Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
!. U. 5. 10 Boost
!. Aid for WorId
Refugee Year

The United states today an
nounced plans for boosting It's
aid to refugees by up TO $2b
million during World Refugee
Year, beginning next July /.
John w. Hanes. IT.. the State
Departments principal ofiiciaI
on refugee questions. announced
the plans at the opening session
Of a two-day White House Con-
ference on Refugees here this
morning.
The boost in American aid
FOR the World Refugee Year
would include between $40 and
|S20 million in food from this
country's surplus stocks and
approximately "a million in a
Especial contribution to settle the
I"most pressing" refugee prob
lens.
The normal United States ex-
penditure on refugee programs
lis about $40 million a year.
Mr.. Hanes also announced
plans for a special program to
bring additional refugee inn
migrants to this country.
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And he said the United
States has assured India Of
American readiness to provide
further help" for more than
10000 Tibetan refugees who
have fed from Communist
Chinese domination in recent
weeks.
Eisenhower Statements
President Eisenhower, in a
statement read to the confer
ence by Gerald d. Morgan of
the White House staff, called
on the participants to focus
the concern and the ingenuity
and the generosity--of the
world on the continuing prob
lem Of refugees.
The World Refugee Year was
established by the United Ma
tons General Assembly. The
President issued a proclama-
ton Tuesday to begin the year
July /.
Private and Government ex-
perts in the refugee field are
meeting in the old Indian
Treaty room Of the Executive
Ofhces Building to map the
American program for the year.
Nixon Asks Action
Vice President Nixon also
addressed the opening confer.
ence session. He called on the
group mot just to talk but tt
obtain action" in carrying or
THE American peoples lions
and honorable tradition ir
handling refugee problems.
He recalled that the United
States has spent over 81 billior
ION behalf of refugees since
World War II and admitted
more than 100000 refugees.
Mr.. Nixon urged the con.
ference to bring the problem
home to the people. 1t Il
characteristic of the American
people to do things in a hurry
he said. Unless we see thG
end of the road we tend to tire.
President Eisenhower and the
Vice President both emphasized
that refugee care is not a tasl
for government alone.
The Image we present II
THE world" in providing sincere
Ipersonalized help for refugees
Vice President Nixon said. /.
an important part Of American
foreign policy.
2.s5O.OOO Remain
+ Mr.. Hanes said in his pre-.
pared address there are about
I2,350, 900 unassimilated refu.
gees in need of international
assistance.
During the World Refugees
Year, he said, the United States
hopes to contribute enough II
reduce or possibly solve en-
tirely the problem Of the 100.
1000 anti Communist refugees
in Europe.
The United States also vii
try to assure the resettlng o.
about 5000 European refugees
still in Communist China. Thil
can be done within the next II
months. Mr.. Hanes said, with
the contributions expected
from others"
To help the Hong Kont
government with the rehabili'
tation Of the ! million Chimes
refugees there. the UniteC
States plans to help build hos
pitfalls, a community center, 4
primary school and a technica
secondary school.
Algerian Aid Planned
A contribution ie Vaio Y1Y1ad "a