President. while it may be true that we are entering a new stage In United StatesSoviet relations. I wonder what effects the negotiations in Geneva will have on an issue very important In this countryhuman rights and specifically Soviet Jewry. We are experiencing an all time low In emigration from the Soviet Union at the present time. In 1984 only 898 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave their country. This compares with a figure of 51.000 back In 1979. As we have seen a geometric decrease in Jewish emigration we have also seen a proportional increase in persecution of Soviet Jews. This places the community in a desperate catch22 situation. They cant leave and if they stay they face extinction as a people.
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