Negotiations on UCCA begin (12/28/80)

Negotiations on UCCA begin

NEW YORK - The Committee for Law and Order in the UCCA met here with Dr. Lev Dobriansky, UCCA president, and other members of a special committee formed for the purpose of conducting negotiations for unity within the UCCA. The meeting was held on Friday, December 12.

The delegation of the Committee for Law and Order was composed of John O. Flis (Ukrainian National Association), Dr. Bohdan Shebunczak (Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine), Ivanna Rozankowsky, (Ukrainian National Women's League of America), Ivan Oleksyn (Ukrainian Fraternal Association) and Roman Danyluk (United Ukrainian Veterans).

The UCCA committee was composed of Dr. Dobriansky, Askold Lozynskyj, Ignatus Billinsky, Lew Futala, Evhen Ivashkiv, Alexander Kalynyk, Bohdan Todoriw and Jaroslaw Sawka.

The representatives of the Committee for Law and Order presented their proposals as a basis for the return to the UCCA of the 27 central Ukrainian organizations it represents.

Discussions lasted over two hours. Since nothing was accomplished, the committees agreed to meet again on Friday, January 16, 1981, for further discussions on the proposals.

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