Minister of Justice C.M. Goseling told the Second Chamber yesterday that while the Netherlands was willing to discuss measures for relief of victims from Nazism at the refugee-aid conference opening at Evian, France, July 6, the country was unable to permit an increase in the number finding refuge here.
It is impossible for the Netherlands, where unemployment is great, to hold open its doors to refugees, Dr. Goseling said in reply to an interpellation of Communist Deputy Devisser on the present policy regarding German refugees. The Justice Minister pointed out that 25,000 Jews had already crossed the Netherlands’ Frontiers.
After critical speeches by several deputies, Dr. Goseling promised to mitigate the present restrictive measures in extraordinary cases.
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