It is an affront to the free world and the principles of the Helsinki accords that such an outrageous action could occur. Dr. Brailovsky is a brilliant scientist. A leader in the field of cybernetics. Dr. Brailovsky has published over 30 documents and been granted 4 patents. As a teacher and researcher at the Institute of Electrical Control Machines until he requested an exit visa and lost his job in 1972. Dr. Brailovsky is widely respected in his field. His wife. also a distinguished doctor of computer science. lost her job as well at that time. Dr. Brailovsky continued his work by organizing the Moscow Seminar of Jewish Scientists.