The House and Senate conferees on the new DP-immigration law today reported out for further action by the two Houses of Congress the legislation on which they teached agreement yesterday.
The compromise version calls for the admission of a total of 340,000 displaced persons between July 1, 1948, and June 30, 1951. The total includes 150,000 immigrants who have already entered under the terms of the DP Immigration Act of 1948. It also provides for the admission of 54,000 “volksdeutsch” expelled from various European countries after the fall of the Nazi regime.
The Displaced Persons Commission today reminded the 153,000 DP’s who have entered the U.S. under the DP Act that they must report on July 1. This is a requirement of the DP Immigration Act of 1948. The Commission pointed out that for 45,000 of the newcomers, the July 1 report will be their first. It stated also that those who arrived after May 1 of this year are not required to report until next January. Attention was called to criminal penalties for failure to report.
The report covers place of residence, nature and place of employment, and other factual matter. While the reports are due on July 1, the Commission will accept reports mailed after June 15, 1950. Copies of the form are available at all field offices of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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