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That means that broadcasting for Soviet Jews amounts to less than 1 percent of total Radio Liberty Russian language broadcasting. A comparison of the priority given Soviet Jews by Radio Liberty with the priority given by the Congress and this and other administrations shows a glaring discrepancy. In this body. we have passed scores of resolutions expressing concern about the plight of Soviet Jewry. and many of us have written letters In support of individual Soviet Jews and their families in an effort to persuade the Soviet Government to loosen their iron grip on emigration. The Helsinki accords were written In large part with the human rights concerns of Soviet Jews in mind. This and other administrations have raised the problems of Soviet Jewry at the highest level.