Now I will readily concede that if we were to decide today to hold this bill over until next session. agreeing at the same time to undertake action upon it about February. only a very short time will elapse between now and then. But I am not at all sure that It is clear. or at least clear to very many people. that our failure to act. now that the DP bill is before us. will have serious effects in many. many places. For one thing. the International Refugee Organization Is destined to wind up its affairs by the middle of nextsummer. leaving a quite substantial job to be done in finding places for a number of hundreds of thousands of resettleable displaced persons. I feel strongly that by adopting the bill already passed by the Houseand in so doing. announcing that America intends to carry out its responsibilities of world leadership. by announcing that we intend. not only to stay in this thing until the problem is solved but that we are also ready. willing. and able to accept into this country between July 1. 1950. and July 1951. an additional 134.000 personsthe IRO will be in a position to reconsider its decision to disband. and further. will have an adequate opportunity to make provision for finishing the remaining work. This point is cogently stated in a personal letter I received October 10 from Under Secretary of State James E. Webb. who. in part. said: It is of particular importance. moreover. that very prompt action be taken in this regard since the International Refugee Orzanization General Council convenes tomorrow. October 11. for the specific purpose of deciding upon the future status and continuation of IRO. Definitive action by the Congress of the United States. along the lines of H.