Madam President. because I was in Europe last week it was impossible for me to make a statement during Captive Nations Week. Nevertheless. the plight of the captive nations was certainly on my mind and just Sunday I was in Berlin. During my stay in that outpost of freedom. I visited the Marianfelde Reception Center for escapees from the East Zone. As I talked with many of the refugees I was struck by the loss of skilled manpower which the Communists are suffering. The steppedup exodus of refugees from East Germany is eloquent testimony to the troubles which Khrushchev faces within his own colonial empire. Some of us have. I believe. tended to underestimate the strength which rests on our side.
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