Shevardnadze. and that our Government will continue to insist on observance of basic human rights in the Soviet Union in accordance with international agreements. I welcome recent Soviet gestures in releasing a few refuseniks. and I hope we will see a great deal of further progress. For those not already familiar with the problem of Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. it may be useful to review the background of the issue. It is not difficult for free Americans to imagine why anyone would want to emigrate from the Soviet Union. despite the hardship of leaving friends and relatives behind and starting over in a foreign country. We should remember. however. that Soviet Jews have special reasons for leaving. in part because they are singled out for special treatment. Jews are officially considered as a nationality in the Soviet Union. like Russians and Lithuanians and Uzbeks.
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