We were received by the entire Soviet delegation to Madrid. headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilyichev and his two deputies. In a wide ranging discussion. which was both frank and lively. we exchanged observations and criticisms on implementation of the Helsinki Accords. We pressed the Soviets on such issues as family reunification. the imprisonment of Helsinki monitors. the exile of Andrei Sakharov. the imprisonment of Anatoly Shcharansky and Jewish emigration. Also discussed was Afghanistan and the Olympic boycott. We did not have a meeting of the minds with the Soviets on any of these issues. and the discussion was at times sharp. although polite.
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