We have wheat. we have corn and other grains. we have a vast and rich technology to offer them. They have great mineral and natural gas deposits which the United States. as the worlds foremost consumer. is particularly interested in. But they have something else that the United States wants: freedom for thousands of Jews seeking the right to emigrate to Israel. We have heard much in the last few months of how restrictions have been eased. The exit tax has been suspended. and supposedly more Jews than ever have been given permission to leave Russia for Israel or the United States. But these stories do not accurately reflect the true state of affairs in the Soviet Union. Yes. the exit tax has been suspended. and the rate of emigration has increased. But there is still harassment of those wishing to leave. and there are no guarantees that the exit tax will not be reinstituted once the Russians have their coveted trade concessions. In bargaining with Chairman Brezhnev.
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