Evening star., 1952-03-24
Entry Of 100000
Europeans 10 u. 5.
Sought by Truman
Three-Yeur Plan Would
Aid Many Fleeing From
Communist Tyronny'
By the Associated Press

AE4 WESI, Fla, Mar. a.
President Truman today asked
Congress to open immigration
gates to admit 100000 additional
Europeans during the next three
years. Many escaped victims of
Communist tyranny" would be in
|cluded.
This request highlighted 1000
word, three-point program drafted
at the Little White House asking
Congress to-:
"(D Provide aid for the un-
fortunate victims of oppression
who are escaping from Com
munist tyranny behind the iron
curtain.
"(2) Continue our participation
in the international effort now
being made to assist in the migra-
ton and resettlement throughout
the world Of q substantial number
Of persons from the over-populated
areas Of Western Europe.
"(3) Authorize additional i'm
migration into this country, on a
limited basis. to aid in alleviating
the problems created by Com
tyranny and overpopu-
lation in Western Europe"
No Estimate of Cost.
No estimate of the cost of the
three-year emergency period" i'm
migration was contained in the
message. It suggested immigrants
be brought in at the rate of 10O,-
900 a year.
The message followed up a
presidential directive yesterday al
locating $4.3 million of mutual
security funds for immediate use
to form able-bodied men and
specialists escaping from behind
the iron curtain" into elements
of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization military forces.
Mr.. Truman said as a result
Of repressive measures, "some 49,
600 to 10000 Germans are slipping
over the border from the Soviet
zone of Germany and crossing into
Western Germany every month" Z"
From the Communist countries
to the south and east the move
ment to free Europe is smaller, but
still they come, at the risk of
their lives, past border guards
and through mine fields" he con-
tinued.
There are about $4,000 of these
people already west of the iron
curtain. and they are coming in
at the rate of about 1000 a
MONTH"
Five Areas Affected.
The 100,000-a-year new immi-
grants would include Cd 1000
religious and political refugees
from communism in Eastern Eu-
rope. (2) $500 Greek nationals
from Greece, 90 $500 Dutch from
the Netherlands, a. $4,000 Ital-
ianS from Italy and Trieste, and
(5 $4,000 Germans and persons
|of German ethnic origin.
While the admission of these
particular groups should consti-
tute temporary program of lin
tied duration" the President said.
lit could well be fitted into de-
sirable permanent changes in our
present quota system if the Con-
gress finds itself able to make
such changes at this session."
He recommended also extension
Of authority to contribute to and
participate in the provisional
inter-government committee for
the movement Of migrants from
Europe, which II governments
already have Joined and to which
the United States has contributed
$40 million.
The organization is providing
overseas transportation from
areas Of overpopulation to lands
where more people are needed. It
uses the fleet Of ships formerly
operated by the international
Refugee Organization.
Mr.. Truman asked an unspeci-
fled amount for refugees from the
Iron Curtain" countries and
|overcrowded areas who wish to
remain In Europe. The President
said further education and train