The possibility of settling 50,000 European Jews in Western Australia after the war was seen here today by Dr. I.N. Steinberg, leader of the Jewish Free Land League, on the eve of his departure for London by way of the United States and Canada. Dr. Steinberg has been in this country since 1939 investigating the project. In an interview today he stated that he is convinced that a favorable decision on this scheme would be made as soon as peace is declared.
There is a vast tract of land near Kimberley in the northwestern part of Western Australia which is at present sparsely populated and where there are conditions for prosperous agriculture, Dr. Steinberg said. Accompanied by an expert on pastoral lands, he has inspected this territory and found it suitable for growing maize, millet, lucerne (alfalfa) flax, tropical fruits and vegetables as well as for cattle grazing and dairying. He emphasized that proposed settlement of 50,000 Jews in the Kimberley area had the active support of churches, universities, trade unions, chambers of commerce and manufacturers whom he had approached.
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