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Coll 15/5 'EGYPT British community in Egypt: problems of post-war reconstruction' [‎16r] (31/68)

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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^ and prepare schemes for rehabilitation of demobilised
personnel in civil life within the limitations implicit in the
position of the British Community in a foreign independent
country. For this purpose it would be essential that the
Boards should be able to call on HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. for the necessary financial
backing for any scheme which is approved, and the Committee
recommend that the acceptance in principle of this liability
^ should be obtained in advance. The question of the procedure
and the channel through which any such scheme is to receive the
approval of HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. must also be considered in advance,,
7, It is considered that any such rehabilitation schemes
which the Boards may be authorised to apply should be confined
to (l) persons conscripted in Sgypt under the National Service
Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , whether they are able to establish a claim
to British nationality or not, (2) persons who volunteered in
Egypt and who are in law British subjects, and (3) British
subjects who though not normally resident in Egypt might,
through marriage to local girls or otherwise, be demobilised
here in exceptional circumstances, Vhereas benefits such as
those referred to in paragraph 5 above should accrue alike to
all persons who have served in the British Forces ipso facto,
it seems right that the Boards should not be called upon to
concern themselves with the re.stablishment of foreigners who
have volunteered for service. It is further recommended that
while such schemes should envisage mainly persons who before
demobilisation did not hold commissioned rank, powers should
be given to the Boards to include therein ex-officers who are
genuinely in need of assistance.
8 , As one concrete suggestion it is recommended that
consideration should be given to the possibility of continuing
to pay the family and family ration allowances of other ranks
for a period of 3 or even 6 months after demobilisation in the
event of actual unemployment established to the satisfaction
of the Boards.
9, While recognising, as stated above, that it is not
possible to apply generally in Egypt the Statutory provisions
^ r / r ^ existing in the United Kingdom for Unemployment Relief, the
/V r . Committee suggest for consideration whether it would not be
j'r ls-r possible in the case of demobilised personnel to institute for
a limited period a modified systdm of unemployment benefits to
tide them over the period of re-settlement. It is understood
that H.M, Treasury have in the past on more than one occasion
refused.£n principle to sanction the application of the proceeds
of local taxation in the shape of Probate Fees to the relief of
distress among British subjects in Egypt, but in justification
of such an ex^ 0 ^imeasure as is proposed in this paragraph
it can be urged that the British Community does in fact pay
taxes in this way which are always substantial and have amounted
in two recent years to as much as £80,000 and £ 100 , 000 .
10, The Committee consider that, in the light of
experience of what happened after the last war, there are
certain to be cases of recrudescence of injuries and ill
ness directly resulting from war service after the person
in question has been discharged to civil life apparently
fit. In some cases the injury or illness may not even be
come apparent until such time. They feel that such persons
should/

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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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