The answer Is. "Yes." Let me read from my statement on that issue: The basic understanding on numbers of visas is contained in paragraph nine of Secretary Kissingers letter. According to paragraph nine "the rate of emigration from the U.S.S.R. would begin to rise promptly from the 1973 level and would continue to rise to correspond to the number of applicants." Thus we anticipate both an immediate increase to the 1973 rate of around 35.000 per year followed. with the implementation of the practices and procedures set forth in Secretary Kissingers letter and my response. by a continuing increase until the number of visas corresponds to the number of applicants. In other words. as we move into implementation of the agreement. we would expect that if there are 75.000 applicants there will be 75.000 visas. if there are 100.000 applicants there will be 100.000 visas. and so on. The number of visas can thus be determined only by the number of applicants. This is not a quota system. In voting to approve amendment 2000. Senators can be confident that there is no quota.
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