f'n v« "'" w ;K f\H.rcrf -/u /Cd,. f­

C:J. ~sc...-v.< '6 l(t.h..ycs-' ,.,f-erw,~,t..J­Rt. lt.-tfle.."~

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' There are teYeral ~r refugee• -..pe ln lcTP\ op•r•t•d by \h•

Middle llat\ lieU•! a11d Iltha'blllh.Uon Achstnh\r11Uon, a BrlUth or.sanha­

U.all aana \o Hooae ll p,.r, of \IIIRRA, 'i'he aUUude of the HgypUan Oovnn-

aent \owerd refur.••• 18 \ha\ all r•~••e are htre on a ••~rar,r baalt

enl7 tnd oon•t4•r•d •• btln~ ln \ranel\, Befare enterln« tho ooua\r,r, (;

retu«eee mu"t'bn suoneored by ioae «averumen\al A«'IIQ1, tuch at KKRRA,

which ~rant••• to \aka onre of 'h•m and to transnor\ t~a out of \he

eountr,r when \b• war.l• over,

The Lega\lt>n hu 1111\ an &l4 .. •••tu \a 'h• !iQpUiln Gonl'llllan\,

aekln« tor 1\t nooplra\lan aa a •••b•r nt \he UDt\ed Nation• ln \h• work

at halptng ~ertemt\ld alnor1\let, A8 an Arab 1\atl, ~pt will proba\11

••• A«T~• to the P•rllllll•ft' ••Ultt .. n' at Jevt 1ft lrctP\ uttl tht whole

Ara\-Jewhh qu .. uon 1n l'alnUne haw lMen reael\'d, 'nun•• vlll pro..._

•'lr \I ao d1ff1oul\y ln o\\alnlnc per.leelon for 'h• en\r,v ot J~v• into

s.,, tor duration retldenoe ln eaape, Mr, Aroh1r, the Chl•f Aaerloaa

UHRilA repretea\a,l\'e h•r•, \old •• 'hft' 11 Jtvt or other re~etl eaa

be p\\ea ou\ 'ot oocupled Europe IOOU!A wlll find a lfq h \Ike oue of

\h .. , Refu«••• ln oonalderablt auabtrl are ooaln« over troa TU«<tla\'la

aev .ta \he Italian aa1Dlu4 \hrolllf)l \h• oailpera\loa of \he Par\ltue,

'l'b.n• 11 "" oop tor tw a\ ll Shnu (a .. :r :lUI's) vhloh aov olln•ata• alKnlt -~"1!: '

llt',OOO l'ohcoll, ud U it • .... ,14 that 1t vlll llaYe 21J,OOO -., \~e •4 of

ICaroh, Loree aua\en of Gnelte an otoa}'laC 117 \he Ae«laa ad Do4~11o

hlaale, l ·u.n aae1elle4 a table llbowb.r the llUillll' ef Greek rtf-«"• la

'fartou CIU'Jt'• l b.a\'t abo eao1e .. 4 'vo repone oa Polhh -",.,_" ville

.., \e ef lahna\, l lll\M4 to _., ... , tllforMtlea •• the WI' fthce•

dbaUoa la \lie aear ftl'un,·

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Ft!UUI&Li

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:Din l.lruH> > A44h .All&laa

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la1t, Africa,. bll .hla are oared for ln two cUftlrflft\ vayat , \

1, ll1f~~«ee• (1800 people) ••nol\nted to Pnl .. Une, 1108\

If \hea •la the l~kaa~ originally, r•o•t•e aone\Rr,r •••1~~nae

•• flllewet

LP 12,00,0 llllll\h17 per ,,1'1101\

LP !3,00,0 for a 1.-111 of \vo JJ> 33,00,0 ° I II I \hree LP 40,00,0 • • • • lev LP 47,00,0 • • • II flft II' liiii'C

Vl\h \hle alllwaao•, th•1 aeet all \helr •~\llt'ena1 IXpelllll,

Blw .. er, ln a44ltloR, \he Oo••rnaen\ turnlthll th .. perlldllallJ

wUJa oll\h1JIC1 atllleal and ll•n'al oore, llll\auaah 1t"1

••at• a\ lew prlae,, !hq ale' \lllefU troa aul\val ad

e4.a8\loa.l lat,rae\loa ia lehtolt Ia& ll\rRrlea, euoh ••

H114f\Uoaal '"""• lM\'IlHt 4lt0UIIdoa aro~~J~•, e\o,

I, Oa \h.e e\her Jaaa4, ref111111 nuua\14 \ealaniac ill

t111 tprl .. et 11~1 fro• llll .. la \o ll'llll, •d tna there \0

lllrlUa laa\ Atrtea, -._da, and Jadta, reeelnd Oo•en,..nt

nllda\ ... ,, '11l'J' are "'\hered ill re,_.e CUIIIPI •"- ree.S••

llnac ~\ere, t~d, ud •• a owtata ••'"'' e1etMnc.

18\he,...re, Ule "'-'" lhlq ill aup1 neel" a oenata

.._, et ,.n:et ·•M7, Ja Ute oupa ia Zru, t'1l11 --••

" 110 nell ... \Ja17 ,.,pel' ... fer, •• ,. .......... 1.

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16 ;,•iu-. ot age reolll'n 90 r1ale a IIOll\h. l'ool:o\ ..,ne)'

laorenee4 elnoe our l••' rapOI'\, ttu.• \0 tnorenu4 co1\ of

l1Yln« acaordta« \o Polish GoYernaent. ln ln41a, \hl• aoa\hly

allovaaoo aaou\a \O un rupoao l'OI' aen\h for 1'"J'"0"" ao\

eaploye4, who an OYotJ'c•l6 JIOI'O of ar.o, alld II n]lell '!'II' \'

aon\h for ~h114ren troa \volYe \o tlx\eta yeAr• ot -«••

la all o.-p• r•tuKe•• are re~ulrod \o perto~ all hou••­

keepla« du\1eo, la ladlA, \he aint.na hour• ptl' week tor

houu per d")',

ll~••• world~~~: in ~u\ .•.rrlca OJ\ trn'lll receive "IIlli'' rroa one \o on• aad a h~lt •hlllla«t ~'" dat, la Addl\t~n to

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\heir 'bonr4 aad lodclD« t.a \he OIIIIJI, Bpeotlllla\1 raodn ill

done, •• tol1oval

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8peo11'111\e roooln 'lleUar pq. J'er be\aaee, pei'IOilllll u

\ho baaepor' vbioh lot' la Sop\•'Nr 1aa\ rear tna la4la

\1 Moateo, neelYed t.a a44l\\,t!~'• \holr '"' •• telllvtl

lllo''" - 120 npe11 par 110a\h 1f1an11 • 100 I'UJMOI pol' 110n\Jl f.-11 '...O•r• - 100 rapaoa per 110a\!& 1tanoJ7 eabeol al4ee - 811 np••• 'JHII' Ma\h,

Valldlle4 werlt:na oa 'h• •1\11• \raal)lln were 'Plll4 a v..- at

aa ~· po• Ma\h,

Ill lrM, ••ldlla4 volttor• -....a 'r '"' Ptlllh I.lltraUoa

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recahe fro• 400 to 100 l'tah Math17. la addl Una, \he

Onei'IIJltat f'ulllbhn food, ele\htq, ladgl~, udllllll an4

4en\J>l Olll'a, The 11tllle4 voJ'Iter II' IJIIfOialll\ ll 1UOl4

bl\ur. f!aa ••tlll7 waca ot • au .. , Jlll\Uo tlbool taaellar,

n4 J\lll'laJ7 aolulol all\ ·~•nh to 800 "' 900 rhle, Head '

1uar .. • M4 a .. ht~m\ 1\oo\ol'l aana tro• 12.00 to 1300 r1Ala

'l'ra~abUon ot lttMI'tand\111 11'0• I'Ollah Ktnl~ar of G\a\a taht J'abru•I'J 10, 1944

and \he coaa\ruo\lon of wbal\ar for thRM 11 patd lJ \he

l'o1hh Gonii"'UUent. Aa uceJ)Uon to \hh 11 a poup of 400

r•h«••• in lior\h llhod .. ta be,.. aa the •Clyp'MJA OroUJ!' vhlob

tw financed b¥ \he Br1\lah Oovernaea\, and o aroup ot 800

' obildru ln 1-;dia, IUJI!'IOI'hd 111 llahni'-.JDb liawanapru,

All Polt•h adalnla\ra\lYe .. dtoal, hos~lta1 and aduo~tional

~· coa\ ot trnn1por\ln4 retuc••• to their dae\tnati~n,

at well Al·\h• axpenaea aonnto\ed ~1\h the u~ep of \r.aaten\

eupa h ataua•d by \ha llrUub OoYemaell\.

»rt\ltb peraonn•l nra ana~ 1A the a~nte\ra\lon of

., \bo i'olhh Ret~•• OAIIIP•I 11nd the OOIIIIIlUladen\a ot th• co•Tl•

and other adalnte\r~\lY• ~r~onnol aro paid \y \he Drl\leh

Oovanl!len\,

In tarrltorte8 where Polllh ratucoe1 aro located the

t.a4e aee4o4 tor \be uptaap of \he rat~•••• aro ·~llod '111

\ho ~lleh o,YAnuMII\ vhllh roal\o tor tblt P"""'" Mn\llly ,,.,., allOitlll\ftl, A\ P"'"''• tile ..... , relllU1d. fer \1\ll.,..._,,

h aMu\ ?0,000. ]101Ul41 ... ,tal,, '11ll• ... u, r~~q 'Ill , .. ,. .....

'11ooau11 of taoreaooa ta \1:11 aUII'IIer ot ret~••• 4•• \o

d-•uaeau .. d •- of \he .l'olhb ••14t.ere traa MU••

4at,, tniO!l •• laftll4o.

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peuuds IIOil\lll7, 'hb uout h &4ftllh4 11)' tho BrUUb.

lo'ltra•oat "ht oil h thou Telabuno4 by tho i'olhh Oon11111on\

la London,

'l'bo B'l\leh CloYII'IlMIIlt OO'IIH Q]:JtniOI OOiliii0\04 wl\h

lho traaeportR\i"ll of ref~••• to lraa ao voll ae to tho

:s, ln41a - Allo'!lt 4,000 rotw:o... 'l'he oo.,.rnl!llll\ or

lndl~ AdYauoae tho ooet nf upkoo~ ln retu~•• oaaoa, aottllnt

\hue Aaounh b\or .. uh the i'ollwh GoYnMont ln 1.ondon,

The avera,• ooat ot tho upkeep of retug .. o por .onth la

lndla lt nbeut a4 ,000 'PO'IUlrlft,

4~ Ja·,,.urtoa - Abov.t U,OOO rofu«o... Dobllo4

lnforc5tloa a\out tho ooet lo aot la our Pteoeeololl, Tho

0o'loraaoatt of ·~rtov.e oololllte a4'1&1loo tho aoo4o4 euppll~l

tor tho uptoep or our ret.«oo• •v'-lttlbf at a lator 4Bto,

•• ltoalao4 •••toaont, At thlo ttae, w. oatlaato tho

oJrptaooe tor thlw hftlto17 n4 1'\fll\ 100,000 pna4a Ma\ll'l:r.

Alldo froa tha abovo ••ntloned aaounto aoooatarf for ~·

tua aa4 lode&~!« tor tho l'olhh r~"'• tho V.lhh Oonn~~oat

hat 0]104etl • ln• uout tor tho ,..,.Uio of olo\llllllf, ••

voll u ap~~olal fotd"utt• (ter oh.U4r•a) aa4 lldtoal ellppllot,

Jloi'M'Nr, for oonata .totlJIUo :p\Dpetot, l,o, o(~MoUoNl

~llJ, .a4 oltthlac for oh114ron, tho Polloh Hatltaal C .... ll

&a 'Ia• u ...... ,.s ........ nat. twa41.

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J-l'hlD4ll J·olUil r•tU« .. I 1n lll.l ar.ae nua'b•l' :IB,400

of wnoa ~11 ~' tOO al'a t1naaoo4 \y \ho rolllh Oovarnn•n•

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i1USAJ'UO: t.atneept 4at.4 J'ob, 18, 1944

Hero aro lit\e4 •••• ot \he ahlat food prlOtl on \ht '••l•

ot 3,000,000 draohll,.. to oat gold pollftcl 11 ot .ri\Jlua17 7, 194'1, ' ou~.,~u 460,000 u.-... pn ako

lnad IIO.'JO '000 • " • , ... b'blee n&-30,ooo • J1r7 Bout 120-130 • 000 • • • Sugar 1!1'10-300 ,000 • • • Moat 400,000 • • • Sull ,.,. <•l'idhll) aoo,ooo • • •

~ ltlb 380,000 • • • Con eo,ooo • " • llh••' ?0,000 " • •

fhe t•ll-aovoe bat ~4 lftfOrtlllUOn lliiGe \Jlt lltlllMlllf If

laa .. l'1 \hat tho ftlue et ono «eld paud 11•• tnoreuod te 4,000,GOO

41Mlaat, aad teo4 pl'laoa baYI ''"' UJI b pnpent.oa. Ortlu'Q'

,..,lt ••••t .tterli te ,., thaao nb ... lF hlth prlOII 1 ht

the !led Cna• ·~ lleiiiP. ICU~~Maa• (lalka tltUla) are - '),

l.,ft'fiq noey 4lv 1 lollA Mw oat oaa ha~ tq that pt-.lt

an 6,rSac et t\arYaUoa,

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i{eceivod: .. "11·. ~ !.r.!

JUN 141944 J DEPARTMENT OF STATE

A-21 , June 7 1 l ~l • i.lo 1 19 • DIVISION OF )<. COMMUNICATIONS a RECORDS

:.:ith refol·onco to the !Jepru.:tiUOnt ·~ teleg1•ru~r- no. 1283 Of ulay 27, 1944 1 lQ p,luo I for •uurphy frOu the 1:ar •{ofugee i3oArd, ;!,. have obtained the fol~wlng report fro.,. .:ir. ·~t:rtthov;s, Chief of tlle Do.litan .• ission oi' UNHRA, regarding the acceptance of further Yugoslav refugees in Zgypt.

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"On the first of January 194'1 w~i\l{A \"/0.6 OShed to accept responsibility for 20 000 Yuc,oslnv refugees

~ in the .. ddllle :last. 'i'he ~BY~tian Goverrunent Hgreed to acoo;.IJJodotion in ;~gypt, o.l.ld staff, supplies and sorv lees wore ... 1nde available by the British Axi.JY. Later the total ceiling or refugees \Vas increased to 25

1500. Up to tile lst of June soao 26,000 refugees

had actually ar1•ived in 8gypt. CEWp spo.oe hns pro­vided no dii'ficulty and aufi'ioiont stores are being m1de available to equip the cwups. The British AI.•ruy has ~cen ablo to supply administrative personnel, but there hns been great difficulty in providing aufi'icient transportation and it has been Ll.L)oasible to find adequate medical staff.

In the mi6dle of ·~ny a request was l'eoeived by ;.Ib;Hi~A to take rell.1J()USibili ty for further nw;;bers of refugees, bringin~tho total ceiling up to 40,000, In view of the proposed take over of •dl!;HRA by illmRA as of ,Jl:\y lst 1 it •:,as neoesoary to get. UliRHA' s i"iashington approval. ~his approval was rorthooliling on condition that tho Array v~ould make available the necessary adr.linistre.tive ond medical staff, supplies nnd other arey services. This the ~IllY .,agreed to olo, but tli.e actual shortage of doc iiora vms such the.t sufficient staff could not be made available

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A-21·, June 7, 1944, li'rom: American ~:ti1bassy near ;t GoverllLlent of Yuc;oslavia,

from orrzy sources to enable refugees to be received, Until more doctors and nursez can be made available either frou civiliE>.n or military sources in practice uhe limit of reception must stand at 40,000,

I;ti may be assmned thnt no objection is lil~ely to arise frol..i the Bgyptian GoverllLlent to increases in the nur.J.ber of Yugoslav refugees aoCOl:llUOdated in ;;;gypt. Tho limit to reception o~· refugees is likely to be set primarily by the availability of statt, especially of medical staff and also increasingly by the sl1ortage of supplies, _/l'he British lu:l..Y is no longer to malte available J.P.I,P, tents for the expected arrivals and at an early date other supiJlY shortages will J.W.ko themselves a_parent, ·;;it.h the increase of the number of refugees the transport position is also likely to cause considerable di!fi• oulty."

The ul6dlcal Division of Ul'nu\A has also orally emphasized to this :~baasy tl~t<. t the proble.:J.s of obtaining sufficient medical, sanitation and nursing personnel, medical and sanitation supplies (especially tho latter) as \'/ell ns ... ransportation ~:nd tents, at present preclude ;the acceptance b:,t IDl.a\1\ of r.J.ore than the 40,000 refugees specified by l.ir, 4Jiatthews. It is further reported tlll t tlle refugees no\'/ in .C:gypt, both adults o.nd children, ~:.nd the Alo1erioan and ilritish workers a1o1ong thonl have already, due to tho lao.-: of proper sanitation sup:plie s, been exposed to unhealthful conditions, nnd that uany refugees, especially children, are today suffering frorll various diseAses brought about by these conditions.

,: 'J.'ho .Jed\oal Division further point.s out in this

general connection tha.t UUHHA's assumption of res­ponsibility for these refugees vras .:aade conditional on its obtaining nssistanoe in both personnel arid supplies from the British snd Ar.lerioan Armies, '!'he British AJ:my has, it is said, supplied \''ith consider­able difficulty a certain nUhlber of personnel and considerable supplies. On the other hand the .Am~.doan Army has advised tllat it has no authority to i'urnish either per~onnol or supplies ror this purpose.

Accordingly

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Accordingly, it has been suggested that it would be of considerable nsolstance if the ;·:ar Deport1aent VTere approached with a view to its authorizing UBAl!'L.lli to furnish sanitation r'nd 1.10dical supplies against payment, and also any personnel that may be avail­able, if neoessrry~ such supplies being limited to only t~bse not available frofu the British Army. It, in addition, the Amerionn Army could supply ~eans or transportation and E,P.I,.l'. tents this would help tho tasL. of the Uiffi.tU\ considerably. I understand ti;a t the USt\Fiiill has already cabled r:ashington re­garding these UNRHA. requirements but has as yet received no directives,

A further question v:hich has arisen is that of stateless refugees, since the ..,;gyptian Government 1 s regula·cions ao to guarantee of repatriation aftor ~llo war navy prevent suoh porsons being received in .ugypt, Yugoslav Jens are not affected by this diffi­culty but l afa inforrJed that Jm'rfi of liunga1•ian and othor enewy origin are clussified·by the Egyptians in this catogo1•y and refused admission to camps 4ere.

Hepeated to .ilgiors for •. Jurpby.

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t'!"}:e nc.-ri.''-.r. blc

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MEMORANDUM

During ~ conversation yesterday at UNRRA with respect to the

refugoe camp near casablanca, I :inquired particularly wi,th respect to ,/. . .

British camps ill Egypt. Yr. i'liirren repeated ihe story l'lhich I think he ..

told you before - (~) that the Britisli are currently engaged ill tsk.ing

to Egypt, in convoys, rei'ugees 'nho S:~:ill Ita:ey- fran Yugoslavia and

putting th(li'Q ill a ~P near Cairo. (b) That 4000 of such refugees are

in the canrp or on the way. (o) 'lba.t it is expected that this evacuation

will ultimately involve 201000 people and perhaps substantially~.

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