Attorney General. ladies and gentlemen. this is a memorable occasion for the Assembly of Captive European Nations. We have come here to pay homage to a man whose achievements we are singularly endowed to appreciate. As refugees from Soviet imperialism. we have always been aware of Representative WALTERs concern for the fate of those who fled tyrannical regimes and of the actions he has initiated to support them. As spokesmen for the freedom aspirations of our captive peoples. we have followed with admiration his determined struggle against Communist totalitarianism. And we are bound to state that in combining the qualities of a humanitarian. who aids the victims of a plague. and of a fighter. who sets out to repel and to eradicate the source of that plague. Representative WALTER has set an inspiring example. Our age is oversatiated with highsounding words and dazzling statistics. Yet those who have tasted the bitter bread of exile will never forget that Representative WALTER is the person who introduced and piloted through the Congress all immigration. displaced persons. and refugee legislation enacted since the end of World War II. Those who have experienced homelessness will never fail to grasp the full meaning of the facts that under legislation sponsored by Representative WALTER upward of 760.000 displaced persons and refugees entered the United States. that his creation. the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. has moved to new homes over 1 million emigrants from Europe of which over 450.000 were displaced persons and refugees. In coming to grips with Communist imperialism. Representative WALTER went to the heart of its problem and to the roots of its danger.
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