Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

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only i've Of these were security
cases. ~
One Of the members Of the
commission on Government Sc
lcurity is Representative Walter,
Democrat Of Pennsylvania, CO.
author with the late Senator
McCarran Of the immigration
act. Mr.. Walter has frequently
warned Of the dangers Of Com.
munist infiltration among Hun.
garian refugees brought to this
Country.
Other Security Proposals
The commission also present.
ed other far-reaching proposals
for protecting the national Sc
curity in the fields Of passports,
visas. immigration, and Amer
lean participation in interna.
tional organizations. \
Control Of visas, the commits
sion recommends, should be
transferred from the State De-
partment to the Department Of
Justice-except those for diplo-
matte and ofiicial visitors to this
country.
The commission majority sug-
gets that specially trained of
ficials Of the immigration Serv-
ice be stationed at United States
embassies and consulates abroad
to administer the program.
At present there is frequent
conflict. the report says, between
the State Departments consuls
abroad and immigration Service
officers at United States ports Of
entry. There is confusion" be-
cause IAN immigrant may be
granted a visa by United States
consul abroad but is denied adj
mission by an immigration ON
Ger at the port Of entry"
Fayors FingerprintinE Of Aliens
The commission also recon-
mends continuation of the reg
istration and iingerprinting Of
aliens. The fingerprinting pro-
vision has been q special target
Of Communist countries. which
refuse to allow their citizens to
be flngerprinted before entering
this country.
In order to admit important
persons from Soviet bloc coun-
tries. the State Department has
ruled in the past that the visi-
tors are Official" personnel.
Sometimes officials here stretch
the definition of the term to
avoid incidents. -
1 But Soviet offers to send large
groups, like symphony 'orches-
tras, to this country, have not
been accepted because Washing
ton officials could not classify
the whole orchestra as "of5cial"
visitors.
Cites Red Passport Drive
The com mission report
launches a strong counterattack
against what the State Depart
ment reports is a general Conf
munist offensive" against United
States passport policies.
"a passport security program
is necessary" the commission
asserts. ito deter travel abroad
by Subyersives bent on missions
detrimental to the United States
and to narrow as much as posi-
lble the sphere Of Soviet inter-
national ,conspiratorial, activity
in the fields of espionage and
propaganda"
Congress should make it un-
lawful for any citizen Of the
United States ito travel to any
country in which his passport
is declared to be invalid" the
commission suggests.
4 This would apply to the case
of the Baltimore Afro-American
reporter. william Worthy, who
defied a State Department ban
on travel in Red China to visit
Peiping and other Chinese Com
muniSt points late last year. His
passport had been stamped with
a prescription of travel to Red
China and other iron curtain
countries.
4 Mr.. .Worthy's passport expired
earlier this year, and the State
Department has refused to renew
lit. He has appealed to the pass
port division of the State De-
partment.
FavOrs Specific Authority
The commission recommends
that the present authority of the
Secretary Of State to issue pass
ports-now vague-should be
made specific. He should be
given authority, the group says.
to issue passports in certain
cases strictly In the public in
terest."
4
In, another provision provoked
in part by the Worthy case, the
commission recommends that
"willfully to refuse to surrender
a passport which has been law
fully revoked" should be made q
criminal offense. Mr.. Worthy de-
clined to surrender his passport
to American officials abroad.
The commission specifically
stipulates, however, that it does
not intend that any new legisla-
ton should interfere with the
traditional discretionary author
lily Of the Secretary of State in
passport matters"
Illustrating the problem on
visas. the commission points out
that lit "subversive aliens" were
deported from July /. 1850, to
June 30. 1955-out of a total of
more than Ia million immi-
grants admitted.
Raps Bonded Transit"
The commission also was crit