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LXXXIV No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1977 25 CENTS President Carter Stresses Commitment to Human Rights ІІІІНІІ!ІІ!їІІІІІІІІІІ1ІІ11іиі1ИІІІІІШІІ1ІІІІВІІІІ1ІІІІІІІІ!ІІІІ!І!ІІІІІІІІ!!ІІІІІ1ІІІІІІІІШІІІ1ІІІІІ11ІІІ Reassurances voiced After State Ukrainian independence Day „. , Department Stand On ^ Commemorated in Nation's Capital vi0,3tl0ns m beehoSkmte, USSR Sakharov Asks for intercession For 15 Dissidents, 9 Ukrainians Congressmen Уоісе Statements WASHlNGTON, D.C.—President Jimmy Carter, capping a rapidly developing in Support of Free Ukraine series of events following the U.S. State Department's defense of Dr. Andrei Sakharov and a group of Czech-Slovak dissidents, re-committed the U.S. to human rights in a statement after his conference with Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet WASHlNGTON, D.C.–Nineteen U.S. Congressmen made statements on the Ambassador to the U.S., Monday, January 31. floor of the House of Representatives of a free Ukraine during a two-day program Stating again that he favors the State Department stand - as did Secretary of commemorating the 59th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine. State Cyrus Yance earlier while admitting that he was not familiar with the The annual observance, held this year statement on Czecho-Slovakia its release — President Carter reiterated America's on Wednesday and Thursday, January Samuel S. Stratton (D-N.Y.), Barber B. commitment to human rights. He said that "we are not attacking the Soviet Union, 26 and 27, is sponsored by the Main Conable (R-N.Y.), Frank Annunzio but we are expressing our commitment on human rights." Office of the Ukrainian Congress Com– (D-lll.), Edward Koch (D-N.Y.), John mittee of America in cooperation with J. Moakley (D-Mass.), John W. Wydler Meanwhile Dr. Sakharov, one of the the release of those people who are the local UCCA branch, in subsequent (D-N.Y.), Ronald A. Sarasin (R-Conn), leading spokesmen on human rights in already known to the American public days, other U.S. legislators wereexpect– James J. Delaney (D-N.Y.), Edward the Soviet Union, asked President and that efforts not be in vain," wrote ed to follow suit. Derwinsky (R-1LL.), Lester L. Wolff Jimmy Carter to "continue efforts for Dr. Sakharov. "it is very important to This year's program was divided into (D-N.Y.), Joseph A. LeFante (D-N.J.), the release" of 15 Soviet dissidents, continue the fight for the very sick and Congressional statements on the first Stanley N. Lundine (D-N.Y.), Matthew among whom Sakharov listed nine for the women—political prisoners." day, and a reception at the Rayburn F. McHugh (D-N.Y.), and Robert A. Ukrainians. Among the Ukrainians listed in Dr. Office Building on the second day. Roe (D-N.J.). Dr. Sakharov said that these 15 Sakharov's list are lvan Svitlychny, Heading the list of U.S. legislators Rep. Joseph G. Minish (D-N.J.) dissidents "are already known to the Rev. vasyl Romaniuk, Pastor Georgi was Rep. Daniel Flood (D-Pa.), who voiced his remarks on Monday, Janu– American public." vins, Petro Ruban, valentyn Moroz, each year initiates the commemorations ary 24. "it's very important that the U.S. Aleksander Serhiyenko, Yevhen Pro- at the House of Representatives. (Continued on page 3) President should continue efforts for continued on page 16) Unanimous approval was given by the other Congressmen to the reading of different statements in support of a free Ukraine into the Congressional Record. Human Rights Groups Meet in Philadelphia, Rep. Flood was followed by Edward J. Patten (D-N. J.), James A. Burke (D– Mass.), Millicent Fenwick (R-N.J.), Form Coordinating Committee PH1LADELPH1A, Pa.–Eight Ukrainian groups, engaged in actions in defense dan Hnatiuk, head of the UCCA Com– of human rights in Ukraine, banded together to hold a conference and formed a mittee to research the conditions in Coordinating Committee which will seek broader and more streamlined actions in Ukraine. the months ahead. in the evening, the conferees met with National Fund ers, coordination of actions conducted some 300 area Ukrainians and outlined This was one of the upshots of a day- by constituent groups and organiza– the proceedings of the conference just Drive Nets Record long conference held at Manor Junior tions, and mutual assistance in various held. Also, addresses were delivered by College here Saturday, January 29, on actions. Dr. Anatole Bedrij, Atty. Kenneth the initiative of the Philadelphia Com– Groups and organizations whose Wanio, Dr. Andrew Zwarun, and Qsyp of 3142,169.40 mittee in Defense of valentyn Moroz. main objective is activity in defense of Zinkewych. ihor Mirchuk spoke briefly on the meaning of the Battle of Kruty, NEW YORK, N.Y.—The drive for the in addition to the Philly committee, Ukrainian political prisoners can take Ukrainian National Fund, the sole financial which hosted the parley, representatives part in the conference and be represent– thus commemorating its 58th anniver– basis of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of Moroz Committees from Toronto, ed by one voting delegate. The Coordin– sary. of America, brought in a record high of Montreal, Washington and New Jersey ating Committee is also in charge of Appearing in the entertainment part 5142,169.40 in 1976, announced the UCCA also took part in the conference as did preparing the conference. of the evening's program were: Zoriana Main Office here after making final tabula– Luckyj, Dora Warwariw, and the "Dan– representatives of the Newark Commit– The first Committee was elected as tions as of January 15, 1977. tee in Defense of Ukrainian Political cing Sopilka" ensemble. The program The total is the highest ever raised by the follows: Ulana Mazurkevych, Philadel– was emeeed by Orysia Styn-Hewka. Ukrainian community in the U.S. in the 27- Prisoners, the "Smoloskyp" Organiza– phia Moroz Committee, Mykola Lypo– tion in Defense of Human Rights year history of the Fund. The previous high weckyj, Toronto Moroz Committee, The conference pledged support for (Baltimore-Cleveland) and the Com– Natalia Strilecky, Montreal Moroz was in 1952 (5139. 289. 97), while the 1975 the Kiev Public Group to Monitor mittee in Defense of Soviet political Committee, Ulita Olshaniwsky, New total was 5131,346.50. Compliance with the Helsinki Accords, A breakdown of contributions reveals the Prisoners in New York. Jersey Moroz Committee, Roman all actions in defense of human and individual donors were responsible for a Czajkowskyj, Newark Committee in national rights in Ukraine, and the total of 5121,698.40, membership dues from After adopting a series of resolutions Defense of Ukrainian Political Prison- initiative in establishing a Ukrainian organizations and institutions amounted to defining and outlining the work in the erSj'petro Fedynskyj, "Smoloskyp" 518,165, while special donations brought in months ahead, the parley decided that stepan Welhash, in Defense Anti-Defamation League in the U.S. a total of 52,306. Clevelandj The Philadelphia Moroz Committee the conference will meet twice a year, of Soyiet political prisoners, in announcing the final tabulations, the while the Coordinating Committee is was to start a campaign to raise 510,000 Presidium of the UCCA Executive Board functioning as a contact body in be– Attending parts of the conference and for the conference's essential needs in voiced gratitude and appreciation to all planning actions in defense of human contributors to the National Fund as well as tween the conferences. The purposes of addressing the participants briefly were the conference are to plan actions in Prof. Peter Stercho, head of the Phila– rights. Other participating groups were those who collected them in individual to assist in the fund-drive. communities across the U.S. defense of Ukrainian political prison– deiphia UCCA branch, and Prof. Boh– No. 29 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1977 Formation of Kiev Group Strokata Sees Husband; Senyk, Termed Act of Courage Stus Placed in Solitary, NEW YORK, N.Y.—in a surprising move, the Soviet Ministry of internal By Moscow Committee Affairs (MvD) allowed Nina Strokata-Karavanska to visit her incarcerated husband, Sviatoslav Karavansky, reported the press service of the Ukrainian Sup– reme Liberation Council (abroad). NEW YORK, N.Y.—According to the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council vasyl Stus was also sentenced to 14 The Council's press service also said (abroad), a letter was recently received from the Moscow Committee to Monitor days in solitary for protesting the that iryna Senyk and vasyl Stus were Compliance with the Helsinki Accords praising and defending the establishment of destruction of 600 of his poems by the placed in solitary confinement. a similar group in Ukraine on November 9th. camp officials. After gaining permission from the The letter, dated November 12th, letters of such content do not reach the MvD, Strokata was allowed to visit her This past summer, some 300 original calls the founding of the Ukrainian addressess. husband on August 7, 1976. poems by Stus were confiscated by the Committee to Monitor Compliance camp authorities, in August last year "The establishment of a Ukrainian with the Helsinki Accords "an act of Prior to the visit, Strokata spoke with another 300 poems, translations by Committee under the conditions which great courage" in view of the existing Senior Lt. Tyryn, the KGB agent in Stus, were also confiscated. conditions in Ukraine. exist in Ukraine, is an act of great camp no. 1 in Mordovia, who told her courage. that once her husband begins to talk When he was transferred to Zone 19 Moscow Committee members L.