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anything else that may have occurred to a property which the Government of the United States is selling to the Red Cross, and apparently at a very good price according to land values in that particular area, in Takoma Park.

Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. GROSS. Of course, I am pleased to yield.

Mr. LANKFORD. The purpose of this proviso in the bill is that if for some unknown reason, the Red Cross chapter is not able to build the chapter house within the 3 years, as I think it is stipulated in the bill, this money which they have already paid to the U.S. Government

Mr. GROSS. Two years is the time

limit.

Mr. LANKFORD. Two years; will be given back to the Red Cross chapter at the time that the land reverts to the Federal Government, less charges for any damages which the Red Cross chapter may have inflicted on that particular land. It does not mean any loss to the Federal Government at all. There is no payment on the part of the Federal Government to the Red Cross. It is simply a return of the money paid by the Red Cross to the Federal Government in case they cannot raise the money to build the chapter house.

Mr. GROSS. I thank the gentleman from Maryland and the gentleman from Texas for their explanation; and I withdraw my reservation of objection, Mr. Speaker.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the bill?

There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

REGARDING CERTIFICATION OF

FACTS

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 4801) to
amend subsection (d) of the Federal

Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949, as amended, regarding certifica-
tion of facts based upon transferred
records.

There being no objection, the Clerk
read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That sub-
section 506(d) of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (44 U.S.C.
396) be amended by striking out the period
at the end of said subsection and substitut-
ing a comma in lieu thereof, and adding,
"and may authorize the Administrator to
certify to facts and to make administrative
determinations on the basis of records trans-
ing any other provisions of law."
ferred to the Administrator, notwithstand-

The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, was read the third
time, and passed, and a motion to recon-
sider was laid on the table.

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent to extend my remarks
at this point in the RECORD.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection
Is there objection
to the request of the gentleman from
Texas?

There was no objection.

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4801 would permit a more economical and efficient procedure relative to the processing of certifications and admin

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of istrative determinations based upon de

Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, should such land become surplus property pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to convey, within a period of two years following the date of enactment of this Act, not to exceed two and one-half acres of land located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue and Sunnyside Road in Prince Georges County, Maryland, to the American National Red Cross upon the payment to the United States of the fair market value of the propery as determined by the Administrator: Provided, That the instrument of conveyance authorized by this Act shall provide that upon determination by the Administrator of General Services that the American National Red Cross has failed to begin construction of a chapter house on said property within two years after the conveyance or to complete construction thereof within a reasonable time after such construction has begun, all right, title, and interest to the property shall revert to the United States in the then existing condition of that property, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized upon such reverter to pay from the general funds of the Treasury to the American National Red Cross the amount, without interest and less any damage to the land as determined by the Administrator, paid by the American National Red

Under

partment and agency records transferred
to Federal records centers under the
jurisdiction and control of the Admin-
istrator of General Services.
present law, any official of the Govern-
ment who is authorized to certify to
facts on the basis of records in his cus-
tody is authorized to certify to such facts
on the basis of records transferred to
GSA Federal records centers. Such offi-
cials, however, are not permitted at this
time to delegate the authority to make
such certifications incident to transfer
of such records to Federal records cen-
ters.

Since the records centers were estab-
lished in 1950, GSA employees at these
centers have acquired an expertise in the
servicing of these records in their juris-
diction. They now, in fact, actually pre-
pare the certifications and factual de-
terminations which officials of other
departments and agencies are required
to make under law.

As a result, after preparation of such certifications, they must be forwarded to the appropriate agency for pro forma signature. Or, in the case of the armed services, it is necessary that military officer personnel be stationed at the Records

the authority to delegate this responsibility to the Administrator of General Services.

Implementation of this delegation would in no way affect the nature of the certifications but would result in a reduction in expenditures as well as an improvement in the services rendered the public.

AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL PROPER-
TY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERV-
ICES ACT OF 1949

Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from New York [Mr. ROSENTHAL] may extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

There was no objection.

Mr. ROSENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to urge passage of this amendment to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

I had introduced this bill (H.R. 4801) in my capacity as a member of the House Committee on Government Operations, and I would like to point out that this legislation was considered by the Subcommittee on Government Activities, of which I am a member, before it was referred to the full committee for action.

Under the provisions of the bill, the Administrator of General Services, when authorized by the heads of the various executive departments and agencies, would be permitted to make certifications of facts and administrative determinations based on records which have been transferred to his custody. At the present time this is not possible because under the provisions of other Federal statutes the secretaries of the executive departments involved must make such certifications.

As you know, the General Services Administration records center system has been developed over the years, and therefore with the transfer of records to these centers with all the factual and documentary information available there, it is ridiculous, and certainly inefficient and unnecessary, to have the GSA employees do all the preparatory work and make the factual determinations, and yet not be able to make the actual certifications. For instance, if an inquiry is received at a GSA records center, the center employees prepare the necessary letters or forms and then return them to the department or agency involved for signature. What a savings in time, money, and duplication of effort could be effected by delegating to the General Services Administrator the authority to make such certifications. I therefore urge the passage of this legislation.

Cross to the United States for such property. Center in St. Louis purely for the pur- LANDS FOR THE CONFEDERATED

SEC. 2. The cost of any survey required in

connection with the conveyance of this property shall be at the expense of the American National Red Cross,

pose of executing these certifications
pose of
prepared by GSA employees. H.R. 4801
would permit officials in the Government
authorized to make such certifications

SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 3735) to set aside certain lands in Montana

for the Indians of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Mont.

There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the beneficial title to the real property, and the improvements thereon, consisting of approximately seven hundred and five acres which were heretofore reserved for agency and other purposes under section 12 of the Act of April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. 302), as amended by the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1049), and now surplus to the needs of the Department of the Interior, is hereby conveyed to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana, and such property is hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for said tribes in the same manner and to the same extent as other real property held in trust for said tribes.

SEC. 2. Whenever the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative determines that other real property, and the improvements thereon, which was heretofore reserved for agency and other purposes under section 12 of the Act of April 23, 1904 (33 Stat. 302), as amended by the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1049), is surplus to the needs of the Department of the Interior, the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to convey beneficial title to the property to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana, and the United States shall, from the time of the conveyance, hold the property in trust for said tribes in the same manner and to the same extent as other real property held in trust for said tribes.

SEC. 3. The real property and the improvements thereon declared to be held in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes by this Act is hereby declared to be a part of the Flathead Reservation for the use and benefit of said tribes.

SEC. 4. This Act shall become operative when accepted by the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Such acceptance shall constitute a renunciation of any claim now existing against the United States respecting and to the extent of any land conveyed under the authority of this Act. Neither the lands nor improvements thereon herein authorized to be disposed of, nor the cost or value of said lands, shall be considered by way of offset under section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049). Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as an admission of liability on the part of the United States with respect to these or any other lands.

With the following committee amendment:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following: "That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in the 526 acres, more or less, described below are hereby declared to be held in trust for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana.

"PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA "Township 18 north, range 21 west, section 8, lot 7; section 9, southeast quarter southwest quarter; section 17, lot 2. The areas described aggregate 106.54 acres.

"Township 19 north, range 23 west, section 31, northeast quarter southwest quarter.

The area described contains 40 acres.

"Beginning at the southwest corner of southeast quarter southeast quarter section 14, township 18 north, range 20 west, principal meridian, from the initial point, north 0 degrees 01 minute west, 660 feet, east 330 feet, north 0 degrees 01 minute west, 1,320

feet, east 990 feet, south 0 degrees 01 minute east, 275.9 feet, south 59 degrees 0 minutes west, 849.6 feet, south 45 degrees 33 minutes east, 43.1 feet, south 58 degrees 50 minutes west, 96 feet, south 31 degrees 10 minutes east, 130 feet, south 56 degrees 37 minutes east, 298 feet, south 0 degrees 22 minutes east, 72.7 feet, north 56 degrees 37 minutes west, 377.6 feet, south 0 degrees 22 minutes east, 462.8 feet, north 89 degrees 35 minutes east, 314.3 feet, south 0 degrees 22 minutes east, 589.5 feet, west 858 feet, to the point of beginning. The tract as described contains 28.66 acres, more or less.

"Township 21 north, range 20 west, section

36, southeast quarter southeast quarter, east half east half east half northeast quarter southwest quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter, north half southeast quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter. East half east half southwest quarter southeast quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter southeast quarter. The areas described aggregate 58.4375 acres.

"Beginning at the northwest corner of section 1, township 20 north, range 20 west, principal meridian, Montana. Thence from the initial point, east along north line of said section 1,660 feet, south 0 degrees 01 minutes east, 396 feet, west 660 feet, north 0 degrees 01 minutes west, 396 feet, to the point of beginning. The area described contains 6 acres, more or less.

"Township 22 north, range 24 west, section 33, southeast quarter southeast quarter. The area described contains 40 acres.

"Township 21, north, range 20 west, section 11, east half southeast quarter northeast quarter, section 12, northeast quarter northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter, south half northwest quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter northwest quarter, south half northwest quarter northwest quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter northwest quarter northwest quarter. The areas described aggregate 137.5 acres.

"Township 16 north, range 19 west, section 16, west half east half southwest quarter, northwest quarter southwest quarter. The area described contains 80 acres.

"Beginning at the southwest corner of section 16, township 16 north, range 19 west, from the initial point, north 0 degrees 02 minutes west, 1,320 feet, east 1,317.36 feet, south 0 degrees 02 minutes east, 528 feet, west 462 feet, south 0 degrees 22 minutes east, 792 feet, west 857.34 feet, along section line to point of beginning, excepting east half northwest quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter southwest quarter and west half west half northeast quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter southwest quarter section 16, township 16 north, range 19 west. The area described contains 29.725 acres, more or less.

"The areas of the tracts listed above aggregate 526.8625 acres, more or less.

"SEC. 2. This Act shall become effective when the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes by resolution accepts the donation of the property involved.

"SEC. 3. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against any claim against the United States determined by the Commission.

The committee amendment was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized to accept membership for the Government of the United States in (1) the Hague Conference on Private International Law and (2) the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and to appoint the United States delegates and their alternates to meetings of the two organizations, and the committees and organs thereof.

SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $25,000 annually, for the payment by the United States of (1) its proportionate share of the expenses of the Hague Conference on Private International Law and of the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and (2) all other necessary expenses incident to participation by the United States in the activities of the two organizations referred to in clause (1) of this section.

The House joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION The Clerk called House Joint Resolution 779, to amend the joint resolution of January 28, 1948, relating to membership and participation by the United States in the South Pacific Commission, so as to authorize certain appropriations thereunder for the fiscal years 1964 and 1965.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the joint resolution?

Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would like to ask the author of the bill, the gentleman from Florida [Mr. FASCELL], what justifies a 50-percent increase in the proposed funds for this Commission?

Mr. FASCELL. If the gentleman will yield, there are several reasons. One is that when the Commission was originally organized, with participating countries of Australia, France, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, because the Netherlands gave up its territories in that area, the contribution by the Netherlands was divided equally among the participants. So, that is one of the reasons.

Mr. FORD. May I ask a question at that point?

Mr. FASCELL.

Certainly.

Mr. FORD. If the Netherlands withdrew because Netherlands' New Guinea was no longer a part of their colonies,

would not there tend to be a corresponding decrease in the responsibilities of the Commission?

Mr. FASCELL. If the gentleman will yield further, not to any great extent;

no.

Mr. FORD. But it would be awfully hard to say that there would be a 50percent increase, would it not?

Mr. FASCELL. As far as the Netherlands withdrawing is concerned, the only point I am making is this: What contribution they were making to help in this area was being spread out among the other remaining nations.

As far as the United States is concerned, formerly, our responsibility was only south of the equator. The jurisdiction of the Commission was increased to include areas north of the equator. Within the limited basis of operation by this Commission, we felt that the increase was really very nominal, despite the fact that it seems to be rather large, having gone from an annual limitation of $100,000 to a limitation of $150,000. As a matter of fact, the demands exceeded the annual limitation, and the amounts requested were far in excess of the limitation placed on it by the committee. We sincerely feel, after serious discussions both with the authorizing committee and the Commission as well as others, that the limitation is reasonable and within the required works of the committee, dealing with the principal areas of health, economics, and social development for that tremendously large area in the Pacific which covers about one-fifth of the entire world.

Mr. FORD. I applaud the committee's action in imposing a limitation but, nevertheless, there was a 50-percent increase over the previous authorization.

I think we ought to get from the Department, or at least I would like to have from the Department, information as to how much has been spent in the last 10 years on an annual basis and how many American people are involved in this activity.

Mr. FASCELL. If the gentleman will yield further, the gentleman will find all of that in the hearings, if the gentleman is that interested. I would be glad to point out the sections to the gentleman.

I can assure the gentleman that the matter has been gone into in great detail and would satisfy the gentleman or any person making inquiry with respect to the operations of the Commission.

I would like to refer to my distinguished colleague, who is chairman of the Legislative Committee.

Mr. ASPINALL. Mr. Speaker, of course, this is an incident with a certain amount of dual responsibility as far as official action is concerned. The committee of which I happen to be chairman kept a close contact with the gentleman from Florida [Mr. FASCELL], and also the gentleman from Iowa [Mr. GROSS], in their consideration of this particular legislation. I for one think this amount of money can be justified and I am very pleased that the committee has seen fit to place an ultimate which can be spent, and I am also very pleased they have seen fit to make it a

2-year operation. Those in charge of these kinds of activities for our own Government as well as for other governments like to blow up their operation as much as possible. I doubt very much if the $100,000 originally authorized is enough to do the job that should be done in this particular field of coordinating the activities of the various governments in this particular area of the world. With $150,000, with perhaps some additional moneys to be added by other countries, we can see to it that we get value received. I wish to commend the Committee on Foreign Affairs again for their practical approach to this legislation.

Mr. FASCELL. The gentleman will find a detailed budget breakdown in the find a detailed budget breakdown in the hearings.

Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to see that. Therefore I will ask that the to see that. Therefore I will ask that the bill be passed over without prejudice to give me an opportunity to look at the hearings that the gentleman refers to.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan?

There was no objection.

The SPEAKER. This concludes call of the bills on the Consent Calendar.

PRIVATE CALENDAR

The SPEAKER. In accordance with a unanimous consent heretofore granted, the Clerk will call bills on the Private the Clerk will call bills on the Private Calendar.

The Clerk will call the first bill on the calendar.

OUTLET STORES, INC.

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2300) for the relief of the Outlet Stores, Inc. Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Iowa? There was no objection.

DR. AND MRS. ABEL GORFAIN

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2706) for the relief of Dr. and Mrs. Abel Gorfain.

Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Iowa? There was no objection.

CHARLES WAVERLY WATSON, JR. The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 2728) for the relief of Charles Waverly Watson, Jr.

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DR. JAMES T. MADDUX

The Clerk called the bill (S. 1201) for the relief of Dr. James T. Maddux. There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, (1) in the administration of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, Doctor James T. Maddux, of Narberth, Pennsylvania, an employee of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Veterans' Administration at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shall be held and considered to have been promoted from associate grade, Medical Service, to full grade, Medical Service, effective as of July 9, 1961, and (2) the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the said Doctor James T. Maddux, an amount equal to the difference between the salary received by him as such an employee for the period from July 9, 1961, to February 17, 1962, and the salary he would have received for such period had his promotion from associate grade, Medical Service, to full grade, Medical Service, been made effective as of July 9, 1961.

The bill was ordered to be read a third time was read the third time and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

BRYCE A. SMITH

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 6182) for the relief of Bryce A. Smith. Mr.

Mr. ROBERTS of Alabama. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be passed without prejudice. The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama?

There was no objection.

Mr. GROSS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that this bill be unanimous consent that this bill be MRS. INGRID GUDRUN SCHRODER passed over without prejudice.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Iowa? There was no objection.

BROWN

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 7268)

for the relief of Mrs. Ingrid Gudrun Schroder Brown.

There being no objection, the Clerk YON OK KIM, CHANG IN WU, AND read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provision of section 212(a) (3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mrs. Ingrid Gudrun Schroder Brown may be issued a visa and admitted to the United States for permanent resi

dence if she is found to be otherwise admis

sible under the provisions of such Act, un

der such conditions and controls which the

Attorney General, after consultation with the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, may deem necessary to impose: Provided, That, unless the beneficiary is entitled to care under chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code, a suitable and proper bond or under

taking, approved by the Attorney General, be deposited as prescribed by section 213 of the Immigration and Nationality Act: Provided further, That this exemption shall apply only to a ground for exclusion of which the Department of State or the Department of Justice had knowledge prior to the enactment of this Act.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to recon

sider was laid on the table.

JAN AND ANNA SMAL (NEE
DWORZANSKI)

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 1414) for the relief of Jan and Anna Smal (nee Dworzanski).

JUNG YOL SOHN

for the relief of Yon Ok Kim, Chang In The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 1887) Wu, and Jung Yol Sohn.

There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor children, Yon Ok Kim, Chang In Wu, and Jung Yol Sohn, shall be held and considered to be the natural born alien children of Robert and Shirley Ainley, citizens of the United States: Provided, That the natural parents of the beneficiaries shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any

right, privilege, or status under the Immigra

tion and Nationality Act.

With the following committee amendment:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert "That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Yon Ok Kim, Chang In Wu, and Jung Yol Sohn, may be classified as eligible orphans within the meaning of section 101 (b) (1) (F) of the Act, upon approval of petitions filed in their

behalf by Robert and Shirley Ainley, citizens of the United States, pursuant to section 205 (b) of the Act, subject to all the conditions in that section relating to eligible orphans. Section 205 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, relating to the number of petitions which may be approved, shall be inapplicable in this case."

There being no objection, the Clerk to. read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor child, Anna Smal (nee Dworzanski), shall be held and considered to be the natu

ral born alien child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smal, citizens of the United States.

SEC. 2. For the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jan Smal (nee Dworzanski) shall be held and considered to be the natural born minor alien child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smal, citizens of the United

States.

With the following committee amendment:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert "That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jan Smal (nee Dworzanski) may be classified as an eligible orphan within the meaning of section 101 (b) (1) (F) of the Act, upon approval of a petition filed in his behalf by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smal, citizens of the United States, pursuant to section 205(b) of the Act, subject to all the conditions in that section relating to eligible orphans.

"SEC. 2. For the purposes of sections 203 (a) (2) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Anna Smal (nee Dworzanski) shall be held and considered to be the natural-born alien daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smal, citizens of the United States." The committee amendment was agreed

to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The committee amendment was agreed

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

TRICIA KIM

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 4862) for the relief of Tricia Kim.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed.

The title was amended to read: "A bill for the relief of Tricia Kim."

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

MRS. CONCETTA FOTO NAPOLI, SALVATORE NAPOLI, ANTONINA NAPOLI, AND MICHELA NAPOLI

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 6624) for the relief of Mrs. Concetta Foto Napoli, Salvatore Napoli, Antonina Napoli, and Michela Napoli.

There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in the administration of the immigration laws, Mrs. Concetta Foto Napoli, Salvatore Napoli, Antonina Napoli, and Michela Napoli shall be deemed to be within the purview of section 1 of the Act of October 24, 1962 (76 Stat. 1247).

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to re

consider was laid on the table.

GIUSEPPE MAIDA, HIS WIFE, CATERINA MAIDA, AND THEIR CHILDREN, ANTONIO, AND VITTORIA MAIDA

The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 6975) for the relief of Giuseppe Maida, his wife, Caterina Maida, and their children, Antonio and Vittoria Maida.

There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in the administration of the immigration laws, Mr. Giuseppe Maida, his wife, Caterina Maida,

There being no objection, the Clerk and their children, Giuseppe, Antonio, and read the bill, as follows:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the purposes of sections 101 (a) (27) (A) and 205 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the minor child, Kim Tricia, shall be held and considered to be the natural born alien child of Sergeant and Mrs. Willian D. Liles, citizens of the United States: Provided, That the natural parents of Kim Tricia shall not, by virtue of such parentage, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Vittoria Maida, shall be deemed to be within the purview of section 1 of the Act of October 24, 1962 (76 Stat. 1247).

With the following committee amendment:

On page 1, line 5, strike out the name "Guiseppe,”.

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The title was amended so as to read: With the following committee amend- "A bill for the relief of Giuseppe Maida, ment:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: "That, in the administration of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Tricia Kim may be classified as an eligible orphan within the meaning of section 101 (b) (1) (F) of the Act, upon approval of a petition filed in her behalf by Sergeant and Mrs. William D. Liles, citizens of the United States, pursuant to section 205(b) of the Act, subject to all the conditions in that section relating to eligible orphans. Section 205 (c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, relating to the number of petitions which may be approved, shall be inapplicable in this case."

to.

The committee amendment was agreed

his wife, Caterina Maida, and their children, Antonio and Vittoria Maida." A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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America in Congress eassembled, That the Administrator, General Services Administration, is authorized to convey by quitclaim deed, upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, not to exceed 0.37 acre of land located in Saint Marys County, Maryland, to the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, a body corporate of the State of Maryland, for the purpose of maintaining a fire station to provide continued protection for the facilities of the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland, upon request, and for the adjacent community. The land to be deeded is in part now occupied by a fire station within boundaries described as beginning at the intersection of the southeasterly right-of-way line of Great Mills Road (State Route Numbered 246) with the northeasterly right-of-way line of Coral Place; thence north 63 degrees, 16 minutes, 30 seconds east, 108.68 feet along the southeasterly line of Great Mills Road; thence south 59 degrees, 05 minutes, 46 seconds east, 88.87 feet; thence south 30 degrees 54 minutes, 14 seconds west, 157.73 feet to a point in the northeasterly line of Coral Place; thence along the northeasterly line of Coral

Place along the arc of a curve concave to the east with a radius of 1,030.47 feet, the chord of said curve bears north 34 degrees, 57 minutes, 45 seconds west, 161.08 feet, to the point of beginning. Containing 0.37 acre of land, more or less.

With the following committee amendment:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: "That the Administrator of General Services is au

thorized to convey to the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, a body corporate of the State of Maryland, within a period of two years following the date of enactment of this Act, by quitclaim deed, and upon terms and conditions herein provided as well as others the Administrator may prescribe, a tract of land, together with any Federal interests in the improvements thereon, located in St. Marys County, Maryland, adjacent to Coral Place and Great Mills Road, which shall include the site of the fire station now maintained by the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, of approximately 0.37 acre, but otherwise of shape and dimension as the Administrator may determine: Provided, That the instrument of conveyance authorized by this Act shall provide that upon determination by the Administrator of General Services that the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated, or its successor has ceased at any time within twenty years after the conveyance to use the property either for maintaining a fire station or to provide fire protection services for the facilities of the Federal Government in the adjacent locality, as defined in the deed, without cost to the United States, all right, title, and interest in the property shall revert to the United States in the then existing condition of such property without payment of compensation by the United States, subject to mortgages and liens then outstanding resulting from financial arrangements authorized by the Administrator and made for the purpose of improving the property."

The committee amendment was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the third time, and passed.

The title was amended so as to read: "A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey by quitclaim deed a parcel of land to the Lexington Park Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The SPEAKER. This concludes the call of the Private Calendar.

ARE CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZA

TIONS BECOMING MONEYMAKING RACKETS?

Mr. ANDREWS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to address the House for 1 minute, to revise and extend my remarks, and to include an editorial.

The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama?

There was no objection.

Mr. ANDREWS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the attention of the Members of the House and the other body an editorial from the October 28 edition of the Dothan Eagle, Dothan, Ala.

The article is very lucid in pointing out the vast monetary proportions to which the integration movement has grown. Thousands and thousands of dollars are collected and spent each year by so-called civil rights organizations, and many people are beginning to suspect they could be a front for a fullgrown racket.

The editorial below questions the tax status of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and I have requested Commissioner Caplin, of the Internal Revenue Service, to investigate this matter thoroughly and to send me a complete report.

The editorial follows:

INTEGRATION: BIG BUSINESS

This integration business headed by Martin Luther King, Jr., is costly-but profitable; and still he cries for more money.

A few days ago the agitator king reported at Atlanta on finances of his Southern Christian Leadership Conference (as he calls his bunch of rabble rousers) and showed a surplus of $88,633.36, or "net income after appropriations" for the past fiscal year.

He didn't say anything about "after taxes” and that raises a mighty interesting question.

A couple of days or so later, he said in

a speech at New York (he certainly gets about) that some way of raising additional funds must be worked out. Demands for cash bonds in the South have strained the financial resources of civil rights organizations, he said.

The financial statement he released showed an amazing income of $735,534.02, which would be considered quite a staggering gross for many legitimate businesses.

And Martin Luther must be a pretty good business manager, for he had a balance of $351,992.20. From this his outfit "appropriated" $263,358.84 for a legal defense fund, leaving the $88,000 surplus.

The agitator king's major revenue came from appeal letters and money raised at ralto include in the report a puny return of lies. It must have been mortifying for him only $2,712.97 from sale of his books.

The lawyers did all right, too. Legal aid to affiliate organizations and general aid to communities totaled $52,582.12. Martin Luther has a good thing going. Agitation and integration combine into big business. But the tax angle on all this income is mighty interesting. There has been no explanation or discussion, so far as is known here, on this matter.

Is it possible that all of this money, bled from churches, unions, benefit performances and the public in general, is tax free? Is it regarded as church funds (for Christian Leadership) and thus untaxable?

Or did the outfit pay taxes on it? If so, the king agitator did the Government a service, the only good thing he ever did. If not, the subject seems worth discussing.

Or does this particular type of big business have some sort of special exemption?

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There was no objection.

Mr. EVINS. Mr. Speaker, substantial progress has been made during the past year toward establishing a more peaceful world. In several areas order has been brought out of chaos. There are still major areas of tension and unrest, but certainly some progress has been

made in reducing tension and in averting an all out nuclear war.

Coleman A. Harwell, editor and publisher of the Cookeville Citizen, in an editorial in his October 29 edition has praised President Kennedy and other national leaders for the steady path toward peace which this country has followed. The editorial quotes from the address of President Kennedy at the University of Maine on October 19, in which the President said, "let us exhaust every avenue for peace."

Mr. Speaker, President Kennedy forcefully outlined some of our foreign policy goals in this address and editor Harwell

points out "that every American could benefit by giving them calm and objective consideration."

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that editor Harwell's writings be reprinted in the body of the RECORD. The editorial, entitled "Every Avenue for Peace," follows:

EVERY AVENUE FOR PEACE

This is a quotation from a speech made by President Kennedy at the University of Maine on October 19:

"Historians report that in 1914, with most of the world already plunged in war, Prince Bulow, the former German chancellor, said to the then Chancellor Bethman-Hollweg: 'How did it all happen?' and BethmanHollweg replied, 'Ah, if only one knew.'

"If this planet is ever ravaged by nuclear war, if 300 million Americans, Russians, and Europeans are wiped out by a 60-minute nuclear exchange, if the survivors of that devastation can then endure the fire, poison,

But the man lives well on his $1 a year salary. Travel expenses and "direction action," both for fund-raising purposes, cost $41,977.84 for him and his gang. That's traveling in style and after all, it doesn't chaos, and catastrophe, I do not want one of

cost but a little bit more to go first class, especially when someone else is paying the

bill.

those survivors to ask another, 'How did it all happen?' and to receive the incredible reply, 'Ah, if we only knew.'"

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