William Cohen. the president of the Boulder Action for Soviet Jewry Committee. writes that any waiver of the JacksonVanik amendment at this point in time is premature. I agree. He cites that fact that although the Soviet Union has demonstrated increased levels of emigration recently. there has been no substantive reform of " * * Soviet emigration law and policies (that] guarantee the right and opportunity for freedom of emigration." As our relations continue to evolve with a Soviet Union that Is in the midst of change. we must not allow the few positive steps toward change taken so far by the Soviet leadership to become a substitute for actual. substantive restructuring of the Soviet system. Increased emigration levels are very positive steps. They are not substantive reform of the Soviet emigration system. I ask my colleagues to read Mr. Cohens editorial carefully.
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