Mr. Speaker. the Soviet Union has a long history indeed of persecution of its Jewish citizens. This has now culminated in our time in the unconscionable act of charging exorbitant fees to those seeking to emigrate from Russia. on the theory that the Government must be reimbursed for its investment in the education of its citizens. Directed primarily at the Jews of Russia who have been applying in everincreasing numbers for exit visas. this fee can only be described as "ransom money." for the figures involved go as high as $25.000 to $30.000 in some instances. The plight of Soviet Jewry has rapidly deteriorated over the past few weeks in many other ways as well. There have been a number of arrests of outspoken Jewish individuals. telephone lines have been cut. broadcasts from foreign nations have been jammed. and many prominent persons have lost their jobs on trumpedup charges.
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