President. I am encouraged by recent news from the Soviet Government. SheinaLea Swartz. a longtime refusenik and cancer patient. has been given permission to emigrate to receive medical treatment in the West. Ms. Swartz and her family have been applying to emigrate since 1982. She was first diagnosed to have cancer in 1979. Since then. she has undergone three major surgeries. but her condition has continued to worsen. Hopefully. she will now be able to receive appropriate treatment. I am pleased that the Soviets have granted SheinaLea Swartz permission to leave. I hope that this is an indication that other individuals in the Soviet Union who suffer from fatal illnesses will be also allowed to emigrate to acquire the necessary medical attention. Naur Meiman. whose wife Inna recently died of cancer. has been waiting for over 10 years for an exit visa. His struggle has been long and hard. It is time for the Soviet Union to grant Naum and all other refuseniks permission to emigrate to the West. I urge the Soviet Go allow Naum to leave Union.e
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