London, Dec, 7.
'A House of Commons answer today' referring to the work of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees from Germany stated that the exeecutive authority of the Committee was the Director, Mr. George Rublee, assisted by a small stoff.
The Director's task was first to undertake "negotiations to improve the present conditions of the exodus. of refugees and establish a system of orderly emigration properly or~ ganized, and second, to approach the governments of the countries represented on the Committee, who had expressed themselves to be able and ing to admit refugees to develop opportunities for permanent settlement.
The Director had found it dimeult to make much progress with the first part but he had been able to do much useful work in connection with the second part of his dutles.—Wireless through Reuter.
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