On the same date there will remain in Germany. Austria. and Italy approximately 243.500 displaced persons. the majority of whom will be in the United States area of control in Germany. I am informed that roughly 141.000 unissued visas will be available under existing law on May 1 of this year. It thus appears that if we leave unaltered the definition of the existing law. we can do our part in liquidating the problem by taking more than onehalf of those who remain. But if the committees definition is adoptedand that is what I assume the amendment to bethe residue of the available visas will be diluted by approximately 8.000.000 ethnic Germans for whom the IRO is not responsible. Every expellee who would be accepted for admission to the United States would mean one fewer IRO displaced person. The problem we hoped to solve by spending over $200.000.000 would be left without solution.