Leonard attempted to deal with the Soviet bureaucracy and was given the runaround. Finally. after one fruitless meeting after another. Leonard learned that a commission appointed to review emigration requests had. in fact. considered the Terlitsky case. were divided over it. and that the request would have to be considered all over again. That is where the issue remains. What is clear is that the Soviet officials will not resolve this case favorably on humanitarian grounds. They will only do so when appeals on behalf of the Terlitsky family have become so frequent and overwhelming that the Soviets will be glad to let them go just to end the pressure. This does not happen often. but It is often the reason the Soviets will finally relent. Perhaps the Terlitsky family will eventually be given permission to emigrate. I will certainly continue working for that. But how many refuseniks remain unknown in the Soviet Union?
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