898            FOREIGN RELATIONS, 1950, VOLUME I

  Finally,- the subcommittee presents to -the full PIN Committee the
attached recommended amendments to the Act.
  The subcommittee, with the exception of the UNA         and- IEP
members, found itself in full agreement with the proposed recom-
mendations for amendment of the Act. The UNA member expressed
a dissenting view and upon the suggestion of the chairman agreed to
present its own amendments.4
  The subcommittee recommends PIN adoption of the attached posi-
tion paper.5
                                              JESSE M. MACKNIGHT

                             [Attachment]
Position Paper Approved by the Policy Committee on Immigration

                         and Naturalization
THE POSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE WITH IRESPECT TO THE
                  INTERNAL SECURITY ACT OF 1950

                              PROBLEM
   To determine what amendment if 'any of the immigration provi-
 sions of the Internal Security Act of 1950 is indicated by the effect
 of the Act on the conduct of U.S. foreign relations?
                             DISCUSSION
   On September 23, 1950, Congress adopted the Internal Security Act
of 1950 over a Presidential veto. The House vote was 286 to 48 and
the Sena-te vote 57 to 10 for overriding the veto.
   The veto message of the President argued against enactment of
 the legislation for a number of reasons. Prominent among these
 reasons was the effect of -the legislation on the conduct of foreign
 affairs. Section 22 of the Act was singled out for special mention in
 the veto message. The President's message stated that the section
 would
   4This paper as such has not been found in the Department of State files.
But
 presumably UNA's objections found expression in an amendment subsequently
 submitted by the Legal Adviser (which was not accepted by PIN) which would
 preclude application of the Internal Security Act in any instance where
it was
 in contravention ,to any existing international agreement approved by Congress.
 For the views of the United States Representative at the United Nations
 (Austin), urging an interpretation that the United States-United Nations
Head-
 quarters Agreement of 1947 was not affected by the new act, see telegram
695,
 October 18, vol. ii, p. 75.
 5 The draft position paper was-approved subsequently by the full Policy
Com-
 mittee on'Immigration and Naturalization, but the Committee failed to take
 favorable action on the L amendment described above. No formal action was
 taken by the Department in 1950-to implement the PIN recommendations.