Mr. Speaker. on April 17. this body voted 360 to 2 to ask the President to take specific steps to aid Soviet Jews and to allow their free emigration. That measure. House Concurrent Resolution 471. which I introduced. was passed with the Presidents pending Soviet visit in mind. Since that time. the Soviet Union has put a ransom of from $5.000 to $37.000 on the head of each educated Jew who wants to emigrate to Israel. This is over and above the previous $1.000 visa fee. renun-: clation of citizenship. loss of employment. forced conscription in the military. imprisonment. and other forms of harassment. The Supreme Soviet meets next week to ratify the ransom plan. It is vital that this Congress once again show its strong and determined support of Soviet Jews before that date.
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