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Migration agreement between Australia and New Zealand
[Stamped in purple ink: 'EXTERNAL AFFAIRS' with reference number '44/554/2/1-3.' and illegible signature handwritten inside the stamp in blue ink.]
Agreement Between Australia and New Zealand.
Signed 21st January, 1944,
(Clause 32.) [Corrected in pencil to 'Clauses 32 and 33.']
[Underlined heading:] MIGRATION.
32. In the peace settlement or other negotiations the two Governments will accord one another full support in maintaining the accepted principle that every government has the right to control immigration and emigration in regard to all territories within its jurisdiction.
33. The two Governments will collaborate, exchange full information and render full assistance to one another in all matters concerning migration to their respective territories.
