But the power to heal. to salvage and rehabilitate the victims of natural disasterand waris not being exercised in a measure commensurate with other uses of our power or the needs of today. And on the practical level it points anew to the lack of a focal point in our Governments bureaucracy for the handling of humanitarian questions. This is why just a year ago the judiciary subcommittee on refugees. which I serve as chairman. recommended the creation of a bureau of social and humanitarian services within the Department of Stateand why I wrote a letter to President Nixon on September 17. submitting a detailed proposal to accomplish this objective. Mr. President. like so many massive human tragedies in recent timesin Peru.
Keywords matched
refugees