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From: dan@WILMA.BBN.COM
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Subject: Re: UUCP to USSR
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Date: 9 Mar 88 15:48:51 GMT
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Whether you can direct-dial any part of the USSR, including Moscow,
seems to depend on the political climate.  A couple of years ago a
relative of mine died and his family tried to get in touch with his
son, who was in the USSR.  They could not even direct-dial the US
Embassy, let alone other Moscow places that might have helped them
track down the son.

I can easily believe that the situation is different now.  (I suppose
it's also possible that the SU distinguishes between different
countries in the West, and may permit calls from England but not the
US, but somehow I doubt it.)

	Dan Franklin