CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE ARTICLE CHARGES U.S. AGENCIES PENETRATED BY REDS

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+nril.i, 'J 1UQ'14 Sanitized - Appr For-Releastn : CIA-RDP75=0 _ 4112 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE operating the way it was operating in the old be forthcoming to compensate community or culrent premises should make up the sell- he leaves for loss of payroll, etc." tog price allowable to the person who has to What about damages to areas not immedi- move to make way for any civic improve- ately adjacent to area of construction? ment-freeway, redevelopment, etc." Sometimes blasting, etc., alters rock forma- Another: "I do think the Government tions even miles from area, causing settling should be realistic in all appraisals and that otherwise would not have occurred. watch out for the deceit and fraud practiced Many other factors, such as traffic flow, are by persons with insider information on proj- also altered far from project. Some relief ect locations, whereby some people make a should accrue. lot of money." To sum up our findings in this survey, they Another: "The compensation for reestab- show: lishing a business should have a reasonable 1. Relocation is a very costly process for relationship to the comparable costs for the many independents. Many experience losses business establishment in the original loca- for which they are not adequately compen- tion, based on prior, records of the business sated. concerned." 2. While compensation Is judged inade- Another: "I think the Government should quate, a majority of those who have moved compensate the businessman if he is forced report that it was not a factor in compelling to move from an established location. If the business retrenchment. law is too liberal, however, a great number 3. There is support for liberalized compen- of businessmen are going to take advantage sation, however it extends only into the areas of a given situation, and try to make money of tangibles-items like machinery, equip- by chaiging the Government with all sorts went, fixtures, moving costs, at cetera, which of costs and bosses. Compensation, and other are readily verifiable, and not into the area adjustments due to Government projects of intangibles-items like living costs, lost in- should be based on Federal Income tax re- come, et cetera, which are not so easily veri- ports prior to the project and after the proj- fiable. ect went into effect. This. is the only true 4. While there is support for liberalized yardstick whether the move by a business to compensation, there is also strong insistence another location was detrimental or perhaps that this be provided with strict safeguards quite beneficial to the business. A situation for the public purse. f 11 i o s nature will occur to a great many of the businesses along U.S. Highways 36-40 in Denver, Colo., after interstate 70 will by- pass the main business arteries in Denver in approximately 15 months. We have formed a merchants group, just to work out plans how to minimize the loss of business due to the new highway. These projects naturally affect small businesses to a much larger ex- tent than heavy industry, or large com- panies." Another: "This [compensation] should be open negotiation and handled on a business- like basis. Naturally, there will be differ- ences and there will be those on both sides trying to take unfair advantage. Some form of arbitration can be Worked out on these few. I believe 99 percent can fairly negotiate so that small business will not be hurt," Another: "This is a very touchy problem and about every project has a different effect on business. I think every locality should have a locally appointed seven mem- ber board of independent businessmen to judge what to do about these situations, then approved by ,jhe U.S. Government." Another: "Fair market value should be paid for properties taken over, based on value prior to the determination that, such properties need to be purchased for the Gov- ernment project. The period for determin- ing fair market value should be at least 6 months prior to final determination of the project." Another: "Actual losses should be paid in full, Intangibles should be onsidered, but weighed carefully. A system of impartial, knowledgeable referees to arbitrate these matters might be useful." Another: "No blanket .law should. cover all cases. Real estate boards. or arbitration boards should be used to determine losses. Provisions should be built in to protect the Government (taxpayers) against oppor- tunists." Another: "What is just compensation? Man owns plant and has for many years. Plant has been }maintained and modernized. He should -be compensated not on assessed value or even appraised value but on actual cost of equal facilities. If the Government did not require his moving, he could go on for many years without such expenditure. Why must he be put to added costs without compensation. However, if he moves to an- other city or State which furnishesplant free and even tax free, some penalty should March 3 2-2 It has become quite clear that unless beef imports from these two countries, plus the tons of beef products coming to Florida ports from Latin America are curtailed, our domestic cattle industry faces a multimillion dollar loss. While we are standing here today a flotilla of ships is approaching the United States from Australia loaded down with more than 30 million pounds of beef. This is equal to 72,545 head of cattle. This means American producers must retain this number of cattle on their ranches, resulting in increased costs, in the loss of labor for hdndling, slaughter- ing, and butchering. In short, it means a multimillion dollar loss to the Nation's economy. Today, I have introduced a bill to limit beef imports to half of the 5-year aver- age prior to December 31, 1963. This will offer prompt relief to our domestic producers while still maintain- ing the United States as a fair market for foreign producers. We are well aware of the value of the favorable balance of trade, but we stand - -A 4--U n b 5. Despite the difficulties encountered bye can cattl em n go down the d aTin. n- those who had completed thei r moves and those left in fringe areas, and despite the difficulties anticipated by those facing the need to move: ov(a) A significant number (60 percent) of gories reported having to close down their operations-a._e because of seemingly poor redevelopment planning, one because of di- version of a highway necessary to his trade, and one for rea,ins that are not clearly indi- cated. 6. There is, see..,Ingly, a great need for im- proved informatiu ial procedures for the benefit of firms affecuel9 by these programs. 7. While there is some triticism of the con- cepts-chiefly urban redevelopment and ARA, chief criticism is over the need for improve- ment in the laws and the procedures in- volved in them. DOMESTIC BEEF SITUATION GROWS STEADILY WORSE (Mr. GURNEY (at the request of Mr. NELSEN) was granted permission to ex- tend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous mat- ter.) Mr. GURNEY. Mr. Speaker, for the past four months, while the domestic beef situation has grown steadily worse as a tremendous volume of foreign beef products flowed into this country, the administration has been asking us to avoid the introduction of legislation to establish limitations. Furthermore, we have been asked not even to talk publicly about the matter lest we upset our bal- ance of trade with Australia, or endan- ger our negotiating position with the Common Market. We were assured the voluntary nego- tiations then being conducted with Aus- tralia and New Zealand would produce a remedy for the problem. The rZiegotia- tions have concluded, but the results are a long way from the cure. Moreover, they are a slap in the face of the Ameri- happen. The time for action is now. Every day we delay costs our cattle producers PENETRATED BY REDS The SPEAKER. Under previous or- der of the House, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. ASHEROOK] is recognized for 15 minutes. Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, ear- lier today I addressed the House, and commented on the article which ap- peared in the Monday, March 3, 1964, New York Journal-American. It points out charges which certainly should be investigated so the American people can know the truth in this important matter. It is no secret that the State Department has been working hard to conjure up the picture of Soviet Communists as "ma- turing" and "responsible" world leaders who are gradually shaking off their rough ways. Our foreign policy is based on an unreal appraisal of our sworn ad- versaries and as a part of this effort the , American people have been deluged with propaganda. The Journal-American ar- ticle presents a direct contrast to the pie-in-the-sky approach of the State Department and it should be thoroughly aired by a congressional committee which would be. free of the builtin re- straint of alibiing on its own failures. The Journal-American article con- cerns one Michal Goleniewski, a defector from the Soviet secret police, who has proven a valuable informer in the past but, according to the story written by Guy Richards, has many further stories to tell concerning Red penetration of our State Department and even the Cen- tral Intelligence Agency. Mr. Goleniew- ski received the following endorsement last year when the Congress passed a private bill providing for his naturaliza- Sanitized -Approved For. Release : CIA-RDP75-00149.R000100170022-2 Approvedd FFQQr RR ~~ee~~ ~e~pp ~~ppP7r~r--~00001149R000100170022-2 CONGRESS 8RR? ~%t- 3- AffiE 4111 per_said "(Only) to maintain-equivalent op- erations as before, but policed to prevent ex- cess gains." A-second commented: "If they don't try to set up on a much larger scale than before." A third commented: "It is ,only fair to'expect help in relocating, that i7, in difference in cost of land, increase in cost of building. Salvage value should be taken into consideration." A fourth said: "Only on the basis of equipment equal to the old loca- tion-not a new, more expensive setup." On the other hand, one commented: "It is rarely possible to replace comparable facilities with- out paying much more for them than is received for the old." As to the question of moving costs, one member commented` "The Government should pay only for removing. Such things as advertising, good will, loss of potential profits are nebulous and open the door for graft as well as Government control. Many areas are degenerating and some would go broke anyway. Depreciation is liberal enough for replacing equipment." A second significant pattern emerges from the votes on these questions: support for -changes was weakest among firms which had completed their moves. One might speculate that this was due to the fact they might feel: "We've made our way through reloca- tion under current allowances. Others should be able to do so." This might be true but for one fact: They did support some of the changes,. and in some of the changes they opposed, the other groups joined them. This emphasizes a matter which we men- tioned earlier, the need for adequate infor- mation for all affected by development -programs. III And now, let's take a further look at some of the relocation problems, experienced and hypothecated, by those who answered the questionnaire. . One businessman speculated (commenting on compensation for renters and owners) ."We can only make statements in the light of how the loss of our building might affect us, In our own situation, for instance: We 'own our own building and conduct a small garment manufacturing business which could be operated. in any location which might be centrally located and easy for our help to reach. However, we are (my wife and I run this business as a team) at retire- ment age now but will continue to operate the business as long as our health permits. However, we plan on this building, which is on an arterial street, to become our prime source of income when, we retire If this building were taken from us and we were not adequately recompensed we could suffer con- siderable hardship. There must be other cases similar." Another who had already moved and was experiencing some difficulty, commented: p situation was -due to urban renewal project-21/2 years have passed and still no "?U real progressin redevelopment of that area. Why must premature moves be necessary? Our business was only 11/2 years old at the time and it worked a real hardship on us. Under normal conditions our move was im- prudent and premature, but we had no ch ice." Another who had already moved (a renter) said: "Prior to remodeling of the office in- teriar, inquiry was made to the landlord whether or not our office will be forced to move in the near future. The reply was that he didn't think so. With the go-ahead statement our company invested about $3,000 in remodeling of the interior. All the ex- penses involved in this improvement were lost clue to eviction. Nothing could be recovered." Another who had already moved stated: "Relocation has caused me to purchase and use two additional pieces of transportation dueto the fact that my business is a service that must be performed on the customer's premises. This is additional overhead that had not been considered by the Government and so far since relocating (2 years ago) I haven't been able to increase my volume of business to compensate for this added over- head and I have suffered a decrease in volume." A businessman facing prospects of having to move said "We are in an old structure with rentals included (apartments). We were in the right of way of a proposed free- way, which we favored, but whose location has been shifted, but now we may be in- volved in a new underpass project, or street reconstruction, possibly both, both of which we are for. But, our location is very im- portant, as an extremely potent competitor is ideally situated to take nearly all of our dropin trade if we move more than a block or two. Dropin trade used to be a very small part of our business, but it is now over one- half of it and increasing. This is a very difficult business to develop in a new location. Our outside business over the phone would tolerate a fairly long move without loss- the amount depending on whether we change phone numbers, and to which exchange if to a new exchange. Our "purchase of prop- erty" arrangements are a family affair and quite involved as far as compensation would be involved. (This location of 31 years and we are known by our location.) We would `be unable to obtain property or rental of a store within our "zone" at anywhere near the "overhead" we have at our present location, therefore, a complete change in our mode of operation may be required. We believe any business should be helped to recover from losses caused by construction, helped even if there is an improvement of status, but we are against cash payment in the form of a "dole" as this principle of compensation can be too easily abused by a "smart wise- guy" businessman and his lawyer. In addi- tion to compensation for direct losses there needs to be help at finding a suitable loca- tion and in getting low cost financing for any improvements that may be needed to reestablish the business at a level at least as good as the original operation was." Another facing prospects of having to move, commented: "There is a tendency on a Federal and State level to appraise prop- erty considerably lower than going rate, thus forcing condemnation. Aside from being costly to owners, Government usually winds up paying considerably more than owners would have accepted through negotiation. Some officials have frankly admitted that condemnation takes them off the hook." A businessman in a fringe area had this to say: "Apparently most of the problem is caused by failure to require Government officials (employees, actually, regardless of grade) to consider the rights of all citizens and negotiate with them in good faith be- fore completing a design of construction. Further, in dealing with these people, city, State, or Federal, I find most of them in- experienced or lacking in ordinary logic, common law, and understanding of what makes this country go. To give an example, as a recession measure in 1958, the Federal Government supplied the funds to build a four-lane freeway 2 miles long in front of my place of business. As they excavated the whole 2 miles 5-feet deep and then filled back about 3 feet, I couldn't tell what was going on until it was a 'fait accompli,' I had a nice front (auto parts business), I ended with no access from the front. A 6-foot bank in front of my parking area. The roadbed on a 20- week. My property value ruined after an original $40,000 Investment and 8 years of hardest labor." Another in a fringe area said: "We are located in the center of the block directly across the street from the new Federal court- house and office building. Our additional cost is due to demolition of the private ga- rage and parking space where we kept our trucks and maintained customer parking. We were forced to rent additional property for parking at $100 a month and probably will be forced to move because of the in- creased value of property in the area and in- crease in rent when our lease expires." One businessman comments, interestingly: "We expect to be benefited by the flood control project. Certain areas of our city are flooded every year, but the location of our business only when there is a major flood. The deepest water stood from 27 to 40 inches in lower floor. There is where we have most and heaviest equipment and mill supplies, etc. We would in no way be en- titled to compensation on account of the project, but feel many will. It is a great undertaking to move, even though it entails no real financial loss." Another businessman speculated: "If the factors controlling income received in a business change, naturally it is usually over a period of time, and the businessmen should be able to take these factors into considera- tion either to adjust them in his present lo- cation or to plan to move to another location. However, when the Government redevelops it is usually a total upheaval in the vicinity having immediate and total consequences, and the businessman has absolutely no con- trol over what happens. He is at the mercy of a Government edict, and for this reason I think that the Government must pay com- pensation for their actions. The small busi- nessman is usually in an older district be- cause he doesn't have the financial resources to locate in the newer, more modern, and more profitable locations. When the older districts are redeveloped and new apartments and stores are built in these areas the small businessmen located in these areas must stand by and see financier-backed businesses take over because he, himself, cannot afford to open up these high rent locations. He also cannot always move into another older, low cost business district because they usually have their own established firms. So it comes down to this: His place of business is taken over, he cannot get a job because of his age, he has no unemployment com- pensation, or sufficient funds to keep him for any length of time, so he ends up as an un- employment statistic and eventually on relief rolls." Iv What further suggestions did our members have? Let's take a look at a few of these: One said: "There should be some considera- tion given business as to first choice on rent- ing or buying property in a redeveloped area that is still suitable for the same type of business at the same price they were bought out at. Many businesses simply move com- pletely out of the area and are lost for tax purposes." Another said: "Since residents of property are offered comparable living facilities, or the refusal, other occupants (nonresidential such as businesses uses) should have the same offer. Costs of relocating, loss of productive time, wiring, and other installa- tions that cannot be moved, as well as down- time and actual moving expenses should be part of the appraisal of the value of the mov- degree angle whereas it had been level; a long ing, as well as the actual value of the prem- island in the freeway which compels people ises. 'If the benefit to the people as a whole coming from one direction to make a cir- is established, then the property owner cuito},zs two-block drive to get in and I was occupant should not be forced to sacrifice virtually out of business for 5 months in more than any other citizen to make the 1959. What has this cost me? I don't improvement possible. A fair market value know. I made $40,000 net in 1962 but it for the property plus. a fair evaluation of the was the hard way-70, 80, and 90 hours a moving and reestablishing of the business Sar iti: ed, Approved For Release CIA-RD P75-00149 R000100170022-2 1964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD --HOUSE 4113 His services to the United States rate/as truly significant. * * * He has collaborated with the Government in an Outstanding manner and under. circumstances which have involved grave personal risk. I Include at this point in the RECORD the co4ilnittee report and the public law which, accomplished Mr. Goleniewski's naturalization: SENATE REPORT No, 437, CALENDAR No. 417, 88TH CONORI~SS, 1ST SESSION (Mr.'JohNson, from the Committee on the Judiciary (to accompany H.R. 5507).) The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill.(H.R. 5507) for the re- lief of Michal Goleniewski, having consid- ered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill is to enable the beneficiary to file a petition for naturaliza- tion, and to exempt him from the provisions of section 313 of the Immigration and Na- tionality Act. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiary of the bill is a 40-year-old native and citizen of Poland, who has been admitted to the United States for permanent residence and is employed by the U.S. Gov- ernment. He was a member of the Com- munist Party in Poland before his defection in April 1958.. His services to the United States are rated as truly significant. A letter, with attached memorandum, dated May 15, 1963, to the chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives from the Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization with ref- erence to the case, reads as follows: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, IMMIGRA- TION AND NATURALIZATION SERV- ICE, Washington, D.C., May 15, 1963. Hon, EMANUEL CELLER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In response to your request fora report relative to the bill (H.R. 5507) for the relief of Michal Goleniewski, there is attached a memorandum of infor- mation concerning the beneficiary. This memorandum has been prepared from the Immigration and Naturalization Service files relating to the beneficiary. The bill would waive the. provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act which pro- hibits the naturalization of aliens who were within the subversive classes during a period of 10 years immediately preceding the filing of a petition for naturalization. The bill would also grant the beneficiary sufficient residence and physical presence in the 'United States for naturalization and permit him to file a petition in any court having naturalization jurisdiction. The committee may desire to amend line 3 to reflect the beneficiary's correct given name as Michal. Sincerely, RAYMOND F. FARRELL, Commissioner. "MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMI-, GRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES "The beneficiary, Michal Goleniewski, a native and citizen of Poland, was born Au- gust 16, 1922, in Nieswiez. His wife, Irmgard, 1s a "native of Berlin and a citizen of Ger'- tntny. They are now living in the 'United States. The beneficiary's education was all in Poland: in 1939 he graduated from the Gymnasium; he completed 3 years of law at the University of Poznan, and in 1956 he re- ceived a master's degree in political science from tlse,U'piverssty of Warsaw. He enlisted in the,Polish,Axmy in 1945,=d was comms- stoned a lieutenant colonel in 1955, which rank he held until coming to the United States in 1961. He is now employed as a con- sultant by the U.S. Government. "The beneficiary's one prior marriage ter- minated in divorce in Poland in 1957. He married Irmgard Kampf in 1961, Both the beneficiary, and his present wife are perma- nent residents of the United States, having been lawfully admitted as of January 12, 1961. "Mr. Goleniewski was a member of the Communist Party of Poland from January 1946 until April 1958, when he defected. Without the enactment of H.R. 5507 the beneficiary will not be eligible for natural- ization prior to 1968. "The Immigration and Naturalization Service has been advised that the contribu- tions made by Mr. Goleniewski to the security of the United States are rated by the U.S. Government as truly significant. He has col- laborated with the Government in an out- standing. manner and under circumstances which have involved grave personal risk. He continues to make major contributions to the national security of the United States. * * * His primary motivation in offering, to work with the Government has been and re- mains his desire to counter the menace of Soviet communism. * * *" The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is of the opinion that the bill (H.R. 5507) should be enacted. [Private Law 88-59, 88th Cong., H.R. 5507, Aug.28, 19631 AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF MICHAL GOLE- N IE WSHI Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Michal Goleniewski, lawfully admitted for perma- nent residence in the United States, shall be held to be included in the class of appli- cants for naturalization exempted from the provisions of section 313(a) of the Immigra- tion and Nationality Act, as such class is specified in section 313(c) of the said Act, and that Michal Goleniewski shall be con- sidered to have met the residence and physi- cal presence requirements of section 316(a) of the said Act, and his petition for nat- uralization may be filed with any court hav- ing naturalization jurisdiction. Approved August 28, 1963. Mr. Speaker, in viewing our foreign policy operations and internal security we can only appraise that part of the ice- berg that appears above the surface. Even a cursory examination of what we know has transpired casts doubt on the wisdom of State Department policies. At a time when we are told we can "do business" with the Communists-even extend them credit on wheat sales- what does the record disclose? Have they stopped their subversion here and abroad? Of course not. Consider only a few of the 1963 subversion highlights that come to mind: July 1: The State Department ordered Gennadi G. Sevastyanov,-a Soviet Embassy cultural attache in Washington to leave the United States for attempting to recruit a Russian-born employee of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency as a Russian spy. July 2: The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion arrested four persons and charged them with conspiring to spy for the Soviet Union. Ivan D. Egorov, a personnel officer at the United Nations, and his wife, Aleksandra, were arrested in New York and later sent back to the Soviet Union in return for two Americans held by the Russians. Also ar- San,i..ized Approved For Release :CIA-RQP75 Q0149R000100;170022-2 rested were a Washington couple using the names of Robert and Joy Ann Baltch. July 19: A Federal court jury in New York convicted Navy Yeoman Nelson C. Drum- mond of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. He received life impris- onment. October 10: The Defense Department dis- closed that SFC Jack E. Dunlap, a former clerk-messenger for the National Security Agency, had sold secrets to the Soviet Union over a 2-year period before committing suicide last July. October 29: The FBI arrested an American electronics engineer and a chauffeur for a Russian trading agency on spy conspiracy charges. Two Soviet diplomats were arrested and then released because they had diplo- matic immunity. A third Soviet diplomat was named in charges filed by the FBI but he was not apprehended. No wonder the public is concerned about the double standard of the State Department and the laxity in our inter- nal security. Testimony of Michal Goleniewski is the part of the iceberg that is below the surface and judging by how bad the exposed part is it is high time that we delve into the recesses and see what is going on. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include the Monday, March 2 article entitled "U.S. Secret Agencies Pene- trated by Reds," and the Tuesday, March 3 article entitled "Probe Four U.S. Envoys in Red Spy Sex Net." It is interesting to note that the official line will prob- ably be that Michal Goleniewski is emo- tionally unstable and irrational., This was what they said about Paul Bang- Jensen. [From the New York (N.Y.) Journal-Ameri- can, Mar. 2, 1964] U.S. SECRET AGENCIES PENETRATED BY REDS (By Guy Richards) A.defector from the Soviet Secret Police' has informed U.S. officials that Moscow has placed active cells in the Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department in Wash- ington and overseas. The Red defector, a high-ranking opera- tive in Russia's KGB, is sure that the cells are still operative in the two highly sensitive Government agencies. He and his wife have been living in a modest apartment not more than 30 minutes from Times Square. He has been given a new name and identity especially fabricated to blot out his past and help him blend into the American scenery. He has named names. He has provided Washington with details of what looms as a greater scandal than the famous Alger Hiss case. Here are some of his shattering dis- closures: Approximately $1.2 million of CIA funds in Vienna recently was passed secretly along' to the Communists-one-third to KGB (the Soviet Secret Police), one-third to the Italian Communist Party and one-third to the American Communist Party. Three American scientists with access to defense secrets are working for the KGB. They have ties to others in the same category whose identities are unknown to him. But he has clues to a number of them. KGB has been able to infiltrate all Ameri- can embassies in important cities abroad and "every U.S. agency except the FBI." Little, if anything, has been done to run down or clean out the KGB men on American payrolls though he fed the facts and ex- posures on them to the CIA, starting as far back as 1960. 4114 1,..Ui'~113ICLJ.71'JIV21L i~.L'VV1