President. I am pleased to announce that I am today joined by more than 70 of my colleagues in sponsoring legislation which will help secure a basic human right for thousands of human beings behind the Iron Curtain. We propose to deny the benefits of our abundant economymost favored access to our market. credits. credit guarantees. and investment guaranteesto any nonmarket economy country that denies Its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate or imposes more than nominal taxes on emigration. In so moving we are upholding our traditional commitment to individual libertya commitment that was enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights unanimously adopted by the United Nations more than 25 years ago. That declaration. in article 13. affirms the deep conviction of the American people that "Everyone has the right to leave any country. including his own. and to return to his country." At this hour. when thousands of persons in the Soviet Union.
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