CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 7, 2004
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• Publication Date: September 28, 1967
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We had incidental contacts with certain
other free-world diplomats and a consider-
able number of Soviet and U.S. citizens. We
visited widely in Moscow and Leningrad and
observed church services in Baptist, Roman
Catholic, and Russian Orthodox churches.
The coolness of our reception bj'' Soviet
officials and the limited compliance with re-
quested contacts with top officials seemed
intended to hamper achievement of our goals
of exploring Soviet attitudes on the Cold
War, on Viet Nam, on the Near East, on trade,
and on religious freedom in Russia. However,
the contacts permitted to us, and those we
made ourselves, were sufficient to warrant
certain general conclusions.
As I have mentioned, we can expect no
thaw in the Cold War In the foreseeable
future. Our policies will be concurred in and
assisted only when the Soviet hierarchy is
of the opinion that some tangible gain to
their purposes will be accomplished. There
was little if any evidence of different atti-
tudes among others. The Soviet press, echo-
ing the official line, constantly sows anti-U.S.
propaganda. One newstand of Russian papers
carried no less than four grotesque cartoons
of President Johnson throwing bombs at
helpless people. In no case did there appear
to be any understanding of U.S. positions in
the Par East, or indeed in the Middle East.
Our policies seemed to be viewed as domi-
nated by colonialism and economic royalists
seeking to exploit. On the'other hand Soviet
citizens interviewed from Chairman of the
Council of Nationalities, Paletskis, down felt
that continued Soviet arms supply to other
nations was justified and should continue.
At the same time there seems to be a pri-
mary involvement of government officials
and private citizens with domestic progress,
concentrating currently on the 50th Anniver-
sary of the Revolution to be celebrated on,
what the celebration will consist of, but all'
agreed it will be big. In view of this, particu-
larly bitter resentment was expressed to U.S.
press and television coverage given to Stalin's
daughter Svetlana. This coverage plus re-
ports of small university or other groups In
the U.S. staging counter demonstrations on
November 7 seemed to be attributed to the
pe,C.I.A. and as demonstrating U.S. official pol-
icy, dominated by big business. Even such an
extreme event as the recent publicity about
the American Nazi Party is seized upon in
discussions by Soviet officials as demonstrat-
ing potential U.S. attitudes.
While much interest is expressed in U.S.-
Soviet trade, current world conditions are
held out as a bar to progress on it. As put by
a "representative of the Ministry of Foreign
Trade, theoretically we do have the possibil-
ity, but it is not practical now. Reasons given
are the Viet Nam war, requirements on using
50% U.S. shipping, licensing bans (referring
to the Grand Coulee Dam generator ban),
longshoremen's boycotts and a failure to
grant the most favored nation clause. The
Soviets consider they have a number of Stems
we.might purchase and they suggest long-
term credits repayable in products produced
in lieu of capital investments. U.S. particip-
ation in an international clothing fair cur-
rently underway was viewed favorably, as was
a U.S. fashion ahow'in connection with it.
While the fashion show was excellent, the
very poor and limited display sponsored by
our U.S. Commerce Department compared
most unfavorably with Poland, France, Italy,
and Japan. If-we were to participate at all, a
better showing should have been required.
by comparison. It is perhaps symptomatic of Leningrad Soviet.: Mr. ANDREWS. Why, with an increase in
the very basic question for U.S. trade poi- Helsinki: U.S. Ambassador Tyler Thomp-.,,the crime rate would we have the lowest
icy-whether increased trade and develop- son. prison population in years? -
ment of more consumer-oriented economy in Members of the European Subcommittee Mr. ALEXANDER. I cannot be a total expert
Russia is in our interest and should be pro- besides Robert Taft, Jr, were John C. Culver Inanswering this question. First of all, there
moted. With present hard-core thinking and (Iowa) and John H. Buchanan, Jr. (Ala- is increasing use of Federal probation, which
domination of public thinking there is little bama). They were accompanied by Foreign, over the past 5 or.6 years has accounted for
evidence that it can help on any basis other Affairs Committee staff consultant Marion A. a substantial part in the reduction of our
than a very long-range one, - Czarnecki. prison population.
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Misunderstanding of U.S. thinking is so
profound that the Soviets generally seem to
believe that an increase in trade with the
U.S. can come to'dominate U.S. foreign policy
through greedy business motives and that
this will somehow be favorable - to Soviet
policies.
Meanwhile there seems to be little evidence
of any easing of controls over the Communist
society at home. While the proposed Flat
THE GROWING NATIONAL CRIME
. RATE AND THE INCREASED AC-
. (Mr. ANDREWS of North Dakota -(at
the request of Mr. SCUERLE) was granted
permission to extend his remarks at this
point In the RECORD' and to include
extraneous matter.)
Mr. ANDREWS of North Dakota. Mr.
planning for- parking or highways for the
general pubic. While we were in Moscow an-
other secret writers trial got underway. While
religious services we visited were permitted,
official disfavor limited them almost entirely
to the elderly and to women. The only ex-
ception was the Baptist churches in Lenin=
grad and in Moscow. There was no evidence
'shown us of any variation from tdtal govern-
ment ownership of property even down to the
smallest kiosk or newsstand. The only excep-
tion to this came at a collective farm market
where private sale of produce and handmade
'Items was permitted. The attitude and sales-
manship at the booths stood in marked con-
trast to all the other markets and stores.
We had considerable discussions with local
officials on metropolitan problems such as
housing, transportation, traffic and parking,
and juvenile delinquency, or hooliganism as
they call it. While the volume of new housing
is impressive, the quality is not and foreign-
ers joke about many of the buildings becom-
ing "Instant antiques", a label they appeared
to merit. The prospect of a consumer econ-
omy as a wedge toward political enlighten-
ment If it exists at all, seems a dim one. Yet
it may be the only course to peaceable trans-
formation.
Finally, a word about 'U.S. representation
,in Moscow. The U.S. Embassy staff headed by
Ambassador Thompson, a profoundly experi-
enced and wise officer, is doing a most difficult
job under frequent harassment. While we
were in Moscow another reprisal reaction oc-
curred in the banning of two most capable
U.S. officers from the Soviet Union. It was
difficult to decide whether to commiserate
with or congratulate them.
After thorough study of official notes of
the meetings held and analysis of reactions
of each of the members and staff, the Sub-
committee will prepare and publish a report
of its visit and findings. The foregoing, there-
fore, reflect solely my own views.
LIST OF- PERSONS INTERVIEWED DY EUROPEAN
SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE, AUGUST 29 THROUGH SEPTEMBER
4, 1967 -
London: U.S. Ambassador David Bruce.
Moscow: U.S. Ambassador Llwellyn
Thompson.
U.S. Press Correspondents: Henry Brad-
Sher, AP; Dick Longworth, UPI; Prank Starr,
Chicago Tribune; Edmund Stevens, News-.
day; Bud Korengold, Newsweek. -
U.S.S.R. Foreign Ministry, U.S.A. Division:
Korniyenko, Chief; Levchenko Assistant
Chief; Sokolikov, First Secretary; Sokolov,
Second Secretary.
Mayor of Moscow, Pramishloff. -
Ministry of Foreign Trade: Manguloff,
-Chief of Dept. for Western Countries.
Pravda "Observer": Yuriv Zhukov, Viktor
Mayevskiy. - -
Chairman Yu. I. Paletskis, Council of- Na-
tionalities of Supreme Soviet.
Za Rubeshov Magazine: Paramonov, Edi-
tor; Rabbi Levine of Moscow Synagogue. .
and the increased activities of organized -
Crime in our Nation must be of serious
concern to all Americans. -
The State of North Dakota, I am proud
to say, enjoys one of the lowest crime
rates of any of our States. However, the
people it Is my privilege to represent are
interested in this national problem,
which Is the topic of my most recent re-
port to my constituents.
I have unanimous consent to insert
this report in the RECORD at this time:
. A professional agitator brought two bus-
loads of New Yorkers to Washington recently
and led them in a wild-at times violent-'
demonstration in the House of Representa-
tives Gallery. At least two policemen were
-injured (one was hospitalized) and seven of
the rioters were hustled off to a. nearby police
station. Almost within the hour, a local judge
released them on $10 bonds-the same pen-
alty levied for double-parking in the District
of Columbia.
It is strange indeed when law enforcement
officials are given virtually no backup by the -
courts of this land. Time and time again we
read of the confessed murderer or rapist
brought to jail by hard working police offi-
cers, only to: be turned loose when some
clever attorney is able to convince the courts
that his confession was given in an improper
fashion.
The technicalities of the law all seem to be
interpreted in favor of protecting the rights
of the person who commits the crime, rather
than the individual who is the victfht of the
crime. While violence and robbery are a -na-
tion-wide ' problem, it is one that can and
should be - solved at the local level by en- -
couraging and backing up our law enforce-
ment officials. - -
Individual criminal action, however, is in
many cases the stepchild of organized crime,
which 1s a national problem requiring a na-
tional solution but getting little, if any, at-
tention from this Administration which has
allowed the Eisenhower and Kennedy war on
organized crime. to grind to a virtual halt.
Figures developed by my Appropriations
Subcommittee, which funds the Justice De-
partment-including the FBI-point out
graphically the fantastic indifference shown
by the Justice Department under Attorney
General Ramsey Clark in what they are doing
to handle the Increase in organized crime. - ,
With crime on an upsurge you would neces-
sarily think that the Department of Jus-
tice's work level would increase correspond-
ingly. Just the opposite has been the case.
.. - Another strange statistic at this time of
sharply increased crime is the fact that the
average annual Federal Prison population
has declined by nearly two thousand con-
victs during the past two years. -
When Federal Prison System Director,
Myrl E. Alexander, testified before our 9-man "
Subcommittee, I asked him: "Is it true that