The Jewish Telegraphic Agency was officially informed today that the Austrian Government does not intend to participate in the intergovernmental conference on German refugees, scheduled to open July 2 at Geneva. The conference, called by Sir Neill Malcolm, League of Nations High Commissioner for German Refugees, will be asked to set up a system of legal protection for refugees and adopt other measures to alleviate their plight.
The reason ascribed for Austria’s abstention from the conference is that questions on the legal status of the refugees do not affect Austrian interests, owing to the small number of German refugees in Austria.
It was emphasized, however, that the Government is anxious to treat German refugees in accordance with the principles of humanity and will follow the deliberations of the conference with interest.
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