The British Guiana refugee settlement project, which had been originally schedule to start in the fall, has been temporarily suspended, the House of Commons has been informed by Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald. Outbreak of the war, MacDonald said, had caused postponement of plans by voluntary organizations to establish a corporation for execution of the project.
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