Fate of the Nansen International Office, which is scheduled to be discontinued at the end of 1938, was discussed yesterday at a closed session of the Council. A committee of three, comprising Great Britain, France and Bolivia, has been appointed to work out a detailed report to be submitted to the May session of the Council. The Nansen Office, organized by the famous Norwegian explorer, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, supplies refugees with travel papers, helps them get work permits and enlarges settlement opportunities.
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