Speaker. the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering H. R. 8193. which the House of Representatives adopted unanimously on March 15. This bill amends the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 by making available unused quotas allotted for Italian. Greek. and Dutch refugees to those who qualify as relatives under the act. For the security of the free world and for the good of the United States. it is my devout hope that the Senate will take prompt action toward enacting this legislation. Here. within the framework of existing legislation. without adding a single new immigrant to the number approved in 1953. we can relieve distress in three countries which American policy regards as our outposts against the Communist peril. It is noteworthy that Greece was the first European nation against which the Communists turned their armed might after World War IIand it was here that the United States first demonstrated its intent to halt Communist expansion. Greek heroism. supported by American arms. defeated communismbut the fight goes on. and this valiant friend must be aided.
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