However. I shall not challenge the wisdom of the committee. but I wish to cite the case of John Hvasta. as a warning of what we might expect from the Czech Government if our action is not firm. John Hvasta. a Czechoslovak by birth. is a naturalized American citizen. As soon as he was able and of age. he enlisted in the United States Navy and served from September 1945 to August 1946. His parents. naturalized American citizens. reside in New jersey. John Hvasta following the war went to Czechoslovakia to study under the GI Bill of Rights in 1948. He was arrested on October 16. 1948. and 7 months later was tried on trumpedup charges of espionage.
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