Mr. President. Naum and Irma Meiman are Soviet Jews who desperately want to emigrate to Israel. The Meimans have applied for exit visas several times. but the Soviet Government repeatedly refuses their requests. The Soviets claim that because of classified work he once performed. Naum was privy to state secrets. Naums calculations. however. were completed over 30 years ago. They are. in fact. long since outdated and well publicized. Even more ridiculous is the Sovietss denial to emigrate to Inna so she may obtain medical treatment for cancer. The Meimans are good and caring people whose basic human rights have been denied by the Soviet Government based on trumped up charges. The Meimans have not committed any crime. yet the Soviets treat them like criminals and hold them captive in Moscow. The Soviet Government has persistently persecuted the Meimans since they first filed emigration papers. Naum and Inna have been subjected to constant harassment and torment by the secret police. The Meimans home has been ransacked. their telephone has been disconnected. and much of their mail has been confiscated. The Soviets must recognize that their harassment and denial of human rights will not be tolerated. and we shall never relent in our efforts on behalf of the refuseniks. As persistently as the Soviets deny the Meimans basic rights. the more determined their friends around the world are in seeing them released. I strongly urge the Soviet Government to allow Naum and Inna Meiman to emigrate to Israel.e
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