I opposed any delays in consideration of this issue last fall. I urge my colleagues not to give in on this humanitarian issue. I wrote to the President. after he had succeeded in getting the delay and I urged him not to link consideration of the refugee guarantees to progress in the peace conference. To his credit. he has not made this linkage. Instead. he has upped the ante. President Bush and his selfserving Secretary of State. James Baker. have crated a new linkage which I fear will set a very dangerous precedent. By establishing a linkage of refugee loan guarantees to the internal Israeli Government policy of settlements. Bush and Baker have directly thrust this country into the internal politics of Israel. Indirectly. they have indicated that they would prefer a different government headed by a different Prime Minister.