Show Czechs LAS Head Confer to o Decide Permission for Missionary Work PRAGUE Czechoslovakia Feb 1 15 5 The W-The pi The Czech office of church affairs and the American Latter- Latter day Saints church were deep in negotiations Wednesday to decide whether L D S missionaries will be allowed to continue their work I here heie I Wallace VallAce Toronto head of the r. r D S church in Czechoslovakia disclosed that he had been negotiating I tinting with wilh officials of the Czech ministry on the question for several several sev sev- eral weeks He said a 8 decision was expected by the end of the month i Must t Be Citizens ons Toronto's disclosure came a day after the announcement by the Czech foreign ministry that two American L D S missionaries have I I been arrested for allegedly attempting attempting at at- tempting to enter a prohibited I area Toronto pointed out that under the Czech church control laws which became effective effective- Nov 1 I the heads of religious organizations and officiating clergymen here must be Czechoslovak citizens Toronto said he hoped to get an exemption for his American missionaries mis mis- mis I If If we dont donl Toronto said we wc will turn luin over our om work to local L D S here and leave because our stay slay here will be pointless But we will be happy to remain if the government gives its approval No Intention Toronto said ho and his wife and six children have no intentions intentions intentions at the moment of leaving before th the tho negotiations are concluded concluded con con- Everything depends on the outcome of the talks Of he said sald The church chuich has converts here and about 18 13 missionaries es wonting in numerous towns and cities throughout the country Toronto said he had received no further word from the Czech police r regarding garding the imprisonment of the two missionaries Stanley E E. Abbott Abbott Ab Ab- Ab- Ab bott hott 23 of Lehi Utah and CAldon C C. Aldon J Johnson 22 of Idaho Falls Ida In Moravia lora The two men had disappeared Jan 28 while traveling through to visit church members living near the Polish border Tuesdays Tuesday's foreign ministry announcement announcement announcement an an- was the first official word as to the whereabouts of the two menThe men The announcement did riot not say where the men were jailed nor or did it elaborate on the charges against them It has been reliably reported that the men arc air being held in in MoravIa |