April 17, 1933 The British Restrict Jewish Immigration to Palestine

Minutes of the first British Cabinet Committee to discuss the problem of German Jewish refugees

“The number of Jewish refugees who could be allowed to enter that country (e.g. Palestine) is strictly conditioned by what the country can absorb. Although the matter is strictly one for the High Commissioner, there is no reason to suppose that room could be found in Palestine for any appreciable number of German Jewish refugees.”

Source: Sir Martin Gilbert:  British Policy towards Jewish Refugees 1933 to 1946; Miriam Rothschild and John Foster Human Rights Trust