Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join with my colleagues today to protest the Soviet Unions demand for a ransom for Soviet Jews who wish to emigrate from that country. The Soviet Unions whole attitude and actions in dealing with its Jewish citizens have been despicable. The right to emigrate is basic and is clearly set forth in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Yet they have continued their policy of harrassment and abuse and now ransom against those Jews who seek to exercise their rights. Now the Soviet Union has come to us wn hat in hand and asked for favorable trading arrangements.
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