Soviet officials attempted to prevent them from entering. Fearing for their lives. the Vashchenkos and Chmykhalovs rushed into the Embassy for their safety. For 3 years. the Vashchenko and Chmykhalov families have been living in a basement apartment in our Moscow Embassy. They cannot leave the Embassy grounds for fear that they will be prosecuted by Soviet officials. They have applied for exit visas on many occasions but have always been refused permission to emigrate. Our diplomats report little progress in their case. Moreover. the Vashcenkos son. Sasha. who live in Chernogorsk. has been sentenced to a 3year term in a Soviet labor camp.
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