HC Deb 11 June 1940 vol 361 c1154W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any formal request has been made to the Government of the United States of America to reconsider the terms of the Immigration Quota Acts in order that refugees now in this country may be afforded the opportunity of settling in the United States, in view of the special circumstances now obtaining in this country?

Mr. Butler

In the view of His Majesty's Government the form of any action to be taken to relieve the plight of these unfortunate people, either here or in France, must be left to the United States Government.