Romania did not participate in the Arab oil embargo. It continued to ship us petroleum under strong pressure to join the embargo. Another very important factor In this agreement is the Romanians compliance with title IV of the Trade Act which relates to freedom of emigration. In spite of poor performance during the first 6 months of this year. since June Romania has substantially increased the number of visa approvals. Recent figures on total immigration into Israel reveal that immigration. even from totally free countries. Is down. I believe that the last few months performance indicates Romanias strong desire to comply with emigration requirements in exchange for MF N. The review by the committee and its Trade Subcommittee has established a good precedent for careful congressional scrutiny of any future proposed waivers of the Trade Reform Act. Romanias past actions in treatment of Jews and other minorities has been a good one. Since World War II. over300.000 Jews have been allowed to emigrate to Israel. Last year alone. almost 3.600 Jews went to Israel. and many others came to the United States and other Western European nations. Romania is the only Eastern Bloc country which maintains strong diplomatic and trade ties with Israel.
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