§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Russian authorities about their failure to grant an exit visa to Iosef and Alla Rajinsky of Leningrad.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAlla Rajinsky was given permission to leave the Soviet Union earlier this year. We made representations to the Soviet authorities about Josef Rajinsky in March. We understand that he has been notified orally that he has permission to leave, but that he still awaits formal confirmation of this.
§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Russian authorities about their failure to grant an exit visa to (1) Dmitri Yakubovsky of Kiev; and (2) Leah Yusofova of Dzhez Kazgan.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggDetails of the exit visa applications of Dimitri Yakubovsky and Leah Yusofova were included in a list of cases handed over by the British embassy in Moscow to the Soviet authorities on 29 August. During the CSCE conference on the human dimension in Moscow (10 September to 4 October) the United Kingdom delegation strongly urged the Soviet authorities to implement freedom of travel for all Soviet citizens.