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Coll 15/5 'EGYPT British community in Egypt: problems of post-war reconstruction' [‎5r] (9/68)

The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 13 Jun 1944-23 Apr 1945. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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available jobe are snapped up should be regsrded as oX
£ aU< ^‘V? P ° rt ? nCe arid a eround for iamedii te d ofa'dlStUsatl on.
Ho official reply has yet been received to thTB^uggestion,
but copies of Inter-departmental correspondence which have
already been forwarded to the Ambassador from London indicate
that it is unlikely to be approved. The problem of re
establishment will therefore have to be faced in its most
acute form*
5. A further suggestion which the Ambassador has made to
London is that technical training should be given to local
men prior to their demobilisation in order to give them cualifi-
cation* which would enable them to compete successfully in the
G £ ain£ ’t unskilled rivals. The Commander in Chief,
kiddle u»&st lorces, to whom this proposal has been communicated
has expressed himself willing to assist as far as possible, but
has pointed out that training for civilian life is not really
the concern of the Army but of the Ministry of Labour. This
view em P ha8is ^ B very clearly the peculiar difficulty
which the Ambassador has to face, because it is precisely the
absence oi any (British, Ministry of Labour machinery in hgypt
that constitutes his problem. The General has promised to^
a S r ^ e w ^ 6 * * * i0 desire it a technical tnining course
of four to six weeks in the subject of their choice as far as
possible, and this is a valuable concession. In the case of
men who have been employed during their service career in a
technical capacity, such a course may well give just that extra
polish and efiiciency which will give them the reouired pull
over other competitors in the skilled labour market. Although
1L unable to undertake to defer demobilisation of
individuals entitled to release for the purpose of this training,
?\ ovlbt . in P**a ct fce that arrangements could be
made in all for them co take this short course#
6 . The object of this memorandum is not to indicate any
particular solution but to set out the problem so that the
CMimittee may be able to help. As a general priority will
probably, as indicated above, not be possible to obtain.
^tKe t doaL!e t obSect t of adOI,t W0Uld be controlled demobilisation
(a) starting releases as soon as possible,
and
(by keeping up a regular and even flow of
releases so as to prevent flooding and
to facilitate the task of the
Rehabilitation Boards who will probably
have to make an individual effort in
every case to get each man a job.

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The file is mainly comprised of a letter (ff 8-13) from HM High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan (Miles Wedderburn Lampson, the Lord Killearn) to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Anthony Eden), accompanying a report (ff 14-33) on issues facing the British community in Egypt during the phase of post-war reconstruction.

The report is divided into two sections:

  • Section A. Reestablishment of local servicemen and servicewomen
  • Section B. General position of the British community after the war

A further letter from HM High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs accompanies a memorandum by the Legal Counsellor for submission to the Middle East Demobilisation Advisory Committee.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (32 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 34; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script
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