The Soviet Union has made several gestures. one of which was the release of Dr. Yelena Bonner from exile in Gorky to obtain a sextuple heart bypass in the West. Yet. with the few overtures that have been made in the areas of family reunification and the freedom of a number of activists. the plight of those who remain behind is only heightened that much more. As President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev prepare to meet in Iceland this weekend. Congress and the American people reiterate our deep commitment to individual human rights. freedom for Soviet Jews. and other minorities behind this Iron Curtain and indeed. the underscoring of our desire to see the Soviet Union comply with the international human rights precepts to which they are signatory.
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