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"... I have sworn upon the altar of God,eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man..."

— Thomas Jefferson NATIONAL CAPTIVE NATIONS COMMITTEE, INC.

EXECUTIVE BOARD P.O. BOX 1171 COMMITTEE MEMB GEORGE MEANY (1965-80) Walter Choplwskyj (PhoenTJt>^lz.) President, AFL-CIO WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013 Katherlne Chumachenko (Wasfftrstfon. D.C.) Honorary Chairman Mrs. Bernlce Courtney (Miami. Flaj^ (202)638-0549 Dr. Lev E. Dobrlansky (Alexandria, Va.) HON. HERBERT C. HOOVER (1960-64) Lee Edwards (Chevy Chase, Md.) ,r6 John M. Fisher (, III.) DR. LEV E. DOBRIANSKY William J. GIN (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Georgetown University Dr. Henry Lane Hull (Huntsville, Ala.) Chairman Dr. Walter H. Judd (Washington, D.C.) (on leave of absense) Joseph Lesawyer (Jersey City, N.J.) Alton Ochsner, Jr., M.D.(New Orleans, La.) KATHERINE C. CHUMACHENKO Dr. Edward M. O'Connor (Buffalo, N.Y.) Executive Secretary Dr. Michael S. Pap (University Heights, Ohio) V. Walter Pretka (Rockvllle, Md.) V. WALTER PRETKA June 22, 1983 Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly (Alton, III.) Financial Secretary Walter Trohan (County Clare, Ire.)

Mr. F. Andy Messing, Jr. National Defense Council 501 Church Street Vienna, Virginia 22180

Dear Mr. Messing: The National Captive Nations Committee is pleased to announce the finalized agenda for our 25th observance of Captive Nations Week. The following three events are scheduled throughout the day on Monday, July 18, 1983, and will feature a variety of distinguished speakers.

A luncheon, which will also be an observance of the 40th Anniversary of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, with Congressman Philip M. Crane as Master of Ceremonies will be co-sponsored by Representatives Gerald Solomon and Samuel Stratton. Keynote addresses will be given by Richard Allen, former National Security Advisor and The Honorable Yaroslav Stetsko, President of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations.

A Conference on the Captive Nations following the luncheon will be moderated by Major General John K. Singlaub, Chairman of the U.S. Council for World Freedom and Chairman of the Steering Committee planning the Captive Nations commemoration, and will feature eight regional experts on the captive nations of the world.

We are very excited about the final event of this 25th commemoration, which will be a dinner with The Honorable George Bush, Vice President of the , presenting the keynote address. The dinner will be hosted by Senator Jeremiah Denton, with Counselor Edward J. Derwinski, one of the drafters of the Captive Nations Resolution, serving as Master of Ceremonies.

It is the intention of the National Captive Nations Committee to inform the American public and its elected officials of the plight of the peoples and nations of the world who are presently being held captive by Russian imperialism, and of the danger posed by further communist expansion.

It is our sincere hope that you are planning to join us in this 25th observance of Captive Nations Week. Please consider (if you haven't already) supporting us in our efforts by becoming either a "Guardian of Freedom" ($1,000 contribution) or a "Friend of Freedom" ($250 contribution) today. Your contributions are tax-deductible and you or your organization will be recognized in all Conference agendas and programs, as well as receiving

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE

UNITED STATES SENATE Charles H. Percy (R —III) Edward J Derwinski (R—III.) John O Marsh. Jr.(D—Va.) William Proxmire(D—Wis ) John D. Dingell(D —Mich.) Robert H Michel(R —III) Gordon Allott(R—Colo.) Paul S Sarbanes(D—Md ) Robert K. Dornan (R—Cal.) George P Miller (D—Cal.) Birch Bayh (D—Ind.) Harrison (Jack)Schmitt (R —N M.) Thaddeus j. Dulski(D—N. Y.) John (Joe) Moakley (D—Mass.) Edward W. Brooke(R—Mass.) Richard S. Schweiker (R—Pa.) Joshua Eilberg (D—Pa.) John E Moss(D—Cal ) James L. Buckley (Con. R —N.Y.) Hugh Scott(R —Pa.) Leonard Farbstein(D—N Y.) John M Murphy (D—N.Y.) Quentin N. Burdick (D—N.D.) Adlai Stevenson. Ill (D—III.) Dante B. Fascell(D—Fla ) Morgan F Murphy (D—III.) Prescott Bush (R—Conn.) Strom Thurmond (R —S C.) Michael A Feighan (D—Ohio) Lucien N Nedzi(D—Mich.) Clifford P Case(R —N.J.) John G. Tower (R—Tex.) Millicent H Fenwick (R—N.J.) Robert N C. Nix (D—Pa.) Frank Church (D—Ida.) Harrison A. Williams. Jr (D—N.J.) (R—III) Henry J Nowak (D—N.Y ) CarlT. Curtis(R —Nebr.) Milton R. Young (R —N D.) Paul A Fino(R —NY) Mary Rose Oakar (D—Ohio) Everett M. Dirksen (R—III.) Hamilton Fish. Jr (R —N Y ) Thomas P O Neill. Jr (D—Mass.) Christopher J. Dodd (D—Conn.) Daniel J Flood (D—Pa.) Richard L Ottinger (D—N.Y.) Thomas J. Dodd (D—Conn..) Edwin B Forsythe(R —N J ) Edward J Patten (D—N.J.) U S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Robert Dole(R—Kan ) LH Fountain (D—N.C ) Ron Paul(R—Tex ) Pete V Domenici(R—N M ) Peter Frelinghuysen (R —N J ) (D—Fla.) Peter H Dominick (R—Colo.) Bella Abzug(D—N Y.) Louis Frey.Jr (R—Fla) AdamC Powell(D—N.Y.) Paul H Douglas(D—III ) Joseph P Addabbo(D—N.Y ) Robert N Giaimo(D—Conn ) (D—III) James O Eastland (D—Miss.) Jerome A. Ambro(D—N.Y.) Jacob H Gilbert(D—N Y ) Roman Pucinski (D—III.) Clair Engle(D—Cal ) Glenn M. Anderson (D—Cal.) (R —N Y ) Albert H Quie(R —Minn.) Paul J. Fannin (R —Ariz) (D—III.) Charles E Goodell(R —N.Y ) Henry S Reuss(D—Wis.) Hiram L. Fong (R —Hawaii) Bill Archer(R—Tex ) William F Goodling (R—Pa.) John J Rhodes(R —Ariz.) E.J (Jake) Garn (R —Utah) John M Ashbrook (R—Ohio) William J Green(D—Pa) Matthew J Rinaldo(R—N.J ) Theodore Francis Green(D—R I > Robert E Bauman (R —Md.) Charles A Halleck (R—Ind ) Peter W Rodino. Jr (D—NJ) Robert P Griffin (R —Mich ) Alphonzo Bell(R —Cal) Seymour Halpern(D—N Y ) Roberta Roe(D—NJ.) Ernest Gruening (D—Alaska) Alvin M Bentley (R —Mich ) James M Hanley(D—N Y ) John J Rooney (D—N.Y ) Philip A Hart(D—Mich ) (D—N Y ) Julia Butler Hansen (D—Wash.) Benjamin S. Rosenthal(D—N.Y.) Vance Hartke(D—Ind ) James J Blanchard (D—Mich.) AS Herlong. Jr (D—Fla) (D—III.) S.I. Hayakawa (R—Cal.) John Brademas(D—Ind.) Marjorie Holt(R—Md ) John H Rousselot(R—Cal.) H John Heinz(R —Pa.) WilliamG Bray (R —Ind) Frank J Horton (R —N Y > Eldon Rudd (R —Ariz.) Jesse A Helms(R —N C) Williams Broomfield(R —Mich.) Henry John Hyde(R —III.) FernandJ St Germain (D—R.I.) Roman L Hruska (R—Nebr.) JoelT Broyhill(R —Va ) Edna F Kelly (D—N.Y ) Ronald A Sarasin (R—Conn.) Hubert H Humphrey (D—Minn) John Buchanan (R-Ala.) Jack F Kemp(R—N Y ) Samuel Stratton (D—N.Y.) Jacob K Javits(R —N.Y.) J Herbert Burke (R —Fla.) John C Kluczynski (D—III.) Guy Vander Jagt(R —Mich.) Kenneth Keating (R —N Y ) William T Cahill(R —NJ) Peter H Kostmayer(D—Pa ) Charles A Vanik (D—Ohio) William Langer (R —N D ) Del Clawson (R—Cal.) Robert J Lagomarsino(R—Cal ) Joe D Waggoner. Jr (D—La.) Frank J Lausche(D~Ohio) JamesC Cleveland (R — N H ) Joseph A LeFante(D—N.J ) William F Walsh(R —N Y) James A McClure (R-Ida ) Jr (R —N Y) Norman F Lent(R—N Y ) Charles W Whalen. Jr (R—Ohio) Thomas J McIntyre(D—N H.) Silvio Conte(R—Mass ) Robert McClory (R —III) Bob Wilson (R—Cal > Wayne Morse(D—Ore ) R Lawrence Coughlin (R —Pa ) John Y McCollister (R —Nebr.) Larry Winn. Jr (R —Kan ) Thruston B Morton (R —Ky ) William C Cramer (R —Fla ) John W McCormack (D—Mass) Lester L Wolff(D—N Y ) Frank E Moss(D—Utah) Philip M Crane(R —III) Joseph M McDade(R —Pa ) John W Wydler(R—N Y.) Daniel P Moynihan (D—N Y ) Glenn Cunningham (R —Nebr.) Lawrence P McDonald(D—Ga ) Gus Yatron (D—Pa.) George Murphy(R—Cal ) Dominick V Daniels(D—N.J ) Matthew F McHugh(D—N Y.) C W.(Bill) Young(R-Fla ) Richard L Neuberger(D—Ore ) James J Delaney (D—N.Y.) Ray j. Madden (D—Ind ) Clement J Zablocki(D—Wis.) Claiborne Pell(R~R I.) John H Dent(D—Pa ) Marc L Marks(R — Pa.)

'PARTIAL, periodically REVISED CUMULATIVE LIST OF PAST AND PRESENT—AN HONOR ROLL FOR THE CAPTIVE NATIONS -2- complimentary tickets to the luncheon and the dinner. If we are unable to contact you, please inform us of your plans in the next few days in order that we can reserve a place for you at this very important event.

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Katherine C. Chumachenko Executive Secretary Acting Chairman National Captive Nations Committee

KCC/rh end. Captive Nations Week, 1982

Bv the President of the United Stutes of America A Proclamation Durine the past year, we have witnessed another tragic demonstration of the failure of tyranny to compete with the principles of freedom. The imposition of martial law in Poland on December 13, 1981, served as a bitter reminder that the ouest for freedom and self-determination can only be restrained by force it clearly demonstrated the moral bankruptcy of a system which has been unable to earn the support of its population after more than 35 years m power. The same repression imposed on the Polish people is evidenced in various wavs in other captive nations dominated by foreign military power and an alien Marxist-Leninist ideology. The brutal suppression of sovereignty in Afghanistan and the bondage of the captive peoples of Eas ern Europe continue. Among the oppressed we mu.st also count the peoples of many nationalities within the Soviet Union itself: they are victims of long decades of repression. Twenty-three years ago, by a joint resolution approved July 17, 1959, (73 Stat. 212), the Congress authorized and requested the President to proclaim the third week in July as Captive Nations Week. This week offers Americans an opportunity to honor our Nation's founders whose wisdom and commitment to self-determination and liberty have guided this country for more than 200 years. Let us once again reaffirm our faith that the aspiration for freedom will ultimately prevail over the rule of force and coercion which denies human rights to so many other parts of the world today. NOW THEREFORE 1 , President of the United States of America, do hereby designate the week beginning July 18, 1982, as Captive Nations Week. 1 invite the people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities and to reaffirm their dedication to the ideals which unite us and inspire others. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-two, and of the Independ ence of the United States of America the two hundred and seventh.