We have applauded the first. tentative moves he has made in withdrawing arms from Eastern Europe. and we take heart in the steady stream of pronouncements from the Kremlin that indeed. the winds of change are blowing in the Soviet Union. In the face.of all of the public acclaim. and the new image of the Soviet Union as the. vanguard of progressive forces. it is important for us to recognize that there still remain many pieces of j unfinished business on the Soviet agenda for reform. Foremost among: these "are those issues relating .to humanrights and the right of indiIviduals -to emigrate from the Soviet Union in an orderly and expeditious manner. The case of Dr. Belitsky isexemplary of many in the Soviet Union. where humanitarian deeds have yet to fully match humanitarian rhetoric. As with many refuseniks. Dr. Beliskys application for a visa has been refused on the grounds that his employer. the Ministry of Public Education. had objected on the grounds of secrecy. . Dr. Belitsky had worked in the.Institite of Mechanics until 1979. developing measuring instruments.
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