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	The '''Évian Conference''' was convened 6–15 July 1938 at Évian-les-Bains, in [[France]], to address the problem of ~~Jewish~~ refugees from Europe. It was the initiative of [[United States]] President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt\|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] who hoped to obtain commitments from some of the invited nations to accept more [[~~Jews~~]]. Historians have suggested that Roosevelt wanted to deflect attention and criticism from official American policy that severely limited the quota of ~~Jewish~~ refugees admitted to the United States.<ref name="Wells2009">{{cite book\|author=Allen Wells\|title=''Tropical Zion : General Trujillo, FDR, and the ~~Jews~~ of Sosua''\|year=2009\|publisher=Duke University Press\|isbn=978-0-8223-4407-0\|pages=6–8}}</ref>		The '''Évian Conference''' was convened 6–15 July 1938 at Évian-les-Bains, in [[France]], to address the problem of jewish refugees from Europe. It was the initiative of [[United States]] President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt\|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] who hoped to obtain commitments from some of the invited nations to accept more [[jews]]. Historians have suggested that Roosevelt wanted to deflect attention and criticism from official American policy that severely limited the quota of jewish refugees admitted to the United States.<ref name="Wells2009">{{cite book\|author=Allen Wells\|title=''Tropical Zion : General Trujillo, FDR, and the jews of Sosua''\|year=2009\|publisher=Duke University Press\|isbn=978-0-8223-4407-0\|pages=6–8}}</ref>

	The conference was attended by representatives from 32 countries, presenting plans either orally or in writing. 24 voluntary organizations also attended as observers, one of whom was the ~~Jewish~~ [[Golda Meir]] from [[Palestine]]. Some 200 international journalists gathered at Évian to observe and report on the meeting. The [[Soviet Union]] refused to take part in the conference. The delegations from the 32 participating nations failed to come to any agreement. The conference therefore proved to be a useful propaganda tool for the German government which was engaged in actively promoting and aiding ~~Jewish~~ emigration.<ref>''Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918-1945'' by an editorial board, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1953, series D, vol.v, pps:746-814, 894-940.</ref>		The conference was attended by representatives from 32 countries, presenting plans either orally or in writing. 24 voluntary organizations also attended as observers, one of whom was the jewish [[Golda Meir]] from [[Palestine]]. Some 200 international journalists gathered at Évian to observe and report on the meeting. The [[Soviet Union]] refused to take part in the conference. The delegations from the 32 participating nations failed to come to any agreement. The conference therefore proved to be a useful propaganda tool for the German government which was engaged in actively promoting and aiding jewish emigration.<ref>''Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918-1945'' by an editorial board, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1953, series D, vol.v, pps:746-814, 894-940.</ref>

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The '''Évian Conference''' was convened 6–15 July 1938 at Évian-les-Bains, in [[France]], to address the problem of Jewish refugees from Europe. It was the initiative of [[United States]] President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]] who hoped to obtain commitments from some of the invited nations to accept more [[Jews]]. Historians have suggested that Roosevelt wanted to deflect attention and criticism from official American policy that severely limited the quota of Jewish refugees admitted to the United States.<ref name="Wells2009">{{cite book|author=Allen Wells|title=''Tropical Zion : General Trujillo, FDR, and the Jews of Sosua''|year=2009|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=978-0-8223-4407-0|pages=6–8}}</ref>

The conference was attended by representatives from 32 countries, presenting plans either orally or in writing. 24 voluntary organizations also attended as observers, one of whom was the Jewish [[Golda Meir]] from [[Palestine]]. Some 200 international journalists gathered at Évian to observe and report on the meeting. The [[Soviet Union]] refused to take part in the conference. The delegations from the 32 participating nations failed to come to any agreement. The conference therefore proved to be a useful propaganda tool for the German government which was engaged in actively promoting and aiding Jewish emigration.<ref>''Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918-1945'' by an editorial board, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, London, 1953, series D, vol.v, pps:746-814, 894-940.</ref>

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