The British Government today rejected a proposal to establish a War Refugee Board in England similar to that established in the United States.
Its decision was announced in the House of Commons by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Richard K. Law who represented the British Government at the Bermuda Conference. “For constitutional reasons I cannot see how we could imitate the structure of the American War Refugee Board,” he said. “Also for practical reasons we would not gain any advantage by imitating.” He added that a Cabinet committee concerned with the refugee problem is already in existence in England.
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