AUTHORIZING FURTHER SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY

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Speaker pro tempore announced that the
ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. DERWINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I ob-
ject to the. vote on the ground that a
quorum is not present and make the
point of order that a quorum is not pres-
ent.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evident-
ly a quorum is not present.
The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab-
sent Members.
The vote was taken by electronic de-
vice, and there were-yeas 420, nays 0,
not voting 14, as follows :
[Roll No. 4271
YEAS-420
Abdnor Cornell Hastings
Abzug Cotter Hawkins
Adams Coughlin Hayes, Ind.
Addabbo Crane Hays, Ohio
Alexander D'Amours Hebert
Ambro Daniel, Dan Hechier, W. Va.
Anderson, Daniel, R. W. Heckler, Mass.
Calif. Daniels, N.J. Hefner
Anderson, Ill. Danielson Heinz
Andrews, Davis Helstoski
N. Dak. de Is, Garza Henderson
Annunzio Delaney Hicks
Archer . Dellums Hightower
Armstrong Derrick Hillis
Ashbrook Derwinski Holland
Ashley 'Devine Holt
Aspin Dickinson Holtzman
AuCoi.n Dingell Horton
Badillo Dodd Howe
Bafails Downey, N.Y. Hubbard
Baldus Downing, Va. Hughes
Barrett Drinan Hungate
Baucus Duncan, Oreg. Hutchinson
Bauman Duncan, Tenn. Hyde
Beard, R.I. du Pont Ichord
Beard, Tenn. Early Jarman
Bedell Eckhardt Jeffords
Bell Edgar Jenrette
Bennett Edwards, Ala. Johnson, Calif.
Bergland Edwards, Calif. Johnson, Colo.
Bevill Eilberg Johnson, Pa.
Biaggi Emery Jones, Ala.
Blaster English Jones, N.C.
Bingham Erlenborn Jones, Okla.
Blanchard Esch Jones, Tenn.
Blouin Eshleman Jordan
Boggs Evans, Colo. Karth
Boland Evans, Ind. Kasten
Bolling Evins, Tenn. Kastenmeier
Bunker Fary Karen
Bowen Fascell Kelly
?`Brademas Fenwick Kemp
Breaux Findley Ketchum
Breckinridge Fish Keys
Brinkley Fisher Kindness
Brodhead Fithian Koch
Brooks Flood Krebs
Broomfield Florio Krueger
Brown, Calif. Flowers LaFalce
Brown, Mich. Flynt Lagomarsinc
Brown, Ohio Foley Landrum
Broyhill Ford, Mich. Latta
Buchanan Ford, Tenn. Leggett
Burgener Forsythe Lehman
Burke, Calif. Fountain Lent
Burke, Fla. Fraser Levitas
Burke, Mass. Frenzel Litton
Burleson, Tex: Frey Lloyd, Calif.
Burllson, Mo. Fuqua Lloyd, Tenn,
Burton, John Gaydos Long, La.
Burton, Phillip Gfaimo Long, Md.
Butler Gibbons Lott .
Byron Gilman LuJan
Carney Ginn McClory
Carr Goldwater McCloskey
Casey Gonzalez McCollister
Cederberg Goodling McCormack
Chappell Gradison McDade
Chisholm Grassley McDonald
Clancy Green McEwen
Clausen, Gude McFall
Don H. Guyer McHugh
Clawson, Del Hagedorn McKay
Clay Haley McKinney
Cleveland Hall Madden
Cochran Hamilton Madigan
Cohen Hammer- Maguire
Collins, Ill. schmidt Mahon
Collins, Tex. Hanley Mann
Conable Hannaford Martin
Conlan Hansen Mathis
Conte Harkin Mazzoli
Conyers Harrington Meeds
Corman Harris Melcher
Metcalfe Quie
Meyner Quillen
Mezvinsky Railsback
Michel Randall
Mlkva Rangel
Miller, Calif. Rees
Miller, Ohio Regula
Mills Reuss
Mineta Rhodes
Minish Richmond
Mink Riegle
Mitchell, Md. Rinaldo
Mitchell, N.Y. Risenhoover
Moakley Roberts
Moffett Robinson
Mollohan Rodino
Montgomery Roe
Moore Rogers
Moorhead Roncalio
Stanton,
James V.
Stark
Steed
Steelman
Steiger, Ariz.
Steiger, Wis.
Stephens
Stokes
Stratton
Stuckey
Studds
.Sullivan
Symington
Symms
Talcott
Taylor, Mo.
Taylor, N.C.
Thompson
Calif. Rooney Thone
Moorhead, Pa. Rose Thornton
Morgan Rosenthal Traxler
Mosher Rostenkowski Treen
Moss
Mottl
Murphy, Ill.
Murtha
Myers, Ind.
Myers, Pa.
Natcher
Neal
Nedzi
Nichols
Nix
Nolan
Nowak
Oberstar
Obey
O'Brien
O'Hara.
O'Neill
Ottinger
Roush Tsongas
Rousselot Udall
Roybal Ullman
Runnels Van Deerlin
Ruppe Vander Jagt
Russo Vander Veen
Ryan Van 1k
St Germain ? Vigorito
Santini Waggonner
Sarasin Walsh
Sarbanes Wampler
Satterfield Waxman
Scheuer Weaver
Schneebeli . Whalen
Schroeder White
Schulze Whitehurat
Sebelius Whitten
Seiberling Wiggins
Sharp Wilson, Bob
Passman Shipley
Patman, Tex. Shriver
Patten, N.J. Shuster
Patterson, Sikes
Calif. Simon
Pattison, N.Y. Sisk
Pepper
Perkins
Pettis
Peyser
Pickle.
Pike
Poage
Pressler
Dreyer
Price
Pritchard
Skubitz
Slack
Smith, Iowa
Smith, Nebr.
Snyder
Solari
Spellman
Spence
Staggers
Stanton,
J. William
NAYS-0
Wilson, C. H.
Wilson, Tex.
Winn
Wirth
Wolff
Wright
Wydler
Wylie
Yates
Yatron
Young, Alaska
Young, Fla.
Young, Ga.
Young, Tex.
Zablocki
Zeferetti
NOT VOTING-14
Andrews, N.C. Harsha Matsunag
Carter Hinshaw Milford
Diggs Jacobs Teague
Fulton Macdonald
So the bill was passed.
pairs :
Mr. Dent with Mr. Diggs.
Mr. Matsunaga with Mr. Fulton.
Mr. Teague with Mr. Jacobs.
of North Carolina.
Mr. Macdonald of Massachusetts wit
Howard.
Mr. Harsha with Mr. Carter.
Mr. Milford with Mr. Hinshaw.
PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO
SIT DURING HOUSE SESSION TO-
DAY
Mr. BINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous` consent that the Committe'
objection to the request of the genti
from New York?
There was no objection.
PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON
RULES TO FILE A PRIVILEGED
REPORT
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani-
mous consent that the Committee on
Rules may have until midnight tonight
to file a privileged report.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the request of the gentle-
man from California?
There was no objection.
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
'Sundry messages in writing from the
President of the United States were com-
municated to the House by Mr. Heiting,
one of his secretaries, who also informed
the House that on July 19, 1975, the Presi-
dent approved and signed a bill of the
House of the following title:
H.R. 7405. An act to amend section 3620
of the Revised Statutes with respect to cer-
tain disbur~ments to be made by banks,
sayluz , savings and loan associations,
AUTHORIZING FURTHER SUSPEN-
SION OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST
MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO TUR-
KEY
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, by direction of
the Committee on Rules, I call up House
Resolution 626 and ask for its imme-
diate consideration.
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-
lows :
H. Res. 626
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this
resolution it shall be in order to move that
the House resolve itself into the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the
Union for the consideration of the bill
(S. 846) to authorize the further suspension
of prohibitions against military assistance to
Turkey, and for other purposes. After gen-
eral debate, which shall be confined to the
bill and shall continue not to exceed three
hours, to be equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority mem-
ber of the Committee on International Rela-
tions and Representative Dante Fascell and
Representative Edward Derwinski, the bill
shall be read for amendment under the five-
minute rule. It shall be in order to consider
the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Inter-
national Relations now printed in the bill
as an original bill for the purpose of amend-
ment under the five-minute rule, and all
points of order against said substitute for
failure to comply with the provisions of
clause 7, Rule XVI are hereby waived. At the
conclusion of such consideration, the Com-
mittee shall rise and report the bill to the
House with such amendments as may have
been adopted, and any Member may demand
A motion to reconsider was laid 6h the
table.
GENERAL LEAVE
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to
extend their remarks. on the bill (H.R.
8714) just passed.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the request of the gentleman
from West Virginia?
There was no objection.
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in order to work out a benefits package
satisfactory to both sides. As you know,
Mr. Speak, the benefits provided under
this bill do
money. All
latter is to ac
,rbitrator. It is
a the bill are agreed
ianagement.
benefits under existing law would li
duced to four days.
employees with less than 10 years of serv-
ice. Extended benefit periods are cur-
rently available under existing law for
employees with 10 years or more of serv-
ice. The new group of employees covered
by extended benefits would be eligible
for those extended benefits depending
upon a trigger device similar to the
method used for extended benefits un-
der normal unemployment compensation
programs; that is, a national trigger is
"on" whenever the number of insured
employment claimants in the nation ex-
ceeds 4 percent.
The qualification requirement for new
employees in the railroad industry is
reduced from seven months to 5 months.
The agreed-upon bill provides for ad-
justments in the carriers' contribution
to unemployment insurance fund in an
_tmaunt to assure adequately funding of
the new program.
Some technical amendments are con-
sained in title II of the bill relating to
railroad retirement account and the
railroad retirement supplemental ac-
count.
In addition to the above provisions,
the existing law was changed so that an
employee cannot receive unemployment
insurance benefits during the first 7 days
of ?a strike. Under existing law, unem-
lloyment benefits were payable from the
leginning of a strike.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col-
leagues to vote for the passage of the
measure before us. As I mentioned
earlier in my remarks, both labor and
management are to be commended for
their diligent negotiations which have
lead to an agreement on the provisions
contained in this bill. Unemployment in
the rail industry Is higher than normal,
and it is imperative that we pass this
law so that benefits can' begin from
July 1.
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. STAGGERS
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I offer
an amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. STAGGERS: Add
as the end of the bill the following:
TITLE HI -AMENDMENTS TO THE RAIL-
ROAD RETIREMENT TAX ACT, AS
AMENDED
SEC. 301. Section 3201 of the Railroad Re-
tirement Tax Act is amended by striking
out "compensation paid to such employee"
an intermediary or
an accident of his-
written
within
meat of this Act, the employee`
written request under section 6
of compensation paid in any calendar
month to such employee representative."
SEC. 303. Section 3221(a) of the Railroad
Retirement Tax Act is amended by strik-
ing out "compensation paid by such em?
ployer" and inserting in lieu thereof "com?
pensation paid in any calendar month by
such employer."
SEC. 304. Section 3231(e) (1) of the Rail-
road Retirement Tax Act is amended by
striking out the first sentence and insert-
ing in lieu therof:
"The term 'compensation' means any form
of money remuneration paid to an individ-
ual for services rendered as an employee to
one or more employers."
SEC. 305. Section 3231(e) (2) of the Rail-
road Retirement Tax Act is amended by
than such comneneation was
a period other than the pe-
on 6 of this
rs beginning
file a
n six
and Inserting in lieu thereof "compensation from a 'compensation earned' basis to a
paid in any calendar month to such em- 'compensation paid' basis," and that ex-
pioyee. fisting law "brings about heavy adminis-
Retirement 302. Section 3211(a) of the Railroad
Retirement Tax Act is amended by striking trative burdens both on the Railroad Re-
out "compensation paid to such employee tirement.Board and on the employers to
representative" and inserting in lieu there- make thousands of corrections in report
previously filed" which are "useless op-
erations." Senate Report No. 1710 (part
21 (79th Cong., 2d sess., p. 7). Since 1946
the Railroad Retirement Board has per-
mitted carriers to report compensation
on an as paid basis, and the Board has
recently confirmed the legal propriety of
this procedure.
Nonetheless, the Internal Revenue
Service has ruled in Revenue Ruling 75-
226 (IRB 1975-27, p. 33) that compensa-
tion is to be taxed under the Railroad
Retirement Tax Act as of the period
when earned irrespective of when it is
paid. The bill would amend the Railroad
Retirement Act to clarify the intention,
originally expressed in 1946, that com-
pensation is to be taxed only on an "as
paid" basis. Because these amendments
are clarifications of existing law they are
to apply to all taxable years not yet
closed as well as those in the future.
The Railroad Retirement Board also
has taken the position that under exist-
lm; law individual employees may have
compensation credited, upon an appro-
priate showing, to periods when earned
for purposes of determining benefits
under the Railroad Retirement Act.
The bill ensures that for taxable years
in the future individual employees, and
only individual employees, may estab-
lish, for purposes of the Railroad Retire-
ment Tax Act, that amounts paid in one
period were earned, and therefore may
be deemed to have been paid, in an
earlier period. Under the bill an em-
ployee is to be permitted six months
from the date of the payment to make
the required claim, but he will have that
right only as taxable years beginning
after the date of enactment of the bill.
Mr. SKUBITZ. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. STAGGERS. I will be very happy
to yield to the distinguished gentleman
from Kansas (Mr. SKUBITZ).
Mr. SKUBITZ. Mr. Speaker, as I
STAGGERS. That is correct.
sent that the amendment be conside
The SPEAKER pro tempore. is thereobjection to the request of the gentle-
man from West Virginia?
Mr. ROUSSELOT. Mr. Speaker, I ob-
ject.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection
is heard.
The Clerk continued to read the
amendment.
Mr. STAGGERS (during the reading).
Mr. Speaker, I renew my unanimous con-
sent request that the amendment be con-
sidered as read and printed in the REC-
ORD, after which I will make an explana-
tion of the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
objection to the request of the gentle-
man from West Virginia?
There was no objection.
Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, the
Railroad Retirement Tax Act was
amended in 1946 in part for the purpose
of imposing the tax on a "paid" rather
than an "earned" basis. Public Law 79-
572 (79th Cong. 2d sess. (1946)). The
Senate Commerce committee report that
accompanied the bill stated that the
amendments "are necessary to change
the computation of benefits and taxed
Mr. STA
man.
gentleman fro
STAGGERS).
reading of the bill.
and read a third time, and was read the
third time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ques-
tion is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the
pro tempore. The ques-
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a separate vote in the House on any amend-
ment adopted in the Qdinmittee of the Whole
to the bill or to the committee amendment
in the nature of a substitute. The previous
question shall be considered as ordered on
the bill and amendments thereto to final
passage without intervening motion except
one motion to recommit with or without
instructions.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
gentleman from California is recognized
for 1 hour.
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30
minutes to the gentleman from Illinois
(Mr. ANDERSON) pending which I yield
myself such time as I may consume.
(Mr. SISK asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, the reading
of the resolution makes it very clear that
we are presenting what is an open rule,
a rule with 3 hours of general de-
bate on a bill that would authorize the
suspension of prohibitions against U.S.
military assistance to Turkey. The reso-
lution provides that the 3 hours of
general debate shall be equally con-
trolled-and I think it would be well
if Members, at least to the extent that
they are interested, might listen to this.
Mr. Speaker, we hope to take only a
comparatively short time on the rule.
However, it is well. that we understand
that the committee has brought up a
rather unusual procedure, although it
is not without many precedents.
In connection with the division of
time, the 3 hours of general debate will
be equally divided and controlled by the
chairman of the committee, the gentle-
man from Pennsylvania (Mr. MORGAN),
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
BROOMFIELP), the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. FASCELL) and the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. DERwINSKI), with
each controlling 45 minutes of the gen-
eral debate time.
As the Committee on Rules under-
stands, this means that actually we have
an hour and a half time under the con-
,trol of the proponents of this legis-
lation and an hour and a half controlled
by the opponents of the legislation, be-
ing divided between the majority and
the minority. Therefore, in seeking time,
I think it would be well that Members
keep that in mind.
The resolution. provides that it shall
be in order to consider the amendment
in the nature of a substitute recom-
mended by the Committee on Interna-
tional Relations now printed in the bill
as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment under the, 5-minute S rule. It
also provides that all points of order
against the committee substitute for
failure to comply with the provisions of
clause 7, rule XVI of the rules of the
House-germaneness provisions-are
waived.
Mr. Speaker, Senate 846 authorizes the
delivery of defense articles and defense
services to Turkey with respect to which
contracts of sale were signed prior to
February 5, 1975. Mr. Speaker, if I could,
I would simply like to state that there
have been a number of comments by-my
colleagues with reference to lobbying.
There has been a great deal of effort,
I think, on both sides of this issue, and,
so far as this Member is concerned, that
effort has been in all good conscience
on the part of those who have sought
to carry their own particular position.
I am sure that each Member of the
House, in making a final determination
in casting a vote on this issue, will vote
as he believes in his own conscience to
be in the best interest of his country.
I know I have received a number of
telephone calls, and I am sure many of
the Members have: In my discussions
with some of the people who have be-
come somewhat emotionally involved, I
have attempted to discuss with them in
a rational way those things which all of
us--those of 'us here in Congress, as well
as our constituents at home, who, I am
certain, are concerned-- consider are in
the best interests of our country, regard-
less of emotional feelings or ethnic ties
or any other consideration.
Mr. Speaker, let me make clear my
own personal position. I am here today
supporting this rule. I am going to vote
for this bill, in the firm belief that it
is In the best interests of America. This
bill, as I understand it, is not tilted,
necessarily, in favor of Turkey, nor is it
tilted in favor of Greece; but it is an
attempt by people, at least in the minds
of those who have come to me about it,
to provide for negotiations and, ulti-
mately, a peaceful settlement of the Cy-
prus issue by and between the parties
concerned. I sincerely doubt that s3ny
Member will, here today, be charged with
voting either for or against Greece or
for or against Turkey, and so I would
hope that, in our considerations and in
the final determination that we would
make, we would do that which is in the
best interest of our country.
Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of
the resolution.
Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak-
er, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
(Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois asked and
was given permission to revise and ex-
tend his remarks.)
Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak-
er, House Resolution 626 makes in order
House consideration of S. 846 under an
open rule with 3 hours of general
debate. The Rules Committee conducted
an all-day hearing on this matter on
Tuesday. of this week, hearing from
Members on both sides of this issue. And
I think the committee bent over back-
ward in fashioning a somewhat un-'
usual rule to insure that all sides would
have a full and fair hearing on the House
floor. This rule divides the 3 hours of
general debate time four-ways, with 45-
minutes each to the chairman and rank-
ing minority member of the Interila-
tional, Relations Committee, and Rep-
resentatives FASCELL and DERWINSKI.
I therefore 'want to urge adoption of
this rule so that the House may proceed
to debate this controversial matter. In
conclusion, I also want to commend the
bipartisan group on the International
Relations Committee which put together'
this compromise bill on Turkey aid.. I
know it is not everything which the. ad-
ministration would have wanted and so
it is not fair to characterize this as an
administration bill. This is indeed a con-
gressional initiative aimed at breaking
the impasse which exists over the Cyprus
issue and protecting the legitimate na-
tional security interests of the United
States in that important part of the
world. I hope this compromise bill will be
adopted by the House.
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I have no fur-
ther requests for time.
Mr. ANDERSON of Illinois. Mr.
Speaker, I have no further requests for
time.
Mr. SISK. Mr. Speaker, I move the
previous question on the resolution.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ques-
tion is on the resolution.
The question was taken; and the
Speaker pro tempore announced that the
ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. BAUMAN. Mr. Speaker, I object to
the vote on the ground that a quorum is
not present and make the point of order
that a quorum is not present.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently
a quorum is not present.
The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab-
sent Members.
The vote was taken by electronic de-
vice, and there were-yeas 419, nays 0,
not voting 15, as follows:
[Roll No. 4281
YEAS-419
Abdnor
Butler
Evans, Colo.
Abzug
Byron
Evans, Ind.
Adams
Carney ?
Evins, Tenn.
Addabbo
Carr
Fary
Alexander
Casey
Fascell
Ambro.
Cederberg
Fenwick
Anderson,
Chappell
Findley
Calif.
Chisholm
Fish
Anderson, Ill.
Clanoy
Fisher
Andrews,
Clausen,
Fithian
N. Dak.
Don H.
Flood
Annunzio
Clawson, Del
Florio
Archer
Clay
Flowers
Armstrong
Cleveland
Flynt
Ashbrook
Cochran
Foley
Ashley
Cohen
Ford, Mich.
Aspin
Collins, Ill.
Ford, Tenn.
AuCoin
Collins, Tex.
Forsythe
Badillo
Conable
Fountain
Bafalis
Conlon
Fraser
Baldus
Conte
Frenzel
Barrett
Conyers
Frey
Baucus
Corman
Fuqua
Bauman
Cornell
Gaydos
Beard, R.I.
cotter
Glaimo
Beard, Tenn.
Coughlin
Gibbons
Bedell
Crane
Gilman
Bell
D'Amoura
Ginn
Bennett
Daniel, Dan
Goldwater
Bergland
Daniel, R. W.
Gonzalez
Bevill
Daniels, N.J.
Doodling
Biaggi
Danielson
Gradison
Biester
Davis
Grassley
Bingham
de la Garza
Green
Blanchard
Delaney
Dude
Blouln
Dellums
Guyer
Boggs
Dent
Hagedorn
Boland
Derrick
Haley
Bolling
Derwinaki
Hall
Bonker
Devine
Hamilton
1 owen
Dickinson
Hammer-
Brademes
Diggs
schmidt
Breaux
Dingell
Hanley
Breckinridge
Dodd
Hannaford
Brinkley
Downey, N.Y.
Hansen
Brodhead
Downing, Va.
Harkin
Brooks
Drinan
Harrington
Broomfield
Duncan, Oreg.
Harris
Brown, Calif.
Duncan, Tenn.
ISarsha
Brown, Mich.
du Pont
Hastings
Brown, Ohio
Early
Hayes, Ind.
Broyhill
Eckhardt
Hays, 01110
Buchanan
Burgener
Edwards, Ala,
Hechler, W. Va.
Burke, Calif.
Edwards, Calif.
Heckler, Mass.
Burke, Fla.
Eilberg
Hefner
Burke, Mass.
Emery
Heinz
Burleson, Tex.
English
Helatoaki
Burlison, Mo.
Erlenborn
Henderson
Burton, John
Each
Hicks
Burton, Phillip Eshleman
Hightower
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Hillis
Minish
Sarbanes
Holland
Mink
Satterfield
Holt
Mitchell, Md.
Scheuer
Holtzman
Mitchell, N.Y.
Schneebeli
Horton
Moakley
Schroeder
Howe
Moffett
Schulze
Hubbard
Mollohan
Sebelius
Hughes
Montgomery
Seiberling
Hungate
Moore
Sharp
Hutchinson
Moorhead,
Shipley
Hyde
Calif.
Shriver
Ichord
Moorhead, Pa.
Shuster
Jarman
Morgan
Sikes
Jeffords
Mosher
Simon
Jenrette
Moss
Sisk
Johnson, Calif. Mottl
Skubitz
Johnson, Colo.
Murphy, 111.
Slack
Johnson, Pa.
Murphy, N.Y.
Smith, Iowa
Jones, Ala.
Murtha
Smith, Nebr.
Jones, N.C.
Myers, Ind.
Snyder
Jones, Okla.
Myers, Pa.
Solarz
Jones, Tenn.
Natcher
Spellman
Jordan
Neal
Spence
Karth
Nedzi
Staggers
Kasten
Nichols
Stanton,
Kastenmeier
Nix
J. William
Kazen
Nolan
Stark
Kelly
Nowak
Steed
Kemp
Oberstar
Steelman
Ketchum
Obey
Steiger, Ariz.
Keys
O'Brien
Steiger, Wis.
Kindness
O'Hara
Stephens
Koch
O'Neill
Stokes
Krebs
Ottinger
Stratton
Krueger
Passman
Stuckey
LaFalce
Patman, Tex.
Studds
Lagomarsino
Patten, N.J.
Sullivan
Landrum
Patterson,
Symington
Latta
Calif.
Symms
Leggett
Pattison, N.Y.
Talcott
Lehman
Pepper
Taylor, Mo.
Lent
Perkins
Taylor, N.C.
Levitas
Pettis
Thompson
Litton
Peyser
Thone
Lloyd, Calif.
Pickle
Thornton
Lloyd, Tenn.
Pike
Traxler
Long, La.
Poage
Treen
Long, Md.
Pressler
Tsongas
Lott
Prayer
Udall
Lujan
Price
Ullman
McClory
Pritchard
Van Deerlin
McCloskey
Quie
Vander Jagt
McCollister
Quillen
Vander Veen
McCormack
Railsback
Vanik
McDade
Randall
Vlgorito
McDonald
Rangel
Waggonner
McEwen
Rees
Walsh
McFall
Regula
Wampler
McHugh
Reuss
Waxman
McKay
Rhodes
Weaver
McKinney
Richmond
Whalen
Madden
Riegle
White
Madigan
Rinaldo
Whitehuret
Maguire
Rlsenhoover
Whitten
Mahon
Roberts
Wiggins
Mann
Robinson
Wilson, Bob
Martin
Rodino
Wilson, C. H.
Mathis
Roncalio
Wilson, Tex.
Matsunaga
Rooney
Winn
Mazzola
Rose
Wirth
Meeds
Rosenthal
Wolff
Melcher
Rostenkowski
Wydler
Metcalfe
Roush
Wylie
Meyner
Rousselot
Yates
Mezvinsky
Roybal
Yatron
Michel
Runnels
Young, Alaska
Mikva
Rupso
Young, Fla.
Miller, Calif.
Ryan
Young, Ga.
Miller, Ohio
St Germain
Young, Tex.
Mills
Santini
Zablocki
Mints
Sarasin
Zeferetti
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NOT VOTING-15
Andrews, N.C.
Jacobs
Stanton,
Carter
Macdonald
James V.
Fulton
Milford
Teague
Hawkins
Roe
Wright
Hinshaw
Rogers
Howard
Ruppe
The result of the vote was announced
as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laidon the
table.
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Speaker, I move
that the House resolve itself into- the
Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union for the consideration
of the Senate bill (S. 846) to authorize
the further suspension of prohibitions
against military assistance to Turkey,
and for other purposes.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ques-
tion is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania.
The motion was agreed to.
IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Accordingly the House resolved itself
into the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the con-
sideration of the Senate bill S. 846, with
Mr. SISK in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the Senate
bill.
By unanimous consent, the first read-
ing of the Senate bill was dispensed with.
The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. MOR-
GAN) will be recognized for 45 minutes,
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
BROOMFIELD) will be recognized for 45.
minutes, the gentleman from Florida
(Mr. FASCELL) will be recognized for 45
minutes, and the gentleman from-Illinois
(Mr. DERWINSKI) will be recognized for
45 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. MORGAN).
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield
myself such time as I may consume.
(Mr. MORGAN asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. MORGAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in
support of S. 846 as reported by the Com-
mittee on International Relations. In
my opinion passage of this bill is vital
to the security of the United States and
the North Atlantic.
As Members know there has been a
total embargo on arms shipments to
Turkey since February 5, 1975. The eln-
bargo was placed on the shipment of de-
fense articles and services to Turkey be-
cause that country used U.S.-furnished
arms in the invasion of Cyprus last sum-
mer in violation of her agreement with
the United States relating to the use of
such equipment. In approving the em-
bargo the Congress hoped that it would
induce Turkey to end the military occu-
pation of the northern part of Cyprus
and to negotiate a peaceful settlement
on Cyprus between Greece and Turkey.
Unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, the em-
bargo has not brought abo it a solution
of the problem. During the 5 months the
embargo has been In effect progress to-
ward any solution of the problem has
So the. resolution was agreed to. been blocked and we have suffered and
The Clerk announced the following the people of Cyprus are enduring pro-
pairs: - longed suffering. All negotiations have
Mr. Teague with Mr. Fulton. stalled. Turkey's attitude has hardened.
Mr. Hawkins with Mr. Andrews of North Tensions between Greece and Turkey
Carolina. have increased.
Mr. Howard with Mr. Carter. Moreover, the an in military ship-
Mr. Roe. of Massachusetts with Mr. ments and sales of military arms to
Mr. Milford with Mr. Ruppe. Turkey has limited our ability to pro-
Mr. Rogers with Mr. Wright. mote a peaceful solution of the Cyprus
Mr. James V. Stanton with Mr. Jacobs. conflict, weakened NATO's southern
flank, and put in doubt continued U.S.
access to important military installations
and bases in Turkey.
- Mr. Chairman, S. 846, as amended by
the Committee on International Rela-
tions, is a compromise, a compromise of-
fered in the hope that it will help im-
prove relations between two members of
NATO, both our friends, provide a new
start for the deadlocked negotiations on
Cyprus and assure continued U.S. ac-
cess to bases which are very vital and
important to our own security. In order
to achieve these objectives the bill pro-
vides the following measures:
:First, the bill would lift partly, Mr.
Chairman, and only partly, the embargo
on U.S. arms shipments to Turkey by
permitting the delivery of those defense
articles which Turkey purchased from us
prior to February 5 of this year. This
would allow approximately $185 million
in military sales - to be released to Tur-
Second, the bill'authorizes the Presi-
dent to issue licenses for exports to Tur-
key of military equipment through pri-
vate and commercial channels.
Third, the bill has a clause known as
the Fraser amendment, which provides
that after the Congress has a chance to
review this situation 2 or 3 months from
now, and act on the regular Foreign
Military Sales Act authorization, govern-
ment-to-government sales and credits
would be executed from the embargo. The
suspension of the embargo on govern-
ment-to-government sales of military
equipment would, however, be effective
only with respect to the items which are
needed for NATO use and only if Turkey
meets some other conditions spelled out
in the bill.
Fourth, the bill requests the President
to begin negotiations with the Greek
Government about that country's most
urgent needs, including needs for both
economic and military assistance.
The President is. directed to report on
his recommendations on aid to Greece
within 60 days from the enactment of
this bill.
Fifth, the bill calls on the President
to encourage and cooperate in the de-
velopment of additional humanitarian
relief programs for the refugees on
Cyprus.
'-Mr. Chairman, those who oppose S.
846 as reported by the committee argue
that there is no compromise involved in
this legislation. These critics claim that
in exchange for a resumption of arms
shipments, Turkey is required to do noth-
ing to correct the action it took on
Cyprus.
Mr. Chairman, I want to stress again
what we have proposed is a compromise
which falls considerably short of what
the President asked for: A complete re-
moval of the present arms embargo on
Turkey.
First, S. 846 would lift the embargo
only partly and only if Turkey does not
violate the cease fire, does not increase
its forces on Cyprus, does not send any
U.S. arms to Cyprus.
Moreover, the bill would not allow at
the start any Government arms sales to
Turkey: Section 3 of this bill states that
such sales could not be resumed, and I
emphasize, could not be resumed until
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the legislation authorizing sales and
credits for the fiscal year 1976 has been
enacted by this House sometime late
this fall.
The committee placed this limitation
on resumption of arms sales to Turkey
to permit the Congress time to determine
what progress, if any, is made with re-
spect to a solution on Cyprus. The com-
mittee also wanted to prohibit the use
of any funds made available for 1976
under any continuing resolution author-
ity for the sale of military equipment to
Turkey.
I can assure the Members of the House
that the Committee on International Re-
lations, in response to this partial lifting
of the embargo,. will give Turkey the
closest scrutiny. If there is no progress
in negotiations, if there is no good faith
effort on the part of Turkey, it is highly
probable ,that the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and this Congress
would certainly not permit any future
sales to Turkey.
Second, this bill retains the prohibition
against grant military assistance. For
those Members who oppose any form of
foreign aid, or any form of grant mili-
tary assistance to Turkey, I want them
to know that there is not one single dime
of grant military assistance in this bill.
Again, I am saying all we are doing
here is partially lifting the .embargo. We
are letting Turkey pick up the military
equipment they bought and largely paid
for. Some. $85 million has already been
paid for items in this $185 million pipe-
line. The Turks are actually paying stor-
age,charges in this country for military
equipment which they purchased here.
All this bill does is lift the embargo par-
tially by letting that pipeline and com-
mercial sales to be delivered.
I know this is a very emotional issue
to some of the ethnic groups in our coun-
try; but I want to say to this House, I am
a first generation American. I think
where I come from, we are good, loyal
Americans. I think most of my Greek
American friends ate among the most
patriotic Americans I have ever met. As
Americans-all of us-are dealing here
with a matter which not only has an
emotional content but also affects the
security of our country. When we deal
with such an issue, we must all try to put
aside our emotions and act on it on the
basis of what is best for our country and
for peace.
The bill which is before us tries to do
this. In putting it forward, our commit-
tee tried to use an even-handed ap-
proach.
We believe, it is important for our
country to be friends with both Greece
and Turkey.
That is why our bill calls for military
and economic aid to Greece, in addition
to the partial lifting of the arms em-
bargo on Turkey, and refugee aid.
Last Year, Greece purchased $169 mil-
lion dollar's worth of arms in the United
States.
The pipeline of arms going to Greece
is over $619 million dollars.
We want Greece to get those arms,
even though some Greeks started the
fireworks on Cyprus, and even though
we received testimony that U.S. arms
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furnished to Greece were used Illegally under the treaty of 1960 to go in and try
on Cyprus. to preserve the independence of Cyprus.
But in. addition td helping Greece, we The Turks did not start this conflict, The
want to hell) break the deadlock which Members know and I know that it was
is hurting everybody; Greece, Turkey, not the Turks who tried to assassinate
Cyprus, and NATO, and to retain the the elected leader of Cyprus. Turkey had
right of access to critical military bases nothing to do with it. So the people who
in Turkey which are essential to the started this have to bear a little bit of
security of our own country. the blame for this whole operation. Emo-
Mr. Chairman, there are two catego- tions are high, but we cannot afford to
ries of such military bases and installa- walk out and leave our southeast flank of
tions in Turkey which are of particular NATO alone. So, we must make some
interest to the United States. in the first move to break the deadlock.
category are those bases whicl'i arP- We offer this compromise-and it is
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