Victor Novikov. people who have been held behind the Iron Curtain for more than. in one of the cases. 16 years without permission to leave. This is an encouraging sign and yet we are optimistically cautious because we truly do not know at this point whether glasnost is cosmetic or whether there is true substance to it. At the same time. immigration figures are increasing so. too. is the oppression on civil rights increasing in the other direction. It is for that reason we have a great deal of caution and a great deal of reservation as we commend the Soviets for beginning to open the door. We are hoping that on Sunday at the demonstration here in Washington of thousands of people who will be coming from all over the Nation to show their support for the Soviets. will give greater recognition of the need to improve their human rights and civil rights stand and will encourage Secretary Gorbachev in his meeting at the summit to keep this issue in mind.
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