Evening star., 1938-11-21
Chamberlain Reveals Plans
To Settle Jewish Refugees
In Ton9onyiko and Guiana
Leasing Of 10000
So. Mi. in South
America Aim

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Je,oish youth fatally ,oounded
secretary OF German Embassy in
Paris. Shooting tollo1Ded by
waue OF anti-Semitic violence In
Germany and s400,000,000 fine
against the Reich's half million
Jews. World Indignation at ter
ror has risen to neD high point.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-Prime Minis
ter Chamberlain today told the
House of Commons of plans to lease
at least 10000 square miles in Brit
ish Guiana to provide homes for
German Jews seeking refuge abroad
from the Nazi regimes anti-Jewish
campaign.
The Prime Minister also disclosed
that negotiations had made favor
able progress for the settlement OF
Jewish refugees in Tanganyika. for
merly German East Africa, and
other territories in Africa.
Tanganyika now is held by Britain
under League mandate and Mr..
Chamberlain last week declared the
British government was not con-
sidering its return to Germany to
satisfy Chancellor Hitler's colonial
demands.
Result of Kennedy Talks.
The widespread British action dis
closed by the Prime Minister was
understood to be the direct result OF
his recent consultations with United
States Ambassador Joseph P. Ken
nedy on the urgent problem OF find
ing homes for tens of thousands of
victims of the latest wave of Nazl
anti-Semitism.
Mr.. Kennedy was said to have
worked in such close cooperation
with the British colonial Office and
to have helped draft Mr.. Chamber
lain's statement to Commons.
One high official source said that
Washington authorities had esti-
mated that the United States could
contribute at least 100000 900 in
private and public funds to help
settle Jews in new territory.
Precedes General Debate.
Mr.. Chamberlain's disclosures were
made prior to the opening OF q
scheduled general debate on the
question OF minorities in Europe.
The Prime Minister said the gov
ernment would invite volunteer refu-
gee organizations to send their own
representatives to British Guiana,
colony with an area of 89. .480 square
miles on the northeastern coast OF
South America, to make surveys.
Provided the results of these sur
veys are satisfactory, the government
contemplates the lease of large areas
Of land on generous terms under con-
ditions to be settled hereafter" he
announced.
1T is not possible at this stage to
give exact figures of the total area
which could be made available, but
1t would certainly not be less than
10000 square miles and possibly
more"
Mr.. Chamberlain told the House
that the Governor of Tanganyika
had been asked to say whether land
could be made available for leasing
on generous terms "for the purpose
of large-scale settlements to volun-
tary organizations concerned with
refugees, provided they undertake
full responsibility of preparing the
land and of settling refugees of suit
able types as land is made available. F"
The Governor of Tanganyika," j"
Mr.. Chamberlain continued, has re-
piled, expressing his readiness to CO.
operate in any schemes of settle
ment of refugees as far as existing
obligations will permit :.
The Governor has expressed the
view that the only suitable areas for
large-scale settlements are likely to
be found in the Southern highlands
and in part of the Western prov
ince."
Ignores Maxi Press Agitation.
Mr.. Chamberlain ignored Ger
man press agitation against the set
tlement of Jews in the former Ger
man East Africa. He said the gov
ernor there would welcome a mis-
sion from refugee organizations for
the purpose of inspecting areas
which might be available for settle
ment.
These he estimated at about $4,000
acres.
In addition a scheme of small
scale settlements up to a total of
200, settlers is being considered -
he said.
He added that replies from the
governors of Northern Rhodesia
and Nyasaland Protectorate, Brit
ish territories in Southeastern
Africa, indicated that small-scale
settlement of Jewish refugees might
be possible there.
Extensive Tracts of Land.
OF British Guiana Mr.. Chamber
lain said:
I'm the interior of this colony
there are extensive tracts of partly
occupied land consisting mainly of
forest and savanna. These areas
include certain Indian reservations,
but the governor states that ample
space is available to provide fully
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