Kalmyk Resettlement Committee records, 1949-1952.
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Unitarian Service Committee
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The Unitarian Service Committee (USC) was formed as a standing committee of the American Unitarian Association in May 1940. Its purpose was to investigate opportunities in America and abroad for humanitarian service. During and after World War II, the Unitarian Service Committee aided hundreds of displaced persons in occupied countries, allowing many of them to find passage to the United States. The present-day Unitarian Universalist Service Committee continues to endeavor to advance human right...
Kalmyk Resettlement Committee.
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The Kalmyk Resettlement Committee was an American group attempting resettlement of Kalmyks, ethnic Mongolians living in Russia since the 17th century, some of whom had migrated to southeastern Europe in the aftermath of the Russian revolution, and others who, during World War II fled westward with the retreating German army. Organizations working with the committee were the National Council of the Church of Christ, the International refugee Organization in Geneva and the Unitarian Service Commit...
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International Refugee Organization.
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The International Refugee Organisation (IRO) was a non-permanent specialised agency of the United Nations. It came into being on 20 Aug 1948. Its functions were previously carried out by a Preparatory Commission (PCIRO), which assumed on 1 Jul 1947 functions formerly exercised by its predecessor organisations: The League of Nations; the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees; the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the allied armies. The IRO was ...
