Easing of present restrictions so as to allow residents of the Fort Ontario refugee shelter to leave the camp for designated periods in the custody of private relief agencies was urged yesterday by War Refugee Board Director William O’Dwyer. This recommendation, Mr. O’Dwyer revealed, has already been submitted to the Department of the Interior of which the War Relocation Authority, which operates the shelter, is an agency.
Addressing the annual convention of the United Hungarian Jews of America at the Hotel Pennsylvania, Mr. O’Dwyer said that the refugees must be permitted to do those things which would make them happy, such as visiting friends and relatives on the outside. He also declared that the Fort Ontario residents “must not be sent back until at least decent arrangements are made for their future relocation, at least if that is what they want.”
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