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Show / / , WASHINGTON. D. C. '301959 \li\;U JUL July 29, 1959 , " Honorable Frank E. Moss United states Senate .fashington 25, D. C. ,, Dear Senator: You will recall that on July 25, 1956 the Senate unani mously adopted the Lehman Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that discriminations by a foreign nation against United states citizens because of individual religious affiliations are incompatible with relationships that should exist among friendly nations. A copy of the Lehman Resolution is attached. In the three years that have practices have continued, case in New York. as evidenced In the Aramco case intervened, the proscribed by the recent Aramco the excellent and schol issued arly opinion by Judge Epstein of the New York Supreme Court provides a very illuminating statement of facts relative to the discrimination practiced by Aramco. Judge Epstein's opinion was placed in the Congressional-Record by Senator Bartlett on July 21, 1959 and appears at page A6258 of the Con gressional Record. To reaffirm and reemphasize the sense of the Senate, the revised Horse amendment to the Mutual Security bill was offered in the Senate on July 8. It expressed the sense of the Congress on this highly important moral issue and constituted, in essence, the Lehman Resolution of 1956 but was made appli cable to the 14utual Security program. The Norse amendment, as modified by Senator Kennedy's amendment, failed of passage by a very narrow vote of 43 yeas to 47 nays. It is our opinion that We should not permit the record on this important issue to remain in its present form. It conveys what we are sure is a misimpression as to the sense of the Senate on an extremely impor tant matter relative to our Nation's foreign relations. . - 2 - In order that the free nations of the world may have no doubt concerning the position of the Congress on this great moral issue and, in order to give assurance that there has been no re treat from the principle enunciated in the Lehman Resolution of 1956, we are p1arming to introduce an amendment to the Mutual Security appropriation bill. A copy of our proposed amendment is also attached. We would welcome your co-sponsorship of this amend appreciate your office adVising either Mr. Berg, Administrative Assistant to Senator Morse, on extension 5247, or Mr. Hi11enson, J:xecutive Assistant to Senator Javits, on extension 6542, as soon as possible. ment and would With best personal regards, e r, President-/ r'caV fAm Dear Dr V 1" race or ...... 1. ucke r; nt I eli f l n , and J aliSO l' e intro r i h i,(;.' de at re ards. C'i er Iy, F ank United VR/bh Moss Bill - Race & Religion 5S tates enato r en a ye. Iy SALT LAKE DISTRICT 139 So. 2nd East St. SALT LAKE CITY 2, UTAH 1 SIMON SHAPIRO. 1135 SECOND AVE. 150 SO. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 5·3753 TELEPHONE 3·1205 DR. LOUIS C. ZUCKER. PRESIDENT HONORARY PRESIDENT BEN M. ROE. VICE·PRESIDENT 121 SO. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 5·' 591 233 SO. 1959 July 31, ABE CLINE. TREASURER WEST TEMPLE ST. TELEPHONE 5·3814 DAVID ALDER. SECRETARY 139 SO. 2ND EAST TELEPHONE ST. 3·4491 The Honorable Frank E. oss, United States Senator from utah, Senate Building, Washington, D. C. Dear Senator Moss: In the I want to thank you for do Lng your best ecurity Program. vice of the American in We believe this Program people to other of this name nations, organization, support of the 11utual can be an in-so-far excellent as helps those nations to become economically self-reliant to help themselves. other Senators ance in the -- stands unualifiedly through Also, we the for the of or re r-ae e government against ligion. honor you for honoring amendment seeking to any American citizen I refer to your vote right assur of all Suez C anal. plank contained in .your Party's 1956 platform opPosing any helps them obtaining from Secretary Macomber his formal nations to freedom of naVigation by Program Ie also deeply appreciate your joining with that the United States ination ser in favor of the discrimon grounds the :Morse implement this commitment of both political parties. With cordial best wishes, Respectfully yours, s. Reso 323 - 84th Consress_. Distinction by Foreign Nations Against United States Citizens Because of Individual Religious .Affiliations Whereas the protection of the integrity citizenship and of the proper (5. Rept, No. 2790) of United State s rights of United States citizens in their pursuit of lawful trade, travel, and other activities abroad is a principle of United States sovereignty; and Whereas it is a primary principle of our Nation that there shall be no distinction among United States citizens based on their individual religious affiliations and since any attempt by foreign nations to create such distinctions among our citizens in the granting of personal or commercial access or any other rights otherwise available to United States citizens generally is inconsistent with our principles: Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the Senate that it regards any such distinctions directed against United States citizens as incompatible with the relations that should exist among friendly nations, and that in all negotiations between the United States and any foreign state every reasonable effort should be made to maintain this principle .. |
