Mr. President. my amendment was to clarify the words "any such country." and it inserted instead of "any such country" the words "such country." As the word "any" is defined in the dictionary. it means one or all. If a persun was displaced from his country of birth or nationality or last residence. and could not return to that country for fear of persecution. he was. in my interpretation of the present law. a displaced person under this language. I discussed this matter with one of the managers on the part of the House and I understood him to say that in his opinion the conferees eliminated amendment No. 48. which had been unanimously adopted by the Senate. because the conferees were of the opinion that the existing law had not been correctly construed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. and that if correctly construed it would take care of the two cases I have mentioned. and possibly of the 17 for whom private bills have been introduced. I now ask the distinguished chairman of the committee. and the patron of the substitute bill. which was passed. if I am not right in stating what was and is the legislative intent.
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