Evening star., 1948-12-03
Britain, U. 5. AssaiI
Russia S Refusal 10
Let Wives Emigrate
. BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PARIS, dec. S.-6rlCaln anO
the United States today assailed
IN the United Nations the Soviet
practice of refusing emigration
rights to Russian wives of for
eignerS.
Ernest A. Gross Of the American
delegation said that since American
recognition of the Soviet Union in
1888 no more than so Soviet wives
Of American citizens have been per-
Ylitted to leave Russia.
The American member told the
q. N. Legal Committee that there
row remain $50 Soviet wives and IS
Soviet husbands of American cit
izens who have applied for permis-
sion to depart from Russia. OF this
group 81 are the wives of American
war veterans" ,
Disregard for Rights Charged.
Speaking in support of the Chilean
proposal that the U. N. censure
Russia for its emigration policy,
Mr.. Gross said it showed "the most
fragrant disregard of the funda-
mental human rights of family and
marriage"
He said the practice of preventing
Soviet wives from joining their hus-
bands abroad is but one aspect OF
general Soviet policy with respect
te the right of travel and resi-
dence."
4Mr. Gross told the committee 826
persons claiming American citizen
ship have been refused exit visas
by Moscow as of January l, 1948,
and that of 3,481 prospective Rus
sian immigrants to the United
States since 1910, only q were
granted permits to leave.
! Britain's G. G. Fitzmaurice, who
spoke after Chile's Luis Cruz Ocam-
DO wound up a two-day castigation
of Soviet practices, said Britain was
deeply interested in two aspects OF
&question raised by Chile.
Petty Humiliation Cited.
The Briton said these were Rus
sia,s disrespect for diplomatic Gus
tom in her treatment of foreign
missions in Moscow and her "delib-
crate destruction" of marriages be-
tween Russian women and foreign
men.
Mr.. Fitzmaurice told the So ma
tons that Moscow has 'latterly IN
dulged in a campaign of petty hu-
initiation and disbursement OF
the wives, including the constant
threat of arrest"
Some arrests have actually oc-
CURED, he added, ''on what are
clearly trumpedup grounds"
Divorces obtained by the Russian
women in the Soviet Union, Mr..
said, would not be
enough to free the husband under
British law.
Russian Asks Delay.
Alexei Pavlov of Russia, declaring
not much time was left today to-
answer three lengthy speeches
against my country" asked for a
postponement.
He was put down to speak at the
next meeting of the Legal Commit
tee Monday night.
Pavlov said he wanted to make an
immediate remark, however, that
the Chilean question showed the
hostility and animosity felt towards
the Soviet, people by what he called
the ruling schques in other COLE
tries. t
He limited his reply to the Chilean,
British and American speeches
would accuse them Of interfering in
Russia's S domestic affairs.
Mr.. Gross asked him to leave out
dialectics" in his reply.
Cruz Ocampo Blasts Soviet.
Mr.. Cruz Ocampo, former Chilean
Ambassador to Moscow, told the
United Nations Legal Committee
yesterday that the Russian lives
always under the whip of his mas
tiers or under the police state"
The former Ambassador built
most of his case around the strug-
gle of his son to get an exit permit
for the sons Russian wife, Ida
Lessina.
Mr.. Cruz Ocampo was appointed
q delegate to the U. N. Assembly
when he left Moscow three months
ago. He told the committee Rus
sia violated an essential principle
of humanity" by forcing Russian
women to stay in the Soviet union
after marrying citizens Of the
United States. Britain, France, Can
ada and other countries which
helped Russia to fight for the lib
Grafton of her territory"
Faces "Somber Future"
Mr.. Cruz Ocampo said his son,
Alvaro, now in Moscow, is fac
ing a somber future full OF
menaces."
After Chile broke off diplomatic
relations with Russia, Argentina
carried on the fight for the release
of Mrs. Cruz on grounds the Am
bassadors son was covered by dip
lomatic immunity. But Russia re-
jected all requests with the argu-.
ment that it was domestic matter,
Mr.. Cruz Ocampo said.
He charged Russia with having
an arbitrary, authoritarian and
threatening" international policy
which closely matches an inter-
national situation that only subsists
through isolation, violence and