Anslinger. United States representative on this Commission. has Issued several reports in recent months which paint an alarming picture of the extent and danger of this illicit traffic. which is worldwide in its scope and devastating in its effects upon the health and morale of its victims. Yet. in the face of abundant evidence that the danger is mounting throughout the world. the 83d Congress was responsible for further cuts in the already slender manpower of the United States customs inspection force. the Border Patrol. and other agencies having some responsibility in this vital field of law enforcement and protection of our Nation. The same Congress. I regret to say. failed to take any action on the numerous bills before it which called for a strengthening of existing penalties for narcotics violations. especially in the field of second and third offenses. If this new Congress does nothing else in the field of law enforcement. we owe it to our children to restore at the earliest possible date a fully effective customs inspection and border patrol force. as our coastal line of defense against illegal importation of narA20 cotics. We should also act immediately to strengthen the penal provisions of our narcotics laws. particularly for criminal repeaters who destroy the very souls of American manhood and womanhood through their evil traffic. I believe we also have an obligation to our Armed Forces and civil servants in occupied areas. as well as to humanity in general. to investigate to the fullest extent the organized and depraved conspiracy of international communism in its effort to subvert free people through promotion of narcotics addiction.
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