Mr. Speaker. I am honored and obligated to raise my voice on behalf of a family denied the right to emigrate freely from the Soviet Union. contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Soviets are a signatory to this and the Final Act of the Helsinki accords. which guarantees expeditious handling of requests to emigrate. Their behaviour in the case of Victor Popovsky and his family of Sukhumil. Georgia. contravenes this international agreement. Almost 8 years have passed since the Popovskys and their six children first applied for visas to leave the country. The request was unjustly denied. The reason was that Mr.
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