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SECURITY AND RELIEF MEASURES BEING TAKEN (Received July 17. 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, July 16 lii the House of Commons to-day the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, said the responsibility for providing for the security and relief of Assyrians in Irak rested with the Irak Government, which had undertaken to keep the Assyrian Committee of the League Council informed of the measures taken by it. He understood that the Irak Government had now set up a committee, including certain of its officials of British nationality, to deal with the whole question of the relief and maintenance of Assyrians pending a decision as to their ultimate future. Sir John added that the Assyrian Committee of the League was still actively investigating the feasibility of arranging for the settlement of Assyrians outside Irak. Recently it had addressed ay appeal to a number of Governments inviting them to reconsider the possibility of accepting Assyrians in any of the territories under their control .
" The British Government was among those approached and it was giving the matter its earnest attention.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21855, 18 July 1934, Page 11
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