Speaker. is of the essence in this case. My understanding is that the Soviet ship is taking on grain at the moment and could be ready to leave at any time. I would ask Members of the body. of the House here. to join me in appealing to the President of the United States to take the actions within his power as President. as head of our executive branch. to see to it that the State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service reopen this case. examine it again. and try to make sure that simple justice prevails. that the sailor is again removed from the ship. is brought onshore to a neutral place. perhaps to the consulate of the Swiss Government. the Swiss Government being traditionally in world diplomacy a body to deal with international incidents in a fair and neutral way. If the Soviets would agree. we could make a request that the sailor be taken off the ship. transferred to a neutral place like the Swiss Embassy. where he could be questioned. where he could be confronted with the American citizens from my district who believe that they are his cousins. I believe that it could make a substantial difference in this young mans decision about his life. what lies ahead for him. if he were to. first of all. know that he was being questioned on neutral territory so that he could make a free and open decision. uncoerced by anybody.
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