Political
July 6-15, 1938 Representatives from 32 countries meet in Evian-les-Bains, a town in France, to discuss the German-Jewish refugees. The United States encouraged all countries to find a long-term solution to the problem. However, the United States and other countries were unwilling to ease their immigration restrictions. Most countries feared that an increase of refugees would cause further economic hardships. The conference lasted nine days. With the exception of the Dominican Republic, no country is willing to accept more refugees. One result of the conference is the establishment of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees (ICR), which will continue to work on the refugee problem.