HC Deb 28 October 1953 vol 518 c369W
67. Mr. Parker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of refugees resident in Zone A of Trieste, giving separately those of the principal different linguistic groups; and what action is being taken for their future welfare.

Mr. Nutting

As regards the second part of the Question, the hon. Gentleman may rest assured that the interests of these refugees will be borne in mind when arrangements are made for handover.

The number of registered refugees in Zone A on 1st October was 6,237. The main linguistic groups were as follow:

Yugoslavs … 3,068
Russians and Ukranians … 1,337
Hungarians … 362
Rumanians … 288
Czechs … 278
Greeks … 215
Bulgarians … 196

There are also in Zone A a large number of unregistered refugees from Istria and Zone B, whose interests are looked after by an Italian Organisation for aid to Julian and Dalmatian refugees. No official information is available as to their total, but it is estimated to be between 20,000 and 30,000.