The problems involved in rescuing the Jews in Nazi-occupied countries and securing havens for them in Allied or neutral territory, will be discussed by British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in conferences with high United States officials during his stay in Washington, it was learned here today. These discussions will be in addition to the British-American conference on refugees which is to be held in Ottawa shortly.
One of the plans which Mr. Eden brought with him to Washington suggests the evacuation of Jews from Nazi-dominated countries to Eritrea. It is believed that Hungary. Rumania and Bulgaria may agree to permit the emigration of Jews from their territory under certain conditions. A large scale settlement of Jews from these countries in Eritrea may therefore be proposed by Eden in the course of his conferences in Washington as a British contribution to rescuing the Jews from Nazi extermination.
The possibility of Eden’s participation in the Ottawa conference was not excluded here today in circles interested in the fate of the Jews in Nazi Europe. Eden’s presence in the United States explains why a day prior to his departure he suggested in Parliament that no full-dress debate be held on the question of rescuing the Jews until “a more convenient moment” when such a discussion would produce “the maximum good.” It is now believed here that upon his return to England, Eden will be prepared to give more concrete answers in Parliament to questions concerning the request for immediate action to save Jews in Nazi-held territories.
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