In spite of the fact that the U.S.S.R. signed the Helsinki accords. and has claimed to be a land sensitive to human needs. the human rights situation for Jews in the Soviet Union has worsened. With the arrival on the scene of Mr. Andropov. a number of unfortunate policies were implemented. An effort was made to end the emigration of Soviet Jews. The decline in emigration of Jews has dropped to its lowest point since the late sixties. In 1983. only 1.314 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave that country. There are strong indications that Soviet authorities have decided to revoke the de facto claims of Jews to repatriation to their homeland.
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