HC Deb 05 March 1946 vol 420 cc63-4W
Major N. Macpherson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many refugees from Yugoslavia have been admitted to the Trieste and Udine zones, respectively, since 1st October, 1945

Mr. Noel-Baker

Between 1st October, 1945, and 31st January, 1946, 3,063 civilians passed through the Displaced Persons Centre at Trieste on arrival from Yugoslavia. This figure cannot be taken to represent the total number of such refugees, since it is probable that others who had financial means or relatives to whom they could apply for assistance made their own arrangements to leave Yugoslavia and did not pass through the Displaced Persons' Centre In the province of Udine 2,071 persons passed through the Displaced Persons' Centre during the same period. Of these 685 were Yugoslavs and 976 were Italians. As in Trieste, it is possible that other refugees made their own way into the province during this period.