George Rublee surrounded by reporters upon his arrival in the US aboard the Queen Mary, February 28, 1939  In late February 1939 George Rublee concludes his mission and returns to the US, where he is forced to confront critical questions regarding his negotiations with the Nazi regime. His successor as director of the Intergovernmental Committee is Sir Herbert Emerson, League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from Germany. This brings the two institutions even closer together. Negotiations with the German government are to be conducted by Robert T. Pell, deputy director of the Intergovernmental Committee. Bettmann Archive / Getty Images
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