And where can food. clothing. shelter and medicines be obtained in regions torn by war and elsewhere which were already short of these essentials before the dislocations of war increased these shortages? I am sad toreport that many nations. which before the war would have cooperated willingly to alleviate the sufferings of unfortunate victims of oppression. are now hesitant to extend aid or provide refuge. They feel the pinch of want themselves and fear that additional refugees would prejudice the care and feeding of their own peoples and those refugees to whom shelter has already been extended. Nevertheless and despite these difficulties I am happy to announce that the War Refugee Board has made some excellent and humane and effective progress in rescuing some refugees and in alleviatihg the condition of others. particularly in the satellite countries. It is true that when viewed in the perspective of the great number in dire need and danger. only a little has been achieved thus far. A trickle of refugees has been assisted to escape. but a start has been made. and in a relatively very short time the ground work for turning this trickle into a stream and the stream into a flood has been laid. The War Refugee Board has. I am confident. the overwhelming support of the American people for its efforts on behalf of the oppressed and the unfortunate. I am also certain that the American people join with President Roosevelt in his recent condemnation of Axis atrocities against innocent victims.
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