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Political Sha dow Boxing Over Soviet Jews Goes On as Campaign Intensity Up

WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The Israeli Embassy denied
Tuesday that it had received
or endorsed a copy of a pri-
vate memorandum reported-
ly sent to the White House
stating that Soviet Jews feel
their position has worsened
since President Nixon's Mos-
cow summit visit last May.

The memorandum was re-
ported by Richard Reston in
the Los Angeles Times Mon-
day. Reston attributed it to
Leonard W. Schroeter, a Seat-
tle attorney who he described
as an employe of the Israeli
Justice Ministry from 1970
until earlier this year.

According to Reston, a
copy of the Schroeter memo
was received and studied by
the Israeli Embassy here
which said that everything
it stated "is correct." In a
statement to the Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency Wednesday,
an embassy spokesman said
that "Mr. Schroeter present-
ly is in no way connected
with the Israeli government.
The above-mentioned docu-
ment has not been submitted
to the embassy and has in no
way been endorsed by it."

Reston said the memoran-
dum was sent to Leonard
Garment, the President's top
assistant on minority ques-
tions. Garment acknowledged
having received it but re-
fused to comment on its con-
tent, Reston said.
Reston said the memo
states that "It is the convic-
tion of the Soviet Jewish lead-
ership that the President's
trip was a disaster for them.
They expressed the opinion
that the United States seem-
ed more interested in selling
corn than in protecting hu-

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According to Reston, Schro-
eter spoke to Soviet Jewish
leaders and intellectual dis-
sidents in Moscow, Lenin-
grad, Minsk and Riga and
was informed that since the
Nixon trip, conditions have
worsened for Jews and even
harsher measures are feared
for the future.
President Nixon met 'Tues-
day for 45 minutes with 32
American Jewish leaders
who support him for re-elec-
tion. According to Presiden-
tial Press Secretary Ronald
L. Ziegler, the leaders "ex-
pressed concern" about the
imposition of heavy exit fees
on educated Soviet Jews seek-
ing emigration, but voiced
"nothing but confidence" in
Mr. Nixon's handling of the
matter.
Ziegler continued to refuse
to detail the administration's
attitude toward the problem
of its representations to the
Kremlin, contending that Mr.
Nixon does not want to "po-
liticize" or "demagogue
about" the matter or "inject
it into public debate" or
"public confrontation," be-
cause harsh confrontation
would "only serve to be coun-
terproductive."
Ziegler added, in response
to a question, that he meant
counterproductive to Soviet
Jewish interests, not to Nixon
re-election efforts.
The President prefers to
deal with the exit-tax matter
through "diplomatic chan-
nels," and the Soviet leader-
ship has been "aware of our
views for some time," Zieg-
ler continued. Asked if diplo-
matic channels were in fact
being used, he replied, "The
Soviet Union is aware of the
United States' views in this
matter and I don't want to
go any further."
At the meeting with the
Jewish leaders, Mr. Nixon
"understood the deep feeling
about the emigration matter
and indeed shared the human
concern involved," Ziegler
reported. He said in response
to questions that neither Mr.
Nixon nor the Jewish lead-
ers raised the question of
the amendment proposed by
Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff (D.
Conn), making the projected

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Sen. McGovern told
meeting of the Conference
of Presidents of Major Amer-
ican Jewish Organizations
last Friday that he would do
that the U.S. would "uncle.* everything in his power to
no circumstances impose a resist what he termed "flag-
settlement in the Middle rant violation of human
East," that the administra- rights."
Noting that a number of
tion was "committed to the
survival of the state of Is- senators and representotives
rael and the strength of Is- opposed approval of the re-
rael," that the U.S. would quired treaties while the high
continue to "make available exit fees remained in effect.
the assistance to Israel Sen. McGovern said he sun-
necessary to maintain her ported Sen. Ribicoff's amend-
strength," and that the ment to withhold giving the
"strong U. S. presence in the Soviet Union most-favored-na-
Mediterranean" would be tion staus until the Soviets
drop the fees. Ile declared
maintained.
The Jewish leaders attend- he opposed granting that sta-
ing included Dr. William tus to the Soviet Union as
Wexler of Savannah, Samuel long as the Soviets supplied
Rothberg of Peoria and Mrs. the Arab terrorists with
Rita Hauser, Jacques Tor- weapons.
Sen. McGovern also said
czyner, Rabbi Herschel
Schacter, Meshulem Riklis, that his "long commit-
Rabbi Seymour Siegel, Rabbi ment" to support of Israel
Gilbert Klaperman, Herman was "not simply an instru-
Weisman and Rabbi Solomon ment of cold war politics"
Sharfman, all of New York. and that the commitment
The others were from all sec- did not begin with the Soviet
tions of the U. S. Max Fisher buildup in Arab countries
of Detroit, scheduled to at- and would not end when the
tend, did not, for unreported Soviet presence ended.
reasons.
Sen. McGovern said he op-
National leaders of Ameri- posed the Middle East peace
can Reform Judaism have formula offered by Secretary
called upon the Nixon admin- of State William P. Rogers,
istration and Congress not which call for Israeli with-
to enter into any trade agree- drawal with only minor alter-
ments with the Soviet Union ations.
"until the evil practice of
He reminded his audience

U.S.-USSR trade deal contin-
gent on elimination of the
exit fees.
Ziegler said Mr. Nixon also
assured the Jewish leaders

nounced earlier, in support
of aid to parents of children
in non-public schools, adding
that he would support tax
credits for such parents if
that approach was constitu-
establishment.
Ile traced what he repeat- t,ional.
edly termed his "moral com-
mitment" to Israel's security THE DETROIT JEWISH MEWS
back to 1957 when he entered
Friday, Sept. 29, 1972—IS
Congress. He said that, on
Jan. 31, 1957, he declared in

at the nation's military
strength but was a proposal
for "elimination of duplica-
tion and waste which is a
fact of life" in the military

Congress thot "America will
be ill-advised" if it strength-
ened the hands of those op-
posed to Israel.
On the issue of quotas in
employment, he said "1 am
not for percentage quotas,"
and emphasized that the
Democratic Party guidelines
for selection of delegates to
the convention which nom-

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ternational outcry of protest. expect to be a moral force
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nation maintains silence on are continuing the greatest

Glared: "We and other Jew- armed power.
He said his proposal for a
ish -agencies have received
alarming reports showing a major reduction-in U.S. mili-
was not aimed
deterioration of conditions tary spending
....
for Soviet Jews since the
President's summit meet- International Bank
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cited current statistics show- ica's major financial insti-
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Moscow on the issue of So- protest.
He asserted that the Nixon
viet Jewry in order to
achieve a U.S.-USSR detente. administration's criticism of
The executive board of the other countries for harboring
Union of American Hebrew Arab terrorists was under-
Congregations
unanimously mined by the continued U. S

rights." continue to assure its com-
Rabbi Maurice N. Eisen- mitments to Israel's security

men interested in form-
ing an association for
the purpose of obtaining.

inated him "did not require
percentage quotas."
He reiterated his stand; an-

exit visa ransom for Soviet that two years ago the Presi-
Jews is rescinded by the So- dents' Conference sponsored
viet Union."
an advertisement accusing
They stated that there is a the Nixon administration of a
growing feeling on the part "drift" toward an imposed
of Soviet Jews that Kremlin peace In the Middle East and
leaders believe the Nixon ad- added he was one of the con-
ministration will not pressure gressmen who signed that

this matter, then the Soviet moral and political disaster
government and all other na- of this country?"
McGovern was asked how
tines will conclude that trade
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sessed an average of 15,000 Bank of Israel will open here
rubles each ($17,000) in "ran- next week formed by an in-

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that this adds up to 675,000,- the First Pennsylvania Cor-
000 rubles (6765,000.000).
poration, holding company
He added — "Some experts for the First Pennsylvania

have suggested that the So-
viets are using this vicious
device in order to accumu-
late hard currency to pay for
the trade treaties now being
worked out through negoti-
with the United
ations
States."
Richard Maass, chairman
of the National Conference
on Soviet Jewry, hailed Sen.
George McGovern for urging
a delay in the granting of
most favored nation status
to the Soviet Union until the
USSR announces the lifting
of the heavy exit fees on
educated Soviet Jews.

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