Mr. Speaker. last weeks massacre of Palestinian refugees by Christian Phalangists was the latest example of the vicious brutality which has compounded the miseries of the people of that troubled area in our times. It is important that we distinguish between armed conflict between opposing military forces. which is tragic enough. and the savage slaughter of unarmed civilians. including women. children. and the elderly. which is intolerable. It will not be an easy task to bring stable peace to the Middle East. which has known constant war for more than three decades. We know it will be difficult. and we must not delude ourselves. But while we strive for the solution that will send the armies hom?. we must provide for the security of civiltans. including those in the refugee camps. The letter we are sending today to President Reagan seeks to have an international organization oversee and supervise the refugee camps to give the refugees new hope that they will be secure in the wake of the massacres at Shatila and Sabra. I am hopeful that this action will help prevent any recurrence of those horrors.
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