Many of the details are deep concern the welldocumented and mov- really shocking and discouraging. but on.the ing report of Mr. Ahlmark on the situation -ot her hand one should keep in mind that of the Jewish community in the Soviet .things have been much worse and more Union. and although vwe are grateful that at hopeless in a n4t. very distant past. The very leastsome Improvementhas been made as .fact that some 75.000 Jews _have. afr all. a result of worldwide indighation and as a been permitted to emigrate from this closed result of d~tente. the situation" of the Jews - society during the.last 2 years aloneshould in the Soviet Union is Ver far from being in of.course be sen as. a considerable step for-. accordance with fundamental human rights. ward and also give us some hope for a furWe in this Assembly who all have our families ther alleviation in the years to come. must be horrorstricken by the fact that as I think it is essential for this Council to a result of the policies in the Soviet Union watch the developments in this area and to families are separated. perhaps for the rest take a clear stand on the vital principles inof their lives. The scars of such separation volved. although we certainly should not will never disappear for many families. harbour any great illusions about the impact I therefore strongly support the appeal in Moscow of our declarations or resolutions. in paragraph 10 of the draft recommendation and vice versa we should not keep silent to the Soviet authorities to improve the either out of disbelief or despair. We may at situation of the Jewish community by the 4 least be rather certain that our voices. or measures mentioned in paragraph 10. the voice of this Council. are being heard or I have slight criticism to make of para- registered by certain agencies in the Soviet graph 10. however.
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