I desire to invite the attention of the Senate to another area. and that is the IRO. Mr. President. the present displacedpersons law defines a displaced person by incorporating by reference the definitions contained in the constitution of the International Refugee Organization. The definition which is contained in the constitution of the International Refugee Organization. in addition to defining a displaced person or refugee. sets forth who shall be the concern and who shall not be the concern of the International Refugee Organization. It was clearly the congressional intent that the definition contained in the constitution of the International Refugee Organization would be a formula to * e applied to administering the law by the Immigration and Naturalization Services and by the consular officers. However. under the administrative practice which has been followed in administering the law. the certifications which are made by the International Refugee Organization are accepted as binding not only upon the Displaced Persons Commission. but upon our immigration officers. and consular officers as well. That. Mr. President. Is the practice in vogue. These certifications by the International Refugee Organization are not only with reference to whether or not the applicant is a displaced person. but also with reference to other elements of the applicants eligibility under the law. such as the date of his arrival in the occupied areas. and whether or not he was in the areas prescribed by the law. Mr. President. as I have stated. in this whole setup the International Refugee Organization is the most important cog in the machine. It initiates the files. Our own Government cannot go beyond the scope of those that it says are in its care and are displaced persons as defined by it.
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