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On the eve of a major House of Commons of the United Kingdom debate on refugees on 21 November 1938, Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare met a large delegation representing various Jewish and non-Jewish groups working on behalf of refugees.

The groups were allied under a nondenominational organisation called the Movement for the Care of Children from Germany.

The Home Secretary agreed that, to speed up the immigration process, travel documents would be issued on the basis of group lists rather than individual applications.

The Agencies promised to find homes for all the children.

They also promised to fund the operation and to ensure that none of the refugees would become a financial burden on the public.

Every child would have a guarantee of £ 50 sterling to finance his or her eventual re-emigration, as it was expected the children would stay in the country only temporarily.