Yuli Kosharovsky. Yaacov Rakhlenko. Valery Soifer. and Lev Sudwill not be allowed to emigrate because of their access to "government secrets." Mr. Speaker. I am not familiar with the specifics of each of these cases. but I do know about the case of Vladimir Slepak. I met Vladimir during my trip to the Soviet Union in October 1985 and his son Alexander resides in the Philadelphia area. Vladimir and his wife. Mariya. have been trying to emigrate for some 17 years. but have been refused because of Vladimirs supposed access to Soviet national secrets. His alleged exposure to secrets stems from is work 17 years ago as head of the Moscow Television Research Institute. Despite the fact that his knowledge of Soviet television technology is 17 years old. that such knowledge was only arguably tied to any military matter. and that others who worked with him on the same projects have been allowed to emigrate. he has been listed as ineligible to emigrate. Clearly. the Soviet position on this case is untenable. and it suggests that the other denials are equally supportable. Last Friday.
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