Elena Besprozvanny. In 1976. when Mr. and Mrs. Beinus emigrated to America. their daughter and her husband and son were forced to remain in the Soviet Union. The Besprozvannys first applied for an exit permit in 1974. They were denied permission to leave on the grounds that they held state secrets. Since then they have applied for visas over a dozen times. each time being denieddenied the right to leave. denied the right to join the rest of their family. The Besprozvannys hold no state secrets. are no danger to the Soviets. their only wish is to emigrate from the Soviet Union and join their family. Mr. Speaker. the Congressional Call to Conscience for Soviet Jewry will continue to speak out against the abuse of human rights and the denial of basic freedoms that continue to take place every day in the Soviet Union.
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