Human rights is the basis for all our other concerns. and the Soviets need to be aware of the importance that the American people and their Government place on individual rights and freedom. This is our strength. and we must use it to further the cause of human rights throughout the globe. This morning. as we indicated in the early morning press conference. we delivered a letter to Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin. which noted our observations about the importance of the summit to the Soviets and suggested that a solid foundation for the summit could be built through the release of exit visas for those who have requested permission to emigrate. We are hopeful that the Soviets will accept this proposal as a reasonable and effective policy option. which indeed it would be. Without progress on human rights. the United States. as we said earlier. certainly has little incentive to cooperate with the Soviets on other issues such as trade and arms control.
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