840.48 Refugees/1074: Telegram
The Acting Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Kennedy)
781. For Rublee. Department’s 770, December 12, 4 p.m. In view of the large area which the British Government has offered to make available in Guiana for the settlement of refugees, we assume that that Government does not contemplate any legislative or administrative limitation upon the rate at which refugees may be admitted to the colony, in other words, that the British Government has no objection to the settlement there of refugees, in substantial numbers, as rapidly as the physical and financial difficulties can be overcome. We would also like to have the British Government’s views as to the ultimate numbers of refugees who might be permitted to settle there. This information is of importance in connection with the immediate survey which is contemplated and will of course be important in connection with such financing as may later be undertaken. Please endeavor to obtain it as soon as possible.