MAY 14, 1986

(handwritten) (checked) Sam Byrd (illegible) (end handwritten)

TO: THE MAJORITY LEADER
FROM: SHEILA BAIR
SUBJECT: SHCHARANSKY MEETING/RECEPTION

The Senate reception for Shcharansky, being jointly hosted by you, Byrd, Lugar, and Pell, will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 this afternoon in S. 207. Shcharansky will speak for about 10 minutes at the beginning of the reception, after which time individual Senators will have the opportunity to meet and talk with him.
One decision which still needs to be made is who will introduce Shcharansky at the reception. Sen. Byrd might be a good candidate. During his introduction, he could talk about the Congressional gold medal bill we passed last week.
At 3:30 p.m. you are scheduled to meet with Shcharansky privately in your office. Shcharansky requested the meeting primarily for the purpose of thanking you for sponsoring the resolution prior to last year's Geneva summit which helped secure his release. (Copy of the resolution along with the follow-up letter you and Byrd sent to the President are attached.) He will also want to talk to you about human rights abuses in the Soviet Union and his strong support for Jackson-Vanik. (His representatives have been briefed about what happened with the Washington Times article. We have been assured that will not come up.)

Attachment


(page 2)
Became Law Aug. 6, 1985

S.J.RES.161
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DOLE
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE
JULY 11, 1985
TO APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF SOVIET JEWRY

Whereas President Reagan recently stated that "Soviet Jewry suffers from persecution, intimidation, and imprisonment within Soviet borders;
Whereas President Reagan stated further that "We will never relinquish our hope for their freedom and we will never cease to work for it and that "If the Soviet Union truly wants peace, truly wants friendship, then let them release Anatoly Scharansky and free Soviet Jewry."

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, in support of the President's position, the Congress calls on the Soviet Union, as an initial gesture --
(1) to release immediately Anatoly Scharansky, Yosef Begun, and all other Prisoners of Conscience, and allow them to leave the Soviet Union;
(2) to issue immediately exit permits to the many long term "Refuseniks" such as Ida Nudel and Vladimir Slepak; and
(3) to allow those thousands of Jews who wish to join their relatives abroad to leave this year and pledge that such cases shall be dealt with expeditiously and in a humanitarian way during the next 3 years, thus enabling those who have requested exit permits to leave.


(page 3)
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, DC 20510

September 24, 1985

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:
In anticipation of your forthcoming summit with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, we are writing to reaffirm our strong support for you in presenting our country's forceful position in regard to human rights, free emigration and the release of prisoners of conscience. Consistent with P.L. 99-81 (herewith), approved on August 6, 1985, and your own human rights policy, positive achievement on this issue should be an important focus of the summit.
Concerns about Soviet human rights abuses will be a factor in Senate consideration of future agreements affecting relations with the Soviet Union.
We pledge our firm support for your urging Mr. Gorbachev to undertake just and expeditious corrections to the human rights abuses in the U.S.S.R., including relief for Soviet Jewry on the basis of P.L. 99-81, and to abandon a policy that violates both basic standards and past international agreements.

Sincerely,

(signature)
Robert C. Byrd
Minority Leader

(signature)
Robert Dole
Majority Leader

RCB: plm
Enclosure


(page 4)
as of 11:05am 5/14/86

Reception Honoring Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Wednesday, May 14, 1986
2:30 p.m. - S-207 of The Capitol

Hosts:
Senator Robert J. Dole, Majority Leader
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democratic Leader
Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Claiborne Pell, Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

Guests:
Mr. Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Mr. Yosef Lamdam, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in the United States of America
Mr. Ari Weiss
Mr. Avi Maoz
Mr. Marvin Josephson
Mr. Richard Altman

Members, U.S. Senate:
Senator John C. Stennis
Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Senator Ernest F. Hollings
Senator Ted Stevens
Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Senator Alan Cranston
Senator Lowell P. Weicker
Senator Robert T. Stafford
Senator Jesse Helms
Senator Pete V. Domenici
Senator Jake Garn
Senator Wendell H. Ford
Senator Dale Bumpers
Senator Gary Hart
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum
Senator John H. Chafee
Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Senator John Heinz
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator Dennis DeConcini
Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Senator Malcolm Wallop
Mrs. French Wallop
Senator Dave Durenberger
Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum
Senator Thad Cochran
Senator Rudy Boschwitz


(page 5)
Members, U.S. Senate (cont.)
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Senator John W. Warner
Senator David Pryor
Senator William L. Armstrong
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Senator William S. Cohen
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator Gordon J. Humphrey
Senator Mark Andrews
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator John P. East
Senator Mack Mattingly
Mrs. Carolyn Mattingly
Senator Slade Gorton
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Warren Rudman
Senator Pete Wilson
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Chic Hecht
Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
Senator John F. Kerry
Senator Mitch McConnell

Officers, U.S. Senate:
Mrs. Jo-Anne L. Coe, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Ernest E. Garcia, Sergeant at Arms,
Mr. Howard O. Greene, Jr., Secretary for the Majority
Mr. David J. Pratt, Secretary for the Minority

Staff, U.S. Senate:
Ms. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Sheila Bair, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Al Lehn, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Walt Riker, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Joyce McCluney, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Graeme Bannerman, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Ken Myers, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Brad Gordon, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Geryld Christianson, Minority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations


(page 6)
Staff, U.S. Senate: (cont.)
Ms. Nancy Stetson, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Minority)
Mrs. Sandra Mason, Committee on Foreign Relations
Ms. Jan Paulk, Director, Office of Interparliamentary Services


(page 7)
Reception Honoring Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Wednesday, May 14, 1986
2:30 p.m. - S-207 of The Capitol

Hosts:
Senator Robert J. Dole, Majority Leader
(checked) Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democratic Leader
(checked) Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
(checked) Senator Claiborne Pell, Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

Guests:
Mr. Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Mr. Ari Weiss
Mr. Avi Maoz
Mr. Marvin Josephson
Mr. Richard Altman
(checked) Mr. Yosef Lamdam, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in the United States of America

Members, U.S. Senate:
Senator John C. Stennis
Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Senator Ernest F. Hollings
(checked) Senator Ted Stevens
Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Senator Alan Cranston
Senator Lowell P. Weicker
Senator Robert T. Stafford
(checked) Senator Jesse Helms
Senator Pete V. Domenici
(checked) Senator Jake Garn
Senator Wendell H. Ford
Senator Dale Bumpers
Senator Gary Hart
(checked) Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum
(checked) Senator John H. Chafee
Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
(checked) Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
(checked) Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
(checked) Senator John Heinz
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator Dennis DeConcini
Senator Orrin G. Hatch
(checked) Senator Malcolm Wallop
(checked) Mrs. French Wallop
(checked) Senator Dave Durenberger
(checked) Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum
Senator Thad Cochran
Senator Rudy Boschwitz


(page 8)
Members, U.S. Senate (cont.)
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Senator John W. Warner
Senator David Pryor
(checked) Senator William L. Armstrong
(checked) Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Senator William S. Cohen
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator Gordon J. Humphrey
Senator Mark Andrews
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
(checked) Senator Charles E. Grassley
(checked) Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato
(checked) Senator Arlen Specter
Senator John P. East
(checked) Senator Mack Mattingly
Mrs. Carolyn Mattingly
Senator Slade Gorton
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Warren Rudman
Senator Pete Wilson
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
(checked) Senator Chic Hecht
(checked) Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
Senator John F. Kerry
Senator Mitch McConnell

Officers, U.S. Senate:
Mrs. Jo-Anne L. Coe, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Ernest E. Garcia, Sergeant at Arms,
Mr. Howard O. Greene, Jr., Secretary for the Majority
Mr. David J. Pratt, Secretary for the Minority

Staff, U.S. Senate:
Ms. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Sheila Bair, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Al Lehn, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Walt Riker, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Joyce McCluney, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Graeme Bannerman, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Kenneth Myers, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Bradley Gordon, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Geryld Christianson, Minority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations


(page 9)
Staff, U.S. Senate: (cont.)
Ms. Nancy Stetson, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Minority)
Mrs. Sandra Mason, Committee on Foreign Relations
Ms. Jan Paulk, Director, Office of Interparliamentary Services


(page 10)
as of 11:05am 5/14/86

Reception Honoring Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Wednesday, May 14, 1986
2:30 p.m. - S-207 of The Capitol

Hosts:
Senator Robert J. Dole, Majority Leader
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democratic Leader
Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Claiborne Pell, Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

Guests:
Mr. Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Mr. Yosef Lamdam, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in the United States of America
Mr. Ari Weiss
Mr. Avi Maoz
Mr. Marvin Josephson
Mr. Richard Altman

Members, U.S. Senate:
Senator John C. Stennis
Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Senator Ernest F. Hollings
Senator Ted Stevens
Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Senator Alan Cranston
Senator Lowell P. Weicker
Senator Robert T. Stafford
Senator Jesse Helms
Senator Pete V. Domenici
Senator Jake Garn
Senator Wendell H. Ford
Senator Dale Bumpers
Senator Gary Hart
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum
Senator John H. Chafee
Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Senator John Heinz
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator Dennis DeConcini
Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Senator Malcolm Wallop
Mrs. French Wallop
Senator Dave Durenberger
Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum
Senator Thad Cochran
Senator Rudy Boschwitz


(page 11)
Members, U.S. Senate (cont.)
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Senator John W. Warner
Senator David Pryor
Senator William L. Armstrong
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Senator William S. Cohen
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator Gordon J. Humphrey
Senator Mark Andrews
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator John P. East
Senator Mack Mattingly
Mrs. Carolyn Mattingly
Senator Slade Gorton
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Warren Rudman
Senator Pete Wilson
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Chic Hecht
Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
Senator John F. Kerry
Senator Mitch McConnell

Officers, U.S. Senate:
Mrs. Jo-Anne L. Coe, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Ernest E. Garcia, Sergeant at Arms,
Mr. Howard O. Greene, Jr., Secretary for the Majority
Mr. David J. Pratt, Secretary for the Minority

Staff, U.S. Senate:
Ms. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Sheila Bair, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Al Lehn, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Walt Riker, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Joyce McCluney, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Graeme Bannerman, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Ken Myers, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Brad Gordon, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Geryld Christianson, Minority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations


(page 12)
Staff, U.S. Senate: (cont.)
Ms. Nancy Stetson, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Minority)
Mrs. Sandra Mason, Committee on Foreign Relations
Ms. Jan Paulk, Director, Office of Interparliamentary Services


(page 13)
as of 11:05am 5/14/86

Reception Honoring Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Wednesday, May 14, 1986
2:30 p.m. - S-207 of The Capitol

Hosts:
Senator Robert J. Dole, Majority Leader
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democratic Leader
Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Claiborne Pell, Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

Guests:
Mr. Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Mr. Yosef Lamdam, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in the United States of America
Mr. Ari Weiss
Mr. Avi Maoz
Mr. Marvin Josephson
Mr. Richard Altman

Members, U.S. Senate:
Senator John C. Stennis
Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Senator Ernest F. Hollings
Senator Ted Stevens
Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Senator Alan Cranston
Senator Lowell P. Weicker
Senator Robert T. Stafford
Senator Jesse Helms
Senator Pete V. Domenici
Senator Jake Garn
Senator Wendell H. Ford
Senator Dale Bumpers
Senator Gary Hart
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum
Senator John H. Chafee
Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Senator John Heinz
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator Dennis DeConcini
Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Senator Malcolm Wallop
Mrs. French Wallop
Senator Dave Durenberger
Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum
Senator Thad Cochran
Senator Rudy Boschwitz


(page 14)
Members, U.S. Senate (cont.)
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Senator John W. Warner
Senator David Pryor
Senator William L. Armstrong
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Senator William S. Cohen
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator Gordon J. Humphrey
Senator Mark Andrews
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator John P. East
Senator Mack Mattingly
Mrs. Carolyn Mattingly
Senator Slade Gorton
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Warren Rudman
Senator Pete Wilson
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Chic Hecht
Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
Senator John F. Kerry
Senator Mitch McConnell

Officers, U.S. Senate:
Mrs. Jo-Anne L. Coe, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Ernest E. Garcia, Sergeant at Arms,
Mr. Howard O. Greene, Jr., Secretary for the Majority
Mr. David J. Pratt, Secretary for the Minority

Staff, U.S. Senate:
Ms. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Sheila Bair, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Al Lehn, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Walt Riker, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Joyce McCluney, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Graeme Bannerman, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Ken Myers, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Brad Gordon, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Geryld Christianson, Minority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations


(page 15)
Staff, U.S. Senate: (cont.)
Ms. Nancy Stetson, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Minority)
Mrs. Sandra Mason, Committee on Foreign Relations
Ms. Jan Paulk, Director, Office of Interparliamentary Services


(page 16)
as of 11:05am 5/14/86

Reception Honoring Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Wednesday, May 14, 1986
2:30 p.m. - S-207 of The Capitol

Hosts:
Senator Robert J. Dole, Majority Leader
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democratic Leader
Senator Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Claiborne Pell, Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

Guests:
Mr. Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky
Mr. Yosef Lamdam, Counselor for Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Israel in the United States of America
Mr. Ari Weiss
Mr. Avi Maoz
Mr. Marvin Josephson
Mr. Richard Altman

Members, U.S. Senate:
Senator John C. Stennis
Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Senator Ernest F. Hollings
Senator Ted Stevens
Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.
Senator Alan Cranston
Senator Lowell P. Weicker
Senator Robert T. Stafford
Senator Jesse Helms
Senator Pete V. Domenici
Senator Jake Garn
Senator Wendell H. Ford
Senator Dale Bumpers
Senator Gary Hart
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum
Senator John H. Chafee
Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga
Senator Paul S. Sarbanes
Senator John Heinz
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator Dennis DeConcini
Senator Orrin G. Hatch
Senator Malcolm Wallop
Mrs. French Wallop
Senator Dave Durenberger
Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum
Senator Thad Cochran
Senator Rudy Boschwitz


(page 17)
Members, U.S. Senate (cont.)
Senator Alan K. Simpson
Senator John W. Warner
Senator David Pryor
Senator William L. Armstrong
Mrs. Ellen Armstrong
Senator William S. Cohen
Senator Larry Pressler
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Bill Bradley
Senator Howell Heflin
Senator Gordon J. Humphrey
Senator Mark Andrews
Senator Christopher J. Dodd
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato
Senator Arlen Specter
Senator John P. East
Senator Mack Mattingly
Mrs. Carolyn Mattingly
Senator Slade Gorton
Senator Don Nickles
Senator Warren Rudman
Senator Pete Wilson
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
Senator Chic Hecht
Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator Paul Simon
Senator Albert Gore, Jr.
Senator John F. Kerry
Senator Mitch McConnell

Officers, U.S. Senate:
Mrs. Jo-Anne L. Coe, Secretary of the Senate
Mr. Ernest E. Garcia, Sergeant at Arms,
Mr. Howard O. Greene, Jr., Secretary for the Majority
Mr. David J. Pratt, Secretary for the Minority

Staff, U.S. Senate:
Ms. Sheila Burke, Chief of Staff, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Sheila Bair, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Al Lehn, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Walt Riker, Office of the Majority Leader
Ms. Joyce McCluney, Office of the Majority Leader
Mr. Graeme Bannerman, Majority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. Ken Myers, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Brad Gordon, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Majority)
Mr. Geryld Christianson, Minority Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Relations


(page 18)
Staff, U.S. Senate: (cont.)
Ms. Nancy Stetson, Committee on Foreign Relations, (Minority)
Mrs. Sandra Mason, Committee on Foreign Relations
Ms. Jan Paulk, Director, Office of Interparliamentary Services


(page 19)
MAY 14, 1986

(handwritten) (checked) Sam Byrd (illegible) (end handwritten)

TO: THE MAJORITY LEADER
FROM: SHEILA BAIR
SUBJECT: SHCHARANSKY MEETING/RECEPTION

The Senate reception for Shcharansky, being jointly hosted by you, Byrd, Lugar, and Pell, will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 this afternoon in S. 207. Shcharansky will speak for about 10 minutes at the beginning of the reception, after which time individual Senators will have the opportunity to meet and talk with him.
One decision which still needs to be made is who will introduce Shcharansky at the reception. Sen. Byrd might be a good candidate. During his introduction, he could talk about the Congressional gold medal bill we passed last week.
At 3:30 p.m. you are scheduled to meet with Shcharansky privately in your office. Shcharansky requested the meeting primarily for the purpose of thanking you for sponsoring the resolution prior to last year's Geneva summit which helped secure his release. (Copy of the resolution along with the follow-up letter you and Byrd sent to the President are attached.) He will also want to talk to you about human rights abuses in the Soviet Union and his strong support for Jackson-Vanik. (His representatives have been briefed about what happened with the Washington Times article. We have been assured that will not come up.)

Attachment


(page 20)
Became Law Aug. 6, 1985

S.J.RES.161
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DOLE
IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE
JULY 11, 1985
TO APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF SOVIET JEWRY

Whereas President Reagan recently stated that "Soviet Jewry suffers from persecution, intimidation, and imprisonment within Soviet borders;
Whereas President Reagan stated further that "We will never relinquish our hope for their freedom and we will never cease to work for it and that "If the Soviet Union truly wants peace, truly wants friendship, then let them release Anatoly Scharansky and free Soviet Jewry."

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, in support of the President's position, the Congress calls on the Soviet Union, as an initial gesture --
(1) to release immediately Anatoly Scharansky, Yosef Begun, and all other Prisoners of Conscience, and allow them to leave the Soviet Union;
(2) to issue immediately exit permits to the many long term "Refuseniks" such as Ida Nudel and Vladimir Slepak; and
(3) to allow those thousands of Jews who wish to join their relatives abroad to leave this year and pledge that such cases shall be dealt with expeditiously and in a humanitarian way during the next 3 years, thus enabling those who have requested exit permits to leave.


(page 21)
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, DC 20510

September 24, 1985

The President
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Mr. President:
In anticipation of your forthcoming summit with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, we are writing to reaffirm our strong support for you in presenting our country's forceful position in regard to human rights, free emigration and the release of prisoners of conscience. Consistent with P.L. 99-81 (herewith), approved on August 6, 1985, and your own human rights policy, positive achievement on this issue should be an important focus of the summit.
Concerns about Soviet human rights abuses will be a factor in Senate consideration of future agreements affecting relations with the Soviet Union.
We pledge our firm support for your urging Mr. Gorbachev to undertake just and expeditious corrections to the human rights abuses in the U.S.S.R., including relief for Soviet Jewry on the basis of P.L. 99-81, and to abandon a policy that violates both basic standards and past international agreements.

Sincerely,

(signature)
Robert C. Byrd
Minority Leader

(signature)
Robert Dole
Majority Leader

RCB: plm
Enclosure


(page 22)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS

United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL

82 - [90 chairs]
3 aisles

press
photo op
steak op

Helmkie
Lugar's senate


(page 23)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS

United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL

Chuck Rivett, 4-8891
Capital Police
In charge of Special
Event - Meeting
w/ Scharansky's reps
(Altman) at 1:30 p.m.
SB


(page 24)
MEMORANDUM OF CALL

TO: Joyce
(blank) YOU WERE CALLED BY- (blank) YOU WERE VISITED BY-
Jack Daniels
OF (Organization) 4.0968

(blank) PLEASE CALL (arrow) PHONE NO. CODE/EXT. (blank)
(blank) WILL CALL AGAIN
(blank) IS WAITING TO SEE YOU
(blank) RETURNED YOUR CALL
(blank) WISHES AN APPOINTMENT

MESSAGE
Cap. Police

RECEIVED BY (signature)
DATE 5-12
TIME 10:07


(page 25)
United States Senate
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510

May 7, 1986

Senator Robert J. Dole Majority Leader
Senator Robert C. Byrd Democratic Leader
Senator Richard G. Lugar Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Claiborne Pell Ranking Democrat, Committee on Foreign Relations

cordially invite you to meet Natan (Anatoly) Shcharansky on Wednesday, May 14, 1986 2:30 p.m. Room S-207 of the Capitol
R.S.V.P. 224-3047