May rd at noon. we can show the Soviet Union that the concessions theyve made cant buy our silence. Theyll still have to earn it. These words parallel my own fear that recent releases will cause us to dismiss the pleas of individuals still suffering in the Soviet Unionindividuals such as Naum Meiman who have been waiting for over 10 years for permission to emigrate. Naum. who Is in his seventies. has been denied permission based on the presumption that he knows Soviet secretssecrets that are over 25 years old and have been disclosed in Soviet journals. And. OVIR recently Informed Naum that. due to the knowledge of these secrets. he will never be issued an exit visa. I cannot begin to imagine the devastation Naum must feel. I do know. however. that the United States must closely examine changes in Soviet policy. and assess what real improvement has occurred. For Naum Meiman. there has been no improvement. The United States must continue to apply pressure on the Soviet Union to release refuseniks. No matter how high emigration levels reach. we cannot ignore the cries of the individuals who remain there. I implore the Soviet Union to grant Naum Meiman. and all other refuseniks. permission to emigrate to the West.e
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