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258327 ORiOR1A}TO CITY CL6RK 258�2►� CITY OF ST. PAUL HOE NCIL NO. ,� OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK � C UN IL RESOLUTION ENERA FORM , � --..�..�. . PRESENTED BY � � COMMISSIONE � � / � RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of ai Paul does hereby respectfully request tha.t the President of the United States discuss the plight of Soviet Jewry with Soviet officials during his forthcoming visit to the Soviet Union and tha.t the President convey to the Soviet leaders the concern of millions of Americans, and people of good will everywhere� over the right of those Jews who rema.in in the Soviet Union to lead their lives as Jews with full cultural and religious freedoms and to ha.ve the right to emi.grate to Israel and elsewhere; and be .it FURTHER RESOLVED� Tha.t the City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit certified copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, S�nators Walter Mondale and Hubert Humphrey, and Congressman Joseph Karth. ..n� FORM PR V D' ,p� �o;poration ounsel APR a s 1912 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeae Nays Butler pp R Z? 191Z ��- Co-��-,-� ed 19— Levine r �� Favar Meredith Sprafka � yor A gainst Tedesco Mr. President, McCarty PUBLISHED APR 2 91972 �� • 258�2� DU/WCATt TD lRiN7=R ., � . CITY OF ST. PAUL p�UNqL NO , ,, 4FHCE OF THE CITY CLERK � COUN�IL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM C�OMM�ONFR j �A� RBSOLVED� That tbe Cou�cil of tha City of Snint Paul dt�aa tus�by r�spactfully re�quest ths,t th�e Preeidant of the Unit�ed Statas discuss the pl�ght of Savist J�vey �vith Sovi�t offic�ls duri�ag his fozthcaoiu� viait to ttue Soviet Un�.an and tbat ths Prasidant co�a�r�y to t�a Sovist l�dara ths co�nce�cn of millions of Amaricans, aad p�o��le of good will �varywl�+er�, ovar the right of th�oas J�ws who ram�in in the Sovi�t Union to l+�nd thair liv�s - as Jews w�.th full cullkural an�d r�li�ious fs�edans a�nd to ha�va ttLt right to emigrate to �ax�a�l and slsa�her�i and be it ; FURTHER RESOLVED� Tt�at t� City Clerk is hersby dir�cta�d to transmit csrtified co�iea oi� this reaolution to th�s Praaicl��nt vf tha Uaitad Statoa�, Sa�ntors Waltar t�o�ndal� aad Hubsrt H�phrsy, and Cougs�t��aa Joaapl� Raucth. � I' i i I � �pR 8 6 �� COUNCII.D�N j Adopted by tLe Counct� 19—. Y� Na� � aPR a� �s72 Bur�� " , Ap�o°�l 19— Le°ine i Tn Favor Meredith ^ Spraflfa , `J �� A oninat Tedesco , Mr. President, McCarty , � �8 � I � . � � � �� JOSEPH E. KARTH HOUSE COMMITTEE ON - � � 4rH D�qRicr.MINNE80TA WAYS AND�MEANS PidSY RAYBURN F�Wuse O�ce Bm�.o�� /,��p ��. �"P""`5��, t�o�gre�� of t�je �r�ite� �tate� � ROBERT E.HESS ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANT �ou�e of �t.e�re�eritatibeg � DISTRICT OPPICE: R°°"'�'° �a�jit�gtott,�.�. 20515 FmERAL BU�LDIN6 AND U.S.COURT HOUBB 816 N.RoeertT SrwEei Sp�rrr Pwut..MiMa. 55101 (8t2)728-7869 May 3, 1972 � Mr. Harry E. Marshall City Clerk City of Saint Paul 386 City Ha11 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Dear Mr. Marshall: Thank you for advising me of the St. Paul City Council's resolution with respect to asking President Nixon to intercede with Soviet officials on behalf of Soviet Jews. I am fully in accord with the action taken by the Council and wish you would call the attention of the Council to a staternent I made to the House on April 17. I appreciate your sending me a copy of the resolution. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, s h E. Karth em er of Congress /br Enclosure _ i . A�r:il 17, .�97,2 CONG�SSIONAL R�CORD-HOUSE H 3081 • : mitwrity�peoples in the Soviet IInion, resolution T�efore the Souse today �ey�s�e�:T�$P��e 1�vuaay Particulsrly the Jews. exp � the concerns�i ma,ny cftizens wae su�a�a�etortea by iaua�p�xers t�iar- Jews in the 8oviet Uni� have been of e United Btates and my own c�n� �� y lee�ve t�e.area, ieave tae staeet aear Por trnffio.atap aina�ixig ama aano- _persecuted over many centuries.Toward_ yic ona.It places the II.B.Aouse of Rep- �„ �e�� ,�.�n ��,�:�c aown � the�d oi�the czarist days,the poBroms tatives on record�aggainst this con- �W��pQ�$��,�,us crea,t�a very " oi the late 19th and ear1Y 20th centuries tin �in�ustice• tense a4mosghese,Arouad bhe Bynagogue. A '- i � made these times among t�he darkest for - resolu$ian does the followin�: hwnnn�atn of po�ce pvat�ecf ana forcea oia Russian Jewiy I� ca11s u1�on the 8oviet Uaion to per- ana young aiike who came out od ta�e syna- With the Bolshevik Revolution, a new miti Preedom of expression and ideas as 8�• TTh1a �1°n autmin�ted iu &xwanber form of government and.a new con- �teed b�+ the Soviet Constitution i of aews t�ne arr�stea. stitution came into beinB in 1917. The i f: ' Not wlahing to obatrvct traffic end ifaten- I� 11rgeS t118 U.3. GOY@1TImCrit t0 Use �to the commanda of the police a mtmbes rieW $OViet Co2]StituLion SeCilred for.80- 01 youag peopie gathered 1n s nearby park. viet citizens religious freedom and the bot�formal and iniormal meaas to per- .�ey�Te��iateiy attscgaa anfl heaten freedom of dedelopment oY national mi- s e Bovlet officials to move to end dis- sna a tew aozen were arreetea. wlziie the 1 norities �nd ethnic 8roups. Article 123 cr ation against 8oviet Jews. police�ttack was taking place,a number qf oi thfs Constitution states:_ I requests the 8oviet IInion to a11ow enraSed officers acre�noed and made anti. - Equallty ot rights of citisens of tt►e � ,�'ewish citizens to emfgrate �f they ��t� �$��ats, ��t�a tixne,1et°s aniah II.B.B.R., irreepective of tlieir nationality ar dPfi�YB: • � , them o8,catch the damn Jems:' The entire race,in all sgheres oi economic,government; �lally, it stt�gests that the United e�e � �e •smell and feeling oi a - auitural, pol#tic�1 and other soclad 3ctAvit9, 1�IRf�lons undertake the groblem of 8oviet p�hope tha.t�the worid 3ewish Communi�ty - is an,indefe.asible law.Any direct or ind,irect Jevdry and the treatment of other minori-_ �a iree men everywhere wui ifsten ana hear; � restriction oi the rights oi,or conaeisely,the �� the$O�iet U21iOri. our plea , . eatablishment ot any a�rect or ina�reat prtv- I,�pport.this resolution and hope my 1leges ior cit3zens on acco�t or their race coll�eagues will aIso. 'Phe letter was Bigned by Mr:F�utman, or national e$clusiveneas or hatred or con- . COIIGHLIN. Mr.S3peaker,,I 3o1n Viotor Polsl�y, Viadimir �epak,-Aiexan- tearpt,are punisnabie t►y iaw. wi millions of concerned Americans to der �,erner, Natan F�eingoid, Vladimir � H�wever, ixi nalitY, Sovie� Pr'actices pr t the aetions of the�oviet authori- ��Pavel Abramovitch,Eugeni Ger- have not PulSlled these guarantees• ti against their Jewish citizens. It is �r; Borls Olov, Victor Yachot, Mikhaal. in recent years,the plight of the 8oviet ��_�� relations, we always ffia�chin,(ier�ei C+urvitz,IIia gor�fel�i, Jew hae become more apAarent to the re gnize the 8oviet�Ciavernm�en�t is b�.- Anatoli C3alPerin�Ylaclimir Kavel,Leonid � out�ride world:And for many Soviet Jews si tatalitarian a,trd deznonstrates ��evoi, T�ev Libov, Qabriel Shapiro, " who have not been.fullY assimilated into }�. �Y del�riviug Jewish citizens of ele- �� Y�frl Wasserxnan, Boris the 8oviet wa,y oi life,a new awareness,a , me tal hu�man rights. , ��,B��binder,Viadimir RoSin- new aense oi Jewishness,has developed. gnow that the cause ot world peaae $�'��d YO�B�' The lack of cultural and religious items is verwheiming and I want the Presi- T� ��honed letter gives axiott}er and�the lack of syaa6�ogues are deeply d t to be most succ�sful in his visit to �mpse into Sovie�t tactics;.against its resented deprivations. M cow. Bat since the 8ovlet.Ciovern- Jewiati citizens. 2'he 8oviet Jew, particularly the me t always attempts to gage American ��'h°°isited the Berlin youn8er one,is often desirous of atart- pu lic opiniari, I feel it is vital that we � not too lonS after ft wa,s erected, ing a new Iife outside of the 8oviet IIn1on let them know the full measure of our I�ow somewhat of the terror and frus- most frequently in 7srael. This develop- th king over their treatment of their tration undex which peapie can live. �ient h6s stimuiated a�wave_of aAp1��- Je ' citizens. I� ��B '�� ' ��cans harbor tions for permission to emigrate. These cosgonsor of a resolutiori asking tkie �at basic hate oY oi�pr�sion and com- courageous peoAle have risked tYieir�obs, sident to exert his fnfluence to en- �on far the underdqg.There may be their persanal freedom, and their pY�ysi- co ge the i3oviet Government to per- ��O��our country,b�� `cal safety to go to Israel.And thousands mi its Jewish citizens to Practice their we still maintain this love of freedom are beinS allowed to leave. But these rel�ion wfthout interference and to emi- �d the need to share �wtth those Iess thousands are only a sma11 fraction of te if they choose,I hoPe that the con- fortunate. - the estimated 2.6 million Jews who are ce d �fforts of many groups and indi- �O °� ��p�� s� � - 8o�vfiet citi�ns, vid�uals throughout the United States will ��et authoritales is not unusual nor - u For RUSSian Jewry;a few pasitive signs hel�p impress upon tlae Sopiet suthorities ��e• It � � k�� a.history exist. For the first time in decades, th$folly of their policies. and herita�ge that have served.fzs weil , `Jewish training for the rabbinate waas , �cite one example of what is happen- �d� ��ing, will continue to do-so. allowed by Soviet officials. In Mosc;ow a ' to Jews in the Soviet Union today. To what do we ob3�t in ti�e 8ovieti school was ope�ned informally last fa12 ince the 8ovfet Government makes it IInion'�treatment of Jews? as with 10 atudents, although offiical au- as eult as possible tor effective com- The news medi� have gfven us some thoriza�tion did not come until lat8r.Jews mu�ucatians with �Soviet Jewry, the ��on of the eriminel t�riats and the are empioyed in aIl sectors oE the Soviet Cldvela�rd-based IInion of Gbuncils f�or �harges that have been levied against r Jews. tor a11e8�d plots and .other � econoxny which is another chang�e So 'e�t Jews de�pend�on telephone conver- „��„��e of these so-ca].led crlmes bxought by the Bolshevik Revolution. �a�ons Por much aP its inforn�aa,tion.The �� ng boaks on Jewiah Aiso, Jews represent 10 percent of�the fol�owinS was received from Roman Rut- ��a� ��w lan8ua�e. scientists, intellectuals, and scholars in x� af Mosc�ow, over the tel�phone an �� p�son camps ior the�e the Soviet Union;although they comprise A�p 14,19"72,by Dr.L.Rosenbluzn,Union „o$enses,, have beex� crueT and lengthy. only 1 percent of t�e population of the of ouncilscha3rxnau: I �ders£and from reliable sources that nation.' �ess t�nan s moath has pasaea trom the �ere are at least 65 Jewish palitical pris- Yet the .�ews in the 8oviet IInion are tix�e thst we last appeatea to you pertaining o� ��g � �viet labor camps. � victims oi anti-Semitism. For example, ��he illegal actione oY the 8oviet authoritiee _ Jews are�ow in 8oviet P��d labor �B&inst the Jew9 ot Siev deslrin$to meet in W8 �ow, Por �nstance, that once a camAS on varlous charges,often without =TO�of the synagogue. we wantea you to J� �,� application to immigrate to trial. Ii'we believe in re3lgtous liberty, xa that auch actions are ominoua indica- �.�{�,t he loses h1s job.�Other td�ings we cannot tolerate this anti-Semitism. ti ot comtng vioient anti-semitac actfvi- m�,y folloav such as harassrnRnt and eur- m ti .The actiona ot the miutia sad the KQS Ip�e. �� d SCa,TChes by Soviet I again urge the President, as I have in rpat of the Moecow Syne$ogue,on nrcm- anthorities. ` done in private corresix�ndence, to take pa�ha 8�t�ree�t> dutffig the flrat night of Pas�s- up the matter oi the i3oviet�Tews durin� ov�r,wectnesaay,Ntaren as,was s continuing if a Soviet'ew�1na11y do�s receive per- his upcoming visit to the II.�.S.R. next ��tioa that the religioua oppression i�ss ��tq lsave,he Sces almost destltute_ - month. I ask President Nixon to conve� ��ed n2oscow as weu. �� {�e government takes as its "tes" -. gc� 2 ta the Soviet leaders tfie consensus oP ''��B prohibited Jews irom con_ almost a11 his maciey and Po�o�s• 'tXie House of Representativ� and the ��ting in iront oY or even near the 6yn- �8 st�ps leading up to permi�i� k► agE�gue. Followlag eervices as Jewa leit the American people that the Soviet leader- �e tae sw�►orlties reso4�cea to vio- e�� horrendaus and inhumane shiA tr�t all their cftizens with dignit,Y lenjce.s�ws�vho etoPpea for a�noao�e,nt to w�h with htm0iliat3n6 and P'ux1l.t�v8 ProCedures and resA�t�. . on$assat�er a hagpy Pa�ove�'were Puehed oS fmpo9e(1. _ ' , . . . . I , , I . _ . . _ .. . 1 . . . . , . ' . . I�3082 � CONGRESS QN REC4RD-�IO S�� APr,��,�7, Y 9��'� ± % The Pnbdic D�su�r'e upors these Peaple as the9 be� thetr iellow eitiaens. act becat�se of.or ffi re�onse to ; is terrltic. Of oourse, the n�ws medla in 'I'hey vt�Bood R�. oh�e�senseless acts—thfs!�r►�t,t�e way t3ze Soviet.IIsion aIi are �overnmeat Soal #8 a�id the�wsnt to be Bood Eoremmeat oQerates.NoT arii I•�y- ' cqntmlled.Pablic denu�lstions,od Jew- Je�vs. seelt �t 1ae�tmezit► 1a�thst ovr p�sge a� s strong reeolu� ish citizens sre I�� and pesceI.o� the s� sume ttalitY untte�r 8o71et t3on_a�onid etop va,ndala txaxt further overaIl $ovle�t DoT4eY-ta hai�sa and to law te ed to ther 8oviet citi�na. sds � violen�ca But a ftrm x�olvtion . �aee. � � We sho ' anDlw the3r quest for'e�lual- irmi the ltoos� of t,hie'ahamber would � . I l�ave been a�arded t,he aDPOrtanitY ity.� sfB"rial to t�hose who maY syxIIysthime with to T�ear irom Savist o�dala the�Jx ea- E�t t�he ' we know that there this�ype ot eztren�e actlon exaetly whgre , P1a�aTlon aY all theae thlnBa.It�oes not axe Je�b ho wantto lesve their this Sorernmeat et�ands oa tliis moral, imPress me that thelr Jewish dtizens country we know that�there�is lest�e. repaatedly have as much relfgiova lree- a conntrY i�13xEB. accept the�—Isr�el. Ia eummation,I F3e�ieve t3�a.t for theae - dau a�s�9'aue elae in Russis.Tba�E.Boes At?�he Sr trlalno em�oyment and Ae�- �ve reasons(�gre�s shotttd acx�Pt this ' nata�r Lhe.basiC 2acfs oP persecu. sone�l aaie , thousands of Rnssisn i'eaoluGi�, L►on and dendai a[hu�n riBhts. _ Jews hav r ed with the Iasseli We have�signed lettere to.the Presi- �I sm a�nt it�reaaed that the 8ovlet rePre�n in the �oviet Union= dent ur6in� that t,�is matiter be aai his C9ov�crnaiek�does aat Permit an,v ather the Dutc _ for Per�i�ton to Moscow sSen�da,We liaae testiSed befa'rc - able-bodfed fndividt�s. scieatists..and: leave. use o! the Soviet poHcY oP. �hs Subcommittee an �urope on tLis - ArofeseadB to'emi��te. PermiLting only ot.� sn Jews,�it dc�es not q�ion.We ha��re�spo�ed to the great �th�e aS�d and feeble to emigrate is a seem to st�Y�;ther�i the m�ny letters f�m co�eerse�i �it�aes�s of crt�el Po1�C9 t�at �imina�tes w�i�, opportuaf tt►1� a rePre�siwe socittY our c�istricts.New we musL psas tb�s r�o- �o matGer"�hat incflvifi�als' religions that has led t the dc�a for speciai lutlon: �Y be. � re • �r. 8881�TE: df Pennsylva�nia. Mr. And, ls�t a� all, I am not impressed And we . todaY fn behalf of �,.�I ta�e the �oa�a wtth gceat vrt�s t2�e oo�tea�t�ons that the Soeiet Othex r rlties��vho seek the Enfhusiasm to supppr� t�s �utba Jews aa�e ta�eztt�tng their Problems in an. freedom' and ta live their lives wY�.ch we axe considerfng toc�ay. I urge e�toa�to 6�a world�clde atidience.The as$oviet tfa�s to emi�rate. �hd evidest �ible at�port: fadeed, I uiaw�or bo t��esen simPler: Iet them How is �o respond to thia hoye for s �an}m� vote #rom f,his . e�• , , realits? boi$� tor�heae actioaa w�ch ca�l upon �hst does lmPrees me is the faet that �Theae tiso�e Yw+say that it is not tie Preafdent to exerdse,a riUmb�r oi . th�e are some T0,80tf appltcatlol! re-_ .rfBht fo� to sDDk9.Pressure to tfatives itiyoFOing ti�e�o�vte�E IIniaa: , 4neeCis reAreeentinB sbout a5U mtIIton a farefga 8ov I disa.gree. Pbr 1't cwmes 1nbt, about s moath befone people an �e from So�vlet dLfaena w�o tliis :ls a tio� oi milite,rf P�- t1�e Preaideat !a dae to m�t wtth the , ' waak b�leave.I nnderetaad rec�uests are sure. not preasure. but of ' of the Bre�}!a. I h�,ve no doubt . �S bY 8;000 to 8.000 afonthly. marat I say our most that'the sGsargth oi our act3oua tbdsy And a11 M t�fa in t�he faioe oi t�t3e knowl- PmD� ad_ 3s moral Pr�- vr�in no am�tdl mensure #ie ed8e th�t the Bvvie�t'Cio�vernment evtll uae aure.Pl �clvil3�ed Ares- tensity o!the Prealdeat'a�ida►- ev�er9 meaaa at tts ooa�imand to Larass, sure.Not ffiiSht 2esv'e ns bvith to thia reso3utiaa whea he meets P�ute:sad even imprleon 4ndi91duals a elear eo btit becsnse yre�ure ththe 19ovlet leeeuters. , " w2�n�t 60 leare.parEicularly for Isaael. . works. We ask the PreMdexrt to m'8'e the Bovlet Therefore,I bel�e9e tha,t setion bq the I speci to an ezamDle oi to 81ve the peoA;e�oi f,hat natiaa' $o�e o! R�pree�tattres, arBan�ations this bY eh. on o2 an editorlal m oP eapr�ua a�ed rdt8losi,free- anQ indivldusts is impera�lve Yn Iettdng Ymxsy the r ted Quardian to emfgrate.We asit Y�lm to instruct the BoRiet (3ov�erame�rt kitow thst we Wee�: State DeAar6ment t�o prefer c2�'Ses � , l�ow w2�st is f1�e tn:t3�. . c�onerAl ca'; y tiabened to the the C3ezter�F! A�bIy ot.'ttie I usBe the Presideat to impart these w�4-wfae ��ts s reprieve oi ta�e sia � Natfone for Lhe c�tlttuous� re- 'te�fn8s to th8 Bovlet Ciavernmen�. I cor�demned . . laterssttonat pro- ' and tin�dittg vlolat�s by the �vrouid hape the St&'��P��enit�ould t�t wosxea sa 'it was aiec e�ective in �Taion of the the other tad the Laningrafl •'hi- ��'�02'1 Of HYt- s� to d�scwsetng theee important is- „ RfBl�t� to �ehfeh;iro�nfe�clly, it ts a su��oi h�trn�n,•rlghta erlth.fSavlet offi- '�acg trial. gnator. cfsts. I 'thfnlC we �an�lY sho�uld re- A seco � reason is that the �, �er, �'Sreates� syn�pathy mind the E9aeleta ttsat'the United N�- time is no for Congr�s o�cislly to ouk #o aT� of t�esoe per�a�bed t#ons Declaratfon oP 8uman Rig&ts ai- sl�ll out e�pp s golicy. 'We m�t rtti� of the Soviet IInitia—to t�e . �rms the iig3Yfi,s at p�p� to imm�lgrate take �,i e t��a in relatiotas • �� to Oain�,rieg Of the3i Cho'Ice. a,m.on8 thB WOFIcI tOday. LfthHBafs�.•t'he qP�t!$E �8II8— Ppxhaps> we caa oonvinc� the Soviet �. � Prealdent gaing to . all oi fi,�em. '' (3�a�egt Do ahanse. And'if� c�n- A�a�aw. is, t�e to sqve 2�im the /��t2�s resolatia�ac�dree� �t>thea we must eontsnue to speak aat bene�t oi rasolutioa de.�m- �If to atl-o!the peraecubad mino�l�ies for besl�c humaa i'18�ta snd relieiova orlskrat3nr 0 Be�ment recog- i t�:e 8ovlet IInion. I arn +sure atl of , � t�+eedq�n.We Can do no Zees, , n�Zes and Lhe �rimfnatory ��that our direct target fs tl3e Jews Mi: BARTS. Mr. BPesker. there �re Pc�licY� IInio�. 1�e 8ovleE�IInioa. flve comDellfng reasons-ior t,he Houee re- Fa�th. e ha �•proud legacY to �Ihite there sre ao free P�PIe in the ��B1Y bo�rnt our commitment to mainta�n. of this resolntion et IInion. whtle a�l ns►tionali�les and re}iBiova freedom by overwhelmingI�ag- would be the st tradition of our ons are being dfacriminated u�o�►, +: P�B House Concim�ent ResoIution oountry as 1 oi the #ree:worhi. t,ruth it m�t be stated that no group 47t todaY. Fifth. mns� t aa a Congi�s to �kces a more bitter pr�eent or a more _ One obvious reason is the reality�con- atte.tnpt to the senseleas vtolence by future than the 3 miilion Jews ' �ront�ng the Soviet dew.-We-know that some in o socf who seek to inSame f t�e 6ovlet IInian. Jews are official�y recognised as a x�a,- passions; the Boviet Union It ia the Jews that are being�enteaced tionalit�in the Boviet IInion—the ninth throu8h ded ts oi violence. Prlson and even death ior t�e"crl.me" largest among 142 natlonalities—yet Contin viWe ce against 8oviet wSshing to lesve. It is tdze Je�ws who , theY do not have the•ssme rl8hts as- P�rtY cf in our countrY as beirig ban+ed lrom tfie doo�s.o[tYieir , h�ye been Bx'anted to other nationalitfes. well as a .uf our own citizens ogi� in Siev. It is,the J�aas who- We knoaQ that tlie Saviet IInion is-hard- who seek t brld�e e gap�between our �ne iaced the d9steznstic deetrt�eticm of 17 a iree countrY.. �tt with �he ma3ar =two count is ab orreat to us a11.Thfs religto�and culture. esception af ttie 8o�iet Jew thfs l�ek of kind of n wi11 result in a chill- Tt is vc�y trne �hat for the flrst tfine freertta�ai fs dispeaseQ on a no�eruni- fn�' of'the aw we so earnestly seek to �al niun'bers o2 Jews a,re being � �n►tory bas�s.We reaoeaize the fa�t tliat contiaue. tteci ta leave bhe.�viet, IInion, there are de�vs in t2ie Soviet IInion today I want makb ressons clear on i�Israsl. But at tit��`rce time. wh0 simP�Y seek tha same r3ghts,]imited this subj I do n t s�y that ConSress �ust recognize and reali2e t�ha.t tke�y �... , _ � I ' ' .\ � DEPARTMENT OFSTATE Washington,D.C. 20520 MAY 1 2 1972 Mr. Harry :E. Marshall O�fice of the City Clerk City of Saint Paul 386 C�ty Hall St, paul, Minnesota 55102 Dear Mr. Marshall: President Nixon has asked me to reply to Gouncil Resolution No. 258327, a copy of which you kindly sent him, urging him to raise the plight of Soviet Jewiy during his tr�p to Moscow later this month. Memb ers of t�e- Council may be sure- the considerations raised in their letter will receive our careful attention. This Admi.nistration stro�gly supports the rights of free emigration and religious freedom and the preservation of eultural heritage and iden- tity. I am enclosing a Department of State pub licat�.on that discusses the problems of Sov�et Jews and past US efforts to be of assista�ce which, I believe, members of the City Council will find of interest. Sincerely, _ _ �_ ,�., � ' � �. -- - - - � 'yr'"� ':� . � •. '..> 1„E,�_� � _t_,�,•.��, -.1 .k, .= r.� �,�, John Richardson, Jr. � Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Enclosure. �� O� a,� �; o��r��a�a�� :. .�� Rar�� BUR�QU of PUB�IC �,��,�IR� DZISTREATMENT OF JEWS IN THE SOVIET UNION While all 5oviet citizens are de�rived of many basic human rights to which people everywhere are entitled, Jews are suh- jected to a greater degree of cultural deprivation and state control than most other Soviet minorities . As one of the rec- ognized religions , Judaism fares better than non-recognized sects -- such as the Jehovah' s Witnesses -- but worse than other officially recognized religious groups . Soviet Jews are not permitted any sort of national or provin-- cial orcjanization, secular or religious , such as most other recognized religions have. Each synagogue struggles along on its own, and the number of synagogues is being quietly reduced. Rabbinical training is virtually non-existent, and religious articles and foods are difficult to obtain. Jews Subjected to Special Pressures Jews are treated as a nationality, regardless of religious practice, and must list their nationality in their identity documents as "Jewish. " Unlike most other national groups , however, their distinctive language , activities and community institutions have been severely restricted. Official practice thereby denies Soviet Jews the opportunity and means to pre�- serve their cultural and religious identity. Jews are still well represented in scientific and artistic �ro-- fessions, but non-Jews receive preference in education. The percentage of Jews in the Soviet Communist Party is high, but they are virtually excluded from high-ranking political and management jobs , as well as from areas of the bureaucracy and the military which the Soviet Government considers sensitive. Many Soviet Jews have kin abroad in Israel, the United States and West Europe, and these ties ma]ce them vulnerahle to official suspicion. Soviet propaganda virulently attacks "Zionism" as a "weapon of subversion" in East Europe and the Soviet Union, and living is tense and unpleasant for those who assert their Jewishness . Nevertheless an increasing number of Jews , partic- ularly young people, are boldlv and publicly claiming their rights, including that to travel abroad and emigrate. P-312 continued January 12 , 1972 r . .. - 4 - I ' " [We] call upon t Soviet Union to �accord a right to emigrate -� not a rivilege -- and t�o permit the many Jews who remain in the Soviet Union to pursue their cultural and relig ' ous interests wit'hout hindrance. " United States Facilitat s Jewish Emiaratilon The US Embassy in Mosco has facilitated ithe emigration of Jews granted exit permits by Soviet authoritie�s , issuing immigrant visas expeditiously to hose applying to come to the United States to join close re atives . The US Gbvernment has also pro-- vided for possible augm nted immigration. � On September 30 , 1971 the Attorney General wr te to the Chairman of the House Judiciarv Cortmittee to assure him that "I would exe�'cise my discretion [under the law] if the ituation demandedland parole jinto the United States] Soviet J ws who are able tp leave the Soviet Union. " The Department of State fully su�ports this decision of the Attorney General. ; Department Backs Congre sional Resolution� Top Department official have supported C ngressional effor-ts to help focus public at ention on the pli�ht of Soviet Jews . The Department ' s intere t in Congressiona� action was under-� scored on November 9, 1 71 when Richard T Davies , Deputy As- sistant Secretary for E ropean Affairs , t�stified in favor of a "sense of Congress" r solution before tl�e House Subcommittee on Europe. The resolut 'on which the Department submittec. to the House Foreign Affai s Committee in May 1971 calls on the Soviet Union "in the na e of decency and humanity" to allow "Jews , members of other religious and minority qroups , and all other Soviet citizens f eedom to emigrate and to travel abroad. " It also calls for "free xercise of religi':on and the nursuit of culture by Jews and all thers" within Soviet borders . * * * * * We shall continue to spe k out on these issues , but the impact of official statements o approaches to the Soviet Government ` remains limited. So far as we can determiine, the few Soviet concessions of recent ye rs have corne abouIt in response to ex�- pressions of concerned p blic opinion froml abroad. Although Soviet authorities have et to make the balsic decision to permit Jewish life to flourish s it does elsewhe�re, emigration possi- bilities for Soviet Jews improved somewhat in 1971 -- evidence that the moral weight of peaceful, lawful '�expression of public opinion throughout the w rld may yet persuade the Kremlin to re-- consider its practices . P-312 : January 12 , 1972 I i � •XHRMAN F.TALMAD6E�OA.�CHAIRMAN /--�``,��/�� •. v U ALLEN J.ELLFllDER�L�. JACK MILLER,IOWA � JAMFS O.EASTLANG�MISS. GEOR6E D.AIKEN.VT. B.EVERET�JORDAN,N.C. MLLTON R.YOUN6.N.DAK. 6FAR6E MC 60VERN�S.DAK. CARL T.CURTIB.NBBR. JAMHS B.ALLEN�ALA. ROBERT DOLE�KANS. HUBERT H.HUMPHREY�MINN. HfiNRY BELLMON.OKU4 '�21 C��f eb .�if af¢� ,�er�caf e � LAWTON CHILE3.FLA. CoTYB M.MOUSER,CHIEF CLERK COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510 May 19, 1972 Mr. Harry E. Marshall City Clerk and Commissioner of Registration Office of the City Clerk City of Saint Paul Bureau of Records 386 City Hall St. Paul, r!tinnesota, 55102 Dear Mr. Marshall : Thank you for sharing with me the Resolution adopted by the St. Paul City Council requesting the President during his visit to the Soviet Union to discuss the plight of_ Soviet Jewry. I agree that the President will be in an excellent position to intercede on behalf of Soviet Jewry. I have urged the President to assure that any further cultural exchange nrogram arrived at with the Soviet Union include provisions for ethnic cultural exchange within each of the several minority qr�ups with sizeable population in both the United States and the Soviet Union. If the Sovi�t i?nion is sincere about the detente and if it sincerely wishes to reduce tensions and enhance international goodwill, it should consider such an exchange program if it is viqorously advocated by a President of the United States . Si cerely, Hubert H. Humphrey � THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGtON May 20, 1972 Dear Mr. Marshall: On behalf of the President, I want to thank you for your letter enclosing the copy of the resolution adopted by the City Counci.l of St. Paul, Minnesota, concerning his forth- coxning trip to Russia and the subject of Soviet Jews. The United States, of caurse, has long supported the fundaxnen- tal right of all people to emigrate, and this Adxninistration has consistently upheld this doctrine. You xnay be assured tha.t President Nixon sha.res your deep concern for the plight of xninorities of all nations who are denied the free- doms due them under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and that the issues you have raised will be given careful consideration. With best wishes, Sinc e rely, C ' Roland L. Elliott Deputy Special Assistant to the President Mr. Harry E. Marshall City Clerk City of Saint Paul 386 City Hall St. Paul, Mi.nnesota 55102 � WALI`ER�F. 1AONDALE ' + MINNESOTA '�?1C�ifeb ,�ifafes,$enafe WASHINGTON� D.C. 20510 May 25, 1972 A7r. Harry �. Marshall City Clerk Bureau of Records 386 City Hall St. Paul, 1�Zinnesota �5102 Dear Mr. Marshall : Thank you for your recent letter. I feel that it is appalling that a nation like the Soviet Union which expects trust and respect from the world community should continue to encase its own citizens in barbaric isolation. Once more it is the Jewish people who bear the crushing burden of tizis increc'zible backwardness-- and a world benumbec� by so mucn guilt of the past. Every people in the world is treatened when anotner man is persecuted for the acciclent of his birth. I ar:i nopeful that the President rnakes t:Ze issue of Soviet Jewry a priraary point in his visi-c to the Soviet Union. Thank you for taking the time to get in touch witn me on this vital matter. ��0ith warm regards. Sizicerely, ter F. T c April 27'��"7� The C�•es3c'r�nt Q�" the Uhited States T:z� Wktite Hause Washin,�cn� D. �. �ear Siri '�he �ity ��runcil o* ::t. �'aul, I�iinnesota directed t� to �ezad y�� '�he �rclo�e� copy �f thei.r Council File rl�. 25�327� resp�ctfully requ�etin� that ci�zring your for'thca�m�� vi�it to the 3oviet Union� you diB- cuss with �aviet c�f'�'iciels the plight af "oviet Jewry �,ncl th� ri�hts o.�' thoae �Tews who r�m�in in �he 8ovi�t U�iQn ta �t].l culture,7. and rei�gitaue fr�edvme an� tc� em3.gs�sst� to Iara�l and e].sewhere. Very truly you�rs� City C]�!rk AO/n� � April 27� 1972 Har�: c�d�.ter P�,�ar�dale �'�s��t+�ci �t�te� Setrator �enate t7f.ice Buil.d�.ng ?aa��i�x��ni D. C. I?et�x �a��zstor S�;o�da.�.�: Z`:�� dity Couracil Qz :�°�. ��,ta.`�,� l��irunn�sotc� dir�Cted me to se�ad �o�x °the enclased copy o�' theix� !'ks�cil �'il� I��. 2��3327� a�dopted April 26� Z�7�� r�:s;��ct- fl�].2y requestin� the PresSc�R�t �P �h� Ux�it�� States, duriag his �'carth�� vieit to the Sov�.et Union' to discusa with 5oviet a�'f�.c�CaZ�t the pli�ht af Soviet J�wry ana the rt�a.t� ��" those JeWS who remain in the �c�vic�t �nion to f1.t11. cul.tural and re1:l�.t.ous �'reedoms and to emigra�t� ta ��ra�:l and elsewhere. vex��r truly your s, C3ty q.�rk �.a/n� Agxi1 27� 1972 Hon. I.�ub�:r.t IT. :�iumphrey Un1t�d ��t�� Senator �en�.t� 7f�'�.a�c� �3uilciim� Was�aixac;�e�zt, 1�. G:. �L�Y' �iP.YI��CfY' �:�'II�PSL?�'IY'E°�1'; TYze c;'�!.�a�- C�ur�.��.1. ��' vt:. '�aul, "�iinr�e�c�ta direct�r.� me °�o s�nci ��c�u �'�� en�losed. ca�y �f th�ir Courscil Fi1� ��ca, 2 a832'�� dopted April 2Ci, 1�7?_„ res�ect-- ft�.1.y requ��i� �he �r��ident �r the tlnited ��t.ate�, durix�r his f'�rthcaming vis1� to the Sov�.et Un�.on, t4 r3i�caxs� x�ith �c�viet aff'�ci�3s the p?i�,h°� of Sav3et Jew� azad �h� xights af. thos� .Jet�s �arhe remair� ira the ;ratri�t Unioz� ta �'u21. cu?tur�al and rel�giaus E"re�d��as and to em�grat� to Zsrael a�tQ ��.�ewherc�. vcry �ru�;r y�ttrs, City Clerk AO�t1g April �7' 1y7� �an. Jo$eph Karth �epreseti�tative in Congrees House i��':�'3c� �uiZding Washin�tan, :�. C, i;re�r ;:��resentativ� i�.�r��t: The City Counci2 c��` St. I'aul� Minresc�a d3rec�c� m�* ta s�nd you the enelo�� copy aa' �h�ir �quncil k'il�: Noa ?58327, adapt�d i�:pri7L ��a, 1��'4?, r.�*��t- ful]y :r�qu��ti�� th� f'residex�t Gs' the T1�►it�c� ��,te,�' ��u-rin� i7i:� f'csrtnca�tin� vis�t to the ;;aviet I�'i�.��n, to discttt�� wi�h So�r3�t� 0�'1'�.�i�1.ss the p1�i�E;h� r�<� 5ov�et Jezrry and t3aer r�ghtg o� '�hos� J��►�s z�r:�e+ s"�main iu �� Soviet �iion to flil.1 cul�ur•�,T +z�nd relig3.ous �re�edom$ anti ta +�n�.�rate to Iarael 8nd �l�ser+here. VerY tru1,Y Yaurs, City CI.Erk AOing April 2';'' 1�'T�'_ '"�Yac: :�:'��:sic�.�nt of tkte tlnited State$ �lE� T�;��:�.�p }:iC?1S.�C' _'��:.fiXl.�.n�;"�.a'3�,� �, �". i'�`..'.;.-�..:'.' ,.��.I� 'e .::flr°1C:,�.>Ga :�.�3 �3» +�'a.rG.�.:i.'�.E°t� ^taj?y O� �i ?'E.°SU�.:�'t1.tJ�21 O� ��:i� ::.�. ��.T. �G3��;�+ r�,-,�,�r±l' C. �. 2..;��3��7� ac7opted �:��x•;t�. "'v� ��;'^y x•a,rt�rt�tt�.ly rec�uesti.� y�t?� c:ttr9.��, ��rc��• �"�x•�;hcam�.n� �r�.�it �� f�e aov`.�et t}'nian� �sa c��.�- cu�� -�?�� p�.�.�ht o� ��*i�°� .7�wry a,rid the3.r ri�;h�� :ir� the ;>ovwE:t �Inicrn �°or i'"tx?,�. cu?t;uraT �.r�c+ ��i;xiou� fre��lc��c� .AN� tc� �migra�� to �sr��. �,�cz �2�ewher�. Ve-ry �ru1y ycur�� City C1erk n�; :1�ri1 27� 19'j'2 �i�ar�. ';,"as.�er �iondale �i'�:�.U�..'`iS ..;'3:1.�i:a )f�n.�L vOT' :iE'':2'�;E: ;1;,"iC@ 13U��d:j,111� - �Y('�vilr��ii.j!.+U4i' %J• >!,� �E��..x• :::�ni�t�nz• i.�nr:.€t�.e: ��ii��Vwi. .., w<.J !fY "..�.LnW�J�9�4��.'.. �ri.�J.C�Y '^✓'��`y l�. Y'�'1Cx �E.i�l��Jl.l F.+'.�i c." `:��t: ..�. a'Gt�.i ��.`i��' �'�tz�s�:�.'i� C; T'' ��j27 �_�o�';�.� :.�r:��, �'.�� '��' s•�spect^u13;� requcs�tir�; t�� .'�esz�en u, c�urix� :�i.� �nrthcoraing �ris�.�: to t�e ;,�c�vi�t �'�,�.a�s� °�d Ci.�.fa�L�Ga t.�e p1�ht �:' .:{�ovie� Jewry a�d °��r 1 i,�ta �:� t�ZC ;�aviet tt��iic�r� zor t'v.A� �.�zl��.r�.]. �d r�13.��.ous .��•eedorns .�.a;;? �� era;�r�at� �Q Isr�l mnd els�where. Very tru],y yours� City Clex�k �� Apri_1_ ?'jy I.;�7� �ic�^. I�z��z't �'• �:l�zmphre�• Liz�i�e� .�tates ��enator :�ei�a�� Ui'fic�: �u.�ld�.n�; T�`€��a:i.n�to�l: ��• �'. U�:�,r :,en�tor Humphr�v; b:re:l.c�s��a is t� ��:r�i#:`i.e� �c�;�y c��t' � ��s:.�7_u�i�n C)],' til1� �• .l�£�Ci�.. �:.�.,�'.;4 4:'�Ld�d.'.�..�.�p �`.• 1'e %��?i:_"T' aciop-�ec� �nI•il 2Ei, ,L�JT(�a r�spect:'u].l.,y reclue�s°�in� `��ie s�?�s3a�!�t, cfur:�i�; h�.� i'r�r�l,ec�min� rrisit to the Sov:�� U'nicar�, to d��u�s the pli�ht c��' ;:�owi�� Jewry anc: th�ir ri�hts in tn� :;oviet L?raioz�a �'ar flil.l cultura]. �rad re3.�lou� Pre�dom� ,aN� to e;ni��rate ica Iera.el t�nd e1.a��wh�re� �ery �Cru,:l.y vour��, Cit;; Cler� ��; A�ril 2t� 197� ii-.:�r�, ur�..c�ph �:�.r�ki �.y,'�4,��:Dt:'"7�£�'�'i.e�fr'' s..f! C.QTE�;�'�� „ �y a,y�,,� �Tr�,.�tran ,��: �.ae..C'F.' 1J�,z s�t11J,R� -Y.��a..o.?.. ., , J�ChiJA.l?:�_.�;nii' �'f �.+� T�f'L1-.' ,:�'.T:7'EEr�21'��.'t:1.'•Tt�! S'w�i,i"��ta. ...:ia �Ci i',::-� c+ � r+a x i"" h nr� t '� v�a t� ,. . _. ..AS ..5". ..4,.:�x`w,t.. �.a". ,��,1y,i C}iB •. a.E.....T��:.�Zira-.Cip': `�%:. `�l�?!_' •�.�• ...:.?..`�°.� \r.L�:�j" �.e:�:4'.�'d6.:.�a.J:.' �4�• �...`� 'J f''1��.:fpi.. %�,';;;hy)vf�.'ii T�t,.�1":L�.. �C'.^s .�,.��f�q :!"�'!�ylE'.C'.�'i:':�,1'.1•:.�-' I:"E.'!�LRti.'s�^�r�� .i.�.�' i'?'E'f'z:l.t��:�'�"�� C$�E2�Iljy �i�.0 :�'OY t'i�1COL1�1�y ir.�i.,a:�.T� �"J t�i� �:;�v:�� T�3�,ics�! tc� d�.�cus� t f�e �Zi;h� c�' :�c�viet J"��rr;y a,nc? ��a��r ri�a'�s is� �:.�Z� .�UV:%�� t;ni.cz� �:or f�.�. cu�.�sas�1 �t�. .r��.:��;�.auss frc��c�m� :!�T^,� t.r- �a3.gr�t� �a �sr�el anc� else�h�re, Very '��°u� your�s �i.ty C1erk n�