HC Deb 16 February 1948 vol 447 cc142-3W
42 and 43. Mr. Reeves

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what is the actual or estimated number of displaced persons still under the care of international organisations and / or Military Government in the British zones of Germany and Austria and in Italy, respectively;

(2) what is the numerical strength of each ethnic group, namely, Baits, Jews, Poles, etc., among the displaced persons under the care of the international organisations and / or the Military Governments in the British zones of Germany and Austria and in Italy, respectively.

Mr. McNeil

Following are the figures:

BRITISH ZONE, GERMANY.
Baits 58,094
Poles 92,467
Polish Ukrainians 28,719
Russians 325
Yugoslavs 20,655
Undetermined and others 11,349
TOTAL 211,609
Jews included in the above figure 9,030 (in addition there are 4,233 ex-"President Warfield" Jews in the British Zone).
BRITISH ZONE, AUSTRIA.
(a) In Camps. Outside Camps. Total.
Balts 300 493 793
Poles 1,315 4,441 5,756
Polish Ukrainians 2,030 994 3,024
Hungarians 1,820 5,683 7,503
Russians 848 2,016 2,864
Yugoslavs 5,209 15,045 20,254
Undetermined and others 2,825 10,934 13,759
TOTAL 14,347 39,606 53,953
(Jews included in the above figure, 973).
(b) Figures for Reichsdeutsche and Volksdeutsche in our Zone are as follows:—
In Camps. Outside Camps. Total.
Reichsdeutsche 825 11,659 12,484
Volksdeutsche 13,474 80,560 94,034
ITALY.
Balts 473
Poles 13,237
Roumanians 3,141
Hungarians 1,399
Yugoslavs 7,647
Others 4,353
TOTAL 30,250
(Jews included in above figure, 18,199).