I rise to speak about the cause of Soviet Jewry. With General Secretary Gorbachev to arrive in Washington next week for the summit with President Reagan. it is especially appropriate to raise this issue. On the question of a citizens right to emigrate. the Soviet Union today stands alone among developed nations. By routinely citing a law that excludes those in possession of "State Secrets" from emigrating. the Soviet Union manages to repress and violate the rights of its Jewish population. It is readily evident that Soviet officials apply this rule to whatever extent they deem necessary to prevent any individual or group of individuals from leaving. This fraudulent application of the law is obvious and.
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