Buffum. and related to him the substance of the conversation with the Secretary. General and his. associates. I told him that as far as the UAW was concerned. we were not seeking controversy. but we felt it impossible to comprehend .a policy by the State Statement which ruled out an entire class of people. meaning all trade union leaders in the Soviet Union from eligibility for visas. The inference of such a policy is either that Soviet trade union leaders. per se. are more Communist than leading Soviet scientists. political leaders. journalists and educators. who frequently come to the U.S. on private Invitations or -that the UN. or the.UAW. are more vulnerable to.Communist subversion than the growers of corn in Iowa. the heads of U.S. corporations. educators. etc. It has been the statesd policy of successive U.S. administrations. .including the present one. to seek to build bridges of understanding with the people of East European countries.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that Soviet trade union leaders are more Communist than other Soviet citizens.