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Mr..President. in my opinion this problem is one of enormous moral interest to the Christian people of America. If It were left to the Christian people of this country. I think they would overwhelmingly indicate their desire that the recommendations of the AngloAmerican commission and the pronouncements of the President of the United States to the effect that 100.000 displaced Jewish refugees be immediately transported. without delay. to Palestine. be carried out at once. On a number of occasions during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the Congress of the United States has indicated its sympathy with and has taken a firm position in behalf of persecuted peoples. We can recall the attitude of the Congress and of the country in behalf of the persecuted German democrats back in 1848.