His efforts on behalf of Soviet Jews are well documented. I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues. the growing problem of divided families in the U.S.S.R. There has been virtually no emigration from the U.S.S.R. in the Soviet era and the attitude of the Soviet authorities toward this phenomenon has been essentially negative. On June 1. at a conference on EastWest contacts. the Soviet Union informed the United States that it would resolve 36 separated family cases Involving 117 individuals. Yet. despite these lengthy negotiations between East and West authorities. thousands of cases concerning divided families remain unresolved.
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