Jewish sources in the Soviet Union reported yesterday that a group of Moscow Jews visited the United Nations Mission headquarters in the Soviet capital on Friday to demonstrate for exit visas on the occasion of Human Rights Day. According to Western press reports, at least five Jews were taken into custody by Moscow police before their demonstration got underway. There was no immediate confirmation of the arrests from Jewish sources. According to the press reports, at least three police vans were spotted near the UN Mission as the demonstrators gathered for what was to be a 24-hour vigil. Militiamen guarding the building told persons trying to enter that it was closed for the day.
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