Speaker. I wish to insert into the RECORD as part of my remarks on this subject the language of House Concurrent Resolution 699. which I introduced on September 12. 1972 and cosponsored by two of my Illinois neighbors. Representatives CRANE and COLLIER: Whereas. the Soviet Union has refused to permit Jewish citizens to emigrate from a land where they have suffered bigotry and repression to Israel. where they would be welcomed Whereas. the Soviet Union has been confiscating almost all of the possessions of those Jews who are permitted to go to Israel. and Whereas. the Soviet Union has begun demanding exorbitant payments from Jews who have special skills and professions. now. therefore. be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring). That the government and leaders of the Soviet Union should be condemned for interfering with the desire of Jews to migrate to Israel and for imposing the new financial conditions. which are intended to restrict migration and impose an intolerable burden on Jews throughout the U.S.S.R." The Government of the Soviet Union has been shown to be sensitive to sustained pressure generated by public opinion outside the Red empire. especially in periods when they are trying to cloak all their actions with respectability. The purpose of this special order. in which so many Members are participating. will not be lost upon Soviet observers.
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