Brezhnev the 35nation summit he wants. At the same time the Soviet Union makes this new gesture in the language of the CSCE agreement regarding their repressive measures against her subjects. we find that their concrete actions run in the opposite direction. In the past year the Soviets have drastically reduced emigration of Jews and other dissidents from their country. Now. earlier this month. the Kremlin announced an additional tax of 30 percent of all money sent to Soviet citizens from abroad. Previously the government already confiscated 35 percent of such funds. Thus attempts to aid the oppressed people of Russia. especially those who lose their jobs when they apply to emigrate. will be much more difficult in the future. The CSCE will be another element in the increasingly questionable policy of detente. Regarding the role of human rights and d6tente the New York Times editorially summed up the situation quite succintly:.
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