Meanwhile Roald is under threat of arrest for parasitism. Galina. who urgently needs medical attention for her heart and eyes. is afraid to seek it. fearing Roald will be rearrested in her absence. We must do everything in our power to ensure the right of free emigration from the Soviet Union. Though the emigration of Soviet Jews has increased in 1987. we are far from the pace which saw 51.000 emigrate in 1979. We must apply continuous pressure on the Soviet Government until all those who wish to obtain visas have been allowed to do so. T would like to commend the 47 of my colleagues in the Senate who recently joined me in writing to General Secretary Gorbachev urging the release of the Zelichonoks on humanitarian grounds. We also wrote to Secretary of State Shultz urging him to take advantage of his meetings with Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnadze to address the plight of the Zelichonoks. and to request that the Department of State to raise the Zelichonok familys situation in any other appropriate settings.
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