519 -3,698,480 Texa 65, 260,201 60, 039, 385 -5,220,816
13,413,725 -1,166,411 Utah__ 2,724 300 2,506,356 -217,944
13,941,500 -1,212,304 Vermo _______________________ 1,484,141 1,365,410 -118,731
8,840,010 -768,696 Virginias ---------------------- 28,130,476 25,880,038 -2,250,438
29,884,621 -2,598,663 Washingt- ------------------- -_. 9,840,169 9,052,955 -787,214
29,007,847 -2,522,421 West Virgi ia____________________ 17,193,348 15,817,880 -1,375,468
3,131,015 -272,262 Wisconsin- 4,_------------- -__ 14,357,585 13,208,978 -1,148,607
13,422,906 -1,167,209 Wyoming___y___ 1,235,793 1,136,930 -98,863
15,108,381 -1,313,772 District of Co 5,397,367 4,965,578 -431,789
600 -2,453,617 Outlying area and Department o
216
28
,
,
17,357,976 -1,509,389 Interir--_ i _________________ 31,806,653 30,497,046 -1,309,607
35,685, 507 -3,103, 088 Undistributed i ---------------------------------- 7,289,752 +7,289,752
2, 753, 888 -239, 466 Subtotal, LA________1,100, 287, 599 1, 020, 789, 269 -79,498,330
5,213,451 -453,344 State agencyprn ms ______________ 76,721,593 89,011,612 12,290,019
809,378 -70,381 State admmistraho _ __--______ 13,990,808 13,326,119 -664,689
1,192, 192,666 -103,710 t
21,035,992 -1,829,217 Total________ ____________ 1,191,000,000 1,123,127,000 -67,873,000
$36,988,984
1,805,503
8,422,776
22, 673, 547
78,008,208
7,798,580
7,907, 261
2,084,729
26, 445, 029
36,829,728
2,226,608
2, 475, 984
46,230,999
14,580,136
15,153, 804
9,608,706
32,483,284
31, 530, 268
3,403,277
14,590,115
16, 422,153
30, 670, 217
18,867,365
38, 788, 595
23, 086,158
2,993,356
5,666,795
879,759
1,296,376
22,865, 209
r To be distributed on the basis of the maximum authorization for fiscal year 1969, ratably reduced to appropriatio\ss, with no State receiving less than 92 percent of fiscal year 1958 alloca-
tions for local educational agencies. I
INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR BYRD
OF WEST VIRGINIA, ON CAM-
PAIGN HECKLING, ASSESSMENT
OF CAMPAIGN, AND RECORD OF
90TH CONGRESS
Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Pres-
ident, I ask unanimous consent that
there be printed in the RECORD a tran-
script of questions asked of me during
a television interview October 9, 1968,
and of my answers thereto.
There being no objection, the tran-
script was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
Q. Senator Byrd, what do you think of
the heckling that various candidates have
been receiving In the campaign?
A. I think it is disgraceful. No candidate
deserves such treatment. It is undemocratic
and un-American, The objective of the
hecklers, of course, is to disrupt the normal
election campaign activities. They employ
their dirty tactics in a calculated effort to
discredit the candidates, and to harangue
and harass and intimidate them and keep
them from making their views known.
The repulsive thing about it is that the
hecklers have been acting In the name of
free speech. What it all comes down to is
that they simply don't want the publ c to
hear anyone's views except their own.
It Is interesting to note that usually, hen
they are challenged, the hecklers really on't
have any views, or intent except obetr tion.
They just want to shout every else
Now, legitimate dissent is a heckling
is something new and sinister. ftnyone who
has legitimate comments to n 'ce about the
election has any number q;/avenues of ex-
pression open to him. 1y.-believe, therefore,
that anyone who heckleb(a candidate in such
a manner as to kgep'him from being heard
should be promptly and unceremoniously
hustled away by the police, and I am glad
to note that this is increasingly being done.
Q. Senator Byrd, how do you assess the
Presidential campaign at this point?
A. Looking at the campaign objectively
and avoiding partisanship, Mr. Nixon is
ahead at this point. However, a little over
three weeks remain before the election, and,
in all probability, Mr. Humphrey's position
will improve during that period. Whether
he can climb fast enough and far enough
and soon enough remains to be seen.
This is an unusual election.
Mr. Nixon has the problem of possibly
having peaked too early. He also has an
image as a loser In earlier elections. He ap-
pears to be a new Nixon, but is he new
enough?
Mr. Humphrey has the problem of appear-
ing to be his own man while at the- same
time not repudiating the administration of
which he is a part, and which has been
severely criticized on the issues of Vietnam
and inflation and crime in the streets. The
effect of LBJ's active support in his behalf
remains to be seen.
The big question mark, of course, is - Mr.
Wallace and the impact he will have on both
Mr. Nixon and Mr. Humphrey. In',some states
he will take votes away from the Republi-
cans and, in others, from the Democrats. He
was, grossly under-estimated at the outset,
and he has gradually and increasingly picked
up strength.
His selection of General LeMay as a run-
ning mate may not have helped his cam-
paign. And the question, here again, is
whether or not he has hit or passed his peak.
Mr. Wallace conceivably could throw the
election into the House of Representatives,
and, without question, his third party move-
ment is a strong one. He will get a very large
protest vote, and many people will vote for
him because of the rough treatment he has
had at the hands of hecklers and from some
of the news media.
Approved For Release 2005/07/25 : CIA-RDP70B00338R000300060006-3