21 November 1938: Refugee Crisis Debate in House of Commons
On the evening of 21 November 1938, shortly after and prompted by the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht), Philip Noel-Baker, MP for Derby South, introduced a motion in the House of Commons.
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On the evening of 21 November 1938, shortly after and prompted by the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht), Philip Noel-Baker, MP for Derby South, introduced a motion in the House of Commons.
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