We made it perfectly clear to the Soviet leader that making progress in human rights was a priority issue in improving relations between our two countries. The persecution of the Jewish community in the Soviet Union is a tragedy of massive proportions. Thousands of Soviet Jews are being denied the right to emigrate from that country. Thousands of prisoners of conscience languish in Soviet jails and detention camps. Members of divided families have been denied the right to emigrate so that they can live together with their loved ones. Many Soviet Jews are denied the right to practice their religious and cultural heritage freely. These are serious matters which must be raised with representatives from the highest levels of the Soviet Government.
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