In order for the United States to begin to accord the Soviet Union the status of a civilized society with which we will find it acceptable to deal on a regular and regularized basisengaging in international commerce and exchanges of information and ideas. for instancethe U.S.S.R. must meet certain minimum standards of behavior in the area of human rights. This is not the sole requisite to improved bilateral relations. but it is an important one. Earlier this year. 55 U.S. Senators joined Senator JOHN HEINZ and myself in sending a letter to General Secretary Gorbachev. This letter expressed our conviction that "the construction of much desired further bilateral progressbetween the United States and the Soviet Uniondepends to a large degree on progress on emigration and related issues."o
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