Dashevsky has chosen not only to dedicate his life to science. but to devote himself to his Jewish heritage as well. his groups activities have been disrupted by the KGB on repeated occasions. and he has been placed under constant and harassing surveillance. In examining the rationale used by the Soviet Government in support of its refusal to grant Dr. Dashevsky an exit visa. we are presented with an active example of how an archaic and repressive system can bend to serve its own ends. instituting whatever policies it deems necessary to deny individual freedom. The Soviet bureaucracy had developed the practice of denying Jews the right to emigrate to Israel and the West if they cannot produce signed statements from their relatives who are to remain in the Soviet Union proving that they will leave no outstanding debts nor obligations to the family members remaining. This tactic intimidates relatives who will not be leaving the country. in that they are required to sign documents which support emigration. and which will be placed in the files of the KGB. These statements are requested even though there is not a Soviet law on record which requires an individual to provide such a statement. Soviet authorities claim that their purpose for requiring such statements is to ensure that financial matters between emigrees and their relatives are settled expeditiously.
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