BRITISH CHILDREN
EVACUATION SCHEME LEIELY TO BE CONTINUED LONDON, Sept. 24. The children’s evacuation ship torpedoed last week was the City pf Benares. The sinking of the ship has deterred only a few parents desiring to send their ■ children overseas. There are a few withdrawals, but the Children’s Overseas Reception Committee continues to receive new applications every day. Cabinet’s. Home Affairs Committee is meeting shortly to discuss schemes for the future, but it is most likely that evacuation will continue if parents are willing to send their children, despite the risks. The final decision rests with Cabinet,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 7
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97BRITISH CHILDREN Otago Daily Times, Issue 24413, 26 September 1940, Page 7
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