The Canadian Government may admit additional displaced persons to this country after the current 30,000 refugee immigrant quota is filled, Deputy Minister of Mines and Resources H.L. Keenleyside said today. He revealed that 17,546 DP’s of the 30,000 figure have already been admitted, while 1,800 are at present en route to Canada.
The 30,000 quota does not include Jewish orphans being brought to this country under a special permit granted to the Canadian Jewish Congress. The Canadian Legion, at its national convention held recently in Saskatoon, adopted a resolution favoring expanded DP immigration.
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