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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON March 21, 1952 Mr. Richard E. Neustadt Special Assistant The White House Dear Dick: In reply to your request for this Department's position on the March 20 draft of the Presidential message on immigration and aid to refugees, as well as our position on the memorandum from Assistant Secretary of State Hickerson, we are pleased to inform you that we have no changes to suggest in the message, and that we concur with Mr. Hickerson's recommendation No. 2 to the effect that the proposals for the training and education of refugees be deleted from the message. It appears, how- ever, that the March 20 draft has already incorporated the previous suggestion to that effect made by us. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Best regards, Wes M.Cume Executive Assistant to the Secretary by 8 48