Mr. Speaker. it is of special concern to me to note that just at this time when our entire Nation has become aware of the plight of the Lithuanian seaman. Simas Kudirka. who was refused asylum and forcibly returned into the hands of Soviet seamen. that more than 30 Soviet Jews are being brought to trial in Leningrad for the crime of desiring to emigrate. Rabbi Zev Segal. chairman of the Essex County Conference on Soviet Jewry. has brought my attention to the enclosed background report of Soviet Jews who now face the prospects of long prison terms or even execution. The policy of granting political asylum is a life and death matter to many people who view the United States as a last hope to escape tyranny.
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