LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Hon. CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On August 1, 1977, the second anniversary of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe issued a "Report to the Congress on Implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Findings and Recommendations Two Years After Helsinki." The report is the result of the Commission's continuing efforts to monitor international compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act. The Commission's report is a comprehensive evaluation of progress, or lack of progress, in the implementation of Final Act provisions. It comes on the eve of the Belgrade meeting at which the 35 signatory nations will review implementation and discuss additional measures for fulfilling the pledges undertaken at Helsinki. I am sure that the report will prove informative and useful to Members of Congress and other interested parties and I take pleasure in transmitting it to you. Kindest regards. Sincerely, DANTE B. FASCELL, Chairman. (V) LETTER OF SUBMITTAL COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Washington, D.C., August 1, 1977. HON. THOMAS P. O'NEILL, Jr., Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to Public Law 94-304, I am pleased to transmit to you the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe's "Report to the Congress on Implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Findings and Recommendations Two Years After Helsinki." This report is the result of the Commission's continuing efforts to monitor international compliance with the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act. Commission activity in the preparation of the report included a study mission to 18 European nations in November 1976 and a staff trip on emigration and family reunification in February 1977 to Austria, Italy, and Israel. Between January and June 1977, the Commission held 14 public hearings with a total of 56 witnesses, including the Secretary of State. Staff surveys were administered to 1,035 recent Soviet emigrants, 88 major U.S. companies involved in East-West trade, and Western journalists in the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe. Commission staff has attended numerous national and international symposia on the Helsinki Final Act and related topics and worked closely with the Department of State in preparation of the Belgrade meeting. The Commission's report is a comprehensive evaluation of progress, or the lack of progress, in the implementation of Final Act provisions. The report transmitted to you on the second anniversary of the signing of the Final Act, comes on the eve of the Belgrade meeting at which the 35 signatory nations will review implementation and discuss additional measures for fulfilling the pledges undertaken at Helsinki. Many Members of Congress have joined other Government officials, academicians, and experts from the private sector in making valuable contributions to the Commission's work. I am sure that the report will be of great interest to Members of both the House and Senate. Sincerely, (VII) DANTE B. FASCELL, Chairman. |