Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in dents Executive order. and accompanying release. establishing a war refugee board. together with a statement thereon by the American Jewish Conference. duly constituted representative of American Jewry. The Executive order effectuates the policy of this Government "to take all measures within its power to rescue the victims of enemy oppression who are in imminent danger of death and otherwise to afford such victims all possible relief and assistance consistent with the successful prosecution of the war." The President has thus established all possible American machinery to develop and carry out measures for the rescue. transportation. maintenance. and relief of the victims of Axis oppression. and to establish havens of temporary refuge for such victims. As the world has learned to its horror. the main weight of Axis fury has fallen upon the Jewish population of Europe. which is marked for extermination by Hitlers butcher battalions. To these unfortunate victims. and to the other millions of every nationality. race. and creed who live under Axis rule. this action by the President of the United States comes as a beacon of hope and a promise of succor. May God speed the work of the War Refugee Board. and all agencies and governments cooperating in its work of mercy. rescue. and resettlement.
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