I was pleased to learn earlier this week that several longterm Soviet refuseniks finally have been granted permission to leave the country. including Viktor Brailovsky. When I came to Congress in 1981. I adopted this refusenik. Since then. I have been closely following 145 progress and have consistently written to the Soviet leadership urging his release. Over the past 15 years. Brailovskys requests to emigrate to Israel were denied ostensibly because of charges that he had knowledge of state secrets. Like all Soviet refuseniks. he and his family have suffered incredibly because of their desire to leave the Soviet Union. As the Soviets prepare for talks between Secretary Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze later this month in New York.
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