At the regular weekly meeting of the Refugee Relief Advisory Committee held on Thursday afternoon in the rooms of the Charity Organization Society, Mr. J. K. Brand, Chairman of the Repatriation Committee, -recommended that the committee _reconsider its decision to repatriate any refugees to Harbin and instead put all its energy into actual repatriation into Russia. This attitude had boom arrived at after muth investigation and consultation with those familiar with conditions locally, in Harbin and in Siberia and European Russia. Harbin's conditions are no better than Shanghai's and it would be difficult to prevent, refugees from returning here. The Committee was fully in accord with the recommendation and accepted it. _Mr. Brand further said that a circular, stating that repatriation was possible and advising all who wished to return home to apply. to the Registration Bureau, had been prepared, translated and would shortly be ready for circulation through the Soup Kit chen and other agencies. Publicity in Russian papers will also be given, and as extensive a campaign of education as possible conducted to let people know there is no reason why the rank and file of refugees cannot return home. -This will) combat unfounded rumours: which are frightening many and making
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