CANADA TO ADMIT MORE REFUGEES
(T'eeeived Tuesdav, 7 p.m.) OTTAWA, Oet. 0. 'Ihe ('anadian Government has agreed to admit anotlier .10,000 refugees from disjilaeed j)ersonsr eamps in Europe, aiaking ihe total 20,000. It is understood the 2'0,0()0 will l>e eredited against aay quota Canada may ultimately aeeejd as the result of aay internation* al agreeaieat on the refugee problem. .aaada lias so far approved '5000 applieations bv displaeed persons for admission. Over 2000 have arrived and ! the advaaee guard of 1000 domestics lo l»e plaeed mainly in hospitals will ' reaeli ('aaada within a few days. Be- ' sides the displaeed persons 100 girls were brought from Europe by the i owner of spinning mills to work liis i Quel.ee plant and 5000 ex-Polish sol- 1 diers have been jilaced in agriculture. J
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1947, Page 5
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131CANADA TO ADMIT MORE REFUGEES Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1947, Page 5
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