Supreme Soviet of USSR

“ Decision of a Soviet Republic to secede from the USSR must be made by means of a referendum if so voted by not less than two-thirds of the citizens of the USSR, who permanently resided on the territory of the Republic and are eligible to vote in accordance with laws of the USSR by the time the decision was made to conduct a referendum on secession from the Soviet Union. ”

“ In accordance with universally recognized principles and norms of international law and international obligations of USSR the seceding republic is to guarantee all civil, political, social, economic, cultural and other rights and freedoms of citizens of the USSR which remain on its territory without any acts of discrimination based on race, skin color, sex, language, religion, political or other beliefs, ethnic or social origin, welfare, place or time of birth. ”

“ Citizens of the seceding republic, convicted in the courts of law of USSR or other Soviet Republics and currently serving terms on the territory of the USSR are to be transferred to the mentioned republic if they had committed crimes for which they have been convicted on the territory of that republic. ”