Yet. the displaced persons admitted under that program showed. considering the numbers involved. an outstanding record of integration and adaptability and there were relatively few bad ones who were admitted. There seems to be an attitude of question about all former employees of the Displaced Persons Commission with the implication that their security attitude was not strict enough. Any such generalization can only impede the effective and prompt carrying out of the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. We are helped by a statement in the first semiannual report of the Displaced Persons Commission as to its personnel policy: Among the Commission personnel now serving overseas as selectors and case analysts are people comprising an excellent cross section of American life. representing 33 States. with varied backgrounds. such as employment counselors formerly with United States Employment Service or Civil Service. former Army intelligence officers. former immigration officers. former Federal Bureau of Investigation agents. teachers. social workers. and persons experienced in agriculture. industry and commerce. A high percentage of the overseas staff are veterans of World War II. many of whom had served in the occupied areas of Europe. The freedom of selection of personnel permitted by the act allowed the Commission to accomplish this result under emergency circumstances.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about the security attitude of former employees of the Displaced Persons Commission.