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Mr. Speaker. last week I called upon the appropriate committees of Congress to insure that any agreement between Cuba and the United States on the entry of Cuban refugees into this country must contain certain conditions and safeguards for the south Florida area as well as the United State& The response to that speech. Mr. Speaker. has been most gratifying. The chairmen of the appropriate subcommittees have assured me of their full consideration. Already the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on InterAmerican Affairs has held hearings. Especially gratifying to me and to all the people of south Florida has been the expression by people in all parts of the United States of a willingness to assume both this privilege and the burden of additional thousands of Cuban refugees. Congress has recognized that the refugee problem is a national one. and I am happy that in this case it so ably reflects A6090 the innate hospitality and friendliness of all Americans. The following editorials from across the country attest to the willingness and friendliness with which the whole Nation welcomes those who have the courage to flee from tyranny: [From the Miami Herald. Oct. 18. 19651