handwritten at top of page: Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 3:00 p. m.

ATTENDING SHCHARANKSY RECEPTION:
Natan Shcharansky 
Richard Altman, NATPAC 
David Horn, NATPAC
Carl Kaplan, Board of Directors National Conference on Soviet Jewry
Jordan Goldman, Board of Directors National Conference on Soviet Jewry
Connie Smukler, Board of Directors National Conference on Soviet Jewry
Joel Breslow, President, Jewish Federations
Mark Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry 
Larry Kohler, Washington Jewish Week
Richard and Marlene Krieger, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

NOTES FOR SHCHARANSKY VISIT
o Tomorrow is Human Rights Day and Shcharansky will be going to the White House to meet with the President. He will also be talking with people at the State Department and has a number of meetings on the Hill.

o Shcharansky has continued to be outspoken about the need to be forceful with the Soviets about Jewish emigration. He is no advocate of quiet diplomacy on this matter.

o In addition to commemorating Human Rights Day, Shcharansky's mission is to urge Congress to adopt a resolution in support of Soviet Jewry -- something we should have no problem supporting -- and in fact -- we could offer to be original sponsors.

o But he will also want to discuss the new Soviet emigration policy, which is to take effect on January 1. While being billed as sweeping reform in the Soviet Union, this new policy narrows the definition of family reunification so that only those with "invitations" from a spouse, parent, child or sibling living abroad could apply. According to Shcharansky that would exclude about 90% of the close to 400,000 Soviet Jews who have applied. Most of these have invitations from more distant relatives.

o You may want to show Shcharansky some of the photographs Mike Pettit took of some of the refuseniks. He apparently knows some of these people, and would be interested in seeing how they are.