Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota Democrat, declared on the Senate floor today that charges that Saudi Arabia put pressure on American firms not to hire American Jews involved a “fundamental issue” and that the United States Government should not “condone” such discrimination.
Sen. Humphrey referred to the charge by the American Jewish Congress that Saudi Arabia “has influenced hiring practices of Aramco not only of employees who are to be assigned to that country but also of those who will be employed in the United States.”
“This raises a fundamental issue which we cannot close our eyes to,” the Senator added. Emphasizing that “there is no room for second class citizenship in the United States,” he said “I do not think our Government can condone this discrimination.”
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