Speaker. Vladimir Kislik is imprisoned in a mental institution because he wishes to live with his wife and son in Israel. For the past 8 years Vladimir has withstood one punishment after another for daring to apply for permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel. I have joined with my distinguished colleague from Illinois. Mr. PORTER. in introducing House Concurrent Resolution 389. expressing the condemnation of these acts of persecution and harassment by the Soviet Government against Mr. Kislik and other Soviet Jews whose rights have been taken from them. and that permission be given to Vladimir Kislik and others wishing to emigrate and further that these violations of human rights be raised by our delegation at the Madrid meeting of the 35 signatory nations to the 1975 Helsinki accords to be held in November. I thank the many Members who have joined to cosponsor this resolution and urge the support of all Members of the House for passage of this important expression of concern. Since he first applied to leave the Soviet Union in 1973. Vladimir Kislik has been subject to severe harassment. His wife and son were allowed to emigrate. and he was led to believe that he would soon follow. However. they have been in Israel since mid1973. and 8 years later. Vladimir is no further to joining them than when they first left.
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