But we also know that the Secretary subsequently came before the Senate Finance Committee on December 3. and described a much flimsier arrangement with the Soviet Union. a sort of personal commitment. with no agreement whatsoever on a governmenttogovernment basis. I put those statements in the RECOD on December 13. Moreover. the Secretary admitted that the principal concern of his talks with the Soviet Union had been increased Jewish emigration. whereas the understanding of the committee in its report of November 26 had been that any assurances from the Soviet Union or any other nonmarket country would apply to all ethnic and religious groups. It was because of Secretary Kissingers plain testimony that I offered my amendment to the trade bill. I was fearful that the administration would interpret section 402 loosely.
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