It also appears that Arkadys prison sentence has been reduced by 4 years. However. I strongly believe that only by releasing Arkady and finally granting the Abranzons permission to emigrate will the Soviet Union indicate to the world its respect for the principles outlined in the Helsinki accords and affirm its desire to improve the strained relations between the United States and the U.S.S.R. Such action would be particularly significant coming at the beginning of Secretary Gorbachevs administration and would serve as a statement of his governments commitment to human rights. I fervently hope that Secretary Gorbachev will make it a top priority of his new administration to reverse the drastic decline in Soviet Jewish emigration and to reduce the increase in antiSemitism and abuse of Soviet Jews which has become so pervasive in recent years.e
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