CLIP 1938, Paris (France): Jewish refugee center: the "Comite Francais d'Assistance aux Refugees," branch of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Paris. The Committee provides legal and juridicial advice, to help the refugees stay in France and prepare their definitive settlement in some country. Scenes show: relief (money, Francs) provided to Austrian refugee. refugee signing receipt. crowd refugees waiting in line. refugees waiting in the lobby of the "Comite d'Assistance," and showing papers to officials of the Committee. table where refugees show their identification papers to employee. meeting of the Committee's Council: from left to right, Colonel Durieux, former commanding officer of the Republican Guard; Albert Levy, President of the Committee; Gaston Kahn, managing director of the Committee; Raymond Raoul Lambert, Secretary General. The council discusses the problem of Jewish settlement in the world, over a map/spreadsheet, smoking. Woman bringing files.