Verity views JacksonVanik as a "Jewish" matter. rather than a fundamental premise of American policy. Leave aside the small matter that it represents the official commitment of all Americans. The fact is that Catholics. Lutherans. Moslems. Baptists. and all who are denied their rights under Soviet oppression. look to us and to our diplomacy in the Helsinki process and elsewhere to the leverage we can exert through JacksonVanik. as their glimmer of hope for liberty. Responding to a question about his commitment to involve himself actively in the issue of Soviet Jewish emigration. on page 25 of the hearing transcript. Mr. Verity said. and I quote: Well.
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