Indeed. my country is most grateful to this great American. We are indebted to him for the efficient help which he gave us after the war. Many millions of refugees. expellees. and displaced persons had flocked to Germany. My country was defeated. destroyed. and ruined. Our people had lost courage. they were depressed and starving. We could hardly manage to keep alive ourselves and it was most difficult to find food. lodgings. clothes. and employment for the German refugees and the international refugees. In this terrible stress we heartily welcomed the efforts of Congressman Walter to resettle hundreds of thousands of refugees in countries outside Europe. Already in 1946. 1 year after the end of the war. Mr. Walter visited Germany. In 1947 he returned to Germany for 3 months and made a thorough study on the problem of displaced persons and refugees. A report on that study which. if I am rightly informed. was addressed to the Congress of the United States. was published and gave rise to widespread interest. In the subsequent years the United States facilitated the emigration of refugees--other states followed in this way. As all of you know. Mr.
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