St. Louis and other places. I have spoken with persons who were thoroughly familiar with the refugee relief problem. and I have invited these people to bring to me any and all cases in which they felt there was undue delay. The results have been startling. In Chicago. one man brought to my hotel 2 huge boxes containing approximately 400 names. He alleged that all of the requirements set out by the State Department had been met. that many cases had been pending for from 12 to 16 months. and that it was a red letter day for his organization when any immigrant actually arrived in the United States. This is only one incident. and I could cite many more. Out of a total of 1.233 orphan visas issued. as of July 1. 898 orphans had actually come into this country. out of a total of 39.869 other visas issued. 20.491 relatives and only 5.771 true refugees have been admitted. I would not be entirely fair if I did not point out that after a visa has once been issued. it is not the Administrators responsibility as to whether or not it is ever used. I am not blaming him for the difference between the number of visas actually issued and the number actually used. However. Mr.
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