One must hope that some recent steps by General Secretary Gorbachev. including the release of Anatoly Scharansky. Yuri Orlov. and David Goldfarb as well as allowing the return to Moscow of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner. is a sign for the future. The updating last fall of the Soviet decree on emigration. however. appears to codify the present policy which prevents the emigration for the thousands of Soviet Jews who wish to join their families in an atmosphere of religious freedom. I believe that we must continue to apply pressure upon the Soviet authorities in condemning this repression. The passage of this resolution should once more announce our convictions that successful negotiations between our two countries can proceed much more expeditiously when the Soviet Union recognizes the rights of the Soviet Jews and others who wish to emigrate.
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