Otherwise it is likely the children will suffer maltreatment and neglect. conditions that have been brought to my attention many times. I have before me a letter I have received from Miss Jeanne Jewett. administrator of the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission. She writes: Since the beginning of the Refugee Relief Act in 1953. our agency has been assisting citizens of Oregon in bringing foreign children to this State for adoption. We found participation in this program an interesting experience and believe that we have extended a needed service to the citizens of the State and to children residing abroad who needed adoptive homes. As we have worked on this program. we have become convinced that foreign children need even greater protections in adoption than children placed by the authorized agencies of this State.