Sir Neill Malcolm, League Refugee Commissioner, announced today that the British government has ratified the 25-point convention aimed at regulating the legal status of refugees from Germany. The convention, already ratified by Belgium, enters into force Oct. 27. It was adopted Feb. 9 last at an intergovernmental conference at Geneva attended by delegates and observers from 14 countries.
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