I hope that our great President. who is always so deeply concerned in a humane way with the plight of the oppressed and perseucted throughout the world. will take appropriate action to redefine and clarify the position of our Government so that the timehonored. historic principle of asylum for oppressed and persecuted peoples may not only be continued but safeguarded. and every effort made to depart from this principle shall be speedily eliminated from the American political scene. It is not only millions of Americans of Polish blood and their friends who are interested in this problem. but all true lovers of freedom in the American Nation are interested and vitally concerned that our Government adhere to its noble traditions of protecting the weak and helpless and giving shelter to the oppressed and persecuted. It would be a most unconscionable policy indeed for this Government to direct the deportation of any Poles or persons of any other nationality to a Communistcontrolled state where such a strong likelihood exists that they would be subject to persecution. oppression. and possible liquidation. With all my heart. I urge our great President and the administration to abandon its present course regarding the principle of asylum and make it clear that in America. the land of the free and the home of the brave. we intend to the best of our ability to protect human beings against the dread persecution of communism and that under no circumstances will we return lawabiding persons resident in this country to the control of ruthless Communist governments. I recently appealed to the distinguished Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service. Gen. J.
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