Sakarov provided Senator Buckley with a jst of German origin residents in the Soviet Republic. These Germans were originally residents in the former Soviet Volga German Republic in Eastern Russia. They were deported en masse by Stalin in the Forties. The list was collected by a number of Germans during 1974. Twenty to 30 of these individuals. I am informed. who were involved in the collection efforts were arrested and are now in Jail. All of the families on the list. the signed list. have applied for permission to leave. but were refused. Sakarov reported to Senator Buckley that the Soviet regime is unwilling to allow them to emigrate because they are more efficient workers in the farms and mines of the region than the local residents. The list represents about 25.000 to 30.000 individuals. This is the first of several attempts to collect lists of Volga Germans who will be transmitted to the West when it is available.
Identified stereotypes
Germans are described as more efficient workers than local residents.