Mr. Speaker. one of the most significant developments in the continuing struggle against Communist aggression has been the recent flood of refugees from Red China to Hong Kong. This exodus of Chinese from the territory under control of the oppressive rule of Mao Tsetung and his Communist hierarchy unquestionably reflects a downward spiral of the Red Chinese economy. growing unemployment. shortening food supplies. and indicates a widespread apprehension of famine in the future. The plight of these refugees is truly a pitiful one. They have left behind their jobs. their farms. their shops. and in many cases. members of their families who could not escape. and have fled to what they hoped would be a sanctuary and life of freedom. Understandably. it is difficult. if not impossible. for the vast numbers of refugees to be accepted and cared for by the very limited facilities of the Hong Kong government. Yet. it is most disheartening for the free world to witness the unfortunate and sorrowful manner in which so many thousands of refugees have been forced to return to a Red China where a very questionable fate awaits them. The refugees from Communist oppression. whether it be in Asia or in Europe or in the Caribbean. are. in a real sense. the wards and the responsibility of the peoples and nations of the free world. There should most certainly be an immediate effort to extend relief within. of course. the bounds of reality. It was for me and for millions of our citizens. heartening to note the manner in which the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has reacted to this refugee crisis in the Far East. As the reports of the refugee crisis reached this country. Mr. Robert E.
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