Iraq has retaliated with the indiscriminate expulsion of thousands of Iranians who live in Iraq chiefly to be near their Muslim shrines. The Iranian Foreign Minister. Abbas Ali Khalatbary. has indicated that the harshness of this intolerable situation could be mitigated if the Iraqis would handle the treatment of these forced refugees in a more orderly and humane manner. The absence of such procedures is creating a condition in which thousands of Iranians. separated from their families and possessions. are being forced into emergency border camps in subfreezing temperature and deep snow. Many have starved. many have died due to lack of medical care. and many more will continue to suffer needless hardships until Iranian pleas for a more just handling of the refugee problem gains an accord. I would now like to present several articles which detail the plight of the Iranian exiles: [From the Indianapolis Star. Jan. 1. 19721
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