Mr. Speaker. as you know. one of the most distressing problems facing world society today is the continued oppression of Soviet citizens because of their political and religious beliefs. Persons of conscience desiring to emigrate to other countries to practice their religion freely are being denied their basic right to leave the country. In addition to this injustice. many are being persecuted and sentenced to internal exile for having the courage to stand up and express their desire to emigrate. Yosef Begun is a doctor of science. In 1971. when he applied for an exit visa he was turned down because of the secret classification of the position he had held two decades before as a senior scientist at a research institute in the 1950s. As a Jew. Mr.
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