The Soviet Union has never embraced these basic doctrines taken for granted by many people in this country. Today. I would like to bring to your attention the fact that Soviet Jewish emigration has declined precipitously in the last few years. Figures from the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews state that in 1979. a peak year. 51.320 Jews were allowed to leave. while last year only 2.688 were freed. and still this year emigration has amounted to a trickle of about 100 persons a month. In particular. and in light of this fact. I would like to bring to the special attention of my colleagues the plight of Ilya Katz. who lives with his family of four in Kiev.
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