Mr. Speaker. in a time of outrages against humanity. I cannot condemn too strongly the action of the Soviet Government in proposing to establish an official ransom schedule for fees to apply to its Jewish citizens who want to emigrate. I understand that the Supreme Soviet plans to meet on September 19 to ratify these fees which. in essence. are ransom costs of Jews who want to leave Russia. The list of ransom fees. from $5.000 to $37.000 for each Jew with a higher education who wants to go to Israel. is an inhumane and reprehensible blow to the Jewish people who have been persecuted down through the ages.
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