Passage of House Concurrent Resolution 409 is particularly timely in view of the upcoming meeting in Madrid of the signatories to the Helsinki accords in November. It will enable the U.S. delegation to attend the conference with an expression. in hand. registering congressional displeasure over the Soviet policy. The operative part of the resolution calls on the President to do the following: Convey congressional concern over Soviet Treatment of its Christian citizenry. Give special attention to the plight of the seven Pentecostals. who have sought refuge within the American Embassy in Moscow. in order to achieve their safe release and emigration from the Soviet Union. and Report to Congress on the prospects for religious freedom within the Soviet Union. Mr. Speaker.
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