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Escaping United States Law Authorities Difficult, Soblen Learns
By DONALD MAY
Washington - il'PU - The ex
pulsion of convicted Soviet
spy Dr. Robert Soblen from
Israel demonstrated that it
is not as easy to escape U.S.
law authorities as it might
appear.
Soblen had several things
Roing for him that most
would - be fugitives do not
have.
First, he was not under sur
vcilance when he fled last
week following the Supreme
Court s rejection of his last
sppeal from a life sentence.
The FBI and Justice Depart
ment were convinced he
would not flee because he
was 62 years old and suffer
ing from leukemia. Then too,
his family and others had
posted his S100.000 bond in
cash and securities.
The clement of surprise was
fo much on Soblen's side that
Justice Department and FBI
spokesmen say no one will
be disciplined because of his
escape because no one was as
signed to prevent it.
Second, Soblen was con
victed of espionage which is
considered a "political" of
fense. Traditionally, extradition
treaties cover only criminal
offenses. Even if there had
been a treaty with Israel, it
would not have covered Sob
len's case.
And extradition treaties
Stale Police Seek
Driver in Crash
Slate police today are look
ing for a driver who failed to
leave his name and address af
ter an accident on Table Rock
rd. Sunday night near the
overpass and Airport rd.
Officers, said the driver left
the scene of the accident on
foot after the unidentified
driver's car rammed the rear
of one driven by Donald Ray
mond Cranston, 23, of 3506
New Ray rd.
Cranston told officers he
was driving south on Table
Rock rd. when a vehicle ap
proached him fiom behind at
a high rate of speed. He speed
ed up, but was unable to out
distance the other car which
struck him.
After the collision the un
identified driver apparently
lost control of his car, it skid
ded across the road and strad
dled a fence at 3622 Table
Rock rd. The Cranston car did
not leave the road.
The car operated by the un
identified driver was register
ed to Ira H. and Nancy A. Im
hauscn, 319 Haven St., Mcd
ford, state police said.
cover only crimes which are
illegal in both countries.
Second, Soblen apparently
knew in advance that Israel
did not have an extradition
treaty with the United States.
This was a big advantage.
Almost every week, t h e
State Department legal advi
sor's office gets a telephone
call from a hopeful voice seek
ing information.
"I'm planning a short trip
abroad," the caller says, "and
I wonder if you could recom
mend a nearby country with
a good climate that does not
have an extradition treaty
with the United States."
Some of the callers try to
disguise themselves as
"school teacher." for exam
ple, inquiring for a list of
countries without extradition
treaties to give her civics
class. Some are from lawyers
in behalf of clients.
Others are completely can
did like one caller recent
ly referred to the State De
partment through a congress
man. "Could you please hurry
that information," the man
said. "I think 1 may have to
leave very soon."
No matter who the caller,
the State Department never
answers the question not
even for this reporter.
"The United States has ex
tradition treaties with 65' to
70 countries," an official
said. "That leaves some 30 A number of nations have It merely charged that the
where there is no treaty. But ; aws pemiittting authorities convicted spy entered the
I'm afraid I can t tell you to return a fugitive even if I country with an illegal pass
which is which.' i there is no treaty covering I port and bundled him on a
But there are many pitfalls j the situation. I plane. Because of this, chief
for even a fugitive with some Israel relied on another ex- U.S. Marshal James McShane
advance legal knowledge. pedient in Soblen's case. technically did not have Sob-
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len in custody during flight.
The fugitive was not hand
cuffed, therefore, and man
aged to slab himself, thereby
forcing his confinement in a
London hospital.
A largo percentage of the
cases are much simpler than
Soblen's, however, merely be
cause the fugitive does not
know which countries are
"safe."
The information is a mat
ter of public record, how
ever. II is contained in a
standard legal volume found
in almost every lawyer's of
fice, any good public library
and in many prison libraries.
"But you'd be surprised,"
the Stati Department man
said, "How many people. In
cluding lawyers, don't know
where to look. Also, finding
it and looking up all the cross
references may lake lime
which may be a critical de
lay." Reporter Finds Volume
This reporter located the
volume Willi little difficulty
and found that most of the
no - extradition countries are
small, not and underdevel
oped. Brazil is the only one in
the Western Hemisphere.
Sweden is the only one in
Western Europe.
The rest are mainly new
African stales, a large part
of the Arab Middle East, an
I occasional tension spot such
as Laos, plus the Soviet Un-
I ion. East Germany and Red
China.
The United Slates has ex-
tradition treaties with Com
I munist Bulgaria, Czechoslo
i vakia, Hungary, Poland and
Rumania. But they seldom
have been honored.
Brazil long has been a fa-
vorite haven for Americans
i in difficulty with the law.
1 It recently has become I he
home ol fugitive financier
! Edward Gilbert, indicted last
i month on charges involving
j nearly $2 million in funds
I used in a complex slock buy
! ing effort. Texas promoter
Hen Jack Gage, indicted on
i bribery and embezzlement
charges, and others from the
j financial world also have
'sought refuge in Brazil.
A U.S. extradition treaty
wilh Brazil lapsed in III12
I dining a revision of local Bra
I z i 1 I a n laws. Apparently
' through lethargy, sporadic nc
; gotiations failed to produce
j a new one.
I New Treaty Signed
Finally, in January, 1!)61,
a new treaty with Brazil was
negotiated and signed. It has
been ratified by the U.S. Sen
ate but not yet by Brazil.
I When It takes effect, the
j fate of Rio de Janeiro's fugi
I tive colony probably will be
I up lo the courts. U.S. offi
cials plan to argue that it
applies retroactively. But de
fense lawyers will no doubt
contest this.
Because the Brazilian con
stitution forbids the death
penalty, the United States
agreed that returned fugitives
will not face capital punishment.
The United Slates negoti
ated an extradition treaty
with Sweden last October and
it is due to go to the U.S.
Senate soon for ratification.
A treaty also has been tenta
tively drafted with Israel.
But it still is in the process
of having the English and
Hebrew texts coordinated.
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Brothers Being Held
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Two brothers from Charles
ton, Ore., are being held in
the Jackson county jail on
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cabins at Union Creek about
two weeks ago, state police
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Arrested at a Bybee creek
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river were Harvey Lcroy
Sherman. 29. and Frank La-
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