Mr. President. I would like to share with the members of this body an urgent message that has been sent to us by three prominent Soviet Jewish citizens who have been driven by desperation to undertake a hunger strike in protest against their governments repeated refusals to permit them to emigrate to Israel. They are Dr. David Azbel. 62. a former professor of chemical engineering. Vitaly Rubin. 50. an international authority on ancient China. and Vladimir Galatsky. 44. an artist. Galatsky requested permission to leave 1 year ago. Rubin and Azbel applied for visas as far back as February and April 1972. respectively. Galatsky. whose painting has long been under attack by the Soviet Government. is now unable to get any work at all at the state publishing houses. Azbel and Rubinwhose exit visa was denied on the grounds that he is an "important specialist"-were both dismissed from their posts shortly after applying to emigrate. Azbel had been the head of the Institute of Chemical Spirits and Organic Products. Rubin was on the faculty of the Moscow Institute for Oriental Studies.
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