Mr. President. I wish to call attention to an extremely useful survey of refugee problems throughout the world. The survey was issued recently by the U.S. Committee for Refugees. a citizens committee whose work is familiar to all of us. As in past years. the current survey is definitive in recording the world refugee situation. and the various governmental and private agencies through which the American people render humanitarian assistance to those who flee persecution. tyranny. and military conflict. As chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Refugees and Escapees. I commend the United States Committee for Refugees for issuing this survey. The committee deserves our thanks for a job well done. in its every effort to help our citizens understand the significance of refugee problems and the continuing need for this country to exert leadership in finding reasonable solutions. Mr. President. refugee problems seldom dominate the headlines. but the troubles of our time are taking an increasingly heavy task in the flight of people from conflict and oppression. I am thinking of the more than 700.000 Vietnamese refugees who have fled their villages Into areas secured by the government of Saigon. I am thinking of the many Cubans who choose to leave their homeland. using small boats and the waters between Cuba and Florida as a gateway to freedom. I am thinking of the continuing refugee flow from Eastern Europe. from Communist China and Tibet. and from several countries in Africa. The plight of these people is tragic. and rightfully claims the concern of all Americans. This country has long stood in the forefront of those assisting the humanitarian effort for refugees. and there is little reason to believe that our leadership will not continue. But I feel that the growing number of. refugees in many areas. especially South Vietnam. necessitates a greater effort on the part of the United States to stimulate international cooperation in assisting these people. and in finding reasonable solutions to the undeniable problems that exist. This year is International Cooperation Year. In November a special White House conference will be held to discuss means of stimulating greater international cooperation in many important fields of endeavor. I sincerely hope the agenda will include the international problems created by the flow of refugees. Mr. President. I believe that Members of the Senate will be interested in the world refugee report of the U.S. Committee for Refugees. and ask unanimous consent that it be printed at this point in the RECORD.
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