Today I would like to take the time to draw attention to the plight of Vladimir Ralz. a refusenik from Vilnius. Lithuania. and his family. Mr. Ralz first applied for an exit visa in 1972 and received a refusal In 1973. based on reasons of state security. Vladimir was employed by the Institute of Molecular Sciences at the Academy of Sciences. and was denied a visa because he had access to secrets during his employ. His work. however. was part of an International program involving scientists from around the world. In close conjunction with the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.