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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18579, 13 December 1934, Page 6

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JUGOSLAV EXPULSIONS STATEMENT IN COMMONS CASES OF HARDSHIP (British Official Wireless.) Rec. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 13. Answering Parliamentary questions regarding the recent expulsions from Jugoslavia, Sir John Simon said that during the past two or three weeks between 2000 and 3000 Hungarians had been expelled by certain Jugoslav authorities.

As the persons concerned were n,ot of Jugoslav nationality, the provisions of the treaty with Jugoslavia for the protection of minorites would not, therefore, apply t,o them. Nevertheless, the British Government was impressed both by the hardship, to those concerned', and by the importance of avoiding anything which might further embitter the dispute,, which had been referred to the League ‘Council. Accordingly, it had made representations to the Jugoslav Government to' bring these expulsions to an end.

The Prince Regent, on his return to Jugoslavia on Saturday, at once ordered that the expulsions should cease, and he had been informed that they had ceased. He did not know whether any of those expelled had yet returned, or whether they desired to do so. Replying to supplementary questions, the Foreign .Secretary said he thought that it was quite true that hardship was involved in. some cases, but inasmuch as the matter had' been met, he felt that tho best course in the interest of peaceful relations was to be very well satisfied that it was ended.