The Swedish Committee for Soviet Jews claimed today that a recently formed Jewish organization in Moscow is run by members of the KGB, the Soviet secret police. According to the committee, the purpose of the organization known as “The Popular Liberation Movement for Jews in the Soviet Union” is to trap Jews expressing anti-Soviet ideas. The Moscow organization was formed last Jan.
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