There Is no reason. however. to believe that the basic Soviet goals in those countries. the other Soviet satellites. and throughout the world have changed. In general. therefore. the conditions which caused the consistent attempts of people to escape from the Sovietdominated countries have not altered basically. The Secretary went on to write: While there is no positive indication as yet as to the manner in which the flow of refugees will be affected by recent developments behind the Iron Curtain. we are convinced that no more effective action could be taken by the free world at this time than to dramatize the availability of asylum. to which this legislation would make a substantial contribution. What the Secretary Is saying. In effect. Mr. President. is that there was a need to accept the challenge of these refugees from Soviet tyranny last year when the influx into Western Germany reached new heights. and that this need is even more pronounced today as a clear indication to these escapees that their heroic flight will not go unrecognized. Let us tell these people who fled from communism that the population pressures which they have helped build by reason of their escape will not go unnoticed by the people of the greatest truly free Nation in the world--the United States of America. The problem is further complicated.
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