Mr. Speaker. Dr. Benjamin Charny is a 48yearold mathmatician who lives with his family in Moscow. Since 1979. he and his wife. Yadviga. daughter. and soninlaw have been seeking permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union. Their requests have been continually denied. Soviet officials have claimed their refusal to grant permlsson Is based on Benjamins having once held a security clearance for a job he had more than 15 years ago. Although Dr. Charny Is only 48 years old. he is gravely Ill. He suffered from two heart attacks and recently a tumor was discovered on his thyroid gland. The cardiologists did not permit surgery to be performed on Benjamin for fear that he would not survive the operation due to his severe heart condition.
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