number of people who had emigrated from the USSR in 1989 was 235,000. Only 0.3 per cent of those applying had been refused permission to emigrate. At a citizen's request, the reasons for the refusal would henceforth be furnished in Writing, and the citizen had the right of appeal to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. The draft law on the procedure for entering and leaving the country by USSR citizens was likely to he adopted at the forthcoming session of the Supreme Soviet. The representative said that a draft decree abolishing existing restrictions to move freely within the country had been introduced and would be adopted in the near future. The representative said with regard to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, that the only way to solve the problem was through a demonstration of goodwill on the part of the two national groups involved and an effort to reach a compromise. As regards the formation of political parties on an ethnic basis, he said that there were guarantees in the Soviet Constitution and the new legislation on social organizations against the establishment of groups that fostered racial or ethnic disharmony. Referring to the question concerning the Confinement of opponents of the Government in psychiatric hospitals, he pointed out that recent legislation had increased the guarantees available to citizens and made it less likely that people who were not genuinely ill would be confined in psychiatric hospitals. Many measures had been taken to prevent abuses by the -63- authorities or hospitals themselves, and an official who sent someone to a psychiatric hospital without justification was liable to criminal prosecution. The representative of the State party said that the number of believers in the USSR was estimated to be between 70 and 90 million, of which a large proportion were Muslims. Bvelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing internal affairs and human rights within the USSR, touching on topics such as emigration, political parties, and the treatment of opponents of the government. While it does not seem to be directly related to economic development, natural resources, or industry, it does imply that the government is taking steps to liberalize certain restrictions and increase guarantees for citizens.

**Category**
Human rights, Culture