Report of the Work of the National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief, The British Committee for Refugees from Spain and The Basque Children's Committee
1939 038-0069-009 Other exiles have had the opportunity of settling in France in industry or on the land. The Committee has advised, financed and equipped them, and brought their families to join them once they were settled. In addition, the British Committee staff in Perpignan, a number of whom are...
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Other exiles have had the opportunity of settling in France in industry or on the land. The Committee has advised, financed and equipped them, and brought their families to join them once they were settled. In addition, the British Committee staff in Perpignan, a number of whom are Spanish Refugees, deals with a correspondence of over 1,000 letters a week from men in the camps who ask for the most varied information and for whom the Perpignan office was the one means of communication with the outside world, and of getting into touch with their relatives and friends. When recently a new regulation was issued in the camps curtailing the number of letters each man might stamp per month, the British Committee organised a collection service, which was of the utmost value to the refugees. THE NARBONNE HOME At Narbonne the British Committee has established a Home where over 100 men, women and children are maintained at an average cost of 7 francs per head per day. Here men of international fame in art and literature, workers and craftsmen, are given the opportunity to recover from the terrible ordeal of camp life. Convalescents who would otherwise have been returned direct from hospital to the camps are cared for and families are reunited. The feeling of happiness and unity in this house should be reward enough for any sacrifice on our part. To continue the maintenance of this house until the permanent settlement of all its inhabitants has been achieved is one of the most important objectives of the work in France under existing war conditions. ADULT REFUGEES IN ENGLAND The British Committee now has under its care in England 325 refugees from Spain, a large number of whom are volunteers from the International Brigade. A group of 185 persons were evacuated from Valencia and at the request of the British Government, the Committee undertook to be responsible for their maintenance and ultimate emigration. A number should have emigrated to Mexico this autumn, but owing to the present world conditions, this has had to be postponed. Alternative plans must be made and employment found for all those under our care so that they may become self-supporting in as short a time as possible. The Spanish refugees in England have hitherto been given private hospitality by those who have contributed so largely to Spanish Relief or have lived in hostels maintained by the Committee. The Reading, Ruislip, Sheffield and 5
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