I would like to enter into a colloquy with the gentleman from Alabama . The colloquy is with respect to the Jewish Agency in Russia. On April 30. 1996. the Jewish Agency. which is a quasigovernmental body that has brought more than 630.000 Jewish immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union since 1989. had its accreditation revoked by Russian Government authorities. which effectively terminated its right to operate is Russia. If the chairman recalls. during our subcommittee markup. I reserved the right to revisit the situation of the Jewish Agency and the Russian authorities were unable to come to an amiable settlement of the matter.
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