Evening star., 1938-12-20

j. ). Head Of REFUGEE
Office 10 Go 10 Berlin
Al Goering's Request
German Plan for Jews
Exodus Coins Little
Support, However
By the Associated Press.

SuPPOIts however
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 2O.-Field Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering today
invited George Rublee, American
director Of the International Refugee
Office, to visit Berlin to complete the
German financial plan for getting
Jews out Of Germany.
Mr.. Rublee is the permanent ex-
ecutive in charge of the Interna-
tional Committee assisting refugees,
group whose principal efforts in
the past months have been spent
toward aiding German Jews.
The invitation from Marshal
Goering, chief Of the NaA four
year economic self sufnciency plan,
came on the heels of the visit to
London last week of DR.. Hjalmar
Schacht, president Of the Reichs-
bank, on an unofficial mission at
tempting to arrange the financial
end OF Jewish emigration.
Chamberlain Asked for "Sign."
1t also came after Prime Minister
Chamberlain, in Commons yester-
day, said he was "still waiting for a
sign from those who speak for the
German people" that they were
ready to make their contribution"
for European peace.
A draft of the German plan, put
before Mr.. Rublee by DR.. Schacht
last week, gained little support from
Refugee Committee officers at a
meeting this noon, but it was de-
cided the American executive should
go to Berlin socn to put counter
proposals before Marshal Goering
Informed quarters said Marshal
Goering and Adolf Hitler, in draft
ing their emigration proposal, had
in mind tWo-year plan under
which all the 100000 Jews remaining
in Germany would leave the Reich
A committee spokesman said Mr.
Rublee, veteran negotiator for in
ternational commissions and groups
Would like to go to Berlin within
a week.
Ready With Two Concessions.
In secret meeting Thursday
night DR.. Schacht was understood
10 have told the Intergovernmenta
Committee officers that Germany
was prepared to make two conces-
sions:
First, Germany was said to be
ready TO set up an office in Berlin
to organize Jewish emigration.
Second, Germany would use par
of the billion mark 100000 900
fine levied against German JeWery
TO help poorer Jews en1igrate, pro.
vided foreign governments or foreign
Jews solved the problem of con
vertlng the mark into foreign cur
rency.
DR.. Schacht was said to hav,
suggested that foreign governments
establish an international loar
which would enable an emigratint
Jew to transfer whatever amount O.
marks Germany allows him to tax,
with him into foreign currency.
Exports Would Pay Loan.
The loan. under this plan, even
tually would be discharged by Ger
man exports which Great Britain
the United States and other gov.
ernments would be expected to pur.
chase.
Mr.. Rublee will be accompanied
to Berlin by Robert Pell of thu
Washington State Department, as
sistant director of the London ref
ueee Office.
The date of the visit will be de
termined after the committee OBJ
tains the views of the United State
and other participating govern
mentS.
Mr.. Rublee originally asked for al
appointment with Hitler during tn
second week in october, but his frs
contact with German officials cam
during Schacht'S visit last week.
Full U. S. Quota Proposed.
PARIS, Dec. 20 tP).-A propose
that the United States relax immi
grafton restrictions to provide tenn
porary relief for more than 5000
Jews OF Germany was advanced to
day by representatives of Jewish or
ganizations, meeting with Sir Her
bert Emerson, assistant to tn
League of Nations high commission
er for refugees.
The committee suggested that tn
United States Immediately gran
the full quota of visas for the mex
two years for emigrants from Ger
many. which would be $4,000 includ
ing annexed Austria.
The visas would not become vail,
until their regular times in 1889 o
1910.
With the visas assured. however
refugees would be allowed TO leav
Germany for a receiving country
to remain until regulations per
mitted their entry into the Unite,
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