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Special efforts should be made in encouraging the South Vietnamese Government to involve the university students of South Vietnam. and to enlist their talent. in the task of meeting the needs of their fellow citizens and their country. Sixth. The subcommittee recommends that the seriousness and importance of the refugee problem. and Americas deep humanitarian concern for the plight of these people. be reflected in the presence of a refugee official at the highest policymaking level of the U.S. mission in Saigon. This official should be responsible only to the Ambassador and the President. He should be directly involved in all decisions. whether military or civilian. concerning refugees. He should be coordinator of all assistance efforts by the American people. through their Government or private voluntary agencies. Seventh. The subcommittee recommends that officials in the executive branch consider the establishment of a highly motivated. professional corps to serve in a civilian counterinsurgency establishment as a complement to the Special Forces in the military. The political. economic. and social services of such a specially constituted corps are urgently needed among the refugees in South Vietnam and their fellow citizens. and among the people of other countries threatened with Communist insurgency. Eighth. The subcommittee recommends that greater efforts be made to enlist the support of the international community. including intergovernmental organizations. in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of South Vietnam. World opinion. in both the private and public sectors. has not been marshaled effectively by the South Vietnamese and United States Governments. Contributions in trained personnel. equipment. March 4. -1966 and supplies are immediately needed to help ameliorate the serious educational. medical. social. and economic needs among the refugees and their fellow citizens in distress. Ninth. The subcommittee recommends that appropriate consideration be given to the establishment of a special international force of qualified personnel to assist in the development of southeast Asia.