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House Concurrent Resolution 397 which expresses the sense of the Congress thatFirst. the President should convey to the Government of the Soviet Union the deep concern of the Congress over the deprivation of the rights of Christians and Jews in the Soviet Union. Second. the President should give special emphasis to the situation of the seven Pentecostalists now living in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with the objective of assuring their safety and obtaining permission for them and their family members to emigrate from the Soviet Union. and Third. the President should report to Congress on steps taken in accordance with this resolution on the prospects for improvement in recognition of religious freedom by the Government of the Soviet Union for all Soviet citizens who hold religious beliefs including Jews and Moslems. I call on all Members of Congress to support this resolution. in order to send a message to the men in the Kremlin that we value the rights of all men everywhere. The continued violation of the right to freedom of religion by the Soviet Government shall not go unnoticed.