Speaker. the plight of the Russian Jews is an issue that has become a basic part of the U.S. relationship with the Soviet Union and. unfortunately. an issue in the current political campaign. The latest reports out of Russia indicate that the situation of the Soviet Jews is deteriorating. The new policy of demanding ransom for educated Jews who want to emigrate to Israel has been coupled with increased harassment of individuals. In one report the atmosphere was described as "prepogrom." While all of this has been going on the administration has claimed that the situation of the Russian Jews has never been better. In fact. one spokesman claimed the Presidents recent trip to Russia resulted in a great improvement in the Soviet Governments treatment of its Russian citizens.
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