Mr. President. most of the opposition to this convention arises from a fear that the Soviet Union will be able to establish additional bases of espionage in this country through newly opened consulates. Secretary of State Rusk assured the Committee on Foreign Relations that if. after ratification of the convention. we agree to the opening of a Soviet consulate in an American city. its employees will be subject to the same visa screening and entry controls as officers and employees of the Soviet Embassy in Washington. They would also be subject to the same travel restrictions now applied to Soviet officers assigned to Soviet missions in the United States. Furthermore. they would be subject to the expulsion provision of the Consular Convention.