§ 36. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether a definite plan of resettlement of Assyrian Christians in Brazil has been worked out; and whether, in the event of its proving acceptable. His Majesty's Government will participate financially in this scheme?
§ The LORD PRIVY SEAL (Mr. Eden)The Committee of the Council of the League which has this matter in hand reported to the Council on the 5th June that the scheme for resettling in Brazil those Assyrians who wished to leave Iraq had broken down owing to the recent adoption by the Brazilian Constituent Assembly of a restrictive measure on immigration in general. The second part of the question therefore does not arise. I should add that on the 7th June the Council instructed its Committee to persist in its efforts and to make fresh representations to the Governments of countries whose territories might lend themselves to the settlement of the Assyrians. The Council in the same resolution addressed an urgent appeal to the Governments to which the Committee of the Council might make requests, to give favourable consideration to such requests and to facilitate the Committee's task in view of the great importance of the problem. The Committee has, I understand, since addressed appeals to a considerable number of Governments.
§ Mr. MANDERIs it proposed to continue the negotiations with the Brazilian Government?