Mr. President. I rise to oppose the Fulbright amendment because it would not be In the interest of international harmony to call upon Israel to permit Arab refugees repatriation in advance of a peace settlement. Its adoption would fortify all Arab resistance to any comprehensive proposals for the resettlement of the Arab refugees. It would vindicate Arab insistence that Israel accept the primary responsibility for the refugee burden. Numerous studies of refugee problems recognize that the solution lies in resettlement. not repatriation. The real solution for the Arab refugee problem is integration in the Arab countries. This was envisaged in U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjolds report last yeara report which was sharply attacked by Arab leaders because it ignored the political demand for repatriation.
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