The newspapers have carried the news that President Nixon has ordered a very full and immediate investigation of the entire incident. In commenting on the Presidents decision. a White House spokesman said that: It appears that the situation was very poorly handled and there appear to be some errors in judgment by the officials involved. I am sure that all Senators will applaud the Presidents decision in ordering a complete and Immediate investigation of this flagrant and tragic violation by U.S. officials of the 1951 Convention on the Protection of Refugees. Many questions will have to be answered in this situation. The first question that requires an answer is how the district commander of the Coast Guard.
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