Mr. Chairman. as an early sponsor of the Vanik amendment. I intend to support the addition of the final portion of this amendment to the trade billthe prohibition of any trade credits and credit guarantees to any nonimarket economy government which denies freedom of emigration. As now written. the trade bill prohibits mostfavored nation status to nonmarket economy countries which deny freedom of emigration but allows the United States to provide trade credits and credit guarantees. This trade credit provision is much more important to the Soviet Union rnd therefore. much more important as a hostage to force the Soviet Union to allow Jews and other minorities to emigrate. At the moment. the Soviet Union is allowing significant numbers of Soviet Jews to emigrate. However. this emigration represents only nonenforcement of official policy. not a change of policy. The House should vote to prohibit trade credits and credit guarantees unless the Soviet Union allows free emigration for three reasons: First. Free emigration is a basic human right. Second. Soviet Jews and other minorities want to leave the Soviet Union.
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