I hereby notify you that I have today determined that it will contribute to the defense of the North Atlantic area and to the security of the United States to initiate a program to improve the reception and treatment and to secure the resettlement of qualified people who escape from the Iron Curtain area.
Letter to Committee Chairmen Concerning a Program in Aid of fugitives from Communism.
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