The Communists want a world which is restricted within compartments. controlled by the state. We want a world in which movement is easily possible. From the larger point of view of our struggle with the Communists. the plight of the escapees and refugees is tremendously important. Unless the United States takes the lead. as has been shown in regard to various statutes passed in recent years. it will be impossible to unlock the door for refugees. We still have a hard core of refugees and escapees from behind the Iron Curtain in Europe. and many of them are in camps. We still have tremendous refugee problems. no matter where one looks in the world. There is a high commissioner for refugees working under the United Nations. We have an Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees in which Members of Congress. I think including my colleague from New York. have taken a very active part. There are also other measures which relate to this question. which come under our own State Department. Mr. President. in my opinion. the highest kind of governmental policy is involved. I believe that we mark ourselves as a nation which has not yet fully grasped the significance of our role in the world when we allow other small countriesfor example. like Venezuelato show a record very much better than our own in respect to the resettlement of refugees and escapees. That is true not only with respect to Venezuela but also with respect to a dozen other countries. which have shown a better proportionate approach to this problem. Australia immediately comes to mind. as do other countries.
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