The First Secretary. Mr. Kuznetsov. would see me on Monday to discuss the situation of Soviet Jewry and emigration. I think this is again a hopeful sign. I intend to meet with Mr. Kuznetsov and attempt to establish a dialog on a humantohuman basis and governmenttogovernment basis. Perhaps somehow this will lead to an increase in emigration that has now fallen to 1.314 individuals last year and only 88 individuals last month. I wish to report alsoand I do so again with a measure of hopethat after returning from the breakfast that preceded the walk to the Embassy this morning. I went back to my office and placed a call to Tatiana Zunshine. whose husband has recently been arrested in the Soviet Union for his desire to emigrate and for his renouncing of his citizenship in furtherance of his cause and her cause to emigrate. I called her to talk to her and to give her assurances that we care about them and that we are watching what happens. And she told me todayand this tended to dash our hopesthat they have been hounded by KGB agents. that most recently she and a brother who was trying to help her were knocked to the ground violently. that they threatened to cut the legs of her brother. that they took away all of their papers. including their right to travel in the Soviet Union. and that she has not heard what has happened to her husband. where he is being held. whether he is in prison or in a mental hospital. that no information is forthcoming. and that the harassment is severe indeed.
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