Thus the Helms amendment will complement section 402. because it will give new hope to American families. particularly those with relatives in Poland. that they can be reunited. The Soviet negotiators cannot raise any objections to the Helms amendment. They have already accepted the principle of negotiations for emigration tied to trade benefits. The pool of persons to whom the Soviet authorities would have to allow emigration privileges would be considerably restricted. and they would find it more reasonable to have the benefits of U.S. trade associated with the principle of reuniting American families. Moreover. as many Senators are aware. the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe has been meeting in Geneva. and only a few days ago has come to a draft agreement with the Soviets on strengthening EastWest contacts. including the issue of family reunification. I understand that a text was provisionally registered on December 3. to ease considerably the existing practices on the reuniting of divided families. I think we may conclude. therefore. that the Soviets can have no objection to including the same issue in the Trade Reform Act. since the principle has already been accepted.
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