Abranzons apartment. confiscated all of their possessions. and incarcerated them at IvanoFrankovsk Prison in tle Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. where they were held without trial for more than I year. The Abranzons are Soviet. Jewish citizens who had planned to apply for exit visas before this unfortunate incident. In November 1980. Soviet officials found the Abranzons guilty of the crime of "possession of resources." Arkady Abranzon was sentenced to 14 years in prison. while his wife. Zina. was condemned to a prison term of 6 years. Disturbingly. no onencluding the Abranzons relatives--has received any word from them in over I/. years. and we are all extremely concerned about their welfare and whereabouts. I would like to take the occasion of Solidarity Week to reaffirm my strong belief that releasing tile Abranzons and granting them exit visas would not only indicate to the world the Soviet Unions compliance with the Helsinki Accords. but would also affirm Its desire to ameliorate relations between our two great nations. I look forward to the day when pleas such as this will no longer be necessary to insure freedom for Soviet Jews.e