If this is truly the case. the upcoming summit and the ongoing arms control negotiations in Geneva place us at an especially pivotal point in the history of our relations with the Soviet Union. Mr. Gorbachev has the opportunity to demonstrate the sincerity of the U.S.S.R. in the adherence to mutually recognized human rights by publicly giving his commitment to relax the highly restrictive policy on Jewish emigration. I urge Mr. Gorbachev in the strongest possible terms to make that commitment in these most sensitive times in our bilateral relations. In the interim. I am confident that when President Reagan and many of my colleagues in Congress meet with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze in Washington and New York next month they will have him relay to Mr. Gorbachev that progress on the issue of Jewish emigration will be a constant concern of the United States. With this knowledge. Mr.
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