Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-12
gu. 5. Youths
Refuse 10 Give
Reds Passport

MOSCOW, Aug. IL R.-Six
young Americans baked today
at turning over their passports
to Red Chinese authorities but
still want to make the trip to
the Communist land with AZ
other Americans.
Fred Grab. formerly of Alex
andria, Va, who is acting as a
collection agent in getting the
passports together, said the six
preferred not to give the Chi
nese authorities their docu-
ments.
Instead they put pertinent
information on a separate pa
per-" Grab said. 1.-THE Chinese
said Sunday they must have
actual passports and we won't
know until tomorrow if these
separate papers will do or not a"
Grab declined to identify the
six Americans.
Others Leave for Home
The Americans have been in
Moscow for nearly three weeks
for the Communist-sponsored
World Youth Festival. Others
in the l5O-member United
States delegation we're leaving
Moscow today for home or
points in Western Europe.
The AZ who are remaining
have accepted invitations of
the Communist Chinese gov
eminent to make a tour of the
Chinese mainland. United States
Government passports are not
issued for travelling there.
The number planning to
make the trip increased by one
oday when Nina Landau and
David HOLSTER. both of Flew
York, put their names on the
list. One American. Bob Walz.
Withdrew from the list Of those
wanting to 60 and it seemed
likely others may withdraw
before the train carrying the
group on an eight-day triy to
Peiping leaves late Wedn. sday
afternoon. There was no lea
son given for WALKS with
drawal.
Others Are Identified
The hometowns Of IL China
bound Americans not available
previously were given out today.
They are:
Sahag AvediSian, New York:
Morris Block, New York; Stan
Fukson. Los Angeles; Ninel
Goldstein. Brooklyn, N. Y:
Sheila Greenberg. New York;
Betty Hamilton. Paris and New
York; Charlotte Lubin. New
York: Albert and David May
sizes, brothers, of Boston, Mass:
Larry Schwartz, Utica. Mich,
and Patty Tyler, Great Neck.
N. Y.
Almost all the other Amer
leans who came to the Youth
Festival but who are not going
to Red China left Moscow by
train today for Leningrad, War
saw. Prague. Berlin or London.
Stanley Mumford, ,21-year-
old theology student from Wal
nut Greek, Calf. who was de-
tanned by Soviet police twice,
left by train for London with
the British delegation. The
Soviet newspaper Literary
Gazette had dubbed him a spy
after he was caught scaling the
wall of a Soviet factory.
Ihe 1000 delegates from all
over the world got a flag-wav-
ing sendoff at the festival yes
terday.
Call for Advice
The group going to China
Is as free guests. the rest pay
ing a token fee for the three
week trip and transportation
has been warned of possible
Government action. The State
Department recently refused to
renew the passport Of an
American newsman who went
to China.
Several delegates thinking of
leaving here Wednesday on the
China trip called at the United
States embassy for advice.
They were told not to 60. If
they did, embassy officials said.
they might be guilty of misuse
OF the passport and of violating
regulations involving trading
with the enemy. A 5000 fine
might be levied on each.