Summary
The relief administration which, in the Anglo-American Committee’s account, took an increasing part in the relief and rehabilitation of Jewish displaced persons in Europe and operated most assembly centres in the United States zones as agent for the Army (Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, lines 678-680).
Details
- UNRRA began to operate in Italy in the autumn of 1944 and in February 1945 took over administrative responsibility for the larger centres in the south of Italy; in the summer and latter part of 1945 it was assisting the Army in the American zones of Germany and Austria; at the end of February 1946 it assumed responsibility for the internal administration of Hohne and now administers other centres in the British and French zones of Germany and Austria (Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, lines 678-680).
- Most centres in the United States zones are operated by UNRRA teams as agents for the Army, which provides the accommodation, food, clothing and medical supplies (Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, lines 678-680).
- The Committee’s Recommendation No. 2 comment names UNRRA especially among the public and private organisations working in Europe whose cooperation will be necessary in organising the movement of the 100,000 certificate holders (Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, lines 446-470).
Related pages
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Jewish Agency