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Rep. James Roosevelt, Demo-
crat of Califoronia, and Rep.
Seymour Halpern, Republican of
New York, joined in calling on
the House Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee for action on their com-
panion legislation to deny
United States aid to any nation
that discriminates against
Americans because of religion,
race, or color.
The two Congressmen are co-
sponsors of bills that disqualify
for U. S. aid any nation "carry-
ing out any activity under which
American citizens would be dis-
rriminated against." Heretofore,
anti-bias clauses in the Mutual
Security Acts have merely ex-
pressed the "sense of Congress"
in opposing aid to countries
which discriminate against
Americans and authorized the
Administration to cut-off such
aid.
The Roosevelt-Halpern Bill,
the sponsors explained, would
require by law that such aid be
withheld.
Writing to Committee Chair-
man Thomas E. Morgan, Con-
gressman Roosevelt requested
that he and Halpern appear be-
fore the committee on behalf of
the bill.
Roosevelt pointed to his "long
interest in this fundamental
matter" and cited Halpern's role
in fighting discrimination by
recipient-nations of our aid. He
referred in particular to Hal-
pern's personal unsuccessful
efforts to obtain a visa to visit
American-financed project in
Saudi Arabia because of his re-
ligion.
The New York Congressman,
co-author of the'anti-bias clause
in the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, stated that "we must
spell out in strong, unequivocal
and mandatory language, that
the United States will no longer
tolerate discrimination on reli-
gious — or any other — grounds
and make it mandatory that vio-
lators of this principle be re-
fused any future aid. Nations
must be required to implement
established standards of conduct
in order to qualify for aid from
the United States."
State Sen. Blondy Offers Resolution
Urging U.S. to Act on Arab Boycott
State Senator Charles S. i
Blondy offered the following
resolution in the Michigan State
Senate in Lansing on March 27,
requesting the United States De-
partment of State to adopt cer-
tain policies regarding the Arab
coalition:
Whereas. Arab
nations, includ-
ing the United
Arab Republic,
Iraq, Jordan,
Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia, Yemen,
Libya, Sudan,
Tunisia and Mo-
rocco, function-
ing as the Arab
League, have
been conducting
a boycott of cer-
tain American
citizens, business
and industry,
which has in-
cluded blacklist-
ing American
ships that touch-
ed at Israeli
ports, curtail-
ment of trade
with Arab coun-
tries of Ameri-
can companies
e v en partially
controlled or
managed by Am-
ericans of the
Blond y
Jewish faith,
and. further. exclusion from Saudi
Arabian Dhahran airbase of Ameri-
can military members and employees
of Jewish faith; and
Whereas, The United States Navy
reserves the option to cancel the
charter of any vessel carrying Navy
cargo, if any Arab country refuses
to allow cargo loading or unloading
because that ship's charterers or
owners have previously traded with
Israeli ports; and
Whereas, The Democratic Party
platform of 1960 pledged protection
of American citizens' rights to travel,
pursue lawful trade, and to engage
in other lawful activities abroad
without distinction as to race or
religion; and pledged opposition of
any international agreement or
treaty which. by its terms or prac-
tices, differentiates among Ameri-
can citizens on grounds of race or
religion; and
Whereas. The Republican Party
platform of 1960 pledged to seek an
end to transit or trade restrictions,
blockades and blacklists and, further
to secure freedom of navigation on
international waterways and cessa•
tion of discrimination against Am-
ericans on grounds of religious be-
liefs, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the
United States Department of State
is respectfully petitioned to firmly
oppose Arab interference in the
conduct of American citizens' busi-
ness affairs. to abstain from any
cooperation with the Arab League
boycott and to utilize its maximum
resources to redress these circum-
stances and conditions now and to
prevent them in the future; and be
it further
Resolved. That copies of this reso-
lution be transmitted to the Presi-
dent of the United States, to the
Secretary of State. to the President
of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Representatives in the
Bulgarian Jewry
The Jewish community of
Bulgaria, which today numbers
some 7,000 persons, dates back
to the Second Century C.E.,
after which fresh streams of
Jews entered the country dur-
ing the Byzantine conquest and
later under the Turks. Before
the Second World War, nearly
50,000 Jews resided in the
country.
Congress of the United States. and
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Jewish Communities in Orient Thirst for Spiritual Assistance
NEW YORK, (JTA) — Rabbi
Edward T. Sandrow, president
of the Rabbinical Assembly,
called upon all trends of Ameri-
can religious Jewry to unite in
saving the pockets of Jewish
survival in the Orient which
are "going through a slow dis-
integrating process."
Returning from a seven-week
visit to Jewish servicemen and
communities in the Pacific area,
he declared: "It could have
great meaning if the Jewish re-
ligious groupings in America
pooled their resources and sup-
plied these specks of community
life with direction and hope."
The Rabbinical Assembly is the
international associaition of Con-
servative rabbis.
"Jews in the Orient are eco-
nomically secure, but spiritually
they are gasping for breath,"
Rabbi Sandrow reported.
He said he failed to find in
Tokyo "those Japanese who are
clamoring for conversion to
Judaism," as reported recently
in dispatches from that coun-
try. He reported that there is a
Jewish Community Center in
Tokyo with a membership of
about 160 families. Jewish
spiritual life, however, "is
weak," he said.
"In Hong Kong, there is a
small Jewish community with a
synagogue built some 60-odd
years ago. Here, too, Judaism is
primarily a building which shel-
ters Jews who huddle together
for psychological protection,"
he stated.
"Judaism is almost non-exist- mal enclave in a large, over-
ent in this land of Buddhist populated continent."
shrines and ersatz beauty. India
has a fairly large Jewish com-
munity, but Indian Jewry, the
Bene Israel, is scattered, craves
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Action by U. S: to Bar Aid to Any
Nation Discrimin ating Against Our
Citizens Asked in Congress Bill
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