Sec. 164. UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN HUNGARY

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## SEC. 164 UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN HUNGARY ###

(a)Findings The Congress finds that— ####

(1)the full implementation of the security program of a United States diplomatic mission to a Communist country cannot be accomplished if employees of that mission who are citizens of the host country are present in the same facilities where diplomatic and consular activities of a sensitive nature are performed; ####

(2)the facilities currently housing the offices of the United States diplomatic mission to Hungary are totally inadequate for the proper conduct of United States diplomatic activities, and unnecessarily expose United States personnel and their activities to the scrutiny of the intelligence services of the Government of Hungary; ####

(3)the presence of local citizens in a facility where sensitive activities are performed, as well as their access to certain unclassified administrative information, greatly enhances the ability of the host government's intelligence services to restrict our diplomatic activities in that country; ####

(4)since the United States Government owns a substantial amount of property in Budapest, it is in a unique position to build new facilities which will substantially enhance the security of the United States diplomatic mission to Hungary; and ####

(5)units such as the Navy Construction Battalion are uniquely qualified to construct such facilities in an eastern bloc country. ###

(b)Statement of Policy It is the sense of the Congress that— ####

(1)the Department of State should proceed in a timely fashion to negotiate an agreement with the Government of Hungary to allow for the construction of new chancery facilities in Budapest which would totally segregate sensitive activities from those of an unclassified and public-oriented character; and ####

(2)any such agreement should ensure that the United States Government will have the right to employ only American construction personnel and materials and will have complete control over access to the chancery site from the inception of construction. * * * * * * * # TITLE V THE BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING