EAST-WEST TRADE

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• Publication Date: May 7, 1968
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May ~', Y968 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -Extensions of Remarks
ATOMIC ENERGY UNIT WARNED ABOUT UTILTTY
TRADE GROUP
[From the Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times,
Mar. 8, 1968]
WASHINGTON.-Sen. Lee Metcalf today
warned the Atomic Energy commission that
the private utility trade association was tak-
ing it "down the primrose path."
Tho Montana Democrat told A.E.C. Chair-
nnan Glen. T. Seaborg that the Edison Elec-
tric institute-which the A.E.C. has proposed
to head a nationwide survey of atomic power
plant sites-"is notorious for misleading and
using public officials in order to increase the
advantage and profit of its segment oP the
industry."
The A.E.C. has come under increasing fire
because of its proposal and its failure to
provide an equal role for public power groups
and the government.
Informed sources say the commission will
shift its stand in a few days and call for the
Federal Power commission to head the
survey.
Metcalf told Seaborg he should familiarize
himself with E.E.I.'s qualifications to head
up any public policy study.
He said he had a "deep interest in making
the tremendous benefits- of nuclear power
available to all Americana on equitable
terms."
Metcalf said the F.P.C. showed, in its con-
duct of the national power survey, how it
could marshal all segments of the power in-
dustry and government while retaining re-
sponsibility.
Available facts, the senator added, indi-
cated to him the A.E.C, did not have that
capability.
Metcalf said he had been "deeply dis-
turbed" by the original A.E.C. plan. He noted
the E.E.I. was neither a public body nor did
it represent the whole electric power indus-
As of the end of February, he continued,
no one on the A.E.C, had consulted with
F.P.C. or public power groups about partici-
pating in the nuclear power plant site
survey.
[Pram the Watertown (N.Y.) Daily News,
Mar. 15, 1968 ]
NUCLEAR POWER SITE SURVEY NOT PRIVATE
INTEREST SHOW
(By Alan Emory)
WASHINGTON.-AtO~m1C Energy commission
Chairman Glenn T. Seaborg today prom-
ised not to turn over the government's
atomic power plant site survey to the private
utility companies' trade association.
He said the A.E.C. had "no intention" of
pursuing such a plan. Seaborg also conceded
the A.E.C. would have done better to explore
the problem with more organizations than
Just the Edison Electric institute.
The chairman indicated the end result
would probably be an interdepartmental
study along the lines suggested in October
by A.E.C. Commissioner James T. Ramey.
Ramey favored having the Federal Power
commission run the show, but Seaborg said
it might be headed by a newly-formed
energy policy stair.
An A.E.C. proposal to allow the E.E.I. to
head the study and have other federal agen-
cies and public power groups participate
"as required" drew fiI?e in and out of congress.
Seaborg said discussions with other ar-
ganizations were designed to focus industry
attention on the subject of power plant
sites. Discussions with E.E.I., he said, were
"only a part of the overall study plans" and
part of that was "still in the formative
stage."
The early talks are aimed mainly at
identifying factors to be considered, he added,
and "no definitive arrangements have been
consummated regarding the conduct of such
studies."
In a letter to American Public Power as-
sociation General Manager Alex Rodin, Sea-
berg, said A.E.C. officials had referred to the
future involvement of the F.P.C. and Radin'e
association.
The A.E.C., said the chairman, "does not
plan to commission others, such as the E.E.I.
to conduct such comprehensive siting studies
fo:r nuclear plants except as would be part
of an interdepartmental or similar effort."
Early talks were held with the private in-
dustry group, he saki, because E.E.I. com-
prised "by Par the largest segment of the
industry and E.E.I, expressed a willingness
to participate in such efrorts."
"We have not delegated any responsi-
bility to E.E.I., he added, "and A,E.C. has
no intention of doing so."
Seaborg hinted again the A.E.C. did not
have Jurisdiction ovel? the consumer aspects
of power operations, and the consumer angle
reinforced the need for an interdepartmental
group to conduct the survey. The A.E.C. en-
dorses this "more strongly than ever," he
declared.
In retrospect," Seaborg told Rodin, "a
broader exploration of the problem with
more organizations would have been in
order."
CONGRESSIONAL SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
HON. JOHN R. DELLENBACK
OF OREGON
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, May 7, 1968
Mr. DELLENBAC:K. Mr. Speaker, in an
effort to make our National Government
come alive to our young people, last year
Mrs. Dellenback and I instituted a pro-
gram which we called our congressional
scholars program.
When we began the program, we asked
the school authorities o:f Oregon's Fourth
Congressional District to select students
who would be particularly able to learn
and profit from a week in the Nation's
C:l~pital and who would be willing and
able to pass along to their fellow students
in their respective counties what they
learned here.
The transportation expenses were
taken care of through arrangements
made by the education districts involved.
While in Washington, the students were
the guests of the Dellenback family.
Tlie eight students who visited us last
year did a marvelous job of reporting
their experiences upon their return to
Oregon. Our young guests' stay with us
was so successful that we decided to con-
tinue the program this year and to ex-
pand the number o:f congressional scho-
lars to 12.
From more than 100 applicants, 12
outstanding young people were selected
by a committee of educators to be our
guests this year. Mrs. Dellenback, the
children, and I were pleased to have liv-
ixig in our home during this year's pro-
g]'al]l
Bill Ankeny, Myrtle Creek; Steve Green-
wood, Eugene; John Heinz, Coos Bay; Robert
Pete, Phoenix; Gary Cully, Eugene; John
Fisher, Eugene; Kris Keil, Ashland; Teri
Schwarz, Gold Beach; Ronald Blanton, Eu-
gene; Cynthia Buhl, Myrtle Creek.; John
Craig, Springfield; Celia Duboraw, Grants
Pcess.
While they were with us, we sought to
give these scholar,; an opportunity to
meet some of the peolile and observe as
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many as possible of the procedures and
structures through which and in which
our National Government lives and per-
forms its functions. It was a most en-
couraging and stimulating experience for
us to note the concerned and responsible
manner in wYlich these outstanding
young people observed, thought about,
and discussed the representatives and
operations of their Government first
hand.
I mention this program today with the
thought that some of my colleagues
might be interested in this kind of pro-
gram and adapt it for scholars in their
respective districts. I know that involve-
ment in such a program has been a most
satisfying expe~lence for the Dellen-
EA T-WEST TRADE
HON. VNAYNE MORSE
OF OREGON
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Tuesday, May 7, .1968
Mr. MORSE. Mr. President, the Amer-
ican Management Association performed
a singular service to our economic com-
munity when, early in March, it hosted
an orientation and briefing conference
in New York City on the subject of
East-West trade. I was among those
privileged to address this important
session. My remarks on that occasion
were placed inter the RECORn, on April 29.
The conference agenda included im-
portant remarks by a number of distin-
guished businessmen, scholars, and dip-
lomats. Iknow that several of the ad-
dresses delivered contained. particularly
significant commentary on the East-
West trade structure that will be of
interest to my colleagues and to the
public.
I ask unanimous consent that a selec-
tion of addresses by various conference
participants be printed in the Extensions
of Remarks.
There being no objection, the address-
es were ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
GPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADE WITH THE EAST:
LOST AND FOUND
(By Tino Perutz, Managing Director, Omni
Division, C. Tennant, Sons & Co., of New
-York )
The topic of my talk is Opportunities for
Trade With the East: Lost and Found. My
remarks are personal;. and not necessarily the
views of my company.
Ever since Caeaar, on his way to the Forum,
was warned by the soothsayer to beware the
Ides of March, this has been a, month of im-
portant events.
Fifty years ago ,yesterday the new Bolshevik
government, which assumed power Sn Rus-
sia on November 7, 1917, signed the peace
treaty of Brest-Litovsk with the Gentral pow-
ers. A year later, irI March 1919, the third
International (Comintern) was founded with
the ultimate aim of bringing; about world
revolution. (Comintern was dissolved-as
Cominfarm-in 1956.) On the Ides of March
1921 Lenin introduced N.E.P., the New Eco-
nomic Polley, by saying "let's take one step
backward in order to take two steps forward."
A year later Stalin became Secretary-Gen-
eral of the Party.
In March 1953 Stalin died, and three years
later at the tgventieth Party Congress, was
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denounced for megalomania and repressions.
After de-Stalinization the Soviet Union went
on to scientific, technological achievements,
among them the launching of the first astro-
naut into space. The standard of living of
the Russian people was greatly improved,
and on the political scene, collective leader-
ship was established.
With the publication in 1962 of Professor
Evzei Liberman's economic theories, anew
economic concept was proposed, substituting
profitability for Stakhanovism, and market
demand for rigid central planning.
Fifty years ago in the United States the
income tax ranged from one to six percent-
the Gross National Product reached 40 bil-
lion dollars, and Congress was about to deter-
mine that we should disengage ourselves
from international involvements. A Rip van
Winkle, who had fallen asleep at that time,
would hardly comprehend the changes that
have made America the world's leading in-
dustrial and political power. And had he
been interested in our economy at the time
he feel asleep, he would now undoubtedly
cry: "Socialism".
If, similarly, tl:e hero of Mayakowski's
"Bedbug' would ]nave been frozen for the
same period, and would now thaw into a
new Russia, he mi};ht well mutter: "Capital-
ism".
I had the privilege of addressing the East-
West seminar last year, and would like to
compare today's outlook and opportunities
fn East-West trade with those of last year.
Last year some of us expected that hearings
on the East-West Trade Bill would be sched-
uled in 1967. This bill was added to the leg-
islative junkheap in May 1966, as Senator
Mansfield announced upon introducing the
bill. Now we have all given up hope that
this bill will be salvaged in the course of this
year.
President Johnson authorized the Exim-
bank in October 1966 to-extend its export
guarantee program to sales of U.S. goods to
five East European countries. Under this au-
thorization medium term guarantees would
have enabled U.S. companies to obtain non-
recourse financing through U.S. banks or
through :Eurodollar sources, thereby allow-
ing U.S. exporters to compete with European
sellers. When the Senate passed the Exim-
bank extension bill in August 1967, this
presidential authorization was specifically
repudiated. The House passed this restrictive
bill on February 'J, 1968. This is a serious
setback compared to last year.
The omission of reference to East-West
trade in the President's State of the Union
:message this year indicates that the bridge-
building concept of 1967 has been abandoned,
at least tempomarily.
The over-all feeling in Congress toward
trade with Eastern Europe has changed in
the last twelve months from a more or less
passive unfriendliness to active hostility. This
change in sentiment was naturally caused
by the escalation in Vietn