Speaker. I was pleased to participate In todays Congressional Fast and Prayer Vigil for Soviet Jewry. Once again. we have the unfortunate duty of reminding the Soviet Union that the United States will not stand idly by while they continue to deny the basic human right of emigration. Also today we highlight the particular problem of divided families. The Madrid followup meeting on the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe [CSSE] committed member nations to "favorably deal in a positive and humanitarian spirit with applications of persons who wish to be reunited with members of their family . . ." Once again. we have a document of which the Soviets are both a signatory. and a violator. We are all pleased that scores of individuals will be allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union and join family members elsewhere. This. however. by no means demonstrates that the Soviets abide by the CSSE document. An example of Soviet noncompliance is the gentleman on whose behalf I participated in todays vigilGennady Feldman.
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