Orders of the Day — Refugees.

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 10 July 1940.

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Photo of Miss Eleanor Rathbone Miss Eleanor Rathbone , Combined English Universities

I did not say that, and I do not think the Noble Lord did. It is strong presumptive evidence that if a man is a victim of a Nazi oppression he is a friend of this country. He is first combed out carefully by the tribunal after he has been watched for months and sometimes for years by refugee organisations, who see him every week, and after he has lived in hostels under reliable British guidance, and after he has had guarantors. What greater guarantee can you have?