JULY 30 (legislative day, JULY 27), 1953.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 982] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 982) for the relief of Helena Lewicka, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. The purpose of the bill is to grant the status of permanent residence in the United States to Helena Lewicka. The bill provides for an appropriate quota deduction and for the payment of the required visa fee. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiary of the bill is an 80-year-old native and citizen of Poland who last entered the United States in transit on June 23, 1952. She is a widow and has not heard from her eldest son since 1939, and believes him to be dead. Her youngest son is a legal resident of the United States and an assistant professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. She is presently residing with a friend, Dr. Anna Smock, in Los Angeles, Calif. A letter, with attached memorandum, dated July 9, 1953, to the chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from the Commissioner of Immigration with reference to the case reads as follows: JULY 9, 1953. Hon. WILLIAM LANGER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for a report relative to the bill (S. 982) for the relief of Helena Lewicka, there is annexed a memorandum of information from the Immigration and Naturalization Service files concerning the beneficiary. The bill would grant the alien permanent residence in the United States upon payment of the required visa fee. It would also direct that one number be deducted from the appropriate immigration quota. The alien is chargeable to the quota for Poland, which is oversubscribed. ARGYLE R. MACKEY, Commissioner. MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES RE HELENA LEWICKA, BENEFICIARY OF S. 982 Helena Lewicka, formerly Debicki, a native and citizen of Poland, was born on February 15, 1873. She entered the United States at Boston, Mass., on June 23, 1952, when she was admitted for 29 days in transit to Cuba. Deportation proceedings were instituted against her on September 23, 1952, on the charge that at the time of her entry she was an immigrant not in possession of a valid immigrant visa. She claims that she did not continue on to Cuba because she was ill and exhausted. According to her testimony, Mrs. Lewicka has been twice married, and lost both husbands by death. Two sons were born of her first marriage. The elder son, Charles, has not been heard from since 1939, and she believes him to be dead. The younger son, Roman Debicki, who is a legal permanent resident of the United States is an assistant professor in the department of political science, Georgetown University, in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Lewicka stated that she fled from Poland in 1939, and joined her son Roman in Yugoslavia. In 1941 her son sent her to Palestine, where she lived in a Franciscan convent until 1943 when she went to Cape Town, Union of South Africa, where she remained until 1946 and was supported by the Polish Government. When public funds were no longer available for her support, she was placed in a Catholic home for the aged. She remained there until her departure for the United States. Upon her arrival in this country, she went to the home of her son and his family in Washington, D. C. On July 5, 1952, she went to Los Angeles, Calif., to live with a friend, Dr. Anna Smock. Mrs. Lewicka stated that her son in Washington is married, that he has two sons who are attending school, and that he is not financially able to support her. Dr. Smock, however, testified that she is able to provide for Mrs. Lewicka, who is penniless and very feeble. Dr. Smock is a United States citizen, unmarried and has no other dependents. She is an obstetrician in a Los Angeles clinic and receives a salary of $600 a month. In addition to her salary she has an income from property which she owns. The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is of the opinion that the bill (S. 982) should be enacted. O JULY 30 (legislative day, JULY 27), 1953.-Ordered to be printed Mr. LANGER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1226] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill S. 1226) for the relief of Stefan Virgilius Issarescu, having considered he same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recomnends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of the bill is to grant the status of permanent resilence in the United States to Stefan Virgilius Issarescu. The bill provides for an appropriate quota deduction and for the payment of the required visa fee. STATEMENT OF FACTS The beneficiary of the bill was born in Rumania on September 22, 1906, and is presently stateless. He last entered the United States on March 31, 1952, to visit medical schools in New York State. He 8 presently an intern at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. A letter, with attached memorandum, dated June 10, 1953, to the hairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee from the Acting Comnissioner of Immigration with reference to the case reads as follows: JUNE 10, 1953. don. WILLIAM LANGER, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR: In response to your request of the Department of Justice for report relative to the bill (S. 1226) for the relief of Stefan Virgilius Issarescu, here is annexed a memorandum of information from the immigration and Natralization Service files concerning the beneficiary. The bill would grant the alien permanent residence in the United States upon payment of the required visa fee. It would also direct that one number be deducted from the appropriate immigration quota. The quota of Rumania, to which the alien is chargeable, is oversubscribed. He may, however, be able to qualify for a preference quota visa under section 203 (a) (1) (A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on the basis of his education, training, or experience. Sincerely, Acting Commissioner. MEMORANDUM OF INFORMATION FROM IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE FILES RE STEFAN VIRGILIUS ISSARescu, BeneficIARY OF S. 1226 Dr. Stefan Virgilius Issarescu, a native of Rumania, who claims to be stateless, was born on September 22, 1906. He entered the United States at the port of New York, N. Y., on February 7, 1952, when was admitted as a nonimmigrant until March 31, 1952, for the purpose of visiting medical schools in New York State. He was destined to Rev. Vasile Hategan in New York City. His last extension of stay expired on July 31, 1952. He was appointed rotating intern at Polyclinic Hospital in New York City on July 1, 1952. Dr. Issarescu received his medical degree from Prague University in Czechoslovakia in 1942. From January 1943 until August 1944 he interned at the University Surgical Clinic in Prague. While in that city he was captured by the Germans in 1944 and sent to Krunhubel, Silesia. In May 1945 he was transferred to Moripfarr, Austria; in June 1945 he was released by the British Army and sert to Rome, Italy, arriving there about November 1945. After his arrival in Rome he was repatriated to Rumania. In August 1946, when the Communists took control of Rumania he went to Prague, where he remained until 1947. He arrived in Genoa, Italy, in January 1948, and became associated with the International Refugee Organization. He was employed by this organization as a ship's doctor from December 1948 until February 1952. Dr. Issarescu testified that he is not married and that he has no known relatives in the United States. His brother resides in Switzerland. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the author of the bill, has submitted a number of letters in support of the bill, among which are the following: NEW YORK, N. Y., March 28. 1952. Hon. JOSEPH MCCARTHY, United States Capitol, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR: I would like to call your attention to the case of Dr. Stefaa Issarescu and ask for your kind intervention on his behalf. I can state emphatically that to the best of my knowledge Dr. Issarescu is a stanch anti-Communist and has never been connected with any totalitarian organization, either Communist or Fascist, but, on the contrary, suffered persecu tion from them and had to flee Rumania in order to preserve his freedom and life. Sincerely yours, GRIGORE GAFENCU, Former Foreign Minister of Rumania. Hon. JOSEPH R. MCCARTHY, THE LEAGUE OF FREE RUMANIANS, United States Capitol, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR: I take the liberty of writing to you for the purpose of recommending Dr. Stefan Issarescu as a person who has never been a member of the Communist Party, nor has be belonged to any affiliated organization. He has never sympathized with the Communist doctrine, but, on the contrary, his convictions are strongly anti-Communist. He has sought sanctuary in the West in order to escape the persecution of the Communist regime in Rumania. I know Dr. Issarescu for many years, and I wish to assure you that he is a person of a very fine moral character. Knowing that you have never hesitated to intervene in a worthy cause, I shall greatly appreciate anything you can do to help Dr. Issarescu arrange his status n this country. Thanking you for your kind courtesy, I remain, DEAR DOCTOR: I am pleased to notify you of your appointment as a rotating ntern at this institution for 1 year starting on July 1, 1952. Your signature on the attached copy of this letter, which must be returned o this office, will indicate your acceptance of the appointment and will constitute our agreement to remain for the full period of your appointment and to abide y the rules. I am giving you a set of rules for the house staff; please read them carefully. At your convenience, please send report of physical examination from a doctor ho has examined you recently. Very truly yours, JOHN E. HAMMETT, M. D., The committee, after consideration of all the facts in the case, is of the opinion that the bill (S. 1226) should be enacted. |