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__ FORM OF -DOCUMENT

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RESTRICTIOU CODES

.~_(A)_Ch>is®J1y~ Eiitcutlvo OrdOr 11652: qo·1ornfn9 accoao_to natlo~f socurHy- Jni~malioii. ___ _ (B) Clo!J.Cd by nlalule ot by tho oqonCy whJch otfglnated tlw documont.-- __ ;._~.:: (C) CJosed Jn accorOOnco wU~ ioslrfcUona co~tafnod fn I~ donor's :oo~--~(--~~~~t~0

GEllERAL SERVICES_ AllMllll STRATI Oil GSA DC 73.495 GSA. ro"' 7122 11.-721

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. ; ;;),~ • corf~:il~ns_ a¢i~ci ~-A.F .H.Q~, 2 S~Pf.ember 19./149'.. . . .. · <'. "

·;:~~::··1~!:;;:!~t:~;~,, . ' _ ..... '!fiW-ns rather t~'.1#'> Kiipl)erla.nd - $1li1f . ;et~mnt· iiadieatt ~hat -:Aiiil$U

F~endn. s~zc:~=~:o7+r~:s.~0:~0~~~f~~~-·.:·~ .. -.-.~:_.·.~.:·,;·:.·.·.s··-···.~'._t_ .. ·.~·'·:·~.bi~~~~~! on vier m;liigeo B~ill:ci. . . .

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(vi) 'I'hat cii;;~;:_ of Operations,: e9g~ PhiliP_ei(

;~~i~~fuft,,...,w·~~. .l::.iJ~'i ·· j recOlllllendationidor action with regard to -the- <:OriVit~ion- o:t':t:Uiidii 'll!J14•J.i~: : 8;I1;f l Displaced Persons_. · ; -: ···r: - · ''"-- ;ii~~)-~-:-- .,.. · -.>.);'<>

or''the 4;arf~u:a~~;~:n~:ti~:i~~~~t~~Gc;Jit~:~!~ratt4f~ ·: .-, ., t:.1_~_1.1.~.t.l .. :·;-~

Colllnittee, using_the te~ca.J. £ln.d;,centrill'f!ll}ipP_1ngJ"iold ;s~.'.~l'jj.c.'91J~~~ : • - · · eetabliBhed by- UNRRA, • - be post.PiDed ' wlti1ftho ··rie>ctfii;gUJAr.;:m.nirig- of :.u.t V: ,,.,

""''i ~:~~ ... that, in ~,..,ffe1r ... orl.i.J i.,~~~·~i . . ··.•_._·.~_,:.: __ :_-.f.l.rl_

various types '_or Displaced. P~_r. _IJ.()ns_ •. ' m._ . ____ -~---···'_3&\>:._-e e&tO.b~i_ S..h_, ____ ed_-_;-:1ro_ :_· n_-. __ Ae_, :_•r_--_._~.'-~.'"_l_-_:_.•_--~-_>.-. -.---'--.:_ •. :._:_.,· __ ;.-- -Government(s) involved agree ·l.'l';!f:le~j,te ~Jl7l1'lorityr~le0tion··.1)~:~_11~!'flt."~.9-;.:;t:. · - ';;n<;t Persons;· proVided that Milit!icy•Cominnnders involve<l:con&ert.;;- · '~~14-.:~r; .. _··:;L~ !~~!m!:ho~1b~~!~~ t~~~~~~:ities doos not exc98~~1~~,,:~~ -- N~ii~{~~-- - T:-':kf

sentat~~e., !!· :~:.!%/i~~c!~~~ ·~\~~3~~$J°,c~Ji~J.~~t~~~fl!t~i1~1~~.','.:{~0".'.; the chairman be ompowerod aL 1.111 'lppNPti,o.fo t:iJn"Efto:oxtiend'~:11i1111JAzo;11W1\4~~~'-lc>:< ,:-r'/d ~~n~~~:'organfao.tfons ui: mi.¥,ht. e•fonr.;wµy· bo sa~ up f4r,;'0t~er iaro ·· : - j~I~[ilj~M:£?Jf~f~

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- Ther~ are_ericlosed herewith-,-copies·-6 > ;~~d~6t~;r~~e_~iil~\f.l~~~~~JteiriiE~fcApft~~e,er('i. Minutes,of thec:fi;rat-meetin d(4) ·the Memorand covera in.greater detail the matters-discussed at meeting. · ,

It will be noted ~hat _the AdJiiinistrati~e~9f~moranduni provides that a rep~.esent~ii!Y~E! of;~JiM!;Office o.f-'.f!he _-Political'•Adviser s ·- e"·a-~memoer:cof_ the Commit_tee

Mditional inf'or ~ c~ncerni~ this (,-() its activities will be forwarded to- t4!'f:_D13par~ availafile'-i -

Respectfully yours, -

Enclosuresi

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C, Offie ~ ·}·:~i·~:-! ,:_.,". :'~1·vlp•: (.:'·(·icl..::~

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ro.iniotra~ive: Melj:\~.l!~~um, Copy of Minµtes, -·~-z

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O~alid to Department

Fil~ No. 711,101

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Meeting; Advieotji cQimnittee; Re~~Eis &·'rr, .. n d Persons, Mediterranean Tlieater o.1' Operations,.fct_o be held AF!lq, in the Office of the C!lier•-ildiilini.8.:.- ·•

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- trativeo:l'f'icer,at ll30 hours 1 2SeptsnberlM.4.;

l. thu'7 will b:\~ken by Cofer Admicl.~_trati~/6~tlcer -

2• ::oeueral need of coordination _of .Agencies.

:3.- Review cir furrent~ituat1on. a. - Italy - Int~rn:aes & Diflper stl.ti-collmi.ssion e~d Ite.il~

-~Ref11ge_e_l;pnrn1 ttee .o_t_ACC,

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Pr;blems ot.)!Ugo~iav~~ -Trans-ahipnents to --' :Middle East

.Palestine -=- __ o:__ ._ -JJ~_:J.A.·

111. Eotablishinent of~:Franch No. Mrica cllJllps -- i'edhala and Phil:fppeville~ - - _ _ _

iV. ·Attacbm~nt or J.Jrivate:and ,Govermiatit!!l Agenoi·es -toAco:" I&Disper. (Intern-Govarnmental-C -- ttee on Ref'ugeea, JOO, American Friends Servr _ mittee,- UURRA observers)-•. ~ Jlork;ot Amert'" British Red cro;s in Refugee Comps -. cl:cf~li service.

b~- southern France. -

c. Greece, A1bania and Yugoslavia. 1\MI. & UNiiR.'\:.

~. Other: Countri~s \·rithinMediterranean~lfter of O~ati~~. - -·_:::r::=---

e-, Fropleos for Coordination -_SH/IEF.

4. statement by r.overn?l' Cochran cin connectTOiiCV1i~fil:u1ffiAA program lll'.'.d l!lter rasponsibilit_y 1'or work or'anil'"with yrivatc and Govermental agencie_s.

e, Gen.eral outline of functions

b, ·Of4'ice"5 und t.:tJJlberGhip

G. Uiccunaion

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i.• Ali Advisory Comzni ttee ori REl~eea ahd Displaced P~.~~~~:~. AF.i!Q,. - - -

2J The Ob\Je~t or the Ci)umittee ahati be to !¥3aist in tti.e det9lopmmt~QJ,'imilthods alid gt::tf~~zre.of Ref\igees and Diaplaoe~Peraons in the Meili_terrw\eiit{j~~traoi -- ·

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i - 3. This-object sJBil'~be accomplished thro.igh -:;;&~-t:~ ; ___ ~)~nt__consideration ot~too~reaources--cE1nd progrem~fflhirvarious org11~1l.-

-r •• tions ... ( i) civil govertmantal, (U) nlilitary and (iii) p.rliate cij-Jl_ljln -: - - engaged-in that t.orkl and -- - - - -- -- ,;:~,.-~- \?'i1i!.''['1':--

(b) sllbsequent pltlnni~and dl.reoti_ves emanati~ from the r~jl~-¥tive-appi0-priate auth()ritiea• - - - - -- -

- - - -. -~ - .-_ - '-:~&~~-----· _-4. The initial com-cosition of the Comra:i.ttee shall be ail fo:g,9's:

Chai.l'wln • - - -T!ia dhier Administrative Otficfrj-~-AFH" Vice Chairman ... The Asiliotant Cbiet' of Staf.f,-tf;l)~c:AFHQ:

... The_ Liid son Officer for UNRRI;_ ~t!'fAF,Hq . Joint Secretaries -'·One or the UNRRA obseriera arid ;{-representative of G-'5,

- kRepresentetive:of . lBnited States Political idviaer Bri_1;_ish _Resident Minfater Allied COnt ioQ l Conmil.ssion Unitei Uations Relief & Rehabilitation A dhlnist rati,~~ AIDericait Red cross '"'~-

. British Red Crows :far le:fugee BOard ___ . • ·-Intergavernrrental Comm! ttee,¥9_P:f.Ref'ui;ees American J"oint Dl.stri butlon·'comni ttee Friends Service Colll!llittee

5. The Committee shell recommend any chsn1>es in its composition Which cd.idft1on8 fran tima to time _seem to mrant.

a. Medings of the Conmittee shall be held at least once a =nth t'olloYtlng tile t'irst meeting, end et ruch other times us the Oita iman may, direct.

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i · .- ~0ii';frh~,;~''W:··· <-, 7. It shall be the duty of tho Secretaries to keep 1!11."ai'lei'p!ite record of tie Cam- __ mittee• a meetings and work; to gather such cb tu cono~rning Retugees\~ _i>~splaced -PC-so¥ir as tbe Cou:mi ttee and/or its Chairman shall direct; arid to ocrompllsh smh Otha~ .tasks'" as too COunnittee may deleg•Jte to tlxlm, looking t0\'111_r4(,i_the ccnpsi•ntive deve!~}iment.ot the military and civilian fEency program in this field•- _ _ _ ----. ":-

, - 'O • : >~t-~; - ; :-#4~~~{!li!~>~: ' ~ • _• '.~t-. a. ?<:>thing herein state\} eholl be const1'fe4;, to atte&-the pi)We#.iR~-c-Jbe ueual g<>vern;.. 1~ bodies ot' the various .private.or govo1'D!uontal agwciea to 111aillfs~:'..~hei r own internal affair a in occortlanoe with powers vastsd in thmi. - · --~·-·i ·-

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1 0 _The meeting !lad been called by (};..() 3ection of-AFI!q end wa-5"'att~dil"4f~'f~~~ tollowiq; representaffves of organizatioll!l named: trom lll!lerican'~~,?' . h

.. COl!lillittee, Messrs~ Ki· K:iinberl.iiftd ari<\H •. Wr:!.ggins;_ Ainerican Rad Cross, ~i'~· IX>baon; l :I - American .Toint Distriblition cori:Ilittee1 r.!essrs. A,'-Gr11•nll.eir;h !il!ld M. J:'.l!~fllii~.ti;_ -.. -_ . L -· ---------':~----- BP-i-t-ish~ros~_enerel-'Si~-Kenneth;McLeod'-'alid-).{a-jor-A;--Knigh1~-~-Allled~-- -----"--' f---- ______ _:.__ __ _

f ~ ~ssion, Internees~ Displaced ~ ~:•Col!ll1lieeion;,~ -}J• B,; j_

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Findley and Lt. Colonel C; F.; :rothargHl; Ace,-~ Rofw,ee Branc .. _l. L, R. , Hulls;- Intersoverritnental Comittee on l1e1'ugees,:S1r Cliffo~;!fij1,1~b. ~'l;lff-!!.fillB!, Messrs. R, L, Cochran, S, J.1.- Keeny~ 1\~- A, Soriori i _ 111d'"l'l~'G~- _ .• k; ~ • __ Retugee Boaril,-Mr. L. Ackenn.cn; -~-2£. ~Resident l!.inieter·,_·s:1.r AnthOny Rumbold; Of:Cice of U,si 'Politic BJ. Mviser, Mr, G, 0, Horner; Al!'!g,· Lt; Genar_eJ.;,.H_ J",o; "· Clark, CAO, :-'Qo1, Ci: M•Spotrord, A c of s, G-5, .. , Lt. eoi, n.s~ .ra·· ,-~~,, _ G-5, J.iajor s·.K, Goldefnith, -e-5, - - - ··••·•

- - - ·~ - -- - - -:::~fl_~~-~ - -~ ~ :·~ 2, The. c!o outlined lhe importance of ths c~rk Vhio}i t~,;;;_CO'nuilittee , ..

fonned would uDi erlake -fo the care.of Refugees -and Di8placed~f;e:-raons j 8 Spofford made a re;Jlill'.l:!'of tm present al.tuation as to extflllt'o.iprobleliie­work of the military and .civilian governmental ard private egenciea_ili thie_ field was reviewed, -

a, In Italy, some 45,()00 Displaced PersoD3 had 281120 J"ugoslavs had been se11t_~o·c~s in Fgypt, 571 jeW

mostlY sfla~eas perons to the U,S, An Op}ll'ecl.able llUlllblil';,'I;." e •• cities of Italy andrec£liVed various forms Qf relief. _ A~q~;-;!3_500,,, .. , __ ..... _, .. __ I le DFS camps. There were approxinat_elr25o,ooo Italian_.;~91'.llgees, many-of llholn presented probleILll of ,;rei;:atriation and were essentially tii~~~:resp0n~dbj_.J.it1ot' the Italian Governrfial,t with aasistance and guidance of Ita:iian ReriJgee !l~aiicli oJ' ACC,

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h. Th2 Crunp at Fedliala, ll'rench 11.orocco; ceyacit.Yi o(2b<f9~ilka-~;',eamp .. at. I·h1lip:poville1 French_ llorth Af'ri ca, 1ni ti al capacity Of lO;OOo, wefiicto°'!!~t!U_~in­tained to r::eet altuatioils rec;ui.ring speedy availabilityof(f11cilitles:.--;rP,!14alii currently cared for perscns coming out ot Spain, am Philippev1lle md lieeii'liiide ready to care tor J"ugoelavs, om is to become a !JllRHA respo11.9ibility after 1 October:

c. Tho ll.1ddle Eist Cruapa now um er UURRA, osidefi'rom:trBllsit 1h0ilities at Aleppo, care for epproxil'l!tely 401 000 1 of whom 2•1,ooo·'~~~flti~siava and'J.2,000 Greeks, - the .rest beint~ a polyeJ,ot group, '

3. The work or tro variru e organizations repreeentsl\'f,ras described. bri et'ly ,­tt.e potentiul problems am forms of organi:zatio'tlc~or car14'1tbr Jltfllgees aiiii Dis­placed Persona in Awtrio, parta of Southam Gennony, in Greece, Albiiii'1.o_ nlid .Tugoslavia were outlined, · ,•.· .. -·

4. It ·11ae unan1moual;/ agreed tlvit:-

a, Tnore was need for ooordinotiou botwoon all orgariJ.iationa 01d agencies mrkine with Refugaoa and Dioplaceu l'oraona in tha Tii)Mitre,

b; Tho i'onn of orgunization ae indicated in the Drott Mminiatrative Order uhould be established - with clv:tngo in pnra 2, to include after "care" .;. the words "repetrintion and reaettlanent,"

6; It wao agr_ead oleo thl1t :-

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,a. fupreme All;l.ed -. . .. _ ··. oill.d be retli.iest0dc.to r~vise policy with respect t 6 eva,cuat ing 'Jugoslavs from .It:aif; ·now to. permi t'.~~l'#Iiy • ~s possible, UlLtO a ceiling of' 9,0001 to be held in the c,~~t,.i;ri -... ~ "':~·- -.·· .

b •. A:sub-cOllJll!ttee be designated to ~tudy ;it'f~~s .of

on the Adv~~or~n~:ii!~~ ~~~~~~i!~~e!~1e_:r:~i~~;1~~ir;~\lli$f~W~86~S~$f;ted personnel ·be n:ade; - ·

ii.· Reports ~r.'1Di1viaua1 agencies; likel~\~9 be ofA~te_~\¥Jt t<:> the· Others, be sumni;.rize~ rujd ci i:ci.tl~:ted amorig all con(jjr,fl'ed.

- t;; it was d0cia~d that.the·'commttee snou1d meet on the-f0'.1rt1:rw~ the =nth, _the next 1r.eetiI:~.:.tQ__b_e~heid_on:..the.-2?th_o.L;;eptro;ber. illc:~· ._· _. :.-~----'!

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/a/ S~ A,cbfti~th s, Ji; oor;oii;fr'IH JJajar, Mis "'"'c Secretai"'J ·

Note: A me1!101•anduin :l,s in coJ'rse of preparatfo~frint w1iisho£(~ be dis­.tributed; covering in greater detail the !kl ttei•s-dis (ll8 sed ~at tile meeting;·· .-

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5. Open~ng Refiiarks by Chairman:.

_ ; a.-~ Supreme Al.li~d0

.09niniancier.-w~s ;re_ • slble 'in· this Thoatre for, among other ~g!_ngs, tii~7~r~fl<i!i~{adminif)J;~ation,

f ~!m~ii:~:~~~~i;fi~i?mf~t~[y;~~~ii~!c was~ hol'Teve~, ·obvious that the".flot· - iti~s- of;¥§::ll SJ19J:(ageP,oies should be co-ordinated. It had} co,nsider!3.<l~tha~'{tthere

~~'~e:~Jr0~a~i ~~~:~rif~~t~~!cr!{~e. Pll~~rnr.~~~:;~r~~~ on· the contributi()ns whiclf·oould be made•oy:::civ-i'liB.il' relief :and welfare orgariisations in the solution Of the.'ii):robiems. ' No such body now existed. The -question.,was whetJ:1er such ·a b9dy · should be formed, but before puttihg~'the qu~s~ion he propq~ed to review the current situation and to ask-representatives of the agencies present to explain briefly the scope of their activities.

' 6, Review of Current Situation:- " , . ._

(a. Interneg and Displaced Porsons-o:Sil.b-Commission-~f Allied ntrol Commission 1 ( Col·iFlndlay ,Director 1 I & DPSC).

45 ,009~~-~nterneea a!~lisplacbd pefc~~n~~'Qffabout. -'O Natioqalities had passed through the he.nds·"'of· the Sub­Commisaion. The majority.of these had boan Y.usoalava, It had been dir~ctod by the Supreme All~~J~J Commander ~hat in~.: stallations in Italy should be r.un ~li"A~t!ransit basis'b c: ,;~fj" 28,120 Yugoalava bad boen.evaouated·tO'"'Camps iri the"7MID:.;EAST. Approximately 600 Jews had,,oeen sentcto. Palestine. <'Approxi­mately l,000 - mostly Jews·~ had been sent to United States. 6,ooo Maltese had been: evaouated to Tripoli and 1,200 additional Maltese would P?.:Qbably shortly follow. There . were, at the rnoment ,' hbout}~,?;i1000 Yugoslavs in Camp(J ;in Italy. There was Nom for another:,4;,ooon~PProximately~ _ T¥:·Yugo­alav authoritios had expressed a':wish that no furt;lier

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had agreed to restrict the irwnbt;)rs ~eaving· 'Y_u~§'sl~viao

-· b~ ~t~:~l~~)~n -the· MID-EA~T. ·-~7~~~~(;:;~~-s~i .. The camps in MID-EAST of direct- interest • lfose

taken over from Y.ERRA by _U!"ffiRA, .J:!amely}KHATABA,TOL :'.J.'Jk _ EL SHATT and MOSES -WELL§!JoP. Egyp~; .NUSEIRAT (South.~ . _a~r;;J:,. in Palestine and ALEPPqJlili-tS:rria{"l-:°',The :1?t~,t; ~\V!:iS :i;'·'t:r13;UE)j;£'a-v camp. for reception principal:ly· of Gree~stf!oi!'ll() .had 'fou11d; • the it -:Way . in ahd • f,lifough TurlceY and whoa e'i''evacuatlori._:!'~m -that cou;ntl'Y had been guaranteud by MERRA.~. KHATABA a@I EL SifAT'J,',_were Yugoslav• camps•' MOSES WELLl?.;'.~~p,dNUSE]!M,'J,'JJ·­viere: Gre3;1k'gamps 0--_ancl, TOLUMBAT vine usea.,··_,P:~~inil.r_ilY:·~~-lllll~~-·-· convale_scent center for Yugoslav _children.c--• (A camp·was_ .;"'"'' ___ _ __

---~~a-'.b-so~be-iiig-:-pre-pared~a:t.~EI.-:ARI-sn-;---near-t_he-Egyp_t-i-an~Palest.1.--ne--~ bord-er, at ~yhich up to ,oo HRoyal" cyu-gOSl~Y§l;Mu_:ld be~7;,~ - - -accomodated.) MERRA, as distinguished fro~i-yNRJI!l-.' ati-l.1:);,· _-had· responsibility 0 for c~amps in India,- Persia; ::r;a.~t Afi'-ii:fq,t; and elsewhere, where 'Poles and some Gre:ekB:were*\i:iide;r\ciifer~c MID-EAST commana had :recognised a 11 perQ1anent respi:)nsibcil.1 ty" for supp'lyillg to tM pt:esent UNRRA camps administri\tive personnel (present COi}iing Of )1,5 Offfoers_ and-_.}1\_~p),~ 0

furnishing suppl:l:e~, the J.atter on a reiinburi;~l)le':ba~ The Yugoslavs--invglyed had c_oriie from: th,e Tral}'.1!-i-!i:::cii.filp ill Italy~ They Md:made ~a radical :8.djuatmEint:Tn livi _, in_the desert. KHATATBA- and EL SHATT·wera~~~eaer_t~:c_runp]t~~ and camp administrators as well af! :Qamp Doctors· agree<fc:--·­that sick children, TB patients n!l~\f~t_lie more fee))le ridil.lts do not do well in the desert_; · The:Yugos1. _central:aiid subi:>rdiilate Gommittee8.f!J1ov1ed cg1isi_gera, -- - gy 1 .• c _

ini tfati ve and deatr.e__{~_Q;_~.assist ,:+_n an_d ' er\fj;sed

!~:~~ftf ~0~!n~~{:~;~f~~~i~tt~~;E%~~ _ stra~~~f-~Q the thinking and the work, -(MOSES 'ilE- ~~ pn th_t?~Gulf of Sucz, and NUSEIRATpn the Mediterr_ il,li)~ ~:~.Jl). - ~11eral, the uim vt,as to return the13i:i. people t.9': air home in better pli'ysical cpridit:Wlli~.fili.an that~Vilii(}h obJ:a,i,::: m> they were received and~~tfO:";'tfiis -end··'cl<rifsiderO:tioli · ~iiing givan to more careful I'oU.tinr~ of youngi:.~i111.-ldren, sick adults _and tho possibility of transf-er of --sofileTY\igoslavs from' MID-~AST to PHILLIPEVILLE camp.

c. Italian He:t'usoe Brunch, Alirnd btirttrol c6'iillnifisi'bl1, (Colonel Hulls). - - · ...

Thia Branch wus formed to handle refugees in the militury zone. 200 ,ooo people had been' moved from the North to tho South of Italy. Outside the military zone.a-this movement, and the return to their homes of the-pej'j3~6ris moved, was the responsibility of the Italian Goveriune_nt, but the Govorrunent had not yet be~;._,._aple to: assume the full responsibility and the work wourd, thei•oforo, have to be continued by the Branch.

· d, Pofi{Y• The Chairman explained briefly the present pol c ea ot the respollfJibleH~Uthority. A tentative agreom~mt had been reached with the'Yugoslav authorities that no further evacuations from Italy of Yusosl.avs)fi;ihould

-be effected, subjeot; to tho i~:ctake from Yugoslavia' ii<?V ·-1 exceeding a further 2, 000 and·.>.tlie ceiling for YUBoala:Vi

of 9,000 not being exceeded. "'A camp at,PHILl;}'P~VJ:LLE,c ertch North Africa, was in readinesr.1 to reoeive io;ooo·,::atsplaoed persona, _ This was equipped viith a 600.:.bed ho'sj:iital ,, and the capacity or the camp could be increased to 40,ooo; if neoossliry, The camp would eventually be taken over by U1ffiRA. MID-EAS'.l' camps could acoomodate, a further 13,000. It hari been decided that if further ovaountions were

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ne-~essary.~;~PHILIPPEVILLE[sh~~ld also· undei'".fc()nsideratio-Z(Wheth6 "indifferent· heafth", now ln:_::C transferred: to PHILIPPEVILLE r""

7. Activities of Agencies~·

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ees, (sir a:. Inter over·~~tal.COlDlllittee -~ lifford eat ecote-Sm th .-

- - "_-, ,- -~;-_- ~ -__ ,_:·-~~~~~~:~-: ---~ -- ~:-;t~~;~i~-;.~:- - .~:---,. : _ This body worked in olo·se conJiUi'Otio:n v/ith t.b.e _ ·"'J.<.\

-_American _Joint DlstrlbutiC>ri Collllidttee, t;he~~.(Uiierioan:P'rti!J:£41J SerV'io_e_19oniJnittea; .the British Friends_Ambulanae U!1!~:t'2'•It'­looked a::eter :L'efugees and displaced persons not carj'!9.dor -

_. _ by othe:Forganizations, 'With partioula,r attention 1!0''- • _ c• ~-;,;~ __ L - ____-.:::~tateless per.sons·• ----Ihveattgattonc-~and~p1e:nnfog~ror-:: ihdiV-idualWf>- .-- - cases·:Waa• dohe :by AFSC.- - !lepreaentatives of IGCR hau now been -

nominated for Franc_e and North Afrfoa. _ _ _ __ •

b. :Joint Di~trihutiori Commit-tee, (Mr. ·n~!l\li/'ii - - - -- __ - -- . :-- ----,=-- - -- _-- :~~ _.>'.{',gW.:;:'_.- __ - ~·- ·. -

Problem exist·ed in!/Italy ainoe 19-'M.when It'a _ '"'~d'ews < rotindecf committee to aS'fiist refugee_·Jewish.peopl'~~i'roln . ),~;; Hi.tler persecution; . }3y~19381 the lo!ld beoama :tp .,, ;:~at and the American- Joint Distribution• Comnilttee:was asked - ·- 1st -in f:J.nancing the program~ • Funds fl,'om the_ J:bC w ---~- 'Mto •

. -__ Italy y1i tiiout interruption Un.ta .the Naz:Foccupat;I9 ~llr - thah the ~committee in Italy: was financed by borrow -- _ -

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authorized by .the JDC, such assurance being tranrunittec:I thrqU:gh· the Vatican. In France a simila~;;;J,>r.ogr<?liL .~llJ>:!µ-i'iEt<!~o:n

.. i~:~~1~=~ii~i~H~~mi~11i 11!tiJJ!f~~ families. There were t;wQ'r-epresentativ~s;i~4Jt~ly~'-one irt&. the .North. and one in tlie-;south• Therewel'e•a:l)so~t~ ·i•epr~.f:t aentati ves in Istanbul, one in Switzerland 1 one in SpB.ln,~;]•~Y.,o in Portugal,• one in London, and ·one in ?a+estil!~.~;~J.'g~rams·· were also . carried- otl througti- authorize~ b()rro~.~§¥.~~"!F.~he. occupied countries· of Hou.mania, Bulgaria·, Hungary;~·;Pol!lA<l _. and Belgium. Programs of; assistance.:~to diaplaqed):J)ersoffs;·were carried on through local ·-committees by JDC in the'· neutral . countries of Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Turkey.

c. American Friends Service ColllDli.tt~e (Mr. timberland). - - •. 1 · - - :.

In limited fashion aoted in the same>relation to cel,-tain non-Jewish groups as the JDC acted towards Jewislr~sroups •. ;f;~he cases of refugees nqt otherwise cared for were tirough.t to tile attention of the authorities.. -

·-~~ d. War Refugee Board. (Mr. -Aokermann).

WRB was set up by executive order 6r -Pres id ertt:t~j:', \;h~\t United Ste.tea. It;a _function was to help persona e~oape fl'<>_~ .. German oocupied terr,it.ories ancl _to assist those Y!~Q:' d _ · !~~' sucoee~ed in esoaping;-r· These activities m:>uld ~(lease .~l,1: the cessation of hostilities. One of its aotivitiirs had een-..the arrangement for evacuation of pel'.aecuted 1peraorfil-fl'.olli'Spain;­theae personil had been cared for in the :Marshal LYS,.utey Camp, FEDH,ILA. The camp i tse_l:t' was (l~nduc ted :.:by-, UNRRA •if±~It also had responsibility in connection w1;1fti the re~~nt evacua~ion of Stateless persona to the U. s. ·-·-· - -

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e. Bjit! R:1~~t-d;, (Lh K!n~th JAoi~od})/~. .'>~\VI

i~:ifafat :t !f ~E'i~~~~;~ iH<O JH~~tB~t!r · : tion:s assistruice· liad been giyenr;,;_t,9 c in 'Miiling w£t1L - · -_· Refugees arid displao«;1d persons:·an.a uid :cO.ritI:nue .Per~9-iuiel. were also in readiness for sirriilar:•aoti'vities in the Btlikaris.

-__ -,_ .:~-- - :c- _: ·- -~-~--~.- --~- ,_. - -~~~:~~~-· -_____ ~_\{~{:1~\\-: ,. -f~ AmericartRed Cross,(M 'son). sat.Ci-that his\

organizat.ion's ·act~vities pa~§;J,lel, ~ose of :B~Ii~c~ i1L ·-relrition to Am:ericllll-Troopsi·'?"-:SAbou ,,(;fficershad been. assistillg AOC in-the ,5th Army area and

1planci v1ere in '~~d,-

fo assist in• southern France; }ifc ~~~::+·'' -Note:- Both Red· Cross. representativ; - · -·u.ested that

_ a rullng_ bti .El.ought regarding ctivitles ·

---~c~,e~~~~J~t~~1f ~~~~~l~~;lrori~c~gio_ritif~.---~-~- - ----1-i:~~~~---~i~ .-Red-_c~-s~--~c~iv~-~~~-~~~~o:t-q tno-sa~ ·or

Brij;ish and American orBa,niz~tj;'c:ms.

8~ Future Problems. ---~-

a.c. ~s~\lther~ l!'rance·, Chairman cJgf~ khat:.to date there had not been much Hof. interest· reportectlJll'~M<? ., fae groups had been found vlhilst the French autlioritl. . were coping- adequately with their oy1ri·Nationals;.;cU.-"!f:· function ·.of /.FHQ._wasltOcassist. ~hecFI'&J79.h 0.~:tll.Rritto·s and Oi vll Affairs Of1Tcers-we1·e availabiec:f]~o3gi:v~1~t;_bls · _

. assistance. Tha-t the help of civllian-!B:genoies·\·fould be, .• req_ufred and welcomed was almpt certai.h. .i'f:S.

- . b. Balkans. (Lt ;Oo~~o-.,Jac!c).Jng) cP ~ning had• pelffi' going .on~and i;ipecial consi<f~E!rtrori]:Jr~a·}L ·-ven. to rtifi~f and rehabili tatiO.n problefil:;l:;' Plans ·v/Oul ~.ii wifo<tfie&~~ work of existing organiZat,'~f6n ( Swi~s-9V(e iig

1. ba.· __ ._}:110

1._ ... _-.nt· •.·~.: •.. ~.·-~.'-.. pa·_:_:_ ... i.•s'._'..''·

IRO) iii Greece, ahd UNRRk wquld take ov,e ... ., ~. soon as possible. For Yugoslavia :amLA:]. positi9:!!1':·

. was not q ufte so clear; there nii@itfcb~:V:ii~, i tationlt-c on agency .. activities in relation :to"Yelief. cs. Furtli'er details \i/Ould be given at a later meeting.

c. Austria (Lt~ Col.Jackling). Tni31stildy ofhilans for Austria inrespect of .displaced pet'sons•nail·J!l8.cif3 provi­sion for approximately 2 mHlion person,s. falling1"~ijJ6 various categories. This study would be circulated; it·~ould be - · enough to say at the moment that transportationYwould be the chief problem und in connection wip~ this, camps for homeless or persona enroute to their llopies would tax .the resource-a or all agencies. • · ·

d. U.NRRA (Governor R.L. Cochran), ''i!r,lie UNRRM· • Charter was Specific on many points1··but waifat'.the moment indefinite regardine Itctly. · Recommenc1ations had beer+ made for consideration at the next'llfn!!eting Of the· UNRRA co11ncil -(to be held in Montreal in mid-September). Generally;r:SI.l;6,aking, IDffiRA was to be thO agent fo1· distribution of' relief/supplies which •are furnished by oorne other agenoy duri11g th~'~'mllita.ry phase, and would undertake medici.il care' an,d .welfare''\vork at the invitation of the military authoritie,!3t· In a subse,quent period, UNHRA would toke over complete responsibility in .con~ ... ourrence with the rnili tory authori tioa .and tli~; government':ioi'}7.'¥ the country concerned, The Direoto~-'c'·~~erai 'Of UlffiRA, was:cvery' anxious thnt maxirown use be made of:lJ:mel'<services and resourqEj~ of ·private _and covernmental a8enoies; within the framework and plans of mnm.A.

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9, It vms agreed by all ~ge~cy-.~~~~~~~~~0~tiy.Ei:3cJlre~ent .. tti•to a) r:•i~·~~:tf~nt ~· JfMi.,, ~l}t:t""'

b) That informaticin ajidre:portf!Of<commc)ji iD.terest should be coll_eoted_;and 1oirel11atecijT:C:c, ·. · ... ·•-·· .· ·.

o) That details' Of resotiroes in_,poJ:'8oI;J.n,e1: an«h -materials, shoula ··be_ ·furnishe'd· to:r uifo·_•ot·th~- ..... • oo.mmitteelntuturewe:t,fareiand~l'elief:pJ..!i'nn™;

d) That~one ~of· the first &Onsid~ratiori$ of .tliE~~i•f;-k"-··· \ .• cpmmittee s.fiouid. be planni~jor repatria,tll:)n._

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a) Para 2. Afte~ "care" insert "and reo,atrlation Ol'~rese~tfomertt. 11 . . _ - ~'F

b) Para 4-{" Last line to r.ead 111unerioan.Fi-iends Serviee Committee.'' · ·

lL •. Fir~t Meeting 6FAavisorv ·coirunittee J:i~#Jt~''· >

that the first· meeting of the~·Adviso:r-it~¢0tnm.itt; --~-~~ be~held-6n Viednesday 2:7-·S6 ptember 194?Ff~_1; :a""p ... _~ri,4E.

· ti.file to be notified to .oonst.ituent m.~¢li~i'}f.'.;~ Sugge.stiQ,lis of items for· inclusion. in ithe Ag~nda t0'0lbe'tsµlunitte ·· · ~ a .. 5 Seetirin, -.AFHQ., :cacc6mpanied~ by brief not~~1:for.}: _., circulation.before £he meeting.(Latestcdate··'forsuo ssion,· Sep, 20,1944). - .

September,1944

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TO Distribution Below. ,_ -

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by the1roie~a:e~;et~~~We~~~~~r~~~t~~~l~~~t~~~~ _ ;, - Friends Service-Committee, 1!essrs·-:-K. Kimberland anq H• WrigginsjcAmerican .Red Cross,,Mt>._ Dobson;_American .. Joint Distribution-Colnriiittee;)lessrs• A0 -

Greenleigh_.-_and lfrPearlma.n; British Red~" Lt. 0:6tf,(!K8.L~~"-~~-Mf3th- _---• Mc Leod ,and ;Ma~pl':A. Knight;---·~ ~ _ ColllJDission"-}Iilteiiieei: and Dis-

-. placed Persons:Sub-Commission, Colo c. B. Firldl;_~- · '.·Lt-.'-Cp].onel - -Fothergill; AQQi ~Refugee ~,~col.·I;f; ,, 'llfii~lrite

___;_~.J__c~~~~-__,·eo~!llllll.~-=·:.:;t;.;t,;.e-.,e Ell Refugees, sir ,Clii'i'ord Heathcote-SJ!lit-hf-UNRltltT ?lelisi:~V::.W•Lr Cochran, -J S ,M; Ke-eey;_A.A. Sorl.er11 ·and r[rG7Ji~; l@!:.'Rei'uljee-Bom:IBlfTL;"_/\~ttt!~; -,1 Office 2f British_ Resident Minister, Sil' Anthony. Riunboll}jfOf!ice· of·[•§.•' -•\ Political Adviser,·11r. G,:D.·.Horner; AFHQ, Lt. GeneralJ.G•Vl~ Cliir!C, CAO, ..;

Col. c.M. Sp<>i'i'ord, A c of s, a--5, - ;r..t. Col~ D1S• Jackl,jng1 ~~l:~jor s_.A. ·Goldsmi~h,_(}-5.- - - - -_ -~-:;,:- ------ -

__ ;. The. c~o out~e9f;~he, ~~rtance oLth'r wo~k Jrlch the cfo··: ~e' when i'onned would- Uridel'1;~~;~in .tl).Ei care ·or Refl1~ees,;am. Dis!l],il:ced, ;1'.~:i'SRns 1 and Col. Spoi'i'ord made a resume of the present;situa eni;.~of•

- ~~~~~~!s~ !~/1~iti~f~,!~e~~;:itand eiViµ~nJ~O. J~~vate _

• _ a• In Italy, _some 45,ooOCDisplaced Perso11s· h_ad:r_!')cei~<i Ca:r;e~--;:~f whom 2s,120Jugoslavs' had been.sent :to· camp11- · t; 57ldews to';P~st:!,ile s.nd 986 mo:st-1Y. state].ess persons to~ tne·u.s·· __ ppreciable·n.wnl)_~"lS;l:ive'd):n to-mlB and eities of·Jtali·!l!\<l.rrEicei_ved ya~i rms Of-relief. ~).~iii;.' 8500 were now in the I & DPS camP,~,2~~There 1f\i!"~!,approxi.matel;f :?50:.QO{)·; :tSiian Rei'ugeesj -many_ of whom preseilt.qd pr9blems''o_i' repatr_~!),,~:i.011 arid wer _ tially the responsibility oi' the; Italian Government with l\lisj,~l;ance arid guid _ 31 oi' Italian Refugee Branch of'· ACC. · · ····1•cj~~;·: _ •_ ·--' ·:-~_,. -

eamp at ~~p=~r:: ;;e;~~~~~p~Fi~~i~rriiii~1~it~}i.i'J~f QS~ -;;e to be maintained to meet situat~()q~ requirl.ng speedy aVSl:Tu\?ility·9r facilities. Fedhala, currently cared.for•persohs•coming out_of.Spainj 'and Philippeyille _had been made reiidy to care for Ju-goslavs, and is to become a iJNRRA responsi­bility ai'ter l October·.

c, The Middle East Camps now under UNRRA, as~de from·t;r,ansit i'acilltics·at Aleppo, care !'or approxi.mately 40,oob, of;C'l$gP\[~7;gpo are Jugoslavo and 12,000 Greeks, - the rest being a po'.cyglot group• · ·· ···- •.'

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SOt'f'D't'T' 3* ·. u,;.fj-~}~:~f~;ir• .. ~~-- j

brlefl~; _t'~~ep:~~~ti~f~;{~fr~~~1~1~;;~:};,gf{~tiim:: .•.. _ ··Refugees ·and~ Dis;:ilacod Persoris · in•Amitria;c:-parts·of; Southern Ge Gree~e:. Al.bani!l._fing ~ugoslavia were out:l:ined. --

-•• ~.::-:i:{ ~~:9 unaitlmously agree(j. that:- . -

agen:~~-~v~~1~ithari?~~:~i;~o~~~~;~n~~J~tni~t~f~~~::\::;·;~-~ -."_-"?. -

-.·· ..... - . 'b. Th.e,forin of organizatfon as indicated in .the Draft Acl.minisi~at-- ive Order sh<>u1ct· be es_tablished-:-r \'Q.th change_ ;1.p. P?,ra 2, to include after ·

ncaren_ - the words 11repatriatio~;;11nd rcsettlement.u . - -

5• It was-also. agreed that:-

a• - Sunreme Allied bomniirid.er l!eclit teranean -sho\11& be_;'re~ested i tb­revise p0licy with respectj-.c>.: e_v~cuatirig :Jugos~av~.)rom Itaif;J;efow "to'c p~nnJ_t as many as poss~ble;, up to a ceiliilg of 9;000i to be held ihthe ~ountcy;' ·

b. A sub-ccrmnittce. bo dM}ignated to study prqbleins of Repatria'tion; .-;~~~-~~: -- - - .:.._ ,__,,,:---. . __ -_,.-;-·-_ -

re~~~t:d ~~~!6X~~!~l1c~:1~t~nte~~~if:i~f~¥f~~~~f~~\)ift~S,· tory of. thdr personnel be made; - ' - --

d. Re po.its of, individi.ial. <!genc_i(Js,- liJci;lyj;d Jie?of interest to the others, be summariZed and circ'1lat1d among a:i.i:concerned~

• 6. It v~ii~qecii~~~i~ll!ij; ths.c_Q.i}ilnittee ~houl<frti~et on the fourth < ... Viednesday of the''Jiionth/t~';cn~ext meetfog to be. held, on tne 27th of Sept,{JD1?er in Rome. - " ·-··

DECLASSIFIED _ · · "t.M /s/ S!_A• Gbldsmith -By Autbori ty of yl..) S ~A.- GOLDSMITH \t:\.\t.r 1-S"-7~ Major, AUS

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!ecrctary By Sk~ Date, Ml\R 8 197

. llote: A memorandum is in course of preparation·, and will short ;.·-I --, ;-.., be distributed, covering in greater detail the matters/ "}i.!J- .J.§J.f',, cussed at the rooeting. /~ b- 1;:ft.. \ i

DISTRIBUTION: 4 RECEIVEO \f\ . ~~~ls~~H~fficcr, UNRRA, AFllQ (I.Ir. Coe~;;,~- '',, · ',...i•l\- 9

SEPP.M. /.:

~~~e~0~~~0~r~~~~~-0~cffcrson, Naples) -- H27'3JJJ '~::M~ POL~Tb~' British Red Cross (Sir Sergison Brooke, Rome) - "<'/>;·n 1.\ .,\ "-" Viar Refugee Board (ll.r. Ackerman) . . ;,.U:<:i{?,;; · -Intergovernmental Committee for Refugees (Sir Clifford HoatJ:l~ot,e;;8m;th)

~;~~;~:n s~~~CD~~!r1'~~~!0(u~~'f~{!~~1~; ~r~~;:~g~;: wl~r, R6~) British Resident t!iniater u.s. Political Adviser •

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G-5_section - - APO .512i ._-k_,

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sysJECT: AC:tivi~j_~s of> Organisations and Ageri~f~J" for:·l.l~J,ief:~~ii_ ' '77' -_ Rehabilitation_.- Mediterranean Theatre of Ope,~_a,tions. -

TO . See· Belcfrr

-_ 1, In' order :that co~ordi~ted iriformati9fi~may be.·9-va.ilabl,e_.ip: • C()ns:i.deririg future-plansfifr :r_eJief- operatfons µi~;this':7'6E!<i,~r13 .a~7-~1bo

_.that concrete. pr9JX)sals may be·· formUlated-_ for;4Ci~iderati9j!~~!i'the next meeting of the Advisory Cammi ttee recently set --. ' I _am to:'i!sJ( yoU: if you would be good enough to give a brief . oiit · · !i~ ac~yities. of

-~the. orga_nisation which you represept insofa 6ilric'erfi'"relie:t' in - the 1!editerrariean Theatre. - -

._ -2, The. subjects of particular interest ar_e: -

_ a, The o]Jjects of the orgahisation as ~~1fd. by its cha~t~ or by directives,_ - - -

f b0 ·- The nattire of -ctirrent operations_ and the work contemplated during' say,· t_he next six nionthii~ · · · -

· c, Expendittireincurred ( exciffafilg official salif I~~) ~Wfng 1943.or nearest last f~soal, year,

d, Budget-proposals (excluding official salaries) for 1945 or current fiscal year, __ :~i•

~~,,.

e, Total number of pe~sonnel employed in the Thelftre,

DECLASSIFIED

i, Administrative, ii.---Executive ·or·· Field Worke1•s;- -

iii, Speci~list·personnol, · -~;,;

(a) Medical (b~ Nursing (de . Welfare . _,c ( Accountants and Store (e) Supply . (f) Transport (Drivers & (g) Any others by categories,

By Authority of JC.$ - 1 -_, .. -l....u•r, "7-<-..2~,

·IMll~~E\.i~.>-MAR By St.& Dato ____ B 1973

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- _ _ _ ·- _- _ >_- -•: ~· > -~=-:~ "- -. ': __ o,,;~--------- :~·~ -,. • _-_ :,':;:~-O~~!~~~t'. - , . It is not_desi1ed tha:t any spec-ia.Lresearcli sho\iid'be uridei'talfon -

to :Obtain'a1::ci.irate statj.stics in respect-of any of the above it~llll!~ 7-"

·--~_'fuost~~;~~~rf~~;~~o~t~(!~!i:1~ui£~~~~fy~!~;~,~~i!~Yt,~~~~·-· _higher· echelon. · - · - - - -

Copies for information to:

ACC Resmin US PO LAD

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... ortFIBlltTliAL

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· d1 Other Co

el Problems ! - ~- -

General lfoed of coordinatiori of Agcln~ies.

5. Organizati0n: of. Comrili ttee.

a, Gener0l out~ne of Functions •

. b. Officors and me~krehip.

6, Discussion,

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,,-·•·ALLIED. FoRCE HEAOOTJ.(RTBRs

cr.;.5 section . · · · .. APo" 152

G-5~j83~7 . -r -~-.. -. -s~BJEcr;--_ ~~~t~lU~~1:i~~~~;Ei~~:~t~!~~X~oe<i·~~~~~~:?· TO See Ji1'fi-ibuhon'.bei.ffl . ~:~'

~ I

l. - In fu- ~~' oe J~\7o~r 1~tj~~~o]ft4i]\u,,:U~:C; fhil meetfhgi therein indioa . be- held at :..l.:J.'i;JO,;;o:• cl~o.1C; in the- o.rri.ce or the Chie/ • AdministrativeJ)f AFHQ, on _if~£\j'i,a;;_y} 2 Sepl'.~mbehJ - .·· · <

·~~l= ff;is~su . JI.lid that ':k~~~epresentative~ to0g~tht3,. wl;~li'~th;_,rs;. nsseinDle • .:in." ·b}je"offioes of G-5-Section at 11: 15. ·. .

J• The.A_g_endn fo_r the ll!Qeting is hereviith atta;~!ll~.._·

Incl.1 as above

Distribution: , C,A,6.1.:A,F.H,Q,

Li!d. son·· Officer, U ,u.; .. :;,A,, A.F.H.Q. (Mr. Cochro.i1) Allied Control Commisaion Amerfoan Red Croes (M1·, Jefferson, llaples) Dritish Rod Cross (Sir Sorgison Brooic~Itijomo) i'fur I!ofugeo Board (Mr. f,ck1mnan) ..... -r:Tf,'. . . . · . · Intort:overnmontal Committee for .Ref\ig~ea (Sir Clifford l-'onthcoto-Smith) Amorican Joint Distrifotio» CJO,mPitteo> (nr, Grocnleign) Frknda Service Comnittoo (l.!r~'il\":l.inbprlt,rtd, Alll'iors,

Jfr, Wrig{!'.ins;.~Romo) Dritiah I!osidont l.!inistor U,S, Political Advisor D!OLASSIFIE~:~ie ":;;F

. sr At.tt}!9ritl'1 ~r .• :tcS .

By~~f;~Ji~L8 \973

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.. ·. .. -_:_

-_ i;~Pf~bhim~ ;f rajo' ti,,· ~fran~iments £o ;..

iv.

b1 SolJthem ·France,

c, Greeee, All5~a and Yu~islavia, -AAL,\& ~.

Other c_,c:ntries within u~ciftf~ikcan Theater of Operation,

Probleir:u for Coo;cif fi~'f!f.1&{~ -SliAEF,

d,

e,

.'.3. General Need of coordination of Agencies, ,,,;g,j1fa.~~;1 .;~~ - : • ]~~~

4, Statement b,v Govern,¢?•: Cochran ;l.n conriection-viith · UNRRA progr41!1 and,:j;ai;er responsipp.ity for WOrk of and with private -~d·GCve~.ll~aJ. agencies,\.;.;,.

.5. Organiz-~tion of Co~ttoo, · ·-:~~-

a. General outline of FJlnctione • . ;~~-

b, Otfice'l/s and memberShip,

6, Disou.sion,

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(B'T?F!'F'f L '.J~l·~;(::t:~t~W:< , , ; '

ALLIED FORCE. HEi\DC'UARTERS G-5 section · -

AP0.512

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- G-5 38.J; 7; -~--------_· --~ <;;h:~----_'·-----~~fut;!-i~~. SUBJi;CT: Acltl~o~J Coli11n:ittee 1 Rcfu~~is and DiSplacod Pet~'lms, -

- !iodite;•:ranoaricTheatro of Operutions1

TO : - Seo dlstriblltion bolow

1,-_ In. view. of. the• problems .. 1ii,l(ly . J;o~Tconfrcmt the a'.~fh&rit:ios-con:­c<Jrnod. vlith.c Refugees and· Displaced .. Persoria:~fiitl1is th<latf~';" · ~~"""- · .- ~µJJir-

-end iri'Europe if(3horaily,, ~t :i . .tJ~?o~~Mered desir£lble · tfuiEte -~i\rcs of ti:o various C-overru~entiil an!t'>'Pnivate Relief and Refligee, iohs · should ;·1eet to discuss these prohieih;, -· - .- -

2, ·_A prel:im;i.rial'Y,)ll9Sting. v,iJ.JJac~ordin~ly bo li~ld a~jf;'A~F;H~Q; on Saturday, §eptomb'iir;2rla~~9lil>,-~at ii'!"iiffici:'fb'_be notified 1&t'ilr~ - Your . Orgitni~n.ti9n iS iliViT;ri~'·to- }~end a rcp_~csCni!a~~v-~,,

---. --.- 3.- .. WQuld yotUdfidly :G1dic:ato the;'tik.ie aud. ctlic~tion· of the qf:ficer

desigliated as yoi:ir representative, to v(fi'6n1 tho l\i:icnda and. further 'pt:rti:..; .::ul:>.rs oi' tiine ancl place will be sent ( vlith copy to you), .

, -I

Distribution:

t.J.,(y/-t·:-. C!'J,RIES· 1f, SPOFFORD, Colcinol1 G,S,c,,

As1.>t, Chief of staff, G-5.

C.A.o., A.F.H.Q. _ Unison Officer, U.l~.H.R.A;, A,F,lJ,(.I, (Hr, Cochran) /,llied Control Commission, hnc:rice.n Hod Cross (Ur, Jef!:oroon,, l~npfos), _British R'.:ld Croso (Sir Sqrgisou B1•o_okci,. llomer), .. ar Hofu!ioo Bo;.ird (Ur, ~rman) ~; . __ Intor:;ovol'lv.10ntr.1l Goit'lli.ttoe for Hofu8o:<is (Sir Clifford iloathcote-Smith) Amoric1m Joint i!istribution Cornmitteo (1£r,w::Greoriia!i.gh) Frlends Survico Committ;io (i!r, Kimborlaild~p:;ugi~i'!f,

!.'.!•, \':riB&-ins 1 Romo) ,

DECLAS!iIFIEit . lly Aut~~Wtt0'6r ;Tc S

It Ht'i 7-S--Zit_, By,,SJ./L_ __ · D11to MAR'('~t' 81973

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OwIOE OF

c,. ~~-,~~~t~r;;;~ .·· P1_s{>).Ued Pe.~so~ ~

_ .TH&- REPRESFNTA'lIVE : .. ·_ .·9f -

-THE UNITED S'l'ATES:O}l'AltlRICA

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Algiera, Fol:i.fUllJ.'y 11, l.944

jf ·• ?io: i&

Bubjeots n•ID1!3nj..tting copy of ~po~t Mn~ning tha condition o:f.' Jsw;:i in· It.ai_y,Siolly e.nd f,fordinin.

'Ihe Honorable-, · · The Sscretru7 of State,

· ifosbingt-0n, D. C.

81.r:

_ . I have the boll.or to refer to tlie Department's ch'oulal'_iligr= of Jl.llnllil7-261· 1944, 7•00 'p<>lll•· and·to transniit as of interest; to thn Department a report with ito enclOSUl'e regarding tho condition of Jgws 1,n Italy, Sicily and Sardinia" .

It ifFnoted that the report hna l>e~madit. avail.Able-to tho 8ocrat&.r1..es of the Combined Chiefs oi'S~r1 b\lt ant of aburidance of' caution and 1n the light or tho De~tment1 a sjleoie.l interest in tho queation, I run fonmrding a oopy direct.

Pri'lmcm

Single copy to Dopo:r·t.-n~t

IlespeotfUlly yom-o,

Boldon Chapin, Counselor of imbaSBy, ill Charge

DEOLASSIFIBD Stale Dopt. Lett.or, MMI

By & JJ. Pub ~ .. MAR . ~,1azJi

<101 ChD.uucey, Abraluur.non, Akllin, B&rnetein, Cohn1 DuBois, Fdedir.an, Gaaton, Hod311 truigh1fo1 Le11ae1' 1 Irild'ord, Ue.nn, lloCormBok, PAul., Pollak, ReJ.na, Standish, Stow!lJ.'t, JI.Do ilhita, Pehle, Snl.·goy, Filea.

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Cf:rb.b <»;t!!.illl OOlTtn5.ned :\.n tha r{)p:>rt::~{iiOft&id&rod to r;·.1.:;.i·~r1<ntlon 1 or forthor tt>tplnnnt:ton, 'intee'.;ar<>1 .,,

(u.) h:l.Mr.-or of War (F\1) Clir.lp!I rl>f'11rred · t-0 iti· pruca l aro "'"''le.ti or.tabli;:,:C,.;:l f'or. tho cs.re :e.rvl ndJn.inioti.•ntion 0£ Aliirid V1~.,~~·;'t t'ttc~1.-_,r'~t~_ {\ r):-J th? QvivJr-f\Jt fC!'i.'JtH~-,t Md µhonld i11~opn1,Jy l:·S r~J; 1_.;..-,2r;r1 ti:i ,;;1 ':..._-:-:·-?_~vnpJ.

(11) '!110 'figurOll givc.:u fa j:~U'.'a 2 riho11hf~I'~ilr:;itood~ to ;:-afi&l' i;o rn!l1gef)11 1 displacl>•.l~ m- lo.tt1ly :lntal'lfod J'<illSI and ahm11II l>'>t i;0 cont\wod •-1hh 1:Mti.:i Jowr.; >!ho mfo nornal.ly :r~mi­dont 1.'11 Hzily, 1;ho, if tt.&y );'"'1. \''°''" int-sr11;:;d, t;ri.y no" have r~rt1-J.\41f:Jd t-;; th.Gil~ h1"lre§1rr .. :

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