Every single one of these argumentswith only one exceptionhas turned out to be phony. based upon misstatements of fact. distortions. and emotional appeals to prejudice. These arguments have been ably rebutted on the floor of the Senate during the past week. I refer to such arguments as those based on the experiences of the refugee Kasenkinawho was not a refugeeor the socalled Litvinov agreementwhich was ambiguous to begin with and in any event has no relevance todayor the dangers of Soviet consulatesalthough ratification of this convention is not needed to establish Soviet consulates here nowor the extension of immunities to other Communist consular personnel under the mostfavorednation clausealthough this does not in fact happenand so on. I believe that only one of the arguments advanced by the opponents of this convention has maintained any logical or intellectual sense. This argument is simply statedhow can we grant these privileges to the Soviets at a time when they are supplying equipment which is being used. even now as I speak. in opposition to our forces in Vietnam?
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