12 Million German Refugees

Theme: Immigration & Refugees
Year: 1949
Content Type: Document

CONTENTS

SECTION I
WHO ARE THE GERMAN REFUGEES?
I. The Post-war Volksdeufsche Refugees.
II. The Post-war Reicbsdetrfscbe Refugees.
III. Earlier Volksdeufsche Population Transfers.
IV. Miscellaneous Groups of Refugees.
SECTION II
WHERE ARE THE GERMAN REFUGEES NOW?
The Potsdam Conference: Its Role.
The Number of Refugees in All Zones.
The Distribution of Refugees.
SECTION III
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL REFUGEE?
A Hypothetical Case.
Location of Families. Location of Housing. Location of Employment. The
Special Problems of Children and Youth.
SECTION IV
WHAT IS BEING DONE FOR THE GERMAN REFUGEES? i
A Law or "Bill of Rights" for Refugees.
The Significance of the Law.
SECTION V
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE GERMAN REFUGEES?
Emigration. Assimilation. Community Responsibility. Governmental Responsibility.
Allied Occupation Authorities: Their Responsibility. Needed:
International Action. The Role of Foreign Voluntary Agencies.