Mr. Speaker. on May 21 of this year. a statement by Mr. Aron Vergeis appeared in the New York Times. In that statement Mr. Vergelis defended Soviet policy toward the Jews. He said there was no discrimination against Jews in the Soviet Union and denied that they were prohibited to emigrate. Earlier this year. I was in the Soviet Union during which time I met with Mr. Vergelis and other Soviet Jews. I have written to Mr. Vergelis now answering his statement and disputing his position. The original was sent to him in the Soviet Union today. The text of the letter follows:
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