Demands for measures that would, on the one hand, permit Jews to emigrate from the Soviet Union and would, in another context, prohibit international dissemination of anti-Semitic and other hate-mongering materials were made here today at the meeting of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
Judge Philip Halpern, American member of the subcommission, continued today to press the group for adoption of a report which would give to all peoples “the right to leave any country.” Judge Halpern, who has been advocating adoption of such a report for the past two years, was opposed by A. A. Fomin, Soviet representative on the unit. However, neither of the speakers mentioned the USSR specifically.
Dr. Gerhardt Jacbby, representative of the World Jewish Congress, asked the sub-commission this morning to help outlaw dissemination of material which advocate “national, racial or religious hostility” or constitute “incitement to hatred or violence.”
“Pamphlets and other printed material.” said Dr. Jacoby, “which incite racial hatred, have been distributed over the greater part of the world. These anti-Jewish products have been distributed in the United States, Canada, South America, most of the European countries, and have traveled as far as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. They are emanating from a certain center, but those who finance and help distribute this kind of literature are unknown.”
Dr. Jacoby told the subcommission that although the WJC is not advocating limitation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression the anti-Semitic and hate-mongering material is “contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.”
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