Living conditions have improved in the DP camp at Babenhausen, near Frankfurt, following last week’s refusal by several hundred refugees arriving from Poland to enter the camp because of substandard conditions.
Chaplain Herbert Friedman, an aide to Rabbi Philip Bernstein, Jewish advisor to Gen. McNarney, remained in the camp for several days and helped smooth out the difficulties. He reported that about 2,500 DP’s are now in the camp, while only 39 are still holding out.
Chaplain Friedman said that 120 DP’s, 50 soldiers and German laborers were working constantly to make Babenhausen more livable. They have already removed the barbed wire fences inside the enclosure, while metal huts and stone buildings were partitioned for use as family units. They also dug more latrines and laid additional water pipes.
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