The Helsinki Final Act clearly establishes that married citizens of different states should have their requests for exit and entry permits examined favorably and expeditiously in a humanitarian spirit. What the Helsinki Final Act does not do is allow states to secondguess the decision an individual makes about whom they want to be with for the remainder of his/her life. I call upon the Soviet Union to honor its commitments under the binational marriage provision of the Helsinki Final Act and immediately grant emigration permission to the relatively small number of remaining divided spouses. By resolving these personal tragedies. the Soviet Union would be taking a step forward in enhancing trust between our two countries.
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