Mr. Speaker. Members should recall. seven memberE of two Russian Pentecostal Christiar. families have been staying in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow since June 27. 1978. 21 months ago. when they broke through Soviet police lines to gain entrance to our Embassy inhopes of escaping religious persecution by emigrating to the United States. The Soviets still have not gotten smart enough to realize it would be in their own best self - interest to let these and other religious people who desire to do so. to leave. Apparently they have not realized that as yet. In the meantime. the seven members of the Vashchenko and Chmykhlov families are making the best of It in their small embassy quarterswith a minimum of outside contacts.
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