Another essential which could not be rushed was the negotiation of the agreements with foreign governments which the act requires. Some of these agreements have not yet been worked out. and one of them. I happen to know. was achieved just recently only after the personal intervention of President Eisenhower with the Foreign Minister of the country concerned. Frankly. Mr. Speaker. I myself did not understand these delays. and I was much concerned last March 1 when the target date for the issuance of visas in volume passed without appreciable results. Being genuinely and constructively interested in the success of this humanitarian program. I took the trouble to learn what the difficulties and delays were all about.