Washington, Oct. 19 The inter-Governmental Conference fon Refugees has decided to proceed inrmedistely with permanent. mass settlements of German Jews in the Philippine Islands and the Dominican Republic.
A start will be made with token seitiements of Jews who are taking refuge in neutral countries, The conference agreed that prior lily should be given to German Jews from Poland, principally those taking refuge in Belgium, "Holland and Switzerland, Lord Winterton, the British dele. gate, who presided, and the French representative stated that they agreed with the priority decision of the con= ference, although they had thousands of Jews in their own countries, Bul their problem, they added, was lest Observers here pointed out that Mr, Franklin's statement was the firmest stand taken publicly by a Shanghai Municipal Council oficial since the outbreak of the "Sino-Japanese war.
Some quarters attributed Mr, Franklin's firm statement to possible assurances from the American Gov-that it would support the al Municipal Couneits claims fo policing and taxing rights in the outside rond. area, Informed observers that the United States adopted sharnly firmer diplomatic position in the Far East soon after the outbreak of the European Some quarters believe the firmer Istand "adopted by America mav have been motivated not only in the interest of the American stake in the Orient, but to. offset" British and French preoccupation in Europe.
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