§ 36. Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, following the release of Anatoly Shcharansky from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, he will now make further representations to the Soviet authorities on behalf of the following Soviet Jews who wish to emigrate, namely; Vladimir Szerah, Victor Brailovsky and Ida Nubel, Josef Begun, Aba Taratuta and Yuli Koscharovsky and Professor Alexander Lerner; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonWe made clear at the time of Mr. Shcharansky's release that we welcomed this development, for which we had long pressed, and that we hoped it would lead to sympathetic and speedy consideration of other human rights' cases. We shall continue to press the Soviet Union for a general improvement in its human rights performance and for full implementation of its international commitments, including those relating to emigration and family reunification.