I have just recently returned from the Soviet Union as part of a delegation ably led by the distinguished gentleman from New York . The opportunity to see that country firsthand and to meet with Jews and other minority group members seeking to leave the Soviet Union impressed upon me the vital importance of the United States continuing to press for Soviet adherence to the Helsinki agreement and to the declaration of human rights. It is apparent that only by outside pressure. such as we have exerted in the past through the JacksonVanik amendment. can there be hope that Soviet JeWs will be allowed to emigrate. Despite improving trends in recent months in the number of Jews allowed to leave the U.S.S.R.. there are still grave problems facing those remaining who still seek to leave. The Soviet Union apparently is trying to secure the advantages of mostfavorednation status and agreement on SALT by allowing an increase in emigration. Yet. internal conditions remain hostile for Jewish groups as antiSemitism continues to be an apparently active policy by Soviet officials. A recent New York Times article describes in a very graphic way the Soviet antiSemitic attitude.
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Anti-Semitism is described as an active policy by Soviet officials.