U.S. POLICY IN CASE OF EXPROPRIATION

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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2010
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• Content Type: MEMO

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V.tionai Sectxrtt Stuft 'IMerrr.er .ndum
The SecmtarV of State ''
The Siuretary of the Treasary
Tlic Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Comrnrco
The Dtroctorr .f Cent ", IntalUg,*nce
The Aasthtant to the President for
XntermtIonal Economic Af trs
SUB=1 T: , V.S. Policy in Caeca of E$proprlation
The 7t elde has directed that a otudy be p rra
urges his of Uxdted States poifcyr In co ctlon with expropriation
by #or*iasct go rzuno without fair a rapt motion of proportiec of
U. S. prig bw Lnese#
evxch fo tgn gover azne as hava In t ho past oxpropr# tcd U. S.
privately, pro" r or who may be currontiy engaged taa such
,actin Thy ieg4 econom#c and fozoigrx policy Implications of such
Th option n t United States in dealing with expropriation
awn abou2d dtacussoddo
prlted WWIWA qtr comp=on should be sat Earthu
action$ a for velatIons with countries which have in the pant fro
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'The shy should be performed by an Ad Hoe Group compristug
reproc ir" of the addreuoes of this memorandum and of the NSC
staff and sh* be chsfred by the rcproseutattvc of the Secretary of
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State. The study, ah= be submitted to tho Senior Pcvior Group
not latev t h= n Jun, 30,E 1971.
Until the study bas been completed and reviewed by the
Priouldonts. . Zc app caUonsr rwUing to ?ca t to which have
the past ezp"priated without fair compensation or are currently
to the pro ci n at ore riatin aid be hold in abeyance.
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called me.
all signed the strongest petition to the Soviet Union.and they sent
a letter to the Pope. They had her speak and she was the first
Jewish woman to speak. Right now meeting in Rochester, New York.
They passed a terrific Resolution. Her daughter has become a
symbol .-. the youngest political prisoner, probably in the world.
her name is Mrs. Rivka Alexandravich.
I know it.
What the did today ...... (read. statement) .... Standing
.Committee on Churches and Society of the Soviet Citizens of the
Jewish Field appeal to President Nixon to use his authorities with
the Soviet Union. ..... Request World Council of Churches to raise
with the Soviet Union. .....
;TFLC?N
Mr. Kissinger/Billy Graham
6:50 p.m., May 24, 1971
Sorry to bother you again but the matter I raised with you quickly
on the plane >
Incidentally I am sorry I ran away from you but the President had
there, Jewish leaders there and Black leaders and so forth. They
I understand. This has taken on quite a larger proportion than on
Saturday when I talked with you. The lady spoke at the UN,
Mrs. Arthur Goldberg was in the Chair. There were Protestants
in Yiddish. Maybe a wo'r d quietly or privately to the Soviets, word
that the White House is interested would have some affect. And if
.the President had her down and had her picture tal.en with him and
made a statement that he was interested ... ............. They
brought this lady to see me and I have had a talk with her. I was
very much impressed with her story. Let me give you her name,
23 years old. All they will want to do is mold public opinion -_ -
nothing anti-Soviet, nothing Cold War or this type of thing. She
thinks her daughter will die. The trial is in Riga and she is on
trial for/anti-Soviet propaganda. All she did was to print a pamphlet
The statement reached at the UN today was much longer and much
stronger. I thought I would give you the information and you ' act
on it as you see fit.
I will bring it to the attention of the President.
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.TELCON
Mr. Kissinger/Billy Graham
6:50 p.m., May 24, 1971 -- page 2
If something can be done, I would appreciate your getting in
touch with me. Thank you, Henry, God bless you.
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-'ELECON
Rabbi Mark Tanenbaum
6/1/71 4:10 p.m.
V
T: I want to tell you first that I am one of your distant admirers
and appreciate everything you are doing for us. I was with Billy Graham
when he called you regarding Ruth Alexandraovich (sp?.) She talked to her
husband in Riga. Saturday night she had the impression that she was being
overheard.
T: Is that right? I don't know about these things. She was told
by her husband that their authorities told him to tell her that if she would
curtail her activities in this country they would release Ruth and the
others involved. She said she is willing to curtail her activities when she
has gotten a cable from her daughter en route to Israel and not before.
K: You can bet your bottom dollar on it.
were.
husband is not permitted to see her daughter during the trial. Others
willing to made any arrangement providing they release her daughter. Her
She talked to her husband again and he said the situation has deteriorated.
She has been put in "private puhishment," which is worse than solitary
confinement. There is no furniture; she has to sleep on a floor which is
cold and gets wet at night. In addition to her arthritis she has a bad
kidney condition.
..Her future son-in-law has gone on a hunger strike; he wanted to appear in her
defense. He is now being told that he is going to be remived from Riga to
Odessa as a disturber of the peace. She is extremely concerned this
mwoning; she is beside herself. She doesn't know what to do. She is
K: Let me see what I can do, but for us to do anything publicly
would be counter-productive. But let me see what we can do through
other channels.
T: She is not being anto-Soviet. If they would release her daughter
these activities will stop and she will go back at once.
touch with this office before.
K: I will get that passed on. I appreciate this. You have been in
T: Not directly; maybe R Bookbinder.was. I have been close
to Dr. Graham on this."
, K: I need not tell you that we are extremely sympathetic -- the only
problem beyond that is to see what can be done that will be constructive.
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