The World Jewish Congress yesterday submitted a memorandum to the International Red Cross conference being held here suggesting that the scope of the present convention on the protection of civilians in wartime, which is being overhauled, be extended to cover emergencies caused by violence or disturbances against national, racial or religious groups even when these disturbances do not assume an international character, it was announced today.
The Congress also suggested that the convention protect persons of dual nationality, stateless persons and expatriates caught up in international conflicts — a form of protection which might have saved the Jews in Nazi Germany, the Congress memorandum pointed out. It also called for the right of such persons to leave a territory where a conflict occurs and measures to prohibit their internment or enslavement for forced labor except to ensure the continuation of vital services. The document also asked that such persons be guaranteed food and medical supplies.
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