I am appalled that the President of the United States should deal with the leaders of the second most powerful nation in the world after demonstrating a total lack of concern for basic human rights and dignities. Just before the President went to Russia. the Soviet authorities arrested 50 men and women. These were all people who had been leaders in the fight to increase Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. Shortly before these mass arrests were made. the Soviets released a story that they were willing to increase Jewish emigration to 45.000 persons a year. I say that actions speak far louder than words. We should judge the Soviet Union by what they have done and are doing. and not by what they say they will do. What they are doing is stepping up their program of harrassment and intimidation. The Presidents visit has given them a perfect excuse. It is easy for them to say that they will permit 45.000 Jews to emigrate this year. because at the same time they are engaging in terrorist acts designed to dissuade Jews from seeking permission to leave. Nowhere in any of the releases on this matter. did the Russians say that they would cease harrassing Jews trying to emigrate. Not one word was said about ending the practice of cutting phone lines. Not one promise was made about ending midnight arrests or phony trials on trumpedup charges.
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