Dr. Mark Azbel. which outlines the restrictions and harassment he and his colleagues have encountered. In General Secretary Brezhnevs appearance June 19. he was quoted to the effect that 95 percent of Soviet Jews are free to emigrate and the cases of some blocked on security grounds can be reconsidered. He went on to urge that. "mutually advantageous prospects of a multibillion dollar Soviet trade should not be bedeviled by the past." Based on those assurances. the General Secretary has asked that United StatesSoviet trade relations be freed from restrictions. such as the amendment introduced by Senator JACKSON. which would make the granting of credit and "mostfavorednation" tariff treatment to the Soviet Union contingent on a guarantee of free emigration of Soviet Jews. While I find it encouraging that Mr. Brezhnev chose to confront this question in a spirit of accommodation. I do not believe we should allow his persuasive presence or our unquestionable interests in detente to deter critical examination of the basis on which he has made his assurances. To contribute to the ongoing discussion of whether or not restrictions to SovietAmerican trade should be imposed or withdrawn based on the emigration question. I am inserting Professor Sterns letter and accompanying enclosure in the RECORD.
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