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Robert C. Byrd: “However, we must not forget that there are still many dissidents who remain in Soviet prisons, that many Soviet citizens…”

On the recordApril 30, 1979
However, we must not forget that there are still many dissidents who remain in Soviet prisons, that many Soviet citizens are imprisoned or restricted because of their political or religious beliefs.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Apr 30, 1979

Editor's note · Context

Commenting on the release of Soviet dissidents in an exchange of prisoners.

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