Mr. President. I recently submitted amendment No. 1092 to S. 4542. a bill amending the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. and was very much pleased to have as cosponsors the distinguished Senator from Vermont . the ranking Republican member of the Foreign Relations Committee. and the distinguished Sdnator from Massachusetts . the chairman of the Subcommittee on Refugees. The amendment would increase funding to the United National Relief and Works AgencyUNRWAby $1.5 million in an effort to help alleviate the $51/2 to $6 millioh deficit the organization is facing and to bring U.S. funding up to its level prior to the Jun6 1967 war in the Middle East. The additional funds are intended to go to the maintenance of the educational and technical training facilities which are jeopardized by the impending deficit. -Mr. President. as the hearings before the Foreign Relations Committee approach on this matter. I think It important to keep in focus the crucial role that UNRWA plays in helping to reach constructive solutions to the tragedy in the Middle East by trying to alleviate human miseryin this case. of the Palestinian refugees which number 1.4 million. - This next week will be very important for the United Nations and UNRWA in particular. Within the United Nations there is a great deal of activity to try to find the adequate resources to meet this deficit and a strong indication of willingness to cooperate in every manner by UNRWA with regard to various criticisms laid to it by various member nations. Mr.
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