The gentleman just mentioned the holocaust that is going on in Southeast Asia. I would remind the House that last week was the 40th anniversary of the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. a parallel situation comes to mind. In those dark days we chose to turn our backs on the refugees aboard the St. Louis who sought asylum in our country. and their subsequent imprisonment in "death camps" at the hands of the Nazis will forever be to our shame. We must never again. through any action or lack of action. allow innocent people to perish at the hands of an oppressive government in any part of the world. not as long as we have the will and way in which to be of help. Those Indochinese refugees require our assistance now. We must act swiftly and decisively in their behalf. for to do otherwise would be to allow them to continue to suffer and die on monsoonswept seas and in woefully inadequate camps. While I feel strongly that we must encourage other nations to participate in these assistance efforts to the greatest extent possible. we must not make our aid contingent upon theirs.
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