(old. 1 "or-d.!> ~<~ S eli.Cefp1.> -fto"'' otNr colh~·-~ ~Ce>p•t ~ MQ.c/c of .SW/(C Coro( s ror rdftr,J(C

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SW said they decided to include Italy and he /Jdt~ .u.r.L ______ __ _ will call on Papal Doloaate and explain whole ~N~,~-~-~--~ program to him in orde r to get Pope in t erested

6 April 38 N.D. Vol. 118 p . 175 : asked SW what was hoppen i ns on Co rman refugee matter/'/ /.'~3-and Pres appeal on radio and said ' I agree -,--~~~----·------- ------cost heartily with you and have no t gi ven up ER idea . . . '

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rreatdeot; aleo Con({deatlaJ COplea ol circular teltJraea aent out to certain US •ls4Jona In Europe nnd othor A•erican

republic• tn purauance of PRES inatructtooa dtd Har 22 a"d 23.

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randu• re Cabinet Gt& 18 Mar~h ~. 3E

when Preetdent rataed quoatton or whot couLd be done ror political rofuaaoa in Auetrta. Mia• Porkina aetd Cer••n and Auttrian quote• could not be co•bined leaallJ (or ad•ieaton . or Austrian reha•••· ht' 1 LAbor Bureau at rch 18th, tn~ Pre1.16ent Cenewa ataht be able to haodle. Prea. aua· oUit bG Go~e for tho aeat.ed anthl t.oaetber vlth sv ••• 2 t:tnilhe4 He su16 , tSt·er ~oll, d nta reedy vithln 24 ho•rs. Preatdent ce for so _.y fine Ge~ns

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_ ·--· He ougsested thr..t u cozblnt the quoius or GermAny ~nd ~ustrl& and let the h~trl&n refugees co3e in under the co~bined quota .

Miss Per kins sai~ th4t this could not be dono lo&olly . The Pr esident •ske~ the Cabinet if they thoucht the,y could inc:reue the quota by sotting an oct throuah Concresc . Tho consensus of opinion lias that they could not get such ~on a.et through Consresa . Wiss Perkins said thut possibly th~ Inte.rnationol W.bor Bureuu ~t Geneva could n.n<:le this aitt>etion. The President saici th!.t be tho\l(iht this w•• A good idea . He soid he thought if different countries •-ere L~i'••led to tlu.t, dependin' u;>on their size, thoy 'IH)uld ttJte rroc:a 100 to 1 .,000 ta:ail1ee e~c:h or.d , in this •• ,., •e could find hooea for 10, 000 or 15,000 f.ailies .

Sund&y oitht I ~iscusaed this ic!u conf'identiu ,;ith Irvin& Lel'cu.n "nd be thought very •ell of i t ond , I think, my Y.'ifo sue;gcsted Hc:..milton Fish Armstrong as the J..merican roprosonta.t1ve .

1.t lunch &!onda.y, Murch £1st, I br ought this whole question to the Pr esident' s ut~ention ~guin ucd ~sked him if something could not be done at once . Re said that I should set toceth~r ttith Suaner V.'ellcs and hove soceth1ng ret.dy for him wHbin t4 ho,;rs or anytl..me be fore be left for hra Spr1naa. I &Ot ~elles over here at 3 o ' clock bnd ~• •ent over the 11hole proposition Lnd be thought extremely ... u of it and his •hole ~tt1tude wu al..mpl7 fine . I asked h1a "betber be could bkve so;jeth:l..ng rekdy by 11:30 !'uesdby, &h•rch 2t.c1 . ~~ s61c1 be ~oulC work Gll avenin,, 1f necessary, to set it re~dy .

Be came here on Tuesduy and I wos :ost pl eusantly surprisod to find t hli.t he tu.d tt:o finished doc\lllents on this subject . I ••ke~ hl.m if ho h4d shown those to !!r . Hull end he ••id ho hod and t hey met with his approval . The docunonts covere~ the subJect ~dmirobly Lud I hLd no suggeetions to mLke .

I c .. Ued :.us~ Le&.nd ~nd tosk~ for :m ~ppointment. to see the Pret1dent . She ci.llcd bkck in tn, minutes end 't':O h.&d en t.f)po1ntaer..t for 1<:: 45. The President read the doc\ID~nt throuch and: mas enthusiastic about 1t. Be said , •t Nave only one •ucceatlon to a..-..ke. The •orda 1rell&1ous• anc1 •raci&.l ' ... should be c!'i..n&ed to 1politicLl 1 • I think it •ould be betur. , .• •11 •creed.

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Hoff o! . 40 ' Mar 38 "d1atin~t1J cal•er •tee- ~ · ·

aphere throuahout Europe . • 4efl•tton of Brit aaaer aaiaat Ce raanJ", co••••t on Spain: aeettaa ia Su•aar Vellea' of f t ce

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ro rof•a•• sttaatloa aa4 FDI pratereace for ad ho~ co••lttae daapite eaiateace of ~rAi i lln~t~o~al oraan•latto•• 4ealtna vlth

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aer atmosphere throu.sb­outstand1ng reature or et'latl on or 8r1 t1M anger «:rowtb ot the reellfl8

e.ny trom. advancing into

The Portugueae Wtn.la:ter ealled thle morn­ing on a number or mlecellaneou, mattere. He ea.1d that he 11aw no poe&lble colllJ)romlse ln t 'he Spon1eh tlgbt nor d1d he ant1c1pote a breakdown or morale on either ai de. He expected that t 'he war would bave to be fought to a polnt or ex­haustion when one elde or the either wae completely •1otor1oue ~

Lfeetlng ln Su=ner Welle a' ot'flce thla a f ter­noon to deal •lth the retugee eltuatlon. The Prealdent 4oea not llJ~:e the 1de• ot proceedlng through tho Internatlonal Labor Otttce, 1notoad he deelrea to aet up • coaoltt ee Ad hoc, deeplte the tact that there a.re &1re&47 three inter­national organlt•tlone deallng with the 1&&1 proble•. He gooe on the •scuaptlon that •• auat not t oraet our great tradition ot being the hoee ot the exlle and the outcast, but he reoosnlzee that publlo oplnlon and CoJ'l,l:re&clonal rent1J:aent a.re agalnat an,r relaxat.lon or exlc t lng r·oatrlo­t l one. What he hae ln alnd therefore 11: (1) to llberallze the procedure under exlatlng lep:1•lat1on; (2) to 1 .. ue on appeal 'flh1ch be bellevee woUld persuade osny ot the Lat1n-Amor1can RepublicA to accept eome thouaand1 or Auetrlan retugeee during the preeent emergencyj And ( ~) ae a long term proposi tion to look into the oueation or travel documents , leRal dleabllltl ee, It cetera. The dlt'flculty ••• that he wanted to be preaented •ltb a detailed plan betore ho lett t or the South toeorrow afternoon. Atter a 41e-0UII1on between Mr. Ueeeer~1 tb, Ur. Warren. Mra. Shipley, Hack-ortb and ~eelt , ~• reaeht4 t be t ollo•lng eoneluel ona:

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1938-39

REF"CiiS, Supple•entary Popera on,~---­

(rom FDR Libra ry and Notional Arehi•os

• 7-poge teleg for MYRON TAYLOR and RUBLE£

Lon~ote~&BH&~y~fisned HULL/S.W. re

Rublee ' s Qemo : l . program outlined relate

e xclusively to Jews ; 2. gives Germa ny

final soy as t o whot •ust be dono; 3. teo

atrongl y program outlined be ca rried out

unilaterally by Ge r man gov t ;~consider

program outl i ned warra nts Committee takin

cognizance of it; •ore specific consider­

ations are 1 t hrough 11 ..

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/ ' " Tour 16~ . Februuy 6, 4 p. m./

Before 'co~nuni(' apectfic&llJ .... upon 'Rublea• .f aeeora.ndi.J:DI

to 1Woblth:a.t~e wiah ~'to "'emphaott.e ~certa1ol"'general 1oon&14er-

a ttona ;

One{ Tho progru/ outll not'relateo 'itxoluUvely 'to--Jeva ._...

Tau:· aho\ll.<l {'"Ph&aho "to the '6'ommittee ' tb&t 'l.to -<aa~ ' oJ.ao,

oovera ' the "lmtgration {'tl.d~eaottlement,....ot ~oa.thol1o&( Protee-

"' t ants a.nd. otberv. AI a..P.ractle&l. -catt·er; bowever, .... tbere ap-

pears to bo no obj ecUon t o ...... &ckl1tt1ng "'frankly ... that "'Jewt a!l _...

omtsr~tion "cnd ·reaettlement ~onatttutea ~y tar tbe 'groate~t"

and 1-oat 41ff1cu1t/p&rt of tho/c.....t tteo' a"taol: /

two.· Tho con41 tloiVtbat the/pr ogrM1iill be-put il>to

effect "Only ~ when .... oorman( "1~ sa.ttetted .-that the,. oountr1es or -

1=:11grat1on are 41apoeod. -to roce1ve...curr-ently .. ·"'Jews iro.o c er­

e~My'1.o oonfor=l t y w1. th .... t b1a'Pros:ru.v'i e a "'atrloua "'one . ..... It ......­

gtves"'Oormany ' tho !taal ·aay/ ae to ~wnat ~u•t be dono~or wb~~

' , J o.osura.nooe rwat be glvo:n "by other .. goverru:ttnte ·oetoro tho pro-

gr.., 1'11'1ll be 'put lnto oftect /an4 wollld"Puatt'Germ&l>)' to- <lNp'

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or ~hange the /p:rogru (t any time ~D tbe"',.ouae ltbat /otber

governments /were · not &:ottng .tn a.coordanoe .with '1 t /' -

Tbre e. / We feel~rougly~at the~rogram 'outltned/muat b& ea.rriod out 'Wlil&terally-"by tho German. Governcent":" We

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./ agree....-tbat the 'Program repreaontG the rmax1Jfi'UI'4 -obta1nabl4V from

the German Government •t this time:' that it represents/ a new __

and more "'favorable att1tude4'owa.rd· the ~problem 'Of "Jewiab ' e:m1-

. gratton,-""e.nd that/ it will( 1f·' oa.rr1ed out ;"'" provide 1i. notable -

1.mprovecent.,...over/ preaent con~t1ona1n ~rmany~ On the other

ho.ndr even-'t'hu ( a.ximUIII ..c;'onta1n• -ob~ectionable i'eat~re~h1ch th18 Govorncent/would notr!rieh to ~ondono {y p a.rticipating in,

&n agreemoi:tt~tween the 'Comml ttee ... and the Cer.man Government ,......

or"by au,...actlve ' aocepto.noe / In tbie connection -i'be Germa.u"poe1-

t1on -ihat they 'arv act1ng .{ndependent'ly ...... on their "'wn.dnit1at1ve-­

u ' helpful / A a a -fuulateral-J;rogram ItpreSUJl>&bly~epreeenta

t he "heat {bat could be ..... expected( Ae ~&"b&e1s· for---M agroemon\...­

i t would be <l.of1n1tel y{maccoptabl.(.'

J'our/ 'ile c.onq.1der ..... ilefiaiW~ t bat the -program oUtlined-

(, / . / would( 1t .... oarr1ed out reproeeut i ~:uff1o1ent 1..mprovement over /

pre~tent con41 tionalc a.eide from' tbe" repercuas1one (n Germany ­

wb1Ch could be e'xpectod 1f.,...the,...Como1tteel d1d not ta.ke cognizance

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"' . ;:.. " { ~ of it. tJ4e- 4o'"' not, ho•e•er, fa.,.or a repl by the Comll. ttee

"' ~ / / ....... to tho aeraa.na whic::b could be oonetrued o1tber u &D""'ao-

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~ ~ , , _ / / / ceptanoe or •• 1A1t1atiug a nego\1&t1on between the C~ttee

and tho Oen&D CovertUDent .,...which would. ~addle., the,. forme./ W1. t~ ~ , , /

reepont1b1l1ty. Tbd" d1ot111ot1on bet•eon r&18lng no ob)ee>-

,.~, ,. '"' t 1on to, and actively accepting, a project may seem a f in , ,. , ,,. , /

one, but it 1a »one the leas real. The Committee, having taken /~, "-I' /

cogn1z&DCo of wbat Oe.r=anJ 11 prep.a.red. to 40, abould. make olear

tbat'\t 1: 41epoeed.~ aJ.eo'uillaterallJ~ to cteat' to the,.tulleet" ;' .... , / ;'

extent o! 1 to e b1l1 ty an4 n thl11 the 11a1ta o! th<!'1ll=!.gratl.oD I' ~ .... "' ..... / /

l~wc and pr&c t1cea of ita member poyernmenta wt~b the problem.,...

" / / of developing opportunities for eettlement~ . . / / / .... ,.,

Tho following are more apec1t1o oonaiderations: / / / / / /

(1) JD ao far as our immtsratton lawa aze concerned., it ~'/ ;' ~ • / / /t / /

1a untbtnt:able tb•t we could e.dmlt tne r1Qht of another govern.-/ / ..... , ,. , / /

~ont t o eay whoa •• .•hould. or sboulc1 not acblt &lld. tbe~a, ·

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.... , ..... - , ... ~,...~~~,..,. t oo11o 111 the •eg10-e&.rn1Dg. category at oucli.l\ Tbe only n:r'l11 j

A , / / I' , , ;' wbicb the percentage of peraona of tbat category coming to tbt o

I' .... / / , , ./' / country could bo 1noreaaod would be "oy tbe purely voluntca.ry

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a~,.· OQU'UMflt .. ilepttrfmcnt nf §tnh!

action ot1porooooArlotber.feategor1oo ~'fing up~bo1r.-i>laooo / wbeo/tbelr / turD(i.lre&ohed. {md.er tbef quo tat/' Obrlouol,lno/a...

ounncoo otluy Uod..feould. !»/given 1n tb10 connection "-d. no/

proaouro/oould. bol.xortedd? ..../. ,- ~ -- - (3) y'Tbn~>igratton/o'f 1'50,000 .,s'oraono ·ot tho..,..agO""earJ>o

1ng..ce.tegory tfrom Germany -bver &"'Period. of ""five yeare -;hould /

not • 'bo•evor; be ... impossible/or ' v•n ~"exoeeat vely 1 diffloul t ,...Yl tb-

out -aeporture frOIIl i'xioting'immigr&Uon lawo bel i>f'aouooor"

If our {ouato..,tbat ~ugeeo"'are ~urron\ly'be1ng/ab1ttod. -"" / . /

into ~thor oountrlee £t a iate ot/So.ooo a year;ia oorrectr

and we are -cont1d.ent that /it 1o-6onoonauv~and. 1t1'bo Oel'­

roan ~et1mate t tbat/thre~-e1ghthrlot the ~raone -to beVeaigrated.­

are "wag~earnera( t t secmo probable A:bat o~waae- ea.rnere/"o.re aJ.­

road.y .. eiat.gra.uns/at a.1'ate/appro&1.ma.t1ng oo.ooo ... a yearqo ... On

tbo one be.ncS( current / em:igratt.on.{nolud.ee"a cert a l:n" percentage;-' '

perhape .-ten ~o "'fifteen/ per oant( ot iion-"Jewe; and a. "'furtbe:r~"per-

oent.age ot ;Jewel'o-ver,.....45( on the "'ther ( the~rrent ... eetl.&ated ...-'

rate of "'"gl"&Uon-t&tec ~o/aoeount of"'11&oo ..rettle=ent $0ulblll­

t1ee( It would. not -e"eec/improbable "'tbe.t ......tlTe 1ear period ,-.-

would l»/ ouff1o1ent '~lot only 'for the ... omlgrauo,....ot '150,000 ..-" / . . . /

wage.!'eunora "but for" the oa::~tsratlon 'bt moot •of their ... dopendantD

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waae-earnera who for one reason or ano1her • 111 not be &dm1ae1-

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ble 1nto any oountl'J' in the normal courae of event• and these

muot be' proVided tOr ln/ maal(" eettlecen~""' projecte~ / Tb1e Will

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not be ea.y ..rcaea aettlecent under p1oneer1na eondlttone~

/"' ,. ,. "' .., will requ1re a part1oularly capable type of emigrant, but ~ ~

"' / "' "' ~-z:;.. 1o bel1eYec!· ~hot large"ac&lo =aoo oettluent ohoulc! be~

prov1c!e/fof th1s1rooi c!uol ao wen / .

(4) / The prov1oionaltorforg&Di::1,;. /e=1gr&Uon ~thin/ Ger-­

many ( w1 thl foreign 1part1o1po.tion( ohoulc! ho.ve /c!i s~1notl value(

It muo~ be ,;.,rna in a1nc!/howevor / tbatlour {ll:igration l&wo /

would not/parmi t 4ho11ntervention { r any/ egenoyl'betweo,,appl1-

o&Dt/anc!/oonoul!

(5)/ The rolaooo ol all{ orfnoerly all( Jowo/frcm.loonoot>-

trationfco:.po/ would be fat oonaic!orabl/aohioncent! •

( 6) / T"be arrangemente to/tho o~ro of/ poroono/ who aro -'ot

t o bO '1111gra~oJaro not~et1n1te/anc!Aar/ohort of!" what a1gl>t

be/ deo1re/ but are/ c!ef1n1 tely/bOtter than "rooent conc!i tiooo/

(7) { Theloottins upf..f altruotftuncllfro,./u ioU...(.renoh I

property' in Cor&eD)'Jl,./ eo~>oth1111(' which /o.o 1nc!icatoc! in~ur~oa.'

DooeiDber ZJ.( 8 p. r:. .( would be IDOot/c!ift1cult.fror uo (o reoos­

niu 4n rtew of t~ i=pl1ocYa"""tion ofl'tho principl/ otl.6o,._ ~olio-----

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t1ocatlon'. l !lao (c!if11eult y lm1sht be l overcome! however,l if' tho

1nc!iv1duaJ. \were to! retain\ tl tl•/ to the / o.moUllt\ he had \oontri­

butec! to\ thJ. tunc!\\ auoh ltitle ~o cover hio pro-rata share in

suob amounts aa may eventually be transferl'ed,...1f any are. 'The

l1m1tat1ons on the use of the tru&t fund do not appear objeo-

~1o~o.ble: ''/= , (8) f 'l'o aaaume lthat thl worc!a/.{rac!itionaJ./spher/a ~t ·.. th.ll!a.£ar,r/ayatemf.eterol.ololy4o/palest1ne / ••

I. I . (9) '!'be/perm1aa1~n forl.migr&nta to loavo/Y1 thout-"i>ay-

ment otfthe1rtfl1ghtlor/personaJ.f.ttects/taxos-'..oulc! b.,/,.

further1worthwhil~oh1evoment!' ~ ,

(10) I Thefrc ~t onahip~~~itt e!.o t he .(.opossc! ( ...v.c'f'.

outaic!e/purchaoin age~ll have to b 'worked out ,(n London/

out/carefohould be taken in thio oonnectionfto avoic!lact ivelao-'

oeptanco otfthe German/program./ I (11) /'!'be appointment of fthe~ruotee/would &leo,{"'"..,- C <r I

vol vel act1 ve faooeptano/. We ohoulc! notl desire to/ oeel.n Ameri -

carlsene/in t!Ua/oap&cit/oven if/inc!ividual/oontributors Ito :

thJ trustf fundi o.rof permitted /to retai./ ti tlo/

Rublee l,.ppearo tolhayp/acoompl1ohed!,.ore /in Berunfthan

wofhadlreason toferpeot/ and we/mob toloongratulo.t/ him fane!

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w1 th rcsard to the progre.a ot calcratlon which the

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Beltcve teo,

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