NEW THOUGHTS ON BRITISH MIGRATIONS
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Received Monday, 7 p.m. LONDON, August 25. Thc only hope for large scale euiigratiou is by fainilies and persons from tlie sanie British districts l.ieing settled 111 the sanie districts of tlie Dominions, :aid Mr. Rees Willntms, chairnian of ihe Parliamemarv Labour Party coinnonvvealth and empire group, in a .etter to the Daily Telegraph in reference to tlie transfer of sections of British populations to the Dominions. He said: "1 believe'" the suggestion nerits consideration as a long-term proposal and siiould not be eondemned uniieard. If Australia and Cauada could iiuild u]) to populations of 25,000,000 111'd New Zealaiul to 0,000,000, it would have tlie greatest effect on British trade. 011 tlie Cominonwealtli 's influenco in world peaee and 011 our defoii"e ar •angements in eveut of war. A likely suggestion eniauated from Australia tliat tiie Do'minioiis should take a slice of our population together witli an equivalenl slice of our national •lebt. On these lines wo could bcgin aegotiations. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 26 August 1947, Page 7
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