Mr. President. for 15 years now. the free world has searched for a solution to the Arab refugee problem but little has been achieved. Complicating the situation has been the intransigence of the Arab nations. Their repeated threats to destroy the State of Israel have created an atmosphere in which meaningful dialog is almost impossible. Meanwhile. more than 1 million human beings have become virtually permanent wards of the United Relief and Works Agency of the United Nations. The United States has borne 70 percent of the cost of this relief program and spent $350 million to date. The situation cries out for objective analysis if we are ever to resolve the refugee problem. and although prospects of progress appear bleak at the moment. there are constructive suggestions available which could lead to a new beginning in our Governments approach. Some of the most profound thinking on the problem has just appeared in a series of articles written under the distinguished byline of Philip Hochstein. editorial director of the Newhouse Newspapers. and president of Advance News Service. Mr.