Mr. Speaker. after a full year of Soviet glasnost. the 1986 emigration total for Soviet Jews stood at 914. That dismal total is the second lowest in the 1980s. and lower than an average 1month total in the 1970s. The much heralded policy of glasnost obviously didnt have a positive impact on Jewish emigration. Glasnost means openness. but openness to the Soviets does not refer to open borders for Soviet Jews. It is long past time for the Soviet Union to recognize that respect for human rights means more than merely signing an accord or talking about openness. If Mr.
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