Mr. Director. this is a meeting of a very special character. called by the United States or. rather. suggested by the United States. to take advantage of the presence of the representatives who are here in Geneva. It is not in the formal sense an ICEM meeting and indeed when we look around the room and we see the governments assembled. the United Nations High Commissioners Office. the Voluntary Agencies. rather would they be considered as representing a community of countries and organizations interested in refugee work. In this room this morning we have many men with special responsibilities in their governments for migration and refugee questions and among such a group of toplevel and influential people a discussion of the remaining refugee problems and an assembly of the facts and information relating to these problems can do nothing but good in sustaining and expanding international effort. Among us this morning we have a very distinguished gentleman who is especially well equipped by knowledge. experience and authority to direct these deliberations. It is indeed our good fortune to have with us Congressman FRANCIS E.