Mr. Speaker. at an unprecendented news conference on August 21. Dr. Andrei Sakharov. the father of the Soviet Hbomb. in effect supported "the demand for freedom for Soviet citizens to emigrate or simply to travel abroad. without having to have relatives in another country and regardless of nationality or profession." Dr. Sakharov told Western reporters that "such a demand coming from the Western partners in detente could in no way be considered an infringement on the sovereignty of the Soviet Union." As a result of that news conference. as well as for other criticisms of Soviet repression. Dr. Sakharov has been subjected to a vicious Soviet propaganda campaign.
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