The Anglo-American Committee says that "Such information as we receive about countries other than Palestine gives no hope of substantial assistance in finding homes for Jews wishing or impelled to leave Europe." This is confirmed by an examination of the immigration laws and policies of the countries in the United Nations with the largest areas and the best facilities for new settlers. Australia with an area of 3,000,000 square miles and a population of 7,000,000 has since 1920 negotiated a series of treaties with almost all Eastern and Southern European countries, in which the latter agree to limit the number of passports issued to their nationals desiring to go to Australia. About 8,500 Jewish refugees were admitted before the war, adding to a Jewish population of approximately 24,000.