I do not believe the interpretation of the amendment which has been suggested by my good friend the Senator from West Virginia Is a correct interpretation and I think that a study of the provisions of the bill will bear out my statement. The amendment merely provides that any quota we fix for admission of "eligible displaced persons" shall be distributed among groups and nationalities as those groups and nationalities are designated by the International Refugee Organization. The significant words are the words "Eligible displaced persons." Who are the eligible displaced persons described in S. 2242. which is the committee bill? They are not persons from the nations of which the Senator from West Virginia had spoken. Section 2 of S. 2242 defines a displaced person in part as follows: (b) "Displaced person" means any displaced person or refugee as defined in annex I of the constitution of the International Refugee Organization and who is the concern of the International Refugee Organization. Turning to annex I of the constitution of the International Refugee Organization we find that displaced persons must have been(a) victims of the Nazi or Fascist regimes or of regimes which took part on their side in the Second World War. I think the Senator would agree with me that the amendment simply provides a method of distributing the quota that will be admitted. and does not change the definition of "eligible displaced persons." The Senators amendment certainly does not mean that people are to be brought in who have never been considered as displaced persons. The committee bill itself says that only those who are "eligible displaced persons" shall be admitted.
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