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The Ukrainian Weekly 1992, No.47 www.ukrweekly.com Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly Vol. LX No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1992 50 cents Former OSI attorney says Demjanjuk Kuchma granted sweeping powers could not have been at Treblinka for six months to set economy right Memo warned superiors Holocaust survivor testimony, places KIEV — The Supreme Council on more progessive, introduce wage and Mr. Demjanjuk in Treblinka. However, November 18 agreed to grant the Cabi­ price controls, offer assistance and not to proceed with case the memo notes that, "the three Israeli net of Ministers sweeping powers in incentives to break up monopolies and by Andrew Fylypovych witnesses are unwilling to say with economic matters, in an attempt to deal spur competition, reform the agricul­ Special to The Ukrainian Weekly absolute certainty that the photo (of with the deep crisis Ukraine now faces. tural sector by speeding the privatiza­ Demjanjuk taken in 19523 is of Ivan (4he People's deputies voted 308 in favor, tion of land, place stringent restraints NASHVILLE - A former U.S. Terriblej." The memo also makes it eight against with 18 abstentions, to on imports, control exports of commo­ Department of Justice prosecutor testi­ clear that Mr. Parker thought the suspend the articles of the Constitution dities sorely needed at home, and free fied here on November 12 that when he photo only reminded the survivors of giving the legislature and the presi­ up many restrictions on foreign invest­ left the Office of Special Investigations someone they had seen. dency rights in passing laws or issuing ment. ( OSI ) in 1980, he "did not think" John The second scenario, supported by a edicts in economic affairs. The prime minister warned that cuts Demjanjuk was "Ivan the Terrible" of statement given by a Soviet soldier, The new measure is binding for six in government subsidies and soft credits Treblinka. Ignat Danilchenko, places Mr. Dem­ months, until May 1,1993, and frees the to large enterprises, as well as the strong George Parker stated in testimony janjuk at Sobibor at the exact same time hand of Prime Minister Leonid Kuch­ privatization measures, would probably before U.S. District Judge Thomas the survivors claimed he was at Tre­ ma, who intends to immediately begin result in the failure of many unwieldy Wiseman that in 1980 he authored a blinka. Mr. Parker questioned whether implementing his harsh cure for the and wasteful enterprises, and con­ memo explicitly warning his superiors that document was in fact a verbatim country's malaise. siderable unemployment. However, he at the OSI that proceeding with the witness statement. The new prime minister presented his offered a simplified system for people Treblinka allegations against Mr. Dem­ Mr. Demjanjuk's name does not plan to the Supreme Council after the wishing to set up small and more janjuk would violate canons of ethics appear on any Soviet or Polish list of vote, and was quoted by Chrystia efficient businesses, and a wide range of promulgated by the American Bar Treblinka guards, a fact that, Mr. Freeland in The Washington Post as, public works programs geared to con­ Association's Code of Professional Parker wrote, was "disturbing" to U.S. saying that "we have no choice but to struction and upgrading of the coun­ Responsibility. government prosecutors, such as Nor­ rebuild everything from scratch, as we try's transportation network. Mr. Parker, an OSI trial attorney man Moscowitz, who were trying to did after World War II." who was principally responsible for the make the Treblinka charges stick Mr. Kuchma aims to reduce the According to The Weekly's special daily routine of guiding the prosecution against Mr. Demjanjuk. government's runaway spending (the correspondent Dmytro Filipchenko, against Mr. Demjanjuk, produced a deficit is now estimated at 1.5 trillion Prime Minister Kuchma also took aim copy of the five-page, single-spaced The Parker memo then states: "We karbovantsi, or 44 percent of the GNP), at the rampant corruption at the highest memo, the original of which he said he have little admissible evidence that reduce the inflation rate from 25-30 levels of government and management. personally delivered to Walter J. Rock­ defendant was at Sobibor, yet serious percent per month to 2-3 percent, Ms. Freeland reported that he intends ier and Allan A. Ryan, Jr., then, doubts as to whether he was at Tre­ institute forced privatization measures, to forbid all Ukrainian enterprises to respectively, the director and deputy blinka. Even if we may be comforted reform the income tax system to make it (Continued on page 20) director of the OSI. that we have the right man for the Government lawyers have repeatedly wrong act, the ethical canons probably denied that such a memo was ever seen require us to alter our present position." anywhere at the Justice Department. Mr. Parker was particularly concern­ Ukraine leaves ruble zone; The memo traces in careful detail two ed about attempting to prove a case irreconcilably different factual scena­ against Mr. Demjanjuk for involvement karbovanets is legal tender at Treblinka when the OSI had "good rios of Mr. Demjanjuk's alleged where­ Intel News non residents), and banks operating in reason to believe he was at Sobibor and abouts during a period of World War II. Ukraine at the ruble-coupon exchange The first, supported essentially by (Continued on page 6) KIEV — A decree issued by Ukrai­ nian President Leonid Kravchuk offi­ rate of 1:1 without restrictions. cially removed the ruble from circula­ ^ Bookkeeping on financial and tion in Ukraine at 11 p.m. November 12. credit operations and other such re­ Hello, I've dialed direct from Ukraine! All transactions and settlements now cords must be tabulated in karbovan­ tsi. by Roma Ihnatowycz foreigners rushing to their phones are to use the "karbovanets" — the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly official Ukrainian monetary unit. a All monetary agreements involving like a herd of mad cattle. The day rubles must now employ karbovantsi. after the switch was turned on, While rubles can be exchanged 1:1 for KIEV — Ukraine has experienced ь To maintain economic ties with foreigners were comparing notes on karbovantsi at the National Bank of CIS nations still using the ruble, the its first breakthrough into telecom­ who had made the most calls. Ukraine (NBU), the exchange rate is munications territory. Thanks to a NBU will devise a system establishing Hourlong waits for ordered long­ predicted to jump to between 1.43 and the convertability of the karbovanets'. new digital international gateway distance calls, nasty operators, and 1.48 karbovantsi per ruble in the near switch turned on last Tuesday, No­ Exchange rates for each ruble market the inevitable late arrival of the call future. By November 15, the National will be established by the National Bank vember 17, Ukrainians can now (often after you've given up hope and Bank of Ukraine will formulate propos­ direct-dial 167 countries worldwide. of Ukraine. are settling into a nice hot bath) used als on opening licensed currency ^ The Ukrainian Cabinet of Minis­ For people living here, it's a dream to be the norm here. What once took exchange offices. come true. ters and the NBU are responsible for hours, if not days, now takes se­ informing banks and Ukrainian presi­ "Ukraine has finally entered the conds. Following is a summary of President age of civilization," Alex Frischberg, Kravchuk's decree: dential representatives of established Ukrainians and their visitors can ь Beginning November 12 at 11 p.m., monetary reform procedures according an American attorney based in Kiev, thank UTEL, a joint venture firm, commented, "My wife and I have the" ruble will be removed from circula­ to the November 11 decree. By Novem­ for this latest stride into the 20th tion in Ukraine. ber 16, the Cabinet and the NBU are to been staying up all night phoning century. The joint-venture was form­ everyone we know." ь The only legal tender in Ukraine is submit proposals introducing necessary ed last January between the Ukrai­ the Ukrainian karbovanets. changes and amendments to existing So, if you get a phone call from nian Communications Ministry, some long-lost friend who bursts into я Tte Cabinet of Ministers and the legislative and normative acts. which owns 51 percent, AT^T of e Local state administrations are to euphoric giggles as soon as you і America (19.5 percent) and PTT National Bank of Ukraine are to esta­ blish terms for removing the ruble from assist banks, organizations, enterprises answer the phone, rest assured that Telekom of the Netherlands (10 friend is probably living in Ukraine, circulation and must re-estimate assets and the public in implementing mone­ i'he new sense of liberation nas (Continued' on page 3) and liabilities of official, registered tary reform. organizations, the public (residents and (Continued on page 20) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1992 No. 47 ANALYSIS: The politics Economic specialists examine of economic reform beginning of monetary reform by Dr. Roman Solchanyk prime minister propose their candidates by Victor Zubaniuk ^ establishment of an exchange rate RFE/RL Research Institute for ministerial posts within 10 days of Special, to Intel News between the Ukrainian coupon and the the Parliament's confirmation of the KIEV — During a press conference Russian ruble; PART I new prime minister. held Friday, November 13, economic ^ creation of conditions under which After months of warding off criticism The following day Mr. Kravchuk leaders examined the first stage of Ukraine can acquire basic vital im­ from the opposition to the govern­ named Valentyn Symonenko, a first monetary reform in Ukraine: the com­ ported resources; ment's economic policy, President deputy prime minister, as interim prime plete substitution of the Ukrainian ^ balancing of imports and exports Leonid Kravchuk finally relented and minister and prolonged the life of the coupon for the ruble in clearing fnow- Minister Pynzenyk said the Russian sacrificed his prime minister, Vitold government until the formation of a cashj transactions.
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