I am saddened that the Secretary General. in his recent NBCTV interview. accused the United States of fabricating human rights issues in the Soviet Union for the purpose of draining Soviet talent. In the words of Mr. Gorbachev. we have organized a "brain drain" from the Soviet Union. and only those Soviets who hold "state secrets" are denied permission to emigrate. How can Mr. Gorbachev make these absurd. contemptible charges when most of the Soviet Jews who request exit visas are stripped of their professional positions and forced to work at menial tasks? The United States continues to lead the free world in upholding human rights across the globe. and we cannot allow the Soviet Union to continue to deny. to undermine and to lie systematically about issues of human rights. Mr.
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