The Committee for Interned Refugees, formed shortly after the outbreak of the war at the initiative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to aid the refugees interned in the general round-up of German nationals, has been reconstituted to cope with the problem of new internments of refugees by the French Government, including those arriving from Belgium and Holland. The J. D. C., as part of its relief program, is continuing to make subventions to this committee, which is known in French as the Commission des Centres de R’ Assemblymen.
The refugee problem has been intensified by the influx of thousands from Belgium and Holland, resulting in the flooding of local committee offices with appeals for immediate assistance. Refugees are arriving with only the possessions they were able to carry with them or with none at all. They use all modes of transportation–trains, autos, many of which arrived bullet-riddled, bicycles or on foot.
The Committee for Interned Refugees furnishes supplies to the interned refugees, including medical provisions, blankets and food in addition to what the authorities provide. All other French refugee-aid organizations, which are centralized in the French Coordinating Committee for Refugees, are operating actively to meet the new emergency, with the aid of funds supplied by the J.D.C.
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