Mr. President. the number of Jewish emigrants leaving the Soviet Union fell to 72 during June. That was 37 fewer than the 109 who left in May. and the 74 who left in April. 51 in March. 90 in February. and 88 in January. For the first half of 1984. therefore. the total number of Jewish emigrants is 484 as compared with the 1.315 who left the Soviet Union in all of 1983. These numbers are horrible. They are outrageous. They fly in the face of every promise made by the Soviet Union to abide by international agreements respecting human rights and the rights of family reunification. They must be improved. If they were improved. say to 10.000 per year. certainly one area of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union would be reduced.
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