Vasile Tales was hit headon by a public truck. Both assassination attempts were covered up by the federal police. Romanian freedom to emigrate is also a facade to appeal to U.S. interests. According to the latest (February 1986) State Department "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices." the Romanian Government continues to harass and oppress those who wish to emigrate. Demotion or dismissal from jobs. dismissal from universities. and denial of ration cards all result from application to emigrate. Dissidents lose citizenship and other forms of oppression make some emigrant hopeful truly exiles within their own country. The Trif family applied for emigration in 1976 and are still denied. to date. Mrs. Grommes 23 requests to meet her family in West Germany have continually been denied. Mrs. Muller tried to emigrate for 25 years. and when a petition was finally granted. she was beaten in her factory immediately thereafter. All property of emigrants is sold at low. fixed governmental rates. Any relatives who may be left behind are harassed and persecuted. Why should this continue? For 11 years. we have accepted their assurances of change. and for 11 years. these assurances have turned out to be tragically empty promises. Romanian President Ceauseascu permitted the emigration of Jews and Germans. in order to ease President Reagans doubts. However. Gen.
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