Fifty black African States have indicated that a repeal of the Clark amendment could have disastrous consequences for U.S. relations with black Africa. The committee vote of 19 to 5 for the retention of the amendment reflects an understanding of the problems which would be created by a repeal of the Clark amendment. Further. while I support the committees authorization of $5 million to aid Salvadoran refugees. it seems rather contradictory for us to provide refugee assistance through the Bureau of Refugee Affairs when only 2 Salvadoran nationals have received asylum out of the 5.570 who applied in fiscal year 1981. Finally. I support the committee action to make the Peace Corps an independent agency "to maintain its credibility as a nonpolitical persontoperson expression" of American voluntarism.
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