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FINDING FOR MILLIONS THAT HOME FROM HOME

OR rather more than

three years the In- ternational Refugee Organisation has carried out a global movement of men. women and children on scale greater than any mass migration in history.

BY GEORGE GODWIN

to Most nations

of

That is the buckground Mrs U. And this is her prob- lem as it was put to IRO.

Should she accept an

will

have hope. Their three years served in directed labour, they are free to follow the occupa- llon of their choico.

more

These men

com-

bc

Since the inauguration of the scheme Britain has absorbed

than

300,000 foreign shot down. He escaped

accept workers. Most numerous of Italy. They married in 1944, foreigners if they give promise all have been the Poles, Di and went to Austria as refu- of making soms contribution to whom she has taken in 121,000

husband the national fe. This has al- ex-Servicemen. the No fewer than 1,500,000 ees. In 1947

was arrested and turned over ways been so, since the days

were a under British persons have been assisted: to the Soviet authorlues. Since when the fourteenth contury t 700.998 have been establish- then nothing has been heard saw the arrival of those Fle mand during the latter days of the war. They stayed on be- ed in new homes, and 70,253 of him.

mish folk who founded

Bri-

cause they had no desire to go tain's weaving Industry:

and home. have been repatriated.

To this number must Over 90 percent of the

again when in the seventeenth century the Huguenots brought added a further thirty thou- refugees resettled came

the silk industry to Britain. offer

sand who have fled

from from IRO camps in Ger to resettle overseas - with her

Such people Alr welcome. Poland under the new regime. are those pri- sald little son, Oleg? If she

Next there many, Austria and Italy.

But what of the old, the crip-

soners of war who have been The three years estimated as "Yes," then it meant that she pled and the diseased?

abandoned her

allowed to remain In Britain. adequate to liquidate this great

four-year-old

Some countries, such as These are Germans, Italians problem are up, but the work daughter Tatjana. Mrs U. and

Switzerland, Israel and Ukrainians, some 24,000 of is not yet completed, nor can little Oleg were acceptable, but Norway.

Belgium a "handicapped" and

have it be for more than a year.

devised them. schemes for the reception of Therefore the United Nations child. She had tuberculosis.

limited numbers of such people, Organisation is handing over To remain in hostile coun- and IRO has allocated $22,000,- to Great Britain the organisatry, rootless and without hope 000 to this side for the work.

Finally, there is an odd as- tion of refugee relief and TC- ception and settlement up to

of happiness, but united; or to thuch of which is being done sortment, nationally considered,

who entered the country separate and secure for two now handled by British

by religious organisations,

icmporary employment per- happiness at the expense of the cials directed by UNO.

third? What was a task done under *nternational direction becoines

ofl.

national concern — Britain's hare of the greatest postwar human problem of all time.

Statisties are cold. They skim the mind and leave untouched the heart. It

human tragedy that touches us, not the tragedy of humanity.

Without Hope

Tatjana was

Great Problem

New Blood

on

In most of the IRO camps mits. These have been mostly there is special accommodation domestle workers. Some have for the disabled and the old. returned home, others remain. Here, living out their lives in

New blood Infused into a The moving of refugees obscurity and hopelessness, are

detrl- may be either may be

high Country men who once occupied ♫

mental or profitable. What about the world

may be said, by and large, of marvel of transport alone. In- positions in the diplomatic, art deed. It has been. The or- and business worlds.

the refugees Britain has ganisation has had as many as

ceived? Life is Hard forty ships of refugees at sea at the same time.

But for the IRO they would be dead.

re-

According to an official who has been associated with this work from the start, the balance is in her favour.

But the placing of refugees That is why to know that involves far more than the It is, of course, one thing to millions of men, women and Auencing and organisation of agree to accept DPs, quite movements from children were uprcated by the their

the one another to fix them into war may make a smaller im country to another.

Australia, for example, has pact on us than a single tragic tale.

145,000 people accepted over case But they have all been men

For example, take the

Many refugees are men and framework of our economy. women of outstanding ability.

Of the 10,000 Yugoslavs In Britain the refugee is told he must go to

Britam 3,000 have university. directed

degrees. years, whe- work for three

to ther that work is suitable new

doc-

or

of the woman of Czechoslova- women who could bring some kia-Mrs V., let us call her. thing of value to their

Mrs U.

home, some form of skill was in Italy when war broke out. Her future capacity for work. husband, a Soviet pilot,

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Did anyone tell you that Lam- bert was suffering from a neri vous breakdown?-I think it was Sir Stephen Tallents.

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The judge summed up partially, but gravely, and the following jury answered the (b) That if he went ов with the course which he had questions:~ What had that got to do indicated on the previous morn "Did Levila speak the words

Sing there was with you?-Nothing.

serious complained of?" danger that he might well pre- Judice his position with Corporation because

Did

Mr Lambert you tell that Sir Stephen Tallents had Bald that if Mr. Lambert did not settle this action, the BBC (1) Me would turn him out?-Certainly Corporation

not.

ment.

2.

the

"Yes,"

could

doubt

make Le

"Are they true?"

bis judg • "No."

Did you later get to know of (2) He could a memorandum made by Sir placing his own Stephen Tallents action?--Yes.

·EVET

And they awarded Mr Lam- seem to be bert as damages the enormous Interests lo sum

the of £7.500,

largest known Cor amount I have this priority to those of the

given in ander. action. The poration

nward certainly caused sch- as in court ds well zation in the Temple.

about

And then question.

comc the vital

Did you discuss that memo randum with

Cecil Sir Levita?--Yes.

S. G. TALLENTS, 0-3-30 Do you happen to notice the

of the memorandum?--- date March 8, 1930.

But the matter did not end there. So much perturbation was aroused by the publica- Were you m court when the tion of the BBC memorandum

Is this a copy of the memo- letter was read from Sir Cecil's that the Prime Minister

randurin?

solicitors' dated March 2, 1938, thought it désirable to appoint starting: "We understand that at once a special Board to in the matters are being dlemssard quire into the circumstances, by high officials of the BBC" and within a month the report Yes.

this Board was told before ng Parliament:

4

I had it in my hand. As one there came a strenuous op position to the production of the memorandum, but it was too. late; the Judge allowed it

Do you see any similarity be # be read in court, and at tween the dates?-Now production caused Jin evad mention it, I do.. greater sensation than had been anticipated. It was dated March 8. Here, it i

MEMORANDUM

I saw Mr Lambert at 11.10 on thỏ morning of March 0.

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From a public point of view

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The witness would not agree the BBC and of Mr Lambert. I told him I was instructed: to

report contained this that suggestion but from But the

algnificant paragraph "Whether (13 920 urge blat to take the look of utter amazement

effact In another matter...The BBC

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· themselves to which the memorandumH

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