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resettlement countries, Canada and Australia.

Should it be

necessary to use the admissions reserve, we would cover the

associated costs within existing agency budget requests, and

would inform the Congress as to the reserve's allocation.

In addition, given the difficult fiscal situation we are

facing, we will be undertaking a study to explore the

possibility of a private sector funded admissions program.

East Asia Admissions

Indochinese Refugee Panel Report

I am

A year ago I informed the Committee of my intention to

commission a distinguished independent Panel to visit Southeast

Asia with a broad mandate to assess the refugee situation and to

make recommendations on necessary changes in U.S. policy.

pleased to report that the Panel carried out its mission with

great compassion, skill, and judgment. It was chaired by the

Honorable Robert D. Ray, the former Governor of Iowa, a state

that achieved an admirable record in refugee resettlement under

Governor Ray's leadership. Other members of the Panel were

Mrs. Irena Kirkland, former Senator and Ambassador Gale McGee,

the former Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Edward Schmults,

and Jonathan Moore, who has just ended his leadership of the

Institute of Politics at Harvard to join us as the new U.S.

Coordinator for Refugee Affairs.