Rep. Frank L. Chelf, Democrat of Kentucky, has (##)troduced a resolution to admit a maximum of 100,000 displaced persons to the United States during the next fiscal year following passage of the bill.
The Congressman told Secretary of State Marshall yesterday, when the Secretary (##)stified in support of the Stratton Bill to admit 400,000 DP’s during four years, (##)at he would try to amend the Stratton measure to meet objections to it, and thus (##)cilitate the early entrance of a smaller number.
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