The issue of Soviet Jewry has been an integral issue on the agenda of such international forums as the Madrid Review Meeting on CSCE and the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Commission. We have strived to make Lhe Soviet Union cognizant of the strong importance we attach to this issue as an essential component of security and cooperation in Europe and as a major issue in U.S.-Soviet bilateral relations. Our unwavering stance has been that progress in the security area cannot be achieved without concurrent progress in human rights. particularly that of emigration and family reunification. I can assure you that we will continue to seek opportunities to encourage the Soviet Union to liberalize its policies on freedom of movement and fundamental rights. Our commitment to basic human rights is spurred by the spirit of freedom which is the cement of our democratic society.
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