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D EPARTMENT OF STATE

WA$HI NGT0"'\

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•I Ll.Y dear Mr . !l.c!ntyre: • 1 ~ ~ ·· ,, .

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I am enclosing a copy of Ambassador Blddl~' s des-

patch no. 731 ot October 1~, 19~ concerni ng sub­

Carpathi~-Ruthen1a, together w1th a map, both of which

are marked tor the President.

Sincerely your6,

Enclosures:

l . Despatch no. 731 from ·.~t.I'Sil.W, Ootober 15, 1938

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The Honorable

!.!arvin H. McintyrA,

Secretary to the President,

The White Hou~e .

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':'!in Honor nblo

··Y:.·--.\t , Oc:.o"wt~r 1~. 1930. ~

O:.:O!"I'3~10n;l 01! J.~l'ill.'\ olGi:-..!1 tor t.ub-Ca.riJ.J.t!.ian~:\uthonlo • o.nd PolonC 1 " intoroat tltoro1n.

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'l'llo Soorotary ot St3tc ,

tlaoh1naton 1 D.o. ·

Sir :

I hnve tho honor t o rotor to ey oebloo lro . l!30 10etober

5 , ll 11 . n ., end !lo. 231 , Oetobnr 6 , 12 noon , end to r~vort

t.he t'ollo•:Jinc obsnrvutiono ...-11th rccc.rd to !:Wl{;nry' o elo1t".s

U!'On cub- CarJXl ~iilln-r.uthonia und ?ol Lnd 1 " in ter e:>t t~,cro 1n .

Briefly, aecord1ne to ny 1ntorcot1on t1~m conpetcnt

otr.nolosJ,ots , topocrc:phor!l aru: 1n1'ort:od Poll:~!-. otr1cinlo ,

.~thonia. hco n 1Dtol populati on or ""tx;ut ?:!!5 , 000 , conoiotine

or the tollOIIin(l : llbout 125,000 i:un::or1Rn!l , !00,000 Joi~G

(G~C::inc; !~;o.rion) , 15 ,000 !hlnanl.cns , 4<:.0 1 000 oub-

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Cur .... :l U":NJ)3 ( OO:lllloUcc ot obcout lO ,oco 111 AU). IA

ot~ 1~1on to tl\o toroco1ne, thOl'O la tllo CMoll c:r'O\IP ,

h1~!lort.> OG:lpo&111(1 tt.o c4:.:1n1C'"..r::t1on. ~· Wll: ot ~

Ul:roi r..ion r.o otion ot tho r.oll"loti on opool< a oort ot

17'.=o1nion 4.1tlloot CiD4 o ono14er tllcoolno o • apeo1e.l"

Qd "loonl" OO~BCIZ'J'· 111 to:=. ot m:ro1n1ono ... a ""010 I

othoro olaiA lluaalan orleln, Wllllo oUU othoro proto ..

bolonr;1r.fl to IIA l=r;1narJ' 'Olao111111A otow. Tho towna &114

nlloeoo t!U'ollcl\out Rut.llelllo era dat1111to~ l...Uh 1n

pre4oalllanoo , wbloll aoo.no ~t t11a bl&lll: ot trade 1a 111 thou

I:OAda 01>4 that tile -., &114 't'lll.D6 U co .. 111~ U-liiA

111 Gtarnoter.

Rllthon.l.o oowra an aroa oil about 12,1100 ~WIH ldlo::atera,

1/ 'l'he ott Achod tlllp vhloh I have aorkc4 1 ndlcctoa (a) tl\o

44ul.Aht.rntl vo area t:oa 121o ••torn bWIIdUy up to UzJ>Orc4,

w:Ulo &o40r41As t.> otl\ooloa:hu horo 121o otllnolo.-:iool

tront1or 1n tnn>~~ ot 121o Ruth&Alo.n ~opulo tloA oxton4o troll

a point J~~<~t aoutll or llN:IIo nortlleaot to about ~'ur--7""•

J'mn a otlllldpolnt of Uunsarill.n olo1:u tho ~rrl tory aoutll

of tile Uno Tlllah I line =rl.lod e.a tho ot!u~lo~1otll de­

=•ntlon, end rwmins bet\.,.,on UziiOrod end Olctiu contcioa

t ho bulk of t.11e llllllsarion populotlon. 'lho t errl.torJ' Mrt!>

or thh llno i o ohorootor12:od by o aorleo ot 'Vnlloyo runniDII

ooutll ood c.ortll trnvorud b )' U>.o rivoro 1!:d1o:.to4 , All of

llf.'.ioll run aaut l•"ord, llaot - 11oot oom u:llontlona i n tllie

area are opnrao to uy tile leoct. In toot tile or.l.J' ~ct -

...,at r&1l.l.'Od 1a thGt t.tlioh runa Alone tile RutllCA1on-

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'!:l l ... :-;.1lro· .4 \.t.ul4 t::all !nt_, J:u.'"!:::::! r-."1 hr .. ~:. ~oy ooroov«'r

o~:1Z out t.!.~.ot tl.1G \·Dul<l roaul't 1n cc'-'no:..1o i::;olatio-a

for tl:.:t 1•urt ot lluthonin nort~ or );u n:;ory ' a othnol o<;1ool

olo!::a. 'i'ho I:~encer1ooo tllerororo ~ol.n~ out 1t ,..,ul.d be nn

oco~o~o odvant oco ror the northern part to be h old 1nt&ot

rot~.or t~.un to be dlv1clod r r .. :. tho !:Out horn port, l'lh1ch

cont.e1ns t ho J:4o;t.-\1cot r ail:oo.d.

Polttnd ' a l ntcrn:> t l n lluthon1a ' n o0~:11on to lCun(:ory , llnd

l::oc by tho t ollo·.•tnc r.ain 'point:: (a) Polich 1ntorno.l

,o~ciaorntlono ; Ruthoa1n ' 3 uutono~ rcthor then inclusion

1:> o l:W>.:;nr1nn ztnt o 'Jould untoubt cdly rotloe t 1taolt 1n

c:1 oncc.u:roao::cnt t o tho Poli oh U:-a-einicn t:.!nori t:t t:l ~o

a otl:lil nr olnia ro1• autonol",Yl (b) ntr otoc1o obJcot1voo ;

l/ tl1o :>ollsh Govorn:'XInt !'eolo that ;:un;;ur1en ce(!u1o1t1on

o~ l~then1o tdc,ht servo to otron..-:thcn tto pra:icnt :i.u.'l:--ar1C1l

Covcrnr.ent ' u hc.nc! 1n tn rcs ot H\l.ll{;c.ri r.n fo~ubllc op1:Uon , tt,us

:ot~3t1nlly ~crvir~ to ~ o~ ~un;~~J tron talli ac rn~1e17

ox cc:.!)lctoly 1nU> C<:roon l:.t.:t~c; 2/ Pol.'l:cl po:-co1vo~ t!le

Ctl.~ctoc1C ndvo.ntoco ot t!'!.rOO OO~lrC.t·O l'Cil r .... u~o Ovnvor.1lnQ

in :"oland at )x;t)o,1 1

c:n"- rcrLi.n:; ~uth t t.rtaUO,'l $::.:\bor 1 !;tt"'"/ 1

.. t.cnio;lC\10'11 rcspoct.1vcly , then eo ooutll throuch J;utl.ct.!a to

C:.llV<'ZCG at !.uae])Cot . lJ.)s1<!on , the lino 1'1'~:0 4 ·:6\/ t.l'.rou.:;h

~ nucchnl"e ut.

I n t ho evant ot r ol£t:cl ' a havtn.-; to do:r.:>nd h01•ccl1' el tltor

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;:~co1.-oo 1r. tt"co :·nu l")Ut<lo """"'" ot oc.nt<oot wltll

::-1o .. 4ly control :'uropo.' " <::11 llGll·.nn otntno co JlOte!'tl<ll

uwc:rco:) o~ aup,l.y cn.d oa~::.tnnoo. l:arooYor, 1-ol.ond 'tlllho

t ;,r ~'bwt ZO ynlU'a r ocnrdod lluthDn1o (o) Aa 11 Ol>rine'boArd

tor tl1o :.:ovtot lll:rtlin1c n propc~ndbto to or.1 tow CIIJOncot

the V.:rcin1on ::>l.Dodt:r 1D !'OlAnd, e.ne (b) ao " be" tAr

propDC~ond~ lind o:>UAtor-prOJIDI'PaAcl 'botwoon tile Oov1ot anc.

tllo t:oot , would weloo::.o RuthDQla'a oo:lllna UAdar tllD 114114

ot c n-1on4ly nation which :ldlt be o>;peotad to aatobUIIIl

o stato ot ordor,

Ao roe;Drd:o l'oUah pubUo opinion, I on llllll%'0 that . prr.ct1colly ill ontee;or1oa tharaot, tron tho RJ.r)lt to tile

l.crt <>ro ho <rt11Y 1D aooord l'l1 tll tile l'ollah Cover=t •s

clc airo to oot:>'bUah a OCIDlOD t ront1or u1th ' uw.r.ary throUGh

U•o lottor• o ar.noxot1on ot lluthon1a , For oxo:1plo ovon

::r. r:ioclz1o)l-..,...ol<1, leador ot tto Socbl1ato iz:tpartlld

111 o opinion tllat tll1o ""uld bo thD only ~nocno ot lcOOJ)1na

lluthea i c rro.. tall in;; into Gort:any' o hcDdo,

In apprQl aiDI! r<>aict Mco O'o::1 vartouo :J.Juroca . t o Poland ' a

e.nd llullllcr:r' a mutunl o 'bj ootlvo , tho tollo111ne 1a booo:il.DC

oloo.r 1 tr= Praeue r<>oint=co io o:o:pactod to 'bo COJ:lporut1voly

1norteot1ve; tr= 3lovol:1o llttlo 11' ~ orreot1vo roo1stanoe ;

f::<>ll Il\cnn10, r eoiOtWlOO Of 1 nottoot1vc o!\cr GOtor bNUc;ht

obout b:r preosuro tron llerlin; tro:o YU,.."Oolovio u114 roaistooco

(due to Budopeot' 3 reportedly hav1nr. 1ntormod Dolcrode ttat

:ludapost hod no t orz-1tor1til CDbi Uono 1n Yo;polevia) . i!""­evor , 1t 1o 'booo;,l.ll{: otead11Y :Drn oleor thot Oomcny l ool<a

up:n ?olctnd'a and l!unr.c.ry •e obJeoti \ "0 \':1t.h d.13to.vor. ..~t the

:..:>::::>:>t t llcro ere t'l<o soh:><>ls ot t."lcu~t horo 1n ot'fioi o l and

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~~t 1 ' :-.':t- W;n tlu:.t Oom::.ny 1a :.:ot :lOt :oc:.cly to 41oruvt her

r•l lo..tio:-.n ~ti tl~ flolJ~ n&. ~~'!1-,othe- cc:J1ool boUcvon Co:r.r.r..)"

.. .. 111 1no:.·<wae 1 to ret:ti.'ltn.nco in ·All t:,unrtar o. l,crooncUy

! J10rea1vo troooo or <ioraa:>7' a r03ort1na on tho ono hnn4

to preoo\D."o or.oJ.not lluO"pcust · t1rooU,., 11110 1n41rootly throUGh

: JlUOhoroot , '111!11lo 011 tl1o othor, Of\ll1nat r.aroow throuct•

~r.1tat1on =nsot tho l·ol1oll-tlkra1n1on moor1t7~ As po1nto4

:mt oa ):rov1:>uo oca11oioM, Cert~~~n:r tl'e«uontly rnoorta to

t~16 :l.otho~ au en 1notrw;-..ont. ot yroa4u:re "Gc.inot Waraatf.

:.t tl>o llOf.tDnt I en ut1oro that the l'ol i.ch Ciovarnr:tnnt

i s i n " <:uu.~~bcy no te> tho noxt boat novo in v1o11 (a) or

l!U:l!;o.;:iM..Czoa!lOOlovck 4eeaiaok or liotobor 13 , in l~no, .:.J:A

(b) l:\lnP,nry' " havine tnoreu~n rotorrn4 hnr clo.l.I:ID to t~.o

l.Lun1e;l !lO"..ot"O tor "aottlocont". In oonnoction t~orov.i.,th ,

I'olloll orr1c1t•l4otl'o ~~:>naern ia <>nt;oc;od by t.l10 :;x>tcntie.lly

41;"-Jlpointl.ne oti'oot thot auo11 a result tiJ.C)It httve u~n

JhJ.n.tzarinn publlo opinion. It 1G roportcd th:..t tllo publio

h.<~d r..:>t boon l<opt oloorly infol'tlOcl upon tho oourao ot

r""'~•t1ct1one, on4 bad looko4 to it~ n•~tl.ntore to etrr.ct a

rn~1, , uc.ttsrootory , octtlccont. ThiG, 1t io tnlt, ooul4

c:mooiv>lll:r lflB4 to o obnnne in llovcrn.~nt ' milch u1cht.

1r. !"om result l n n !;o.z1 adi::il1tstrnt1on.

Z t::l:"covor dtooorn a aon~o or ktlon t1oat>po1nbnnt in

o::"t1c1ol cirolcc horo ~vor thi:l roG?l t r~r, in tooJ.ing tl!ut

t~~ t !..::.o olto::lont 1z: cr v1 tal 1uporttmco , tboy hnC: Coon

t.opin<t tor r~;>14 eot1on , looki::e to till> ot~l•lloot pa::oiblo

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:\ >li :-:1 of!'1o1olto:J 1o DJ'pr tlhon;1 v,:, or potontla_l Cor::.:;;n

cub~lo r .. oo:o~n::.ttouo , to a t :tko n cluiu in nuthonio !or t..':e

l'J~-po.1u or ~otobl1::ah1nc o corr14or tbr htToclt. l.:Oroovor ,

l·ol ;•:.tl t r. t\llxlouo to bov·' t~o Dt.tor r.ottlcd in orc!cr that

it :l~:;t :.ot. bee :..:o en in:::~uo \~1ch d.r.ht involvtt tho

t:,UCStion Of' 1"ront1 or eu<ll"~ntOCtJ 0:1 tho ~l't O'E the t'.Aja:"

powo:-o on or o.ttor Dcoca'bor 31.

J.t thu ;>r a!lcnt l:O:lont t.ltr:ro 1:» o.n 1m~tcmt ooncentre.tion

or rol1oh tro:;~pe ot ooverbl pol .. ta olonc tho roJ.toh-nutheolan

tord~r aiJ!:od (CL) aa a. 4 et..on::atro.t1on tor the Ruthcn1CDo 1

bo!'l.ofit , ar.f (b) ao a 1r10ano ot tt·unquili:tina tho o.tr::oophc·ro

in toe urcc. ot tho Polioh Ul:ro1n1o.n tdnorlty.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

WASHINGTON

November 22, l93S

Ky dear Ur. President:

I submit for your consideratio~ and your signature

i f you approve, a draft letter of instructions to t he

Honorable Uyron Taylor, fumiehing him guidance with

respect to the future course of the Intergover111:1ental

Comnittee on Political Refugees. This letter has been

drafted i n such form as to make clear the extent of

Ur . Taylor1 s authority 1n the event that any question

should arise 1n London as to the nature of his task.

I expect to ' confer with Ur. Taylor and Ambassador

Hugh Wilson on my way to New York on November 25th. I f -1 t 1s convenient to you I should like very much to hand

Ur . Taylor your letter of instructions on that occasion.

Fa1 t hfully yours,

Enclosure:

Draft of letter . t o l.!r. Taylor.

The Presi dent,

The White House.

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-<..._.., l!;r del!r Ur. 7aylor:

Tho recent eve or extroco persecution whloh

has s110pt OomQny nne. ~1!1ich io oon~inuinc; .!.n tlMY

ot its nopeoto hns greatly incroaccd both tllo d1tr1-

culty or providlnc refuge and oet~le~cnt for the un­

fortunate viotioo Md tho urgency tor o?ncrete notion

to ceet tho !'roble::~.

Tho Intorgovcrncentnl eo~,itteo on Pol1t1ccl Ro:U­

ceee ~h1ch your devoted and erreot1ve efforts created

at Evinn and launched e.t London has not yet proCluced

tho concreto rosul to I he.cl hoped. This heo boon duo

t o rorcos and oircuost anoes beyond the control or any

ot us, bu t I reel that t h e t1ao has coco ~en a opeo-

1&1 effort r.~us t be cade to malte tho Co::ml ttee 1 o oo rk

really erreotive. ~e oust pro~uco concrete and sub­

s tantial. ronul.ts Md we aunt produce t."'crn ooon.

I have accordlncl:r e.oked you to co again t o Lon­

don, as tho representative or t hio Government aa as

The flonorn'ble

J.lyron c. Taylor, -~;rot'-, '11 Broadway, .

llov Yorlt, N1111 York.

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my personal re~resontnt1vc , to romtme ac t ivo l eadership

o\ in t h is Vit al T")rk and to undertake such negotiations

as me.y be necessary to do so, I uiah at thlo time to

give you oy views with regard to the tuture VIOrk ot tho

Committee.

One. It is not yet clear mather the Gercan Gov­

ernment will cooperate in any way toward a soluti on ot

the problem. There are nevertheless increasing indica-

·tiona t hat the German Government will either refuse to

discuss t he problem with representatives of the Committee

or else will consent only to arrana ements much would be

unacceptable to this Government and to the other Govern­

menta repreaented on the Committee, In any evont it

seems improbable that the Gersnnn Government t:lll tlake

any contribution which rould be of cubetantial e.:~ais­

t ance 1n meeting the problem, nevertheless, as long

as there is any possibility whatever t hat the Geroan

Government may relax its persecution sufficiently to

permit orderly eoi gr atlon or may permit emi~rnn~e to

withdraw from Germany a portion of t heir asset e, no

action should be taken which rould reduce the possibil­

ity of obtaining such c~;~atign. I s till 90nsider it

highly illportant tor !.lr., Rublee. , a s Director, to visit •

Berlin it t his can be arranged; should this not be pos-

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Bible and ehould the Oer.uan authori~1es suggest a oeet-

1ng ot experts on neutral territory, tho opportunity

should not be lost. Beyond t hiu, the oituation has not

Cl&ritied to a point ~here it ~S possible ~0 eive jOU

1nstruc~ione; ~· :>u are, however, authori~od, 1n your d1s­

cret1on, _to discuss the general probloo, d1rootl7 or in­

directly, uith any ottloial Gernan contacts you may make

either in Great Brit~n or on neutral territo~J. For

the present, at least, it is not oonsldere<". advisable

for you to go to Germany.

'l'wo. It the Oeman Government '!'1111 not cooperate,

the work ot the Co~mlttee must not only be continued but '

must be intensified to solve t~c problem without such

cooperation. To this end tho to.cts should be made a

matter ot record tthon all reasonable hope ot ettecti ve

cooperation m. t h Gcr.up..ny hc.s been abandoned. This should

be done in a l:lanner vmich mll cmphasl~e t o Governoonts

and individuals outs i de ot Gemany the tact t hat the re­

fusal ot Germany to cooperate makes 1 t the more imper~

tive that they accept their share ot responaiblllty for

meeting the problem without German ald. It shoul.d also

be done with restre.lnt in order that there ma3 be no

risk or unfortunate repercussions on persons w1 thin

Oemany,

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Th.reo. The moat urgent aapoct ot the probleo ia

obrtoual:r the t1nd1n(t ot eubat ent1nl opportun1 t1e s t or

aettleoent. It i e in this tiold that concrete results

are moat urgently nacaasarr.

the world 1lh1oh could aooapt

There are man.:r parte ot

subatenthl mmbara ot

those people without 1njury to their eoonomio or demo­

gro.phio organ1~~~:~a·. It i a rather. to be anticipated that

absorption ot tl)e opeoi al ak1lla, 1ntel leot and anergy

ot these p~ople, espco~ally 1t t hey br1~ m. t~ thel!l a.

reaaona.ble , it limited, amount ot new o~1tal, would be

ot detinite benetit to the receiving eountrioa through

the development ot new fields ot o.ot1 v1 ty. It is oeeen- .

tiel to orea.to tho proper ap1r1t i n t ho countries ot

potential settlement end to load them to see this prob­

lem aa one which 11 buman1tarian in its urgency but

trom which they can draw ultimate praetioal benet1t.

EYery ettort should be made to develop this oonoapt

ot the problem. Onoo it ia created the development

ot oonorete opportunities tor settlement should b e a

oomparat1vely minor problem.

( a.) !hie Gonrru:aant ia alreao;r aooapt1ng involun­

tary emigrants to tne tulleet extent pemitted by law.

I do not bel1evo i t either deoirable or pro.oticable to

recommend any oho.nae in the ctuota provisions ot our

imcigra.ti on laws. We are prepared, nevertheless, to

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a~e any other oontr1but1on mlch ae;r bo ln our powor to

ll&ke. You IU'O auth9rlzcd to nN:c a publio !Jto.tm:tcnt "\at

t..'l1a Oovol'!ll:lent ocn, under 1te e.x1at1n.:J lo.w, cooept o.n­

nual~ 27, 370 p C'l'oona !rom Oero~. 'l'h1o does not ln.­

elude ccrto.1n oeobore of t he lonrnod l'l'Ofoell!one l't'.ooe

a~1coion ie not ~Jbjoot to n~or1cil l1a1tat1on. ~le

t hlll Govo%'1\llont 1o t hus a:->parentl7 doing aa much, if net

!30re, t~:m!'~d ll aolut1on or t.'lc ;>roblon t!\nn nn:r othor

GovernMent, rou ~47 add that 1t 1o neverthclooe con.­

t1nu1ncr t o etucy aot1 vol7 e.rr:r otheJ' poe$lble r.tOMO by

which 1t m1c-'lt be able to contribute turthor toynrd a

aolutlon.

(b) '1'he looat1on ot the Co~:~n1 tteo 18 adYtUttll{;eoua

for deto.llod negot1o.t1one 111 th t he Govamnenti! ot Oree.t

Br1 to.ln snd tho Do.-:~1n1ons and ~1 th t..'lo ot."'er Europe AD

Govcrncenta repreeonted on ~"'e Coa~lttoo. Cver,r etrort

should be ::tndo to 1nlluoe all ot t hese Oove:n:ncnte to

na);e tho aax!= poso1blo co!lL':11tnenta 'lli th respect to

tho a&tieeion ot lnvoluntar,r es:ligrante o.nd to CO~~Denoe

1mutd1ll.tel:r t ho exec-.1tlon ot t hue coomt\llente. With

regard. to neg:>Uatione w1 th Oovci'!\ljlenta 111 t h1e hel11-

epllere, . fth1le t he rolo or t ho CoruU. ttoe 11 e<;uall:J 1Js­

portc.nt, t hle Governccnt wlll gl.acU1 ·~.?leocnt lte

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(e) It h realized that aan7 countr1ee are pre­pared to adr.l1 t larger numbers or i nvoluntary em16l'e.nte than the7 are n1lling publicly to admit. The oomo1t­aents to be eoucnt at the !orthcoo1ng oeetlng should aooord1neJ.y be or tno . kinds: public and oont1d!!nt1 Ill.. 'l'he publ1o statement., which ohould be sp eoitic, 'fllll be or Tol.ue not only in p roViding actual opportun1 ties ror settlement but also in inducing otner countries to make similar cocmitoents. The confidential commitments should concern each Ooverncent 1 s contribution over and above 'Rhat it is prepared publicly to announce. It goes without saying t hnt both t:rpes or comr.~itmonts should be the mnXicum possible ot attairuoent.

Four. It i' contemplnted that t he European U8111bers ot the C<;~mm1 ttee, except tor those having overaeaa pos­eeslllons, con make t heir principal contribution through granting te~:~poro.r:r retuc;e to involuntar:r emigrants and thro~eh the establishment or facilitioe for re~ra1n1ng, them, partioul&rl7 in agriculture. The French, Danish, Swlu and llet!lerlande OoYernments have alread,r sho1111 a liberal 11pirit in this field and ettorto should be made to induce theg to expand t heir efforts o.nd to induce the other European l!ccbers to provide similar facilities.

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ehootl~ bo ~o:~e4. It 1n txi!1oved ~\~t Jrm1o.'4 Cnt.'lol1c "lld l':":ltont~-"\t c!w:t'lt a!.llo c.-c~.n1cnt1o:ltt 1n th" OI.'><Jntl'lfls

ao:-..oo:-n~ oc.n bo oountf!ltl 't.'?On to nr.=:o l!ll'bc~')J'It ! !ll. !'l.:'lr.n.

e1~ CO."\~!'!.:JQt1ono to:>:L.'"d tl'ut co::o:-:-L"'',! O'Ut o !' t'l!o '1'1'011:.

ro:-t!~con!.n:; no~ttrr, to a..~1~:-e;,ontca !'o'!" r1:::u-.etnc tNt cet::~lli!X1c.•t o~ 1n"rOlMU....,. oc!..-;!'~'lto 111 :1".10.'\ t:o..-::-1~!eo

!UI ~ be n'11':~.1ln'bl.o !'o::o t~1r cot~lon~nt. It 1tt b oUtlYed

t h..,t, o:~<tc O!)pol"tul't1t1co ro:- cottl01\:or.t oro t ·r<>vt i!od. t1-n.o.nolol :-o ~.J.'I'Cea :or t !lt! eatnbl1~nt ot lnrce nU>1~ o!' 1:1VoluntAJ7 col.rrr.nto c~ ~ !'onnd. I\ 1s :'eA.ll:so4

t.'l.tlt nuo." o: tho t:All'\!en or t~l :~ !'ln:."le1 :-~-; ~ll : 1111 u;;:nn :;::!veto 1~!vl~Jilo t'lllo! O::'(';lll'l!.:tnt.1CIUJ 1n t 'u) llc ltod !lt/ltu !!.t\.1! :"~"l{".lM~ ~0 OQ:lG!do :-r.tlcn ~'\auld be f\Vl!ft ~ Gl.1

olu«'.J.ne ••ee 11 :-ecoerw.:u!~tlon ro~ r,PY<tm~ntl'l ~'·l:'eop:i.­

Uono ooupled 1'11a t'l\o o::t00'.1t11)."1 at a cOI\O!'Oto ~1$\o n Sa ow;roat~ ~.11t t~ poo-o\lr..Ht;r ~ floatln,; aa tnt.,_."""''t!M t1o r.l;\l lo~ !'or t h.!o :;ru..'":'o ::o bo ~t OTot'l.ool~od. Conol«!..

~t"t\t\cn n1<tltll !ll.ao bo r:1"&n to th& OI:'Ontlon o:' a rot'ucee • ottlcmont OO:"ppl'fltl OD 1ll OO."'junot1on ~ t~ ~ I:'lt or-ooY•

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