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Many Nazi Organization Members Entered
U.S., Despite Past Criminal Affiliation

By JOSEPH POLAKOFF

(Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.)

WASHINGTON — Mem-
bership in a Nazi organiza-
tion responsible for the
deaths of millions in Europe

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during World War III was
not in itself "sufficient
grounds" to exclude an in-
dividual from entering the
United States and becoming
an American citizen, the
State Department said.
Putting the responsibility
on "an apparent determina-
tion at that time" — in the
1950s — by the U.S. Attor-
ney General, the depart-
ment said that even mem-
bership in the notorious
Waffen SS, declared a crim-
inal organization by the
Nuremberg trials of 1946,
"was not at the time consid-
ered sufficiend grounds in
itself for exclusion."
At the Department of
Justice, an astounded offi-
cial involved in anti-Nazi
proceedings, who asked not
to be identified, told the
Jewish Telegraphic agency:
"I didn't think people like
that were admitted. I don't
know why the State De-

partment did. They knew me no choice" but to drop
the case.
the facts."
Meanwhile, the National
The State Department
was responding to the Jewish Community Rela-
JTA which had asked the tions Advisory Council
department why it (NJCRAC) termed the Jus-
granted a visa to tice Department's decision
Tscherim Soobzokov, to drop its case against
now residing in Paterson, Soobzokov "a matter of deep
N.J., although he had disappointment."
Jacqueline Levine,
admitted in 1950 when he
was asking to enter the chairperson of
U.S.. that he had been a NJCRAC's Committee on
member of the Waffen SS, Unprosecuted Na . '
a member of the police stated that the Just
force in his native town of Department's decision
Tachtamukai, in the "is a reminder once again
Caucasus region of the of the moral failure of our
Soviet Union, and finally, government to screen out
that he had been a potential immigrants
member of the North who were involved in one
Caucasian Legion, a mili- way or another with the
tary unit affiliated with most monstrous crimes in
history."
the German forces.
In the case of Soobzokov,
The JTA asked the Jus-
tice Department how it was Levine said "we are particu-
possible for it not to have larly concerned with the
known about the circum- breakdown in communica-
stances over the past 28 tions between the relevant
years and whether other agencies of the United
suspected Nazis were in the State government and
U.S. under some protective especially the failure of the
cover from effective pros- CIA to make available the
ecution. The JTA was re- information that they had
ferred to the Immigration at a much earlier date."
She added that NJCRAC
and Naturalization Service
which in turn referred the is "pleased to note that ac-
JTA back to the Justice De- cording" to a statement by
Ryan "a new action will be
partment.
At the State Department filed if sufficient evidence
the JTA was provided with exists to prove that Soob-
statements about Soob- zokov had taken part in the
zokov, who was also known persecution of any person
as Abdel Karim Showab- because of race, religion or
zoqa. There has been no re- political belief. Under the
sponse yet about cases other law, such a finding would
make Mr. Soobzokov subject
than, Soobzokov's.
Soobzokov, who was to denaturalization."
At the same time, the
granted citizenship on April
17, 1961, is presently chief Anti-Defamation League of
of the Purchasing Depart- Bnai Brith charged that
ment for Passaic County, U.S. government agencies
N.J. On Dec. 5, 1979; the had permitted a confessed
U.S. Attorney General's former member of Hitler's
office and the Justice De- SS death squad to enter the
partment's Office of Special U.S. apparently without in-
Investigation (OSI) served vestigating whether he par-
him with a denaturalization ticipated in Nazi atrocities.
notice.
The notice accused him Israel Lifts
of concealing his collab-
oration with the Waffen Bread Subsidy,
SS and his participation Prices Increase
Nazi atrocities in and
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
around Kransnador in The price of bread went up
the Transcaucasus.
in Israel Monday by an av-
The Justice Department erage of 110 percent, as the
last week dropped its case government cut its subsidy
against Soobzokov after the for the product considera-
Central Intelligence
bly.
Agency revealed he had told
The large increase was
it in Amman, Jordan, where
he was then residing, of his held off for months, due to
affiliations with the three the opposition of Premier
organizations and that he Menahem Begin, who was
had also told the consular against the price hike e
officials at the U.S. Em- such a basic food produc \
bassy in Amman of his Nazi which is used mainly by low
affiliations and had signed a income and large families.
form to that effect in 1952 as The increase marks the fi
part of his application for an time in nine months th--
the price of bread was
immigrant visa.
When these facts came to raised.
the attention of Allay Ryan
Jr., director of the OSE, he .Grove Is Planted
dropped the case. Since the for Entebbe Hero
U.S. had charged that Soob-
JERUSALEM (JTA) —
zokov had concealed his
connection when he applied The Jewish National Fund
for naturalization in 1960, has dedicated a grove in the
Ryan said, the fact was "he name of Yitzhak Maimoni;
did disclost his affiliations one of the passengers of the
with these organizations in Air France airliner which
the course of applying to was hijacked to Entebbe
enter the United States. - Airport in 1976. Maimoni
Therefore, Ryan said, the died while trying to assist
law and the evidence leave his. fellow passengers.

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