Mr. Speaker. on August 14. 1987 the Committee on Foreign Affairs received notification of the furnishing of up to $8.5 million from the emergency refugee and migration assistance fund for unexpected and urgent needs in Lebanon and Africa. Under Presidential Determination No. 8719. up to $4.25 million of this amount would be for contributions to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees and to the International Committee of the Red Cross to meet urgent needs of Palestinian refugees and other civilians affected by the continuing conflict in Lebanon. The provisions of these funds fulfills a commitment made to several Members of Congress this last spring at the time of an emergency U.N. appeal following severe fighting in and around the refugee camps in Beirut. The Presidential determination and its justification follow:
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