Moscow Silent
On Crab Protest
The UJS. State Department has
not yet received a reply to the pro
test filed with the Soviet embassy
in Washington following com
plaints made by Alaska fishermen
that Soviet trawlers were destroy
ing their crab fishing gear.
The State Department Wednes
' day advised Senator E. L| (Bob)
Bartlett that a formal reply was
requested and is still being await
ed. The protest was filed Oct. 1.
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The State Department officials
told Sen. Bartlett they do not re
gard the delay in answering as a
“stalling” tactic on the part of the
Soviet government. “These things
take time,” they said.
“It may or may not be significant
that no incidents have been re
ported since a day or two after the
protest was entered, Bartlett said,
“I hope it is. If so, it would indi
cate these Russian fishermen were
acting on their own and as soon as
word had been flashed to Moscow
of the stern American attitude that
instructions had gone out to the
Soviet fishing fleet. We shall see.
"I have no doubt that crab pots
valued at many thousands of dol
lars owned by Alaska fishermen
operating out of Kodiak were need
lessly and wantonly destroyed by
these big Russian ships. Actually
it is difficult to assess the true
damage because fishing time lost
would be much more important
even than the value of the pot.
I am still hopeful that a satisfac
tory answer will be made by Mos
cow and that these depredations
will cease,” Bartlett said.
THANK YOU NOTE
I wish to thank the many peo
pie who extended condolances
and offers of assistance to me and
my children during our recent
bereavement over the loss of my
wife.
Keith “Tuffy” Hallstead
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