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that they can be moved 40 the United States" The US and UNHCR have become mired, I think, in a single-solution approach to the Indochinese refugee program and that s third country resettlement. And that a very odd because that used to be the very

Rst approach in refugee situation, and that was third country Asettlement

the Last approach, not the first. Now France, Canada and Australia seem to have peen MOY 2 Successful in extricating themselves from this miry and if We are not, I think 鼙 More circumspect, WE

surely be going it alone. That's my view.

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And this allocation of 4,000 refugee numbers for "unanticipated needs" the Refugee Act provides a very specific procedure, which I think we ought to followy and it called "unforeseen emergency refugee situations And I do assure you, and I think you know my commitment that congress has proven remarkably responsive to such emergency situations in the past when we're presented with the proper facts. However, it87s clear that the Refugee Act contemplates appropriate consultations to ascertain those facts, and it would seem to me we should follow the procedures that

set forth in the Refugee Act.

Those are some thoughts of mine. Mr. Secretary, I'm very much looking forward to these consultations and the testimony presented on behalf of the administration, and I thank you for your presence here at this important hearing, And again, the work cannot go on without your personal interest, and you have rendered it

y and you have never, never been unavailable to me in my work, and I'm deeply appreciative of that,

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conclude my remarks. And let me

I think that certainly wil yield to the ranking Democratic member of the subcommittee, and a member, of cour

of the full Judiciary Committee, કો man who has been of great assistance to me in the issues of the immigration reform, illegal immigration reform, refugee consultation, and he and his staff have Deen of immeasurable assistance to me and I always enjoy working with him very much, Ted Kennedy.

SENATOR KENNEDY: Thank you!

Mr. Chairman. And I too want to

join in welcoming the Secretary of State to our hearings this morning. I think it a real

you deserve a good deal of commendation, Mr. Secretary, and the administration does, for the seriousness with which you've been addressing these particular issues I tink it's obviously a reflection of your own very deep

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amount of time on these questions of movements of people, refugees the whole immigration issue. And I welcome the opportunity to work with our

chairman and work with the administration in the development of our refugee policy.