I attended a portion of the Senate Foreign Relations Committees confirmation hearings this week and followed with great interest Mr. Shultz statements on how to balance the various considerations that should be weighed in formulating U.S. foreign policy. I have a special concern. reinforced by my recent trip to the Soviet Union. that the U.S. Government must take every opportunity to emphasize the importance of adherence to human rights principles by all governments. Religious persecution. particularly of Soviet Jews who are denied permission to emigrate. has unfortunately become an ever more serious problem. During Mr. Haigs confirmation hearings. the impression had been createdI believed inaccuratelythat human rights was no longer as significant a factor in U.S. policy.
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