


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died.
Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives.
This is an agreement about the migration, to Australia, of thousands of people in Europe who had become displaced because of World War II. It was signed on 21 July 1947 in Geneva by the Australian Government and the Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organisation. The three-page agreement outlines details of the numbers of immigrants, their legal status and their living conditions in Australia. The signatures of both parties can be found at the end of the agreement. There are also two sections where handwritten changes have been made to the typed agreement and initialled by both parties.
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