Con. Res. 42). submitted by Mr. VANDENBERG. is as follows: Whereas there are now in the areas occupied by Allied military forces many thousands of refugees. including persons who have been uprooted from their native areas to which they fear to return because of the probability of persecution for thei political beliefs. and Whereas following World War I. socalled Nansen passports were provided under the auspices of the League of Nations to meet the needs of such persons. and did meet those needs: Therefore. be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). That the State Department be requested to explore and promptly report on the subject of such refugees with a view to relieving immediately their present intolerable situation. either by means of appropriate international machinery withIn the existing framework of the United Natlons Organization to legitimatize and register the civil status of. and provide cards of identity for all stateless persons who are now in any area occupied by any armed forces of a constituent member nation of the United Nations Organization. or. by giving sufficient and proper authority for the above purposes to the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugee Problems now existing with headquarters in London. For the purpose of this resolution. a stateless person shall be understood to mean "any individual. free of criminal charges against him. who does not want to return to his former area because of the probability of persecution."
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