During the past few weeks. many of our colleagues have joined in appeals on behalf of the Elberts. Now. once more. it may be possible to help this family by urging Mr. Vlasov to grant them an exit visa. It is especially important for us to go on record against the claim that Lev was exposed to state secrets during his military service during the 1970s. Since he served in a battalion that built swimming pools. this claimwhich has been used to refuse their past applicationsis clearly groundless. Accordingly. I plan to send Mr. Vlasov a telegram with the following text: "As Members of Congress. we urge you to grant an exit visa to Lev and Inna Elbert of Kiev. No one in this family has been exposed to state secrets. and they have the right to be reunited with their relatives in Israel under the Helsinki Final Act. the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. and Soviet emigration law. We hope you will act quickly for a positive resolution of this longstanding case." Because the Interior Minister may make a decision on this case very soon. I would like to send this telegram on Wednesday.
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