subsequently said: Mr. President. earlier today. the Senator from Pennsylvania made a very interesting and very able speech about the Arab refugee situation. It happens that earlier today I. too. spoke about that matter. I wish to state my pleasure at the thesis adopted by Senator SCOTT. which Is so closely in keeping with and in the same spirit with the same general conclusion and the same thesis on this subject which I espoused today. I take great comfort from the support of his independent thinking on this subject. and I join him in the belief that the problems of the Arab refugees are very serious. and that what we do in that regard will be a very important element of the stability in the Near East and of the hope for ultimate peace there. I also join the Senator from Pennsylvania in the belief that it will not serve well the solution of that problem to inundate the new State of Israel with a flood of repatriated Arabs who might become a fifth column there and. in that way. might endanger the new state. and that therefore we must remain faithful to our commitments. undertaken through the years. that we wish to help in a very material way in the resolution of this problem. as we have offered our help time and time again. But in order to be fair. such help must be based on the practical problem and its solution. which is essentially resettlement. together with whatever steps may be necessary and consistent with the maintenance of stability for the new State of Israel and the concept of the fair share.
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Repatriated Arabs might become a fifth column and endanger Israel.