Following his release from prison. he wrote his book outlining the result of an arrangement of sending forced labor to the Soviet Union in payment for Vietnams war debt to the Soviets. Ms. Ahn presented letters from relatives of Vietnamese now held in Soviet labor camps. She brings with her today an actual letter from one of the internees. which she obtained through Vietnamese sources in a third country. According to Ms. Ahn and Mr. Toai. many of these prisoners are political refugeesthe tragic "boat people" of Vietnam who were picked up at sea by Soviet naval and merchant ships and routinely interned in the Soviet Union. We will have more to say on this subject later this morning. Mr.
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