of England London, July 26.
The importance of continuing, as one of the functions of the League of Nations, the international protection of refugees was urged by a deputation received this morning at the Foreign Office by Lord Cranborne, who is rapporteur oñ. the refugees to the League Council.
The deputation, led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr, Cosmo drew attention to the grave anxiety felt by large sections of ish public opinion owing to the proposal to close the Nansen International Office for Refugees at the end of 1938.
Lord Cranborne promised that HM. Government would give sympathetic consideration to the deputation's representations.—Wireless through Reuter.
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