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~ Wewsletter No. 9 | -_ . | ) Page 3 . 7 COLFLICT BIT Cla TO GIR Lan ACS THES STATE ae te Re woe et : TOMA wee ‘ ~s 5b EPvlos « L * : a . i The U.S. Cireuit Court | of Arpeals in Vashingtcn, D.C. recently ruted in the Staughten Lynd passpcrt case that the State Denartrent cannot refuse to issue his pessport to a U.S. citizen tho refuses to promise to abide by travel re- strictions. The Court said the State Departrent dees not have authority to restrict the travel of jinericans under existing lex. The Departrent of Justice has announced that it vill take an appeal to the Supreze Court; so, until that court acts the passports of the re of the Phoenix who vent te Esrth Vietnan - remain revoked. And just recently the Adrinistraticn has had intrceduced into , -Congress a bil] meking it a crime fon Ss. citizers to travel to countries or regions ruled off-limits by the Secretary of State; the legislation vould im pose criminal penalties. Congressman %%.J.3. Dorn of South Carolina has intro—- Guced in Congress a bill providing for one yeer in prisen ard a maxirum fine of 100 dollars as punishment for violating federal travel restrictions. We urge each of you to write your congressmen and urge him to vote and speak. against infringement on the basic right to trav el. in your letters you may wish te call attention to Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human VLiCddL - Rights, signed by the United States: ‘Article 13. (1) Everyone has the right to freedom | 7 , a of movement and residence within | : . ~ - ; the borders of each state ; ae (2) Everyone has the right to leave any rs country, including his own, and to ia : ; return to his country _ Early in December ‘AQAG nade application to the Treasury. Department for release ’ of funds totaling 1590 dollars frozen in two Philadelphia banks by order.of the Treasury. We are asking release of the funds to meet present obligations of the committee. if the funds are not released to AOAG we will initiate a civil . action in | the U.S. Distric t Court to compel their release. - - « .. We get information that. the Treasury Department contimes ‘te asserble infor- mation in its effort to build a legal case against the crew of Phoenix that > oof Sitio wilc Lian Ree en eee | I _... . ment to North Vietnam and possibly ACAG committee members on the grounds of. - trading ard conspiring to trade rith the enemy. We understand that Treasury '* -Yepresentatives have approached soe of those wno were on the voyage to North Vietnam to testify for the governtent, of course, the government ‘already knows about AQAC's efforts to provide a-token of medical supplies to -the people of North Vietnaa since it,is the policy of AQAG to inform the . Government of its actions before undertaking them. We have always recognized __ * the possibility of the covernment seeking indictments against the crew and .menbers of the committee. In the meantize, we continue “eith our efforts to build a world without Ware a eee eee, > . - . oughby ____- we ~ ao = - , -4-. ‘oe . . a . . co <