London, Mar. 29.
Replying to a question in the House ai Commons. the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said, according to the "Exchange Telegraph" report, that he was opposed to setting up an international body to administer the affairs of certain British and other colonial mandated territories, The question referred to the suggestion of setting up an administrative body qf this kind for a tentative period of ten years.—Trans-Ocean.
The Italian Foreign Ministry had advised the American Embassy in Rome that Italy is opposed to United States proposal to establish an international committee to facilitate emigration of political and religious refugees from certain European countries, authoritative quarters said here to-day.
Acceptance would offend Germany. No comment was made that Italy was included by President Roosevelt among nations where certain political and religious groups were persecuted.—United Press.
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