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Inc. (JDC). 3 East 54th Street. New York. N.Y.: In 1964 the JDC assisted over 47.000 refugees and repatriates. Of these. nearly 16.000 were citi"zens in a country of asylum. about 31.000 did not have the protection of citizenship and were scattered over 11 countries. JDC helped these refugees with food. clothing. shelter. medical assistance. low cost loans. vocational training. and school and guidance counseling. JDC also maintained a community aid program which provided funds and technical assistance for synagogues. schools and community centers. JDC focused particular attention in 1964 on three chronic refugee problems: France: Nearly 39.000 refugees. mostly from Algeria. Tunisia. Morocco. and Eastern Europe. Pockets of these refugees are also found in Italy. Austria. and Belgium. World War II: JDC is still assisting 5.000 war refugees and displaced persons. Most of them. 3.500. are in Australia. 900 in Sweden. and a smaller number in Belgium. Norway. Portugal and Spain. Prewar JDC aid is still going to small numbers of refugees from Hitlers Europe in such widely scattered areas as Italy. Tangier. Haiti. the Philippines. Portugal. and Spain. In 1964 the welfare. rehabilitation and cul28038 tural programs on behalf of refugees and ugees and nonrefugees have benefited from other needy Jews in all parts of the world the highprotein multivitamin food supplewere sustained by a budget of $29.400.000. ment developed by Meals for Millions. Durprovided chiefly by the campaigns of the ing the year 1964. a total of 52.615 pounds of United Jewish Appeal. and $1.212.558 in the multipurpose food (MPF) were distributed U.S.-donated food for peace supplies and to agencies primarily serving refugees in the other material aid. following areas: Lutheran World Federation U.S.A. Corn- Hong Kong: 40.000 pounds to Rooftop mittee for LWF. 50 Madison Avenue. New Schools. Childrens Meals. and Maryknoll York. N.Y.: The international headquarters Sisters. Refugee Center. of the Lutheran World Federation are in India: 4.027 pounds to Tibetan refugees Geneva. Switzerland. Its U.S. member in India and 4.556 pounds to the Nepal Inchurches are the American Lutheran Church ternational Refugee Committee. and the Lutheran Church in America. They Jordan: 2.511 pounds to Sister Odelia support its refugee and world service pro- Hutten. 510 pounds to Lutheran World Fedgramsas well as those of the Lutheran eration. Jerusalem. and 1.011 pounds to St. Immigration Service. the World Council of Johns Ophthalmic Hospital. Churches. Church World Service and the BurundiUganda: 1.167 pounds to Christ World Alliance of YMCAsthrough Lu- the King Secondary School. theran World Action funds. administered by The foundation is emphasizing a new the U.S.A. Committee for the LWF. policy based on stimulating production of During 1965 U.S. Lutheran churches con- MPFtype foods in those countries desirous tributed about 35 percent of the cost of the of setting up their own plants. following refugee services of the LWF De- Mennonite Central Committee. 21 South partment of World Service. budgeted at over 12th Street. Akron. Pa.: The Mennonite $1.500.000. plus goods: Central Committee. the official agency of the Austria: Final rehabilitation of hard core North American Mennonites. conducted refurefugees and scholarships for refugee stu- gee relief operations in Asia and Africa. Last dents. year the committee assisted refugees in Canada: Reception and referral to India. Hong Kong. Vietnam. Burundi and churches. counseling. granting. and collect- the Congo. The relief program in these ing travel loans. areas consisted of: Iong Kong: In addition to distribution of India: Administered a health program. material aid from Luthern World Relief (de- selfhelp project and educational program tailed elsewhere) and other relief sources. in a governmentassigned refugee colony for the LWFWS administers a large program of East Pakistanis In Calcutta. selfhelp and rehabilitation. education. Hong Kong: Served meals to 5.000 schoolyouth work and vocational training. and children daily. gave educational and familymedical and health services. primarily for child assistance to 450 children and made Chinese refugees. general distributions of clothing. Jordan: Distribution of clothing to 300.000 Vietnam: Assisted refugees from North refugees and needy frontier villagers and Vietnam with donations of food. clothing U.S. surplus food to 30.800. LWFWS also and medicines. including treatment. operates work projects. industrial training Congo: Refugees from Angola benefited center (120 students). handicraft center for from shipments of food and clothing dis36 blind boys. nurses school (60 students). tributed through CPAA. hospital (subsidized by UNRWA for Pales- Burundi: Refugees from Rwanda received tine refugees). and medical clinics. food. clothing and medical supplies. This Syria: LWFWS operates medical clinics in work was conducted in cooperation with the Damascus area and contributes to the Church World Service and the World Relief nursing school of the Palestine Arab Refugee Commission. Institute. Jordan: Distribution of flour was made Tanzania: At least 25.000 refugees in Tan- to 23.000 social cases. and distribution of zania have received help from the LWFWS. clothing was made to government designated This includes 10.000 Mozambicans. 11.300 needy persons. Rwandese (mostly Watusi). 2.500 Kikuyus. PolishAmerican Immigration and Relief and 300 Congolese. A tripartite agreement Committee (PAIRC). 156 Fifth Avenue. New between UNHCR. the Tanzania Government. York. N.Y.: The PAIRC conducts a contlnuand the LWF provides for the creation of an ing program for Polish postwar refugees in agricultural community in the Mwesi High- Western Europe as well as newly arrived lands of Tanzania for several thousand ref- escapees. The scope of the Committees ugees from Rwanda. A similar project in work covers: immigration and integration southern Tanzania is providing for 10.000 help for new refugees. registration and docuMozambicans who fled the civil unrest In mentation for "old" refugees under special their home country. The LWFWS conducts immigration schemes. provision of sponsorprograms of material aid. agricultural. ships for regular immigration cases. financial health. community development. education. assistance to needy refugees. and cooperation and water development. in UNHCR integration programs. The total Lutheran World Relief. Inc.. 386 Park Ave- number of refugees served by PAIRC last nue South. New York. N.Y.: Lutheran World year was 21.530.