PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENT

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[152] June 1
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Public Papers of the Presidents
THE PRESIDENT. I may not be asked, you
can't tell.
[ix.] Q. Mr. President, can you-tell us
now anything about Mr. Trygve Lie's con-
versation with you last week?
THE PRESIDENT. No, I have no comment
on that.
[12.] Q. Mr. President, are you planning
to appoint General Smith as Chief of the
Central Intelligence Age nc
THE PRESIDENT. Admiral Hillenkoetter is
the head of that Agency now, and when
X-d iral illenkoetter gets ready to be
153 White H use Statement Announcing the Estal5lishment of the
Presidents Commission on Migratory Labor. J une 3,195o
THE PRESIDEN:t' today established, by
Executive order, a five-man Commission on
Migratory Labor tt make a broad study
of conditions among migratory workers in
the United States and of problems created
by the migration Rf workers into this
country.
The President appointed Maurice T. Van
Hecke, now professor of law, North Caro-
lina University, Chai[man of the Commis-
sion, and named ash. the other members:
Robert E. Lucey, Catholic Archbishop of
San Antonio, Tex.; Paul Miller, chief, Uni-
versity of Minnesota Extension Service;
William Leiserson, former chairman of the
Mediation Board, and Peter H. Odegard,
University of Californcia, professor of politi-
cal science.
The Executive ord"rr creating the Com-
mission directs it to report by December
The Commission's stjudy will center upon
three important and relAted questions:
x. The social, economic, health, and edu-
cational conditions among migratory work-
ers in the United Stated and responsibilities
moved back into the Navy, I will n'a .,
announcement so everybody r~?j;l? v,
about it."
Reporter: Thank you, Mr. Presiwt:A'
rrorE: President Truman's two hundred sc~,'tps
seventh news conference was held in t:,e l;,i,
Treaty Room (Room 474) in the Exec, .r
Building at 4 P.M. on Thursday, June I, 19;4,
? The appointment of Gen. Walter I
succeed Rear Ac;t;:. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetur to ?w
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency xre,
firmed by the Senate on August a8, I95e. :'w
admiral returned to active sea duty with tl< l.w
on October 7, x950.
now being assumed by Federal, State, ca;.:tt,
and municipal authorities to alleviate i a
ditions among these workers.
2. The problems 4reated by the mig a nr,
into the United States of alien work-en jy
temporary employment, and the extca e,
which alien workers !are now required to bit).
plement the domestic labor supply.
3. The extent of illegal migration cd f x
eign workers into the United States, sue,
whether and how law enforcement tnt,,
ures may be improved to eliminate "wr+s'
migration.
The number.of migratory workers in tltr
:United States has been variously estirsn1r
at from x to 5 million workers.
Previous studies have shown that in tr u
instances living standards among migri:;s'
workers and their fc. ;flies are markedly `b?
low those of other elements in the pop;;6
tion, and that because of the absence d y?
fixed residence as well l s their specific exre,;e
tion in various laws, ',,the migratory wrc'tt?
ers are -frequently d nied the benefits 4
Federal, as well as She and local, s i 1
legislation.
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