It is the imposing of an absolute condition before normal trade can be even explored. Its rigidities conformed the first step toward commercial detente. There has been progress in emigration from Russia and this will jeopardize it. For the last 2 years 30.000 Russian Jews a year have been permitted to leave with a waiving of the emigration tax. In October. during the Middle East war. 4.500 were processed for emigration documentation. The probability is that if we find some other device. instead of using elimination of the emigration tax as a condition precedent to trade. to keep continuing pressure on the Russians. we will be serving the cause of Soviet Jewry better than we are by drawing this line and encouraging confrontation on this issue. That the effects of the JacksonVanik amendment are mischievous is evidenced by the delay the administration has requested up to this point. The President and Dr.
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