Mr. President. on May 31. the President of the United States asked Congress to renew his authority to waive the freedom of emigration requirements of the Trade Act of 1974. which would extend mostfavorednation trade status to the Socialist Republic of Romania for another year. According to section 402 of the 1974 Trade Act. renewal of mostfavorednation trading status for Romania should depend on current emigration performance. however. the harassment. job displacement. religious persecution and refusal to allow free emigration continues as before. One such example is that of Father Geza Palfi. Father Paifi was arrested because of a sermon he gave on Christmas Day in 1983. wherein he protested the fact that Romanian citizens were forced to work on a religious holiday.
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