Alexander Lerner. as well as others. All of these men are prominent scientists. And all of them have been turned down. often with the excuse that their work had something to do with security and that. therefore. they would not be permitted to emigrate. The letter from Dr. Kissinger recognizes the legitimacy of withholding permission to emigrate on the grounds of security. This is understandable. But it must not be abused. And.I am gratified that the letter makes it explicit that there should be no more than a 3year waiting period for such cases and that a definite time period should be set for those who must wait for such security reasons. The emigration agreement also contemplates that priority attention and expeditious treatment will be given to those who have waited for a long period of time. Mr. Slepak. with whom I spoke at length. has been waiting for many years and is now considered the potential emigrant who has been held back the longest. I hope he will get expeditious treatment. I also hope that Mr. Lerner will get expeditious treatment along with others who have been waiting for so longmany without jobs. to realize their dreams of emigrating to Israel. I am also concerned about harassment which is continuing at this very moment. Even today. as we are considering this very important bill. Mikhail Shtern. a doctor in a small town in the.Ukraine. is on trial on clearly trumpedup charges that he attempted to poison children under his care. The public prosecutor in his town said openly that he was being prosecuted because of his desire to emigrate to Israel. The KGB has made an enormous effort to find witnesses to testify against Dr. Shtern.
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