§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Prime Minister whether the President of the United States of America was able to report progress over the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union when he briefed her in Brussels following his summit with Mr. Gorbachev.
§ The Prime MinisterNo progress in this area has been reported as a result of the Geneva summit. President Reagan raised the issue with Mr. Gorbachev and started a dialogue on Soviet Jewry and other human rights issues which will be continued at subsequent United States/ Soviet meetings. There is no doubt about the importance the United States Administration attach to progress on human rights. I am sure, however, that the approach which the President has adopted is the right way to generate the mutual trust without which little progress can be made on matters of such sensitivity to both sides.