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Mr. Ryzhkov. should not contradict the main Law. in this case the provisions of the Pact. Unfortunately. in reality it severely restricts the right of Jews to emigrate from the U.S.S.R.. recognizing as the sole reason for emigration only the reunification of families. By the Complements provisions. only those who have firstdegree relatives abroad are entitled to apply for permission to leave the U.S.S.R. They have to produce upon the emigration boards request proof that those who invite them are really their mothers. brothers. sisters. etc. For some time the mortal threat of Jewish emigration contained in this Complement will be obscured by a temporary growth in the number of Jews applying for exit visas. It is a predictable phenomenon that the possibility to apply was extended to the Jews in the Ukraine having brothers and sisters living abroad because since 1979 brothers or sisters were not considered firstdegree relatives by Ukrainian emigration authorities. It stands to reason that the recently publicized review of 10.000 refuseniks cases in reality will deal with those previously denied permission to emigrate on invitations from brothers and sisters. Quite understandably this stock of potential emigrants will shortly be exhaustedbringing the whole emigration process to a sharp