I rise today in recognition of our continuing struggle on behalf of Soviet Jews. I wish to call to the attention of my colleagues the case of Dmitri Shchiglik. Shchiglik is 85yearsold. and has been trying to emigrate from the Soviet Union since 1973. Permission has been denied repeatedly. however. because of the alleged secrecy of his work at the U.S.S.R. HydroMeteorologic Service as a diesel engineer. He never once had access to any classified materials. and had left his Job with the service 8 years before applying for a visa. From 1973 to 1978. he was harassed constantly with spot interrogations. short prison stays. and mail interruptions. All the while. he kept hoping he would learn something that would indicated when he could expect to be allowed to leave Russia.
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