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VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 2U THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER іб. 1979 25 CENTS Karavanskys arrive in U.S., meet with press WASHINGTON, D.C. - sviatosiav Mstyslav Skrypnyk. Theodore Caryk. and Nina Strokata Karavansky, who 11 Washington UCCA branch; Dr. Ro– days earlier were still subject to the man Procyk. Ukrainian Democratic decrees of the Soviet secret police, safely Movement: Slava Stetzko. Organiza– landed at Dulles international Airport tion of Ukrainian Nationalists; "Na– on Tuesday. December Й. at 6:30 p.m.. chalny Plastun" Dr. Yuriy Starosolsky. and became the latest Ukrainian dissi– Plast; Gen. Grigorenko. Western Rep– dents to set foot on American soil. resentation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Some 40 representatives ol Group; Lesia Kowalsky. Human Rights Ukrainian organizations as well as the Commission of the World Congress of couple's colleagues in the Ukrainian dis– Free Ukrainians; Marta Terlecky. sident movement, greeted the Karavan– Ukrainian National Women's League skys at this suburban Washington of America: Osyp Zinkewych, „Smo– airport. Tears of joy and warm cm– loskyp;" Roman Kupchynsky. Com– braccs were exchanged between the mitlee for the Defense of Soviet Politi– Karavanskys and Nadia Svitlychna. cal Prisoners and "Suchasnist." and Gen. Petro Grigorenko and Raisa others. Moroz. The Karavanskys expressed their .^.The Karavanskys were granted rcfu– happiness that they are able to meet gce status by the immigration and with their countrymen and that the Naturalization Service on Monday. v.armth of Ukrainians in the free world December 10. They were originally has made them feel at home. The Kara– scheduled to arrive in the United States vanskys said that they are conscious of on that day but the handling of the the important task that has fallen upon immigration application delayed their their shoulders and added that they will arrival. cooperate with the Ukrainian commu– The couple was greeted at the airport nity in actions in defense of the captive by: George Nesterczuk, United Ukrain– native land. ian American Relief Committee; the The Karavanskys met with reporters very Rev. Petro Budnyj. St. Andrew's the following day at a press conference Ukrainian Orthodox Church who rep- at the National Press Building, which The Karavanskys listen to greetings by representatives of Ukrainian і resented Archbishop Metropolitan (Continued on page 12) at Dulles international Airport. Community cites Dr. Dobriansky at testimonial State Department NEW YORK. NY. - Repre– suggests coordination sentatives of Ukrainian Churches, Ukrainian central organizations and UCCA branches as well as individual of aid to dissidents Ukrainian community activists honor– NEW YORK, N.Y. - The absolute ed Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky for 30 years need for coordination of Ukrainians' of service to the Ukrainian Congress efforts to aid dissidents wishing to Committee of America as its president emigrate from the USSR as well as at a testimonial banquet here at the dissidents who have already arrived in Roosevelt Hotel Saturday. Decembers. the West was underscored by a rc– Dr. Dobriansky, a professor at prcscntativc of the U.S. Department of Georgetown University, was first State here at the December 8 meeting of elected to head the UCCA in 1949. He the UCCA executive board. was re-elected president at eight subse– ; quenl UCCA congresses. Shaun Burns of the State Depart ment's Soviet desk told the Hi executive The banquet, held in the hotel's board members present at the meeting Grand Ballroom, began with an invoca– that these efforts would be much more tion by Bishop Efraim B. Krcvcyof effective if they were coordinated by one (he Ukrainian. Catholic Church in organization or one person, for ex- Brazil, who is visiting the United Slates ample, the Ukrainian National !nfor– after having attended the installation of mation Service in Washington. D.C., Archbishop-Metropolitan Myroslav J. lvan Bazarko. the -tJCCA administra– l.uhachivsky of the Ukrainian Catholic tive director, or some other person Church in the United States. entrusted with such responsibility. ' After the rendition of the U.S. and (Hyp StlfOStftf Mr. Burns also addressed the issue of Ukrainian national anthems^-the offi– UCCA Executive vice President Msgr. Robert Mosknl (left) and Administrative the new Soviet citizenship law. He cial program was opened by UCCA Director ban Bazarko (center) president Dr. lev Dobriansky with a plaque stated that all Soviet laws pertaining io administrative director lvan Bazarko. honoring the UCCA president. Soviet citizenship apply onlv in the u ho briefly outlined the 30-year prolific USSR. Che United States does not activities of Prof. Dobriansky which Mr. Bazarko then introduced the UCCA. in turn. l)r Flis spoke briefly recognize these laws, he said, adding enhanced the U.S. public's knowledge emcee. Dr. John O. Flis, Supreme about the activities and contributions of that only those persons planningto visit about the Ukrainian penple and their President of the Ukrainian National Prof. Dobriansky. the USSR should be concerned about national and political aspirations. Association and a vice president of the (Continued ІН1 (WJc 13) (( onlinuid iin page JO) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER іб. 1979 No. 286 offers the greatest possibilities for Koravanskys want to pursue rights cause fostering the Ukrainian-spirit. "1 do not know if there is another JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Sviatoslav relations'." She said the group acts in the all political prisoners in the USSR. And emigre community, which, while resid– Karavanskv and Nina Strokata Kara– spiritual, cultural and economic spheres to fulfill that goal 1 will do everything ing beyond the borders of its native vaasky, the latest Ukrainian dissidents of Ukrainian national life. possible," he said. land, could hope to foster the ideals of to be allowed to emigrate from the Mrs. Karavansky said that she would The Ukrainian dissident couple the native land," said Mrs. Karavansky. Soviet Union, told Svoboda in a tele- especially like to take the opportunity to wants to work closely with human "it is this specific characteristic of the phone interview that among their goals pay tribute to those members of the rights organizations in the West, they Ukrainian people, which 1 feel places on in the West is to continue the work of Kiev Helsinki group who were arrested said. Mrs. Karavansky explained that us this signal obligation." the Ukrainian Public Group to Pro- in 1979. Among them she named Oles since she is beyond the borders of her native land, she wants to represent the Commenting on their emigration mote the implementation of the Hel– Berdnyk, Petro and vasyl Sichko, from the Soviet Union, Mrs. Karavan– sinki Accords, of which they are both Mykola Horbal, vasyl Striltsiv, Yaro– Ukrainian nation, which she described sky said thai they were eager to leave the members. slav Lesiv, Yuriy Lytvyn and vasyl as being "denied the opportunity to "Basically, what interests me most at Ovsienko. create its own authentic life." (Continued on page 10) the present moment, is to give as much "1 fear that the list is not complete Mrs. Karavansky, reiterating feelings assistance as possible to my associates because recently the arrests have been of Ukrainian dissidents who had prc– and colleagues from the Ukrainian more frequent and it is possible that in ceded her to the West, said that because Dissidents dispersed Helsinki group,"said Mrs. Karavansky. the past week, which was replete with Ukraine is a captive nation, the West "As 1 already mentioned, 1 arrived here such mysteries and pleasant experi– on Human Rights Day with the authorization from the group enccs, other friends of mine from the MOSCOW, USSR. - Small groups to represent its interest here in the West. Helsinki group rhay have been arrested. Obviously, this is not a job for one day." 4 Ukrainian Baptists of Soviet dissidents tried to mark Nonetheless, 1 remember all of you, my Human Rights Day on December 10 The interview was conducted for the dear colleagues, those in freedom and sent to labor camp with silent demonstrations in Moscow Svoboda Press by Osyp Zinkewych on those behind bars. Forgive me that 1 left and Leningrad, but the police broke up December 6, from a suburb of London, you," said Mrs. Karavansky. MOSCOW, USSR. - Four Ukrai– the rallies and detained 15 to 20 people, England. The Karavanskys arrived in Mr. Karavansky said that now that nian Baptists have been given labor reported the UP1. London from Yienna, Austria, where he is in the West he feels obligated to camp sentences ranging from three to 12 they landed on November 30. Dissidents in Leningrad said a sub- continue working on behalf of the years after being convicted of stealing stance resembling tear-gas had dis– Mrs. Karavansky described the dissident movement in the USSR state property, according to dissident persed a crowd of about 50 outside the Ukrainian Helsinki group as a "mo- because of the assistance he and his wife sources in Moscow, reported Reuters. former Kazan. Cathedral, now the don, humanitarian movement, which, received from strangers in the free The four men - lvan Kyryliuk, 49, Museum of the History of Religion and obviously, can have a far greater effect world. viacheslav Zaiats. 30, viktor Lytov– Atheism. The group had .been standing on the well-being of inhabitants of the "That is the reason why 1 am obli– chenko, 29, and viktor Drago, 28 - outside the old cathedral for a minute entire planet than any other campaign gated to devote the remainder of my life denied charges against them at their when the choking fumes spread through aimed at easing the conflicts in human to the struggle for a general amnesty for trial in the Ukrainian town of Kirovo– the air. hrad on December 3, the sources said. Activists in Moscow marked the day Kyryliuk received a 12-year sentence with a silent gathering in Pushkin Zaiats 10 years, Lytovchenko seven Square.
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