'2.7ZWIIirmoitirwejlr ..WiNIMUNKWibaw ' THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 6 June 18, 1976 ,5 Richardson Calls Boycott Legislation Unnecessary (Continued from Page 1) Administration-spon- sored bill was introduced by Rep. Edward Hutchinson of Michigan, the ranking Re- publican on the House Judi- ciary Committee. It is con- sidered much weaker than other bills now before Con- gress. The commerce secretary said the only new legislation needed is the Administra- tion-sponsored bill intro- duced by Rep. Edward Hutchinson of Michigan, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Com- mittee. It is considered much weaker than other bills now before Congress. Richardson repeated Administration claims that "passage of legisla- tion at this time might jeo- pardize our ability to con- tinue to work effectively with Arab nations to achieve a just and perma- nent Mideast peace, which is after all, he added, "the only realistic way to end the Arab boycott of Is- rael." Meanwhile, the Admin- istration's record on the Arab boycott against Israel was reviewed by a variety of supporters and defenders in statements to several Con- gressional committees last week. The principal defender was Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, who told the House International Relations Committee that "no addititional legislation is necessary or desirable at this time." He said new leg- islation "would be detrirnen- XXXXXXXXXXXXX tal to the totality of United States interests both here and in the Middle East." Administration policy, particularly in the Com- merce Department, came under sharp attack from Rep. John Heinz III (R.-Pa.), who assailed the Arab blacklist of American firms and individuals having deal- ings with Israel. He warned the committee that "we will invite Arab intimidation of every corporation, every re- ligious and ethnic group and every individual in our coun- try unless the list is fought now." Will Maslow, general counsel of the American Jewish Congress, and Sey- mour Graubard, national chairman of the Anti-Def- amation League of Bnai Brith, both testified before the House committee that the Administration policy of voluntary anti-boycott action had failed. They said that many business- men would be willing to defy the Arab threats if they had laws on the books backing their stand. Dr. Arthur F. Burns, Fed- eral Reserve Board chair- man, asserted that Ameri- can banks had a major role in the boycott and that Con- gressional action was needed if diplomatic efforts failed to solve the problem. Widespread compliance by American banks with an- ti-Israel boycott demands was also acknowledged by Rauer Meyer, director of the Commerce Department's Office of Export Adminis- tration, who reported that a department survey dis- closed that 119 American banks received 10,443 re- strictive requests covering 5,190 transactions during a four-month period that ended last March. At present, federal law requires only that compa- nies, including banks, re- port contracts containing Democrat Platform Pledges Strong Support of Israel leaders- to open their so- (Continued from Page 1) - and opposition to boy- ciety to a genuine inter- cott against friendly coun- change of people and tries — is fully and vigor- ideas." In an amendment to the ously implemented." In a section on U.S.-So- poli_cy statement, the viet relations, the state- drafting subcommittee ment urges support of So- declared, "We steadfastly viet Jewry although not by oppose any move to isolate name. The clause says, Israel in the international "Our stance on the issue of arena or suspend it from human rights and political the United Nations or its liberty in the Soviet Union constituent organiza- is important to American tions." self-respect and our moral in the world. 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