October 22, 1966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE

HR. 3901-ELISABETH VON OBERNDORFF

I must withhold approval from H.R.

3901, "For the relief of Miss Elisabeth

von Oberndorff."

This bill would direct the Office of

Alien Property of the Department of Justice to return to Miss von Oberndorff, a German citizen, approximately $185,000.

This amount represents the proceeds

from the disposition of certain property

which she owned and which was vested

in the Office of Alien Property during

World War II.

Miss von Oberndorff resided during

World War II in Luxembourg, a Germanoccupied country. Under these circumstances, the Trading With the Enemy

Act required that the property covered

by the present bill be vested in the Office

of Alien Property.

When she came to this country in 1950,

Miss von Oberndorff sought the return

of her property. After a full hearing, her

claim was denied by a hearing examiner

of the Office of Alien Property because

she failed to meet the strict conditions

for relief for aliens established by the

Congress. She was not a member of a political, racial, or religious group suffering deprivation of the rights of German

citizenship by virtue of a law, decree, or regulation of the German Government.

The examiner's denial was upheld on two

separate occasions by the Director of the

Office.

I am particularly concerned that this

bill would encourage other claimants

to seek similar relief. Such a result

would be most unfortunate since the pro- ceeds of vested property are, by law,

deposited in the war claims fund primarily to compensate Americans for cer- tain losses they sustained during World

War II. That fund is not expected to be

adequate to pay those claims in full.

The reports of the Judiciary Commit- tees do not challenge the propriety of the

denial of Miss von Oberndorff's claim on

legal grounds. These reports, however,

justify the award on equitable grounds

because Miss von Oberndorff was not in

sympathy with the Nazi regime and because she assisted a fugitive from that

regime and members of the Luxembourg

resistance movement.

Miss von Oberndorff's feelings and actions were clearly commendable. They

do not, however, justify special relief

from a limited fund available to pay

Americans who hold valid claims and

a carefully defined class of aliens.

For these reasons, I am compelled to

disapprove this bill.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, November 14, 1966.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,

ETC.

Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive

communications were taken from the

Speaker's table and referred as follows:

2838. A letter from the Acting Director,

Bureau of the Budget, Executive Office of the

President, transmitting a plan for works of

improvement on the watershed Rock Creek

(Wells), Ind., pursuant to the provisions of

16 U.S.C. 1005, and delegated to the Director

of the Bureau of the Budget by Executive

Order No. 10654 of January 20, 1956; to the

Committee on Agriculture.

2839. A letter from the Acting Director,

Bureau of the Budget, Executive Office of the

President, transmitting a plan for works of

improvement on the watershed, Neshaminy

Creek, Pa., pursuant to the provisions of 16

U.S.C. 1005, and delegated to the Director

of the Bureau of the Budget by Executive

Order Nj. 10654 of January 20, 1956; to the

Committee on Public Works.

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public

bills and resolutions were introduced and

severally referred as follows:

By Mr. PRICE:

H.R. 18551. A bill, to amend title II of the

Social Security Act to permit States, under

Federal-State agreements, to provide for cov- eage for hospital insurance benefits for the

aged for certain State and local employees

whose services are not otherwise covered by

the insurance system established by such

title; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private

bills and resolutions were introduced and

severally referred as follows:

By Mr. PUCINSKI:

H.R. 18552. A bill for the relief of Vasiliki

Angelopoulos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT

In compliance with Public Law 601,

79th Congress, title III, Regulation of

Lobbying Act, section 308(b), which

provides as follows:

(b) All information required to be filed

under the provisions of this section with the

Clerk of the House of Representatives and

the Secretary of the Senate shall be compiled by said Clerk and Secretary, acting jointly, as soon as practicable after the close of the

calendar quarter with respect to which such

Information Is filed and shall be printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate

jointly submit their report of the com- pilation required by said law and have

Included all registrations and quarterly

reports received.

QUARTERLY REPORTS

The following reports for the second calendar quarter of 1966 were received too late to be Included in the published reports for that quarter:

A. Charles D. Ablard, 1629 K Street NW.,

Washington, D.C.

B. Magazine Publishers Association, Inc.,

575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

D. (6) $2,500. E. (9) $45.51.

A. Active-Retired Lighthouse Service Employees Association, Post Office Box 2169,

South Portland, Me.

D. (6) $22. E. (9) $44.68.

A. Clarence 0. Adamy, 1725 I Street NW.,

Washington, D.C.

B. National Association of Food Chains,

1725 I Street NW., Washington, D.C.

D. (6) $50o.

A. Allen & Murden, Inc., 1616 H Street

NW., Washington, D.C.

B. Committee of European Shipowners,

30-32 St. Mary Axe, London EC 3, England, and Norwegian Shipowners Association, Post

Office Box 1452, Oslo, Norway.

D. (6) $4,000. E. (9) $47-1.65. -

A. Allen & Murden, Inc., 1616 H Street

NW., Washington, D.C.

B. Informal Committee of 18 European

and Other Foreign Cruise Ship Lines, care of

Vincent Demo, 25 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

D. (6) $8,750. E. (9) $1,855.74.

A. Nicholas E. Allen & Merrill Armour, 444

Shoreham Building, Washington, D.C.

B. Music Operators of America, Inc., 228

North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill. D. (6) $2,205. E. (9) $153.65.

A. The American Beekeeping Federation,

Minco, Okla.

D. (6) $7,465.50. E. (9) $10,235.89.

A. American Carpet Institute, Inc., 350

Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. D. (6) $405. E. (9) $291.

A. American Dental Association, 211 East

Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Ill. D. (6) $4,830.42. E. (9) $4,830.42.

A. American Gas Association, Inc., 605

Third Avenue, New York, N.Y.

A. American Hospital Association, 840

North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill.

D. (6) $11,347.87. E. (9) $11,347.87.

A. American Humane Association, Post Office Box 1266, Denver, Colo.

E. (9) $1,687.37.

A. American Israel Public Affairs Committee, 1341 G Street NW., Washington, D.C.

D. (6) $1,557.95. E. (9) $2,020.83.

A. The American Legion, 700 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Ind.

D. (6) $6,829.13. E. (9) $35,057.23.

A. American Library Association, 50 East

Huron, Chicago,- Ill.

D. (6) $511.75. E. (9) $16,616.94.

A. American Mutual Insurance Alliance, 20

North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill.

E. (9) $235.97.

A. American National Cattlemen's Association, 801 East 17th Avenue, Denver, Colo. D. (6) $38,997.05. E. (9) $7,004.07.

A. American Nurses' Association, Inc., 10

Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y.

D. (6) $11,821.10. E. (9) $11,821.10.

A. American Paper Institute, Inc., 122 East

42d Street, New York, N.Y.

A. American Pulpwood Association, 605 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. E. (9) $1,500.

A. American Surveyors, 2000 P Street NW.,

Washington, D.C.

A. American Taxpayers Association, 326

Pennsylvania Building, Washington, D.C.

D. (6) $7,380.45. E. (9) $1,552.97.

A. American Thrift Assembly, 1028 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. D. (6) $450. E. (9) $70.41.

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