Draft of the President's Press Release, "On Our Participation in the Handling of Displaced Persons in Europe"
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OCR Page 1 of 7THE PRESIDENT'S PRESS RELEASE
ON OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE HANDLING OF DISPLACED PERSONS IN EUROPE
The war has brought in its wake an appalling dislocation of populations
in Europe. Many humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, are doing their utmost to solve the
multitude of problems arising in connection with this dislocation of hundreds
of thousands of persons. Every effort is being made to return the displaced
persons and refugees in the various countries of Europe to their former homes.
of these
The great difficulty is that so many persons have no homes to which they may
return.
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The immensity of the displaced persons and refugees problem is almost beyond
comprehension. It A number of countries in Europe, including Switzerland, Sweden,
France, and England, are working toward its solution. The United States shares
the responsibility to relieve the suffering To the extent that our present
immigration laws permit, everything possible should be done at once to
facilitate the entrance of some of these displaced persons and refugees into
the United States.
Most of these persons are Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
The
immigration quotas countries (approximately 39,000
for total one year
TRUSHING
GOVERNMENT
two thirds of which are allotted to Germany. Under the law, in any single
month the number of visas issued cannot exceed ten per cent of the annual
from now on
quota. This means that only about 3900 visas can be issued each month to
who are nature of
persons from these countries.
Very few
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