Mr. Speaker. on September 28. 1972. I inserted into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD a letter I wrote President Nixon urging him to request the Soviet authorities to rescind their outrageous ransom demands imposed upon their Jewish citizens for visas to leave the Soviet Union. The reply I received from the White House was almost a total dismissal of my request. There was no explanation of the White House position or any affirmation that the President had ever taken the matter up with the Soviet Government. Meanwhile. the outrageous Soviet visa practices continue to lay a heavy hand upon Soviet Jews who want to leave the Soviet Union. Each day the visa requirements become more onerous and repressive. It is perfectly clear that the Soviet authorities are paying little attention to any representations that this administration may have made on the subject. The answer.
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