When the revolution of October 1956 was smashed by the brute force of Soviet tanks and troops. many Hungarians fled their homeland rather than continue to live under a foreigndominated communist tyranny. Two hundred thousand men. women. and children streamed across the borders into Austria and Yugoslavia. The United States has already opened its doors to some 25.000 Hungarians under the Refugee Relief Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act. We have also contributed more than $5 million to help pay for care of the refugees while they live in the camps of Austria. Unfortunately. the Refugee Relief Act has expired and the question now before our Nation is what more can we do to aid the plight of these refugees. The Hungarian revolution of 1956 was a dramatic testimony to the deep and abiding love of national and personal freedom which lies within the heart of the men of Hungary. We who live in security sometimes forget the high price of freedom in many parts of the world today.
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