The plenary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees closed its deliberations today, adopting a number of resolutions empowering the new executive to deal with other governmental and non-governmental bodies for the alleviation of the plight of refugees from Nazi Europe. The session also adopted a new constitution.
Sir Herbert Emerson was re-elected director of the Intergovernmental Committee. The new executive is composed of representatives of the United States, Britain, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France and Holland. Its first action will be to take up a report prepared by Assistant Director G. Kullman on securing travel documents for stateless refugees or persons who do not enjoy the protection of any government.
The representative from France announced at the concluding session that his country upon its liberation will again offer asylum for homeless people. The Polish representative urged that further warning be given to Germany by the Allies against atrocities pointing out that such warning may be more effective now that victory is in sight. He emphasized that Jews in Europe are still in mortal danger of general extermination by the Germans and their satellites.
The representative of the Soviet Government declared that while the U.S.S.R. joined the Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees, it nevertheless reserves its opinion with regard to cooperating with bodies connected with the League of Nations since the Soviet Union is no longer a member of the League.
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