Mr. President. again I am delighted with the answer. but I would like to ask the Senator from Washington about one final concern of the people I spoke to so recently. namely. a concern over the 60.000 emigration figure. Many told me that they felt that this might be converted into a ceiling whereas I was assured that in the Jewish community in Moscow alone. there were hundreds of thousands of people who would take advantage of any liberalization of Soviet policy with respect to emigration. Is it my understanding that the intention of the 60.000 figure is merely to say that if emigration falls below that figure. there will be a presumption of noncompliance. On the other hand. if we have. through our surveillance and the information we gather. knowledge of. let us say. 200.000 people who have. in fact. applied for exit permits. we would expect 200.000 to be allowed out If they were not criminals?
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