But I know our protests are being heard. Just this past April my prisoner of conscience. Vulf Zalmenson. was released 1 year before his term expired and was allowed to emigrate to Israel. While we should be encouraged by Zalmensons release and the significant increase in the number of visas being granted by the Soviets over the past year. we cannot let these numbers distract us from reality. As the number of visas increase. the persecution of the leaders of the refusenik movement intensifies. Furthermore. we cannot allow those who seek to emigrate to be used as pawns in the Soviets efforts to gain their international political and economic objectives: mostfavorednation status. international credit. and SALT II. With the 1980 Winter Olympics approaching. I am especially concerned about the fate of the leaders of the refusenik movement.
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