Mr. President. beginning last summer. I had a series of discussions and correspondence with the Department of State in which I strongly protested the Departments implementation of section 203(a) (7) of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965dealing with the conditional entry of 10.200 political refugees from Communist or Communistdominated c6untries. The establishment of refugee offices in six European countries--one in the Middle East. and one in Asia. and none in the PacificI pointed out in a letter on July 12. 1967. effectively barred the entry of such refugees from Asia and the Pacific under this provision of the law. On July 25. 1967. I received an answer from the Department regarding my urgent request that refugee offices be established in at least two areas in Asia and the Pacific. I had suggested Hong Kong. Thailand. or Singapore.
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