Tamaras father recently died and her mother now suffers from a serious illness. The plight of the Galperin family and of many others like them who must suffer continued harassment and persecution is very much in my mind at this time and I appeal to the Government of the Soviet Union. in the interests of equity and humanity. to extend the spirit of detente within its own borders. As a Member of Congress and as a concerned citizen I continue to be dismayed by reports from the Soviet Union of the persecution of its Jewish citizenery. whose only crime is that they desire to emigrate to the country of their choice. Even as we see ArabIsraeli repatriation of prisoners of war. a state of affairs for which the spirit of detente between the U.S.S.R. and the United States is largely responsible. the continued.Soviet denial of the right to emigrate does little to further detente. I sincerely hope that the Soviet Government will relax its harsh line with regard to its Jewish people. and will allow such families as the Galperins to rejoin those relatives who have received permission to go to Israel.
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