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Officials buck blame over asylum denial of Lithuanian sailor
The White House the State Department and the Transportation Department each denied responsibility for denying asylum to Simas Kudrika a Lithuanian aboard a Soviet ship near Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts on November 23 The Coast Guard officer Ellis ordered Kudrika returned to the Soviet vessel and was later relieved of duty The dispute centers on who set the policy guidance and who communicated it to the Coast Guard with ongoing congressional questioning continuing on to the next page.
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Washington
UPI
White House
State Department
Transportation Department
Coast Guard
Vigilant
Martha’s Vineyard
Mass
Simas Kudrika
State
Transportation Departments
William B. Macomber Jr
Administration
House Foreign Affairs
Ellis
William B. Ellis
Boston
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Macomber