First. I wish to state that I stand with the Senator in his desire to have the United Nations facilities used in this respect. The U.N. can play a very constructive role in Vietnam and particularly in the refugee problem. I. too. have had the privilege of talking with the agencies. I have talked in particular to Prince Sadri Khan. the High Commissioner of the U.N. for refugees. We agree that it would be a most constructive act. So I join with my colleague In his efforts. I would like to make one point. I was in Vietnam. as was the distinguished Senator from Massachusetts. United States policy is that the Saigon government is essentially responsible for the needs of the refugees. and that this government is not doing as well as it could or should about the refugees. The administration and care of the refugees in refugee camps is the responsibility of the Saigon government. I think that should be emphasized. But it is also true. and must be equally emphasized. that the United States has the responsibility to prod the Saigon government into taking more effective measures for and making more funds available to the refugees. The President of the United States says that we are interested in these unhappy people. but the amount of money budgeted to help them does not show a great enough recognition of the humanitarian problem of the refugees. We must give more. and we must see that what we do give actually reaches the hands of the people who need it.
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