Andrea and Victor were married in Moscow on November 21. 1985. It has been over 19 months since their wedding and yet they have been denied the right of living normal lives together. Despite the fact that their marriage was conducted according to Soviet law. despite the fact that the Soviet Union signed the Helsinki accords which makes provisions for individuals from two countries to marry and then be allowed to live in the country of one of the spouses. and despite the fact that repeated requests have been made on the Soviet authorities to allow Victor to emigrate. Mr. Faermark continues to be denied his pleas to Join his wife. Mr. Faermark made his first application for emigration in 1971. while working as a research scientist at a prestigious institute. Following denial of his application on the grounds of secrecy. Mr. Faermark was fired from his position and with much difficulty eventually found a job as an engineer. Since 196819 years agohe has not done any work which could be remotely classified as secret and yet he has been denied emigration over one dozen times. Mr. Speaker.
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