More than 4 months later and after the baby was born. in December of 1986. the Federovs were called to militia headquarters where they were informed that the case had been reopened. implicting both of the Federovs. The new charges included testimony. given by unidentified witnesses neither present nor mentioned in the initial report. that Svayonia beat the drunken woman out of sheer hooliganism. I have written general Secretary Gorbachev asking for his personal attention to the rights of the Federovs who are trying to emigrate from the Soviet Union. As our own Government is presently involved in intense negotiations with the Soviet Union. it is appropriate that the Congress direct its attention to the fate of thousands of Soviet Jews and others within the Soviet Union who are being denied their basic human rights. We must persist in demanding attention to this problem whenever representatives of the United Sates and the Soviet Union meet for discussions. Soviet officials must know that these serious questions of human rights will not be ignored by the Government of the United States. I am proud that so many groups and individuals here in our own country and around the world continue to take an active interest in the problems confornting these people in the Soviet Union. In my own State of Oklahoma. several groups. who are affiliated with national and international organizations. speak out and challenge Soviet policy regarding emigration. I commend these efforts and call upon the Soviet Government to recognize the strong and growing worldwide commitment to securing human rights for all people everywhere.*
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