President. under the House version of the bill. 50 percent of the nonpreference portion of certain quotaswould be made available. for 5 years. exclsively to displaced persons who have been received by other countries of the world. The committee definition. on which the Senate is about to vote. does not include this group. The committee felt that displaced persons who have already been received by other countries of the world should not be given preference over other potential immigrants. With respect to one very large class of displaced persons. namely. the victims of Nazi persecution. the committee definition has adopted the precise language now contained in the constitution of the International Refugee Organization. This was done with a purpose. Mr.
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