Ivanov. the head of the Communist Party Central Committee of the Soviet Union which supervises the Department of the Interior. when he told a delegation of Jews in Moscow: The decision of whether to allow Jews to leave is not the right of Jews. but of the State . . . And in this matter. the interests of the State have been given primary consideration . . .I Mr. Ivanov went on to explain that no exit visas would be given to Jews of military age or those with skills needed by the Soviet Union. It is therefore unrealistic. Mr. Speaker. to expect that the Soviet Government will suddenly consent to the mass emigration of Jews. Yet it is not unrealistic to expect that the Soviet Government will be sensitive to the force of worldwide pressuresthose. I might emphasize. which are not of a violent. insulting. or undignified nature.
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