DIPLOMATIC AND FOREIGN SERVICE The nominations beginning James W. Spain, to be a Foreign Service officer of class 1, and ending William N. Wilkes, Jr., to be a consular officer of the United States of America, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 11, 1968. The Senate proceeded to consider the above nominations en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. PRESIDENT NOTIFIED Ordered, by unanimous consent, That the President be immediately notified of the confirmations this day made. LEGISLATIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to legislative session. MESSAGE REFERRED During legislative session, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Burdick) laid before the Senate, as in executive session, the following message from the President of the United States, transmitting a nomination, which was referred as indicated: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, July 31, 1968. I nominate John A. Carver, Jr., of Idaho, to be a member of the Federal Power Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 22, 1973. (Reappointment.) To the Committee on Commerce. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1968 As in executive session, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES The following favorable reports of nominations were submitted: James L. Latchum to be U.S. district judge for the district of Delaware. John A. Carver, Jr., to be a member of the Federal Power Commission. By Mr. Yarborough, from the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare: Francis A. O'Neill, Jr., to be a member of the National Mediation Board. By Mr. Stennis, from the Committee on Armed Services: Maj. Gen. Beverley E. Powell and Maj. Gen. Michael S. Davison, U.S. Army, to be lieutenant generals; Lt. Gen. John W. Bowen, U.S. Army, to be placed on the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general; Rear Adm. David C. Richardson and Rear Adm. James W. O'Grady, U.S. Navy, to be vice admirals and Vice Adm. Frederick L. Ashworth, U.S. Navy, to be vice admiral on the retired list; Vice Adm. John T. Hayward, U.S. Navy, to be vice admiral on the retired list; Rear Adm. Richard G. Colbert, U.S. Navy, to be vice admiral; Rear Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., U.S. Navy, to be vice admiral; Robert G. Owens, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, and sundry other officers to be major generals; and Robert F. Conley, U.S. Marine Corps, and sundry other officers to be brigadier generals. Mr. Stennis also reported favorably nomination lists in the Air Force and Navy which had previously appeared in the Congressional Record and, at his request and by unanimous consent, to save the expense of printing them on the Executive Calendar, it was ordered that they lie on the Secretary's desk for the information of any Senator: U.S. AIR FORCE The nominations beginning Raymond R. Flowers, Jr., to be first lieutenant, and ending Robert J. Wubker, to be captain, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 25, 1968. U.S. NAVY The nominations beginning Rodger L. Alspach, to be captain, and ending John F. Wurzel, to be captain, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 25, 1968. As in executive session, TREATY REFERRED On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Presiding Officer (Mr. Spong) in the chair, The injunction of secrecy was removed from the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York on January 31, 1967 (Ex. K, 90th Cong., second sess.), and the letter of transmittal was read as follows: To the Senate of the United States: THE WHITE HOUSE, August 1, 1968. With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to accession, I transmit herewith the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, which was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1966 and soon thereafter opened for accession by the Secretary General. Annexed is the text of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, to which the Protocol relates. I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the report by the Secretary of State with respect to the Protocol. The Protocol constitutes a comprehensive Bill of Rights for refugees fleeing their country because of persecution on account of their political views, race, religion, nationality, or social ties. The United Nations has designated 1968 as International Year for Human Rights, and on October 11, 1967, I proclaimed the year 1968 to be Human Rights Year in the United States. Foremost among the humanitarian rights which the Protocol provides is the prohibition against expulsion or return of refugees to any country in which they would face persecution. Through a number of other specific guarantees, refugees are to be accorded rights which-taken together-would enable them to cease being refugees, and instead to become self-supporting members of free societies, living under conditions of dignity and self-respect. It is decidedly in the interest of the United States to promote this United Nations effort to broaden the extension of asylum and status for those fleeing persecution. Given the American heritage of concern for the homeless and persecuted, and our traditional role of leadership in promoting assistance for refugees, accession by the United States to the Protocol would lend conspicuous support to the effort of the United Nations toward attaining the Protocol's objectives everywhere. This impetus would be enhanced by the fact that most refugees in this country already enjoy the protection and rights which the Protocol seeks to secure for refugees in all countries. Thus, United States accession should help advance acceptance of the Protocol and observance of its humane standards by States in which, presently, guarantees and practices relating to protection and other rights for refugees are less liberal than in our own country. Accession to the Protocol would not impinge adversely upon established practices under existing laws in the United States. State laws are not superseded by the Convention or Protocol. In two instances where divergences between the Convention and United States laws would cause difficulty, appropriate reservations are recommended. Refugee problems-in their origin and in their resolution-cannot be divorced from the strife, tensions and oppression which are so detrimental to the well-being of nations and peoples. Once refugees secure asylum, it is essential on humanitarian grounds alone that they be assisted. But emergency assistance-in the absence of rights such as those provided in the Protocol can degenerate into permanent relief, fostering the refugees' human deterioration and permitting abandonment of responsibility by concerned governments. On the other hand, the provision of such rights can lead to just and lasting solutions to refugee problems. Such solutions in turn can help promote the reduction of tensions, the solution of broader issues and the stability of concerned nations. United States accession to the Protocol would thus constitute a significant and symbolic element in our ceaseless effort to promote everywhere the freedom and dignity of the individual and of nations; and to secure and preserve peace in the world. I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Protocol and give its advice and consent to accession, subject to two reservations, as recommended in the report of the Secretary of State. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. The protocol was read the first time and, with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. FRIDAY, AUgust 2, 1968 ORDER RELATIVE TO UNCONFIRMED NOMINATIONS During legislative session, On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, as in executive session, it was Ordered, That paragraph 6 of rule 38 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, relating to the procedures on nominations, be suspended with respect to the nominations unacted upon before the August adjournment for the national conventions, and that the status quo of the nominations shall not be affected by the adjournment for the remainder of the second session of the 90th Congress. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the Senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, with the Presiding Officer (Mr. McGee) in the chair. CONSIDERATION OF THE CALENDAR The Senate proceeded to consider the following nominations: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Joseph W. Bartlett, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of Com merce. Frederick Simpich, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE James L. Latchum, of Delaware, to be U.S. district judge for the district of Delaware. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION John A. Carver, Jr., of Idaho, to be a member of the Federal Power Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 22, 1973. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD Francis A. O'Neill, Jr., of New York, to be a member of the National Mediation Board for the term expiring July 1, 1971. Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nomination. U.S. ARMY The following-named officers, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3066, to be assigned to positions of importance and responsibility designated by the President under subsection (a) of section 3066, in grade as follows: To be lieutenant general Maj. Gen. Beverley Evans Powell, O20237, U.S. Army. Lt. Gen. John William Bowen, 018904, Army of the United States (major general, U.S. Army), to be placed on the retired list in the grade of lieutenant general, under the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 3962. U.S. NAVY Rear Adm. David C. Richardson, U.S. Navy, and Rear Adm. James W. O'Grady, U.S. Navy, having been designated for commands and other duties determined by the President to be within the contemplation of title 10, United States Code, section 5231, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral while so serving. Vice Adm. Frederick L. Ashworth, U.S. Navy, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list, in accordance with the provisions of title 10, United States Code, section 5233. Vice Adm. John T. Hayward, U.S. Navy, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list, in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 5233. Rear Adm. Richard G. Colbert, U.S. Navy, having been designated for commands and other duties determined by the President to be within the contemplation of title 10, United States Code, section 5231, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral while so serving. Rear Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., U.S. Navy, having been designated for commands and other duties determined by the President to be within the contemplation of title 10, United States Code, section 5231, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral while so serving. U.S. MARINE CORPS The following-named officers of the Marine Corps for temporary appointment to the grade of major general, subject to qualification therefor as provided by law: Robert G. Owens, Jr. Michael P. Ryan John R. Chaisson Oscar F. Peatross Edwin B. Wheeler The following-named officers of the Marine Corps for temporary appointment to the grade of brigadier general: On motion by Mr. Mansfield, and by unanimous consent, the above nominations in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps were considered en bloc and Without objection, it was Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the said nominations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION The nominations beginning Robert J. Barday, to be lieutenant (junior grade), and ending James P. Travers, to be ensign, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on July 25, 1968. |