ABSTRACT
Refoulement was a euphemism for the forceful return of Jewish Illegal Immigrants to their country of embarkation. From the French-to drive back, force back, press back or suppression of desire. It is indeed a British official characteristic to disguise or euphemise uncomfortable or unEnglish and possibly unconstitutional measures by using foreignusually French-labels.2 This book, and especially this chapter, shows Britain’s practical, doctrinal and theoretical difficulties, the inter-departmental doubts and disagreements over the application of the concept of refoulement for returning refugees to their ports of embarkation.
