April 1943 The USA Restricts Entry of Jewish Refugees

SINCE THE TIME WHEN THIS GOVERNMENT KNEW THAT THE JEWS WERE BEING MURDERED, OUR STATE DEPARTMENT HAS FAILED TO TAKE ANY POSITIVE STEPS REASONABLY CALCULATED TO SAVE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH STATE HAS USED THE DEVICE OF SETTING UP INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SURVEY THE WHOLE REFUGEE PROBLEM, AND CALLING CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE BERMUDA CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE THE WHOLE REFUGEE PROBLEM, MAKING IT APPEAR THAT POSITIVE ACTION COULD BE EXPECTED, IN FACT NOTHING HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.

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