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There should be first of all a lesson to all of us here that they have different meanings for words than we have here in the United States. If they have totally and diametrically opposed meanings to such words as human rights from those we employ then I think we ought to be careful when we are talking about d6tente. as to the meaning of d6tente to them. With regard to the charge that is sometimes raised that if the United States does extend the nostfavorednation status to the Soviet Union. and maybe an extension of credit and consumer products. that this would bring recognition by the Soviet Union of the right of expatriation. the right to freely emigrate. I would merely argue that we are not tampering with their Internal atJune 2 6. 19 74 fairs. they are coming to use seeking a special concession and favor from the American people. Therefore we have every right in the world to use that nonviolent concession that we are in the position to give. as a means of imposing some leverage upon the Soviet Union to honor indeed the commitments it made.