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SYNOPSIS
RULES ADOPTED BY THE 85TH CONGRESS I
House Resolution 5, January 3, 1957 · _ _ _ _ _
* lr lk »»· -¤· ·•· ·•· Tl1e sum of $20 11111l10n to $30_n111l1o11 yearly 1S collected by Soviet
R Y agents in Canada as CllStOll1S duties on food £ll1d.ClOl3l11l1g parcels sent
Um ‘ by Canadian citizens to the Soviet Union and is used to l1l1€ll1C€.lLll€
STANDING GGMMITTEES activities of approximately 100,000 C01111nu111sts 111 Canada, Milan
1. There shall be elected by the House, at the commencement of each Con-  IIkIIbOO» PYOSIIIOIII of IIIO EXOOIIIIVO COIIIICII ef IIIG IIIEIIIEII CO‘OP§IEI‘
gress, t1011 League of Canada and president of the.Sloval~. eg1011, state 111
* it is * s * ·•· tl1e accompanying consultation. M
(q) Committee on Un-American Activities, to consist of nine Members. These customs duties average 150 to 115 percent of the cost ofhthe
* »•¤ * s »r * * article itself, he emphasized, and are part of a sum of at least $100
V I million a year in similar duties which Soviet agents collect from citi-
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RULE III ens of the fl ee wor ld
POWERS AND DUTIES OE OOMMITTEES The 1\[utua1 Co-Operation League of Canada, which hir. J-i1kllb€‘C
* * * * * I * =¤· heads, consists of 18 ethnic groups originating fPOIl1·b€ll1lld the Il`Oll ·
17. Committee on Un-American Activities. Curtain; a11d the Slovak Legion, of which % IS pregdentf conpfstg ot
I (ii) U¤—Am€ii¤a¤ activities- · 1 t ~‘ tl last war i11 renc 1 ritis 1 an 0 1er
(b) Tl1e Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whc?e(or by subcommittee,   foug I (hu mg IS I I _
is authorized to make from time to time investigations 0 1) the extent, char- I · . _
. acter, and objects of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, Mr. _J akubec stated that there are about 23 C0111111u11ist newspapeis
(2) the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American prop- in Various languages 111 Cgulgydgh Other- Communist propaganda pub-
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in any necessary remedial legislation. ‘ from the SOV1€t EIHDHSSY. _ _ _ `
C The Committee on Un—A{merican Activities shall report to the House (or to the In response to the question as to 110w near the lllf-€l`I1€\l·10lli1l Cogn-
lerk of the House if the ouse is not in session) the results of any such investi- · . · · ` . L ' 't ,1 f WO;-]d dominqtjoh to
gation, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable. mulllss _OP€1at1On IS to I°"°III“g I S gorl 0 ( I
For the purpose of any such investigation, the Committee on Un-American ` IIOPIIB ·
Activities, or any subcommittee thereof, is authorized to sit and act_ at such times · _ If We consider the Vmjous Communist apostlas that have
and places w1th1n the Umted States, whether or not the House is sitting, has 1 .d · d Y · tl · _ 1 ,hiCh We Um follow and com are ,
recessed, or has adjourned, to hold such hearings, to require the attendance DI It OIIII III ·IOII P IIIIS II . " . _ dph
of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, and documents, and W1tl1 the things that have already happened, 111 it WOI‘ - yi
tg take such teptimony, as it deems necessary. Subpenas may be issued under » yipord mmuloy, wo may expect that the free W01‘ld dO€S 11013
t e signature 0 the chairman of the committee or any subcommittee or by any I . , . _ ' 1 (3 tt']; I much
member designated by any such chairman, and may be served by any person IIOVOHHIOIO IIMIII 2 OI 3 BOIIIS to I'III WII IOII PII I S I P
designated by any such chairman or member. Of II g In
2 *T * H * * d * * * He continued:
, 6. 0 assist the ouse in appraising the a ministration of the laws and in _ _ . _
developing such amendments or related legislation as it may deem necessary, ~ I IIIII IIOII PIGIISQCI to Say IIIIIF IIIQIIQB wmdd and IIS,I°"‘I"IS
each standing committee of the House shall exercise continuous watchfulness are not aware of the S€1‘10llS~Sltll{1tlO1l that IS facing t 19111.50-
1 °I the EXEFIIIISIHIIY the IIIIIIIIEEIIEIIVS EgOIIOIOS OODOOIDOII ¤f=¤·¤y1aws, the Subject day, They are taking a inistaken approach to C0lllllllllllSlll
matter 0 w ic is within t e jurisdiction of such committee; and for that · . i` ‘ . '_ · _ _ _ ']'{,_ · · lgmoor-_
purpose, shall study all pertinent reports and data submitted to the IHouse by III SOIIOI III by ?OIISI%EIHI§1II¤ IDS; 0% ‘III’ ‘Ev;§I:1ciIgg gomiub
the agencies in the executive branch of the Government. III III8 OPIIIIOII O II LIOSQ II IO. wie J
VI 11is1n, who have k11ow11 1tS organization and operation a11d
its plans, they are well aware that the greatest danger of
co1n1nu11is1n is its ideology, devotion to its goals, illld deter-
111i11ati011 to reach these goals.
Mr. J akubec warned that a 111lll'll)61} of trained CO1l1l11lll1lSl3 agents
( have infiltrated_the displaced persons and refugee groups that have
I l been adm1tted into Canada, and that these Coinmunist agents aio
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