Speaker. I would like to take a moment to share with my colleagues the case of a Leningrad refusenik which the MinnesotaDakotas Action Committee for Soviet Jewry has recently brought to my attention. Samuel Gumintzsky has been refused a visa for 10 years on the grounds of secrecy. Although there may be some basis for this as he was involved in the Soviet space program. he has not worked in that field for a while and the information he possesses is most likely outdated. Moreover. the United States and the Soviet Union have agreed that. in the spirit of perestroika. they will share information regarding space exploration. Thus. the secrecy deadline should be lifted and his family permitted to leave. Samuel and his wife. Stella. agreed to divorce in the early 1980s as a means to facilitate emigration. but the family has not been able to obtain visas. Stella Verbitskaya is an English teacher in a Leningrad school. Stellas and Samuels daughter.
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