Rep. Wilbur Mills (D.Ark) chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, reportedly expressed confidence today that the Soviet Union would terminate its emigration restrictions during the next two months. Mills, co-sponsor with Rep. Charles Vanik (D.Ohio) of legislation denying Moscow-U.S, trade benefits as long as restrictive measures are applied, was quoted as saying that Congress would deny the Soviet most favored nation treatment unless the restrictions were removed.
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