I urged that he impress upon Mr. Kashlev that General Secretary Gorbachevs desire to have his "glasnost" policy taken seriously would be wellserved by dealing favorably with Mr. Ogurtsovs request to emigrate. In signing the Helsinki accords in 1975. the Soviet Union undertook the obligation to treat the fundamental freedoms enunciated in the Final Act as basic rights of all Soviet citizens. To deny Ogurtsov his right to emigrate. after all of the injustices he has suffered. would make a mockery of those human rights guarantees which the Soviet Government has pledged to uphold. On the other hand. granting Igor Ogurtsov the relief he has sought for so longpermission to emigrate to the United States to join relatives herewould be a dramatic demonstration of the Soviets willingness to honor the rights of its citizens. I am hopeful that the strong statement the Senate has made today in giving its overwhelming consent to this resolution. will advance the cause of human rights for Igor Ogurtsov and all others who are bing denied their fundamental rights in the Soviet Union.
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