Joseph Irlin. Dr. Irlin was a noted specialist In cancer research when he applied to emigrate to Israel in 1979. When he submitted his application to emigrate. he was forced by Soviet authorities to resign from his job. Two years later. he was refused permission to leave the Soviet Union on the grounds that "there was no reason for your emigration." Since that time. he has been forced to work as a research scientist In Moscow. Boris Gulko. the international chess master and former refusenik. was recently in Washington and made a special plea for the release of Dr. Irlin. It is my hope that the upcoming discussions between the United States and the Soviet Union and the Government of Israel and the Soviet Union will bring positive results on the issue of Jewish emigration and those like Dr. Irlin. will soon be permitted to emigrate.
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