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1 ... INTRODUOTION
II .. Ji'JRST lflASl-~
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The problem
Departmental rc~poneibility
'.Reception nrmngem~nts

Hostels

Allowances to ret\\geea living outside bostols

Ill -

Review of arrans.3ements
Reooption arrangements

Allowanoco to ~etu.gees living outsiac hostels

Accomnodation in hostels
TV THIRD 'PH,S"E

ApPointment ot A.r..R.D.
Po.vera or tho Donrd

CoMtitution of the :Soard

Tran.sf er ot t'unctions to the Doard

V - FifilJICIAL ronrrs
Responsibility of Home Of:Cice Ac<.:ounting Ji'f'icer

Estimr,.tes and Expenditure

' tters that may give rise to ad-1tional expenrliture

in the future

• APPENDIX
"A0
Points to whioh special attention may be paid by the
Public Aaoounts Committoe

lioatols taken over by A.U..a."t.B.on lGt April, 1957

, Copy of o~iginnl Trust Deed giving corporate atatua

to A.B.R.D.

Instructions and Guiaanoe given to A.E.a.a.

 ANGI.IJ-EG!PrIAN REFUGl.JF.S

I - llrrROOOCTIOrl

1. fhe a...""To.nge1ncnt!S
for tho reception, care arxl resettloroont of
.An,glo--E&Y).)tianrcf'uaees have developed empirically in three r,bn.ses.
D.irillo the first rhtwe 1 ref.UBeeo -ere dealt ·,dth un:ier emergency
ai~msnto :ruporrl.sed by the Nu.tional. Aasiatance Boe.rd. •Juring the
second r,hnae, the T1ork t'ormorly done by tho Nationo.l Aoa~stance Boo.rd -
except the r.aanegoi..1entof existing hostels for refugees - \., .s handed over
by G-:,vern:nent decision to certain voluntary aiti societies, in partieulu
to c.hc f.J)glo-Egyptim :irl Society. he third phase began when tho .Anglo-
Bgyption Rosettloiwnt Board was oct up in Jt'ebruo.ry, 1~,;7, to co-ordinate
all tho i.vorlt being clone to aeaiet Bri tinh subjects from .gypt,
includin& tho runr.ing of hostoln ond the giving ot financial help.
The total number of· ":e~os who have received nssi.stance up to the
p1esent ti.ulo is about 7,70.,. 'l'his figure includes about 1,700
refugees who did not apply for ~Sisto.nee until the Anglo•li:SY:Ptian
..teoettlc cnt Board wru::scet up.

The pr.:folem
2. A ~ctipg
of the tcrence (Transition) Codttee of the
Cabinot 'ffi1B hel\l on 27th l..ovemb-.:?r,J.~;6, to oonsid.-0r the ootion to be
to.ken ahoule the then reported threats of the Egyptien Government to
exrol Bri tinh subjects :f'x,;,1:1 -BYPt be oarzied out, The problem
:l.rrrolvcd qUestiona rela.tina to -

(a) the roeeptian &lnd tea;_;.orazy a.ccom:mation of 1-ef\lgces,

(b) the provision or hootol oceomnodetion for SOCll3 :refµgoes,

e.nd (c) the giving or fin:mcisl help to other refugees Ylho needed
it.
pai~roontal reoponsibility
3. The Government decided th·•t the ir:Dedii:.to 8.JTN1geoents for
the reception end Ytel:t..are :in this eountrJ or re.1'1gc~s should be
co-ordinatoo hy the Homo Seoretar., but that the &Jl)roprlate Deport·:ients
ohould, for the time being, be 1-es10113ible :for execi..1tive action.
'l'hu.s, whilst the lti.nistry of tiorks was 1csponsiblo for providi.Jlg moot
of tho crcmn buildizlgG required as hostels an:1 1'or tho ,,,o..its eerviccG
e.t them, they did so ~t the 1-egµost of the No.tional .AssistBnCe Bo':-l'd,
tth-:> 1ere 1-eopon.sible !'or mt:\lltl,gi113
the ho.stela oni :f'or giving an:,
ncocaoory financial assistance to retueeca. Expenditure wae ultimately
cbax·ged to the lk:im O!'.ficc vote.

'i(ecoption arran~e:rents
i.,. mmrefugees t"'irot 'began to arrivo in this country in
19.?6, they •,ere rnet o.t tho i;.ort 01 1ep1-eoentati..;es of the
rblieL'lb'ilr,
lfational •;jsiei;anoe Do!.lrd, mio re aoai::Jted in this work 'by certain
volWltnry aia societies cuch aa the British Red Czoos Society.
O.renu.S)lt GeCC>mno:.wtin na provided in _vartoua rlaoce such us at
R.A.F. premi.oos at Her-A.on, .R,A.C. p1-ed.i:sen at Iiichmom Pr.rk on:l.
1..c.c. precioos in tho Eulham l~oad.
 5. 'Iho National
J.ooiata.noe Bo3.1"<1
bo.d been instructed to o.ul-:8
ef!X)rgency o.rra.ngcmentG forthe accO:%'.oaation of' 2,50~ refugees. ith
the oid oi" tho Ministry of 1orks 1 they e~ am put in or er five
hostols as follown:-
Frobiahcr Hall, Swynnorton, Stafford
Bl.'1.dgend Hostel, Gtonchouso, Gloucest-0r

Drake Ha.J..l, ...

-,taffozu

twood Hostel, ""bttingham

Gu.ntoort'ield Hostel, Stone, Kidd.oxw.nster

6. ,•'rObiuhor Hall was already uued by the ••niatry of Supply c.3
a hostel for ,.orkers in a mighbouring ordnance factory. r,n!i the
Wnistry of Supply wore rcopon:siblc for tho vrovision of works c.no.
other services. The ~stry of.' ,o.·ks provided fumishings and
equipment to sui:,plement those al1-eady provided by the .tinistry of
Supply• Toe other four hostels were provided by the W.nistry of
,orks ,vho nlao furniahed erd equipped them on scales a.greed with the
N t:i nril Assistance Do.4'd. The Ilo:..rd arron,ged 1'or a private i'irm-,
Nationtll. 1n ustrial 1,,;atoring Ltd. , to k ruv'i.de catering services at
tblae four ho3tclo. They al.so ad.mi.nhterod the hostels with their
o-m utaff. Th-.J five hostels ,ero Crawn .. ropv.rty em the ltinistry
of )rks char3ed for the wor~ they did on an "extra cost" bMio.

7. Roi\lgeea who re withQ.lt ~OM received f.ree boud and

lolgl.llg in the hostels fl.11d,in OJlditiont pocket a,ney ru:x>untiJlg to
12s. O:l. a ,1eek for cm ~ t on:l 5s. 00 a week for e. child. .otugeea
nth mans were ch~d ror boazcl and loz.gint:;e. Tne charge \1e.B so
aalculated tha.t a refugee '7U left \Ti th the sum of £2 plus the
J)O<lKOt money which \ToulU hiwe been payo.ble to hl.m3elf end the
members of hi8 foru:Uy (if 0Jl¥).

8. '..:he National Assistance Board ccaocd to oo responsib1e :ror

the raanasement of 8IJ3 hostel.eon 1st April, 1957, mum
the .Ar,glo•
Egyptian J:eoottlcmcnt Doiuu a.cswood full financial responsibility for
them (see pax·agraphe 27-28).
A.llowancc,sto refugees liy;iptt outaido hostels

• 9. Bc1\lgee0 who oolll""l fini ~tion

friends or els"--'Yhere were niven CX>llOY
,ri th xol ..ti ves or
for their railm).y fare and
other financial. help on nati.:.>nal o.saiatance sea.lee if they needed it.

III• SEC ND 1llASE

Review of arran5ewenta
10. The arre.ngeuients dosoribcd above were emergency ones
dew.gn_od to cope with tho su.iden influx of retllgees. In Janu~,
1957, the Govornsncnt come to tho conolus1on tho.t, in view of the
epoc1al oircumstanooa, they would be or:en to cri tioia.n i ...~ the reliof
of want t\!.ong Anglo-~~tian refugees were lo!"t to the ordinary
ATr .ngeme.nta ror na.ti:onal aariisto.ncc, Ol".rl that it 5hould, so rar c.s

/possible
 o.mible, ~ entruoted to a9Jlropriate voluntary orgo.nit>:a.tiona,
suitably finanocd. "'ht- nglo-_:i.gyptie.n Aid Society assurood
rospono i.bili ty for 0 ivin~ :1'1nanciol asaistanee to retugcen but not
.•-:,~ t;lio manugcmont of 'ho3tel.G. 'l'he BritiGb Rod Cro~s Society :mi
the .3t. Jvhn Amhl1l&neeBl-igadc iua~d responsibility for monaging
oe.rorol .$! ho~tcla o.ni, with tho .!'\id Society, hanilod th('! reception
of 1·efugcos. 'The ex.i~ting ho3telo tod not been ttlken over by them beClrc
'\iht> Ar.elo-Egyption F.oaettlement Hott.rd wotc act up, e.ni thene hostels
continued to be mana.,ed by the national. A.aoistance Bo3nl for the time RIXltMroN
beins■ ANG.1-0-
l:GyP-f'IAiJ
~ption ar1·0.n,se.nents I\'I C ~"7"'
ll. Arraneeimnts "rCl-O ID4d.efor the Or.itiah Red Cross Sooicty
end the St. John lu!lb~ance Brigade to take <¥tier from th'3 No.tional
A.;o.istanoe !lrd on 7th January, l1JJ7, res onsibility for tho
1,eco ;tion of refueees at ver, rictor1e. and Iondon • irport en:! their
transJJOrt to hoJJtels. Neither o!' the so<:i&tiea ·:ta.s willil13, ho'lfever,
to t'.ake tar:, --ay;;;enta to· rc!'ugoea on e.rrival or to ioaue travel
wan:ants. .:'he Home Of ice therefore arranged t'or lli:mig:ration
- -· Of.ficcra to w,.d.ert ka thi& wor«:. t oll'lon A1rp-ort ( ror ·hich pm::r,oso
they -:re..o lven :an imprest account)
t elsewhere.
ani tho Anglo-' .,yptian .Aid .,;ocicty

12. '!he arr!"~m:i:mt with th'! .Anzlo-~tian •"d Society . as

in tho Houoe or Co~
e...rm:.>unooa on 13th Uece ::ber• 19j6, when the
Ho:ooSecretary Dnii that o.n il:medinte grant of Cl~~,,'). ) hrui been
mace to the /!liglo-":Jgyptian I.id Society to enable the..-i to give
pro t relief to thooc in need. !flle grant wa.o t:13.de subjaot to the
cJrdition that pay.mnts ,~c from •'xcheliUcr f\..\Ms by the Oooicty to
refugees m>u1d be on a ecale co.JCJCnsu.rate rith that ar,plied. by the
Notional A~sistance Bourd mi that the Society w·,uld seek suoh advice
from the Boud llB eight be noceasury in thi3 connQct.ion. ~e Society
6--0 rotlBoM.ble a •rtitional
r.011> Qlla.,oo to ohe.J. &'lministn.tive expeMCs
t:> the f'un'.ls ~vidod by the Govern..:ent.

13. The SociGty wel'C required to maintain arleqµ_at-e records am

accounts of the disburnement of tho Co·.rernment grant mi .,..eze told that
the er en:l!.ture of the lat tor would be subject to a.uJ.it by tho Ca..~
troller anil Auiltor General. , ~a)nts were made to place at the
diaro3al of tho Society the oorvice3 of ...a·. Turnbull (!'011:1erl3' or the
?finistry or Education nni later n,_r..uty Seoretnr., ot the National c~
Boo.rd) Who supervised tho o.dcdnistration of the fur.Ids. oth~r
retired aivil servants also volunteered their services an-l of;'icers
01' tho fl0<00 ot.t'ico, the ihtional Assistance noaraanl tho C1')1Dftroller
aud .Auditor General 1 8 Def.arlmont helped. the S-.:>eicty to establiab
mooh:inery for dealin.3 with the neei.ls of re~es and to cn.3ure tho.t
the1-e was proper control over the e.xpendi turc of ...overnment tun is.
The ~iety were tTee to lo hat they liked tith their own private
f .m:ls an;\, in fact, in ..:.any oases lll.&d theo to aui;irleci,nt p83lOOntS
made to rei'Ugees at no.tional anaistanco rates.
14. The Society' also received expreea authority fro+.n th& Home
Ottico to incur <,:q;endi ture a.e .follcms, -

/{a)
 (a) the co~to of' ·the tr~ort of refugac •a bageage to thin
aountr., .meN, n refugee bad no me>OM to pey and c md. not
:recover his bagge,ze h\'>m tho shipping agents or other ca1'rl.cr;
(b) emigration co~tJ :mere refugees wxe not qunlif'ied to receive
an:;iisted po.;,c:.,ces am Vould. othcrm.ne remain ~ ohai-ge on
r,ublio fun~s in thitJ count1y (this waa, in any caDe, in
a.ccoi-da.nce with the normal pro.otico of tho Nnti"nal Aesiotance
Dnoru.);
( c) te~onry acco~o.tion coats (for not more then two meka)
"ilhere re.tugees come !':rom hostols to Ionaon to seek work.
Hos
15. The oociety was aaoi3ted by the 7~r.•e Voluntary Services, Axo
who viGitod ap1 licantB t'or domiclliar., alloo1ances to sae what thair DA11
needs .ere.
16, At the re~ent o~ the Society; ari.·ru,geo:ents ;ore mac for trc
4niotry oi' oxks to provide ter:1p 1rory o.cco.1Codation !'or thet:l o.t
5, York Terrace., Ragents k. C..'hL""BeS,ere t:lC.le to tho Homo Of':'i.oe
ror rent, ro:~ea oni services. 10 pi.-er.u.scs wero fir.1t occupied. by the
Society in Jonuo.r.r, 1957. It w not until eevero.l months after the
Anglo-~tian Rcoottl~nt l1/.:>aIUhcd taken over the duticr; t·o~rly
perfo~ by tho •nglo-Egyr-tian I.id Society th&t tho &:,cl.ety -aanoged
to f'ind other aceo.~110..'lationen!l to vacate the precl3es at ; , York
T-ettace.

Acoo-lt:O'intion in hostels

17. During thio 1--hcae or tho arrf.11')c1c.nente,ao\l'On now ho3tels

wo1e p1epared. for the I\30e}ltion of rotugces. fue .l.3rltish lhd Cross
Society al'l{l the St. J hn AL'ibulanoe Brig .e ogrecd to nl'1nD£C thc.c on
bchcJ.1' or t}'t..e H~ Office. They were t;iven firumcioJ. impre~ts to iooet
their do.y-to-do.y expcnditw:o an:l m,1,e eooountablo to the Depo.rt...-icnt
for tho m:,ncy they sp:,nt. 7he No.tiontu -osiotancc B:>ard contilxued
to. be rce_ponsiole for the five hostels lioted in paragre.ph 5. A
li:;t of nil the hostels thr.t had been prepared by the en:l of the
second rhase of the ai·retn5emcnts is at Aprendix A.
18. ill the ho.3tel.a ,-rerc Cro.m property except one hostel
.a10Tmes Be con School, r.rowborough, which, o.dng to o. rd.sun:ierstamins
was rented for a ,._·ev,m-:mths fro.in D1·. Bal--nodo'o F1ome::. Slnce
arren.,¢ment:, for caring for the re.fugeea hod to be lll.LWehurriedly at
a tiac .nen there \10.S otill uncorto.1nty n.bout tP.s nuni>em of ~tu.goes

• who wre likely

in ~.,
bolo\T•
1957.
to need hostel a.ccor.JllQu.o.tion,t'i'ro of the ne• h01.>tels,
viz. the onen o.t iiemtridge and Wrens \7arren, , •o:s:onot found neoosoary.
They oro 1 utim3.tely closed ·by tho ,Ar,..glo-1.gyptianEcsettlemnt B::>o.rd
bro is 38.id e.bout thcoe ma.tter.J in paragre.;pbo 57- _;8

19. - ::enditure incurred by ·the Voluntary Aid Societies in the

~eaicnt of the ho:stel.3 was reitnburoea by the Home Ofl'ice, vho
arran_,-,'Sd for the i.anistry of Supply to un1crtalm the ..,ob ot ruperv-lainJ
the arron2,eioonto for tho ca.t,,ring services cit m , hostel.a. ~:n.m the
control of these eerv:1.oos woo J.n the hanls or an c .~rt 01ganisa.tion
which h d the mcesenry faoilitioG to cany out the job i;roper1y, end
1 t wna not neceeaary to croato t4'i thin the JfoznoOf!'ice an organi:Jation
for thl3 special purpo~ oi' ham] ing tho mrk.

/20.
 20. IJ.1lo~o•Eg,YJ?tion M.d Sooiet7 an-anged tor the Coanittce
of' the National Citizen:, /.ilvice Bureou to un"lertakG certn:in
ret10ttlc~nt t10rk and the ~nt of, e.g., pookct rx:moyto hoatol
reai4ento.

21. !l11eBritish Red Cros3 Society, the ,t. John k.bulanco

.B:r1gndo mx1 tho National Aa$1stanoo Bo rd cee.2d to be reap:msible
!"or the l110l'la8Cro3nt of eey b.Qstelo mien tho Anglo-Egyptian
Resettlement Bo~1d aecumed t\.tll riruma1al res~--onaibility for them
on 1st A~ril, 1957.

IV - ~iI11D mABE

Appointment of tho ApPJ.o-Er;rotian Feoettlemnt Doo.ro

I

22. 9.be third :phase or the nri angemonto a.rose from a Govcrrn::ient
deciaion that subzietence ~nts from Govorn.oont funaa should be
calculated at the rate, of at lee.at U:, a ucok for a Binglo i;crsan. em
th!lt a f3chcme should bo worked out for tho p~nt of re~ottlement
grants to enable re.f'u,gees to take their pla.ao in the oonm.mi.ty. It
boclll?k'tclear th~t thono p.rop:,sals would involve the ~xpenditure or
comd.dera.ble sum of chequer ar:,r-ey. The u0wrrment decided that it
would not be right to e~pect tha Ariglo- -gr.ptian , id Society, m10 hod
alreody inaicated that they would like to be relieved ot
rea:.•nsibility for the ~t of grants to refugees, to aho.ilder tho
bur..J.on. Jccordin,gly, the AnJ;lo-.Egyption Resettlcwent Boa.rdwas set
up on 6th l-\,b:ninry, 1957 to co-ordin:ite 4\ll tho work beinJ done to
l\381.at ro1\tgeeo from ·gypt, includin.i the running of hostels un the
gi v1ng of financial. holp.

lbwers of the Board

23. i'he preparation ot o. Trust O!od woo del~ bccaw:se or
oont1miing uncertainty ab?U.t the prociee extent or the D:) rd• s
outhority end, as a rcault, the Bo rd did not attain corporate status
until 12th Auguat, 1957. A copy ot tho Truat Deed, !'ro;n which the
po 1mm a.rd duties of the Board fo.l"ll.8lly deri vo, ic at Append.ix
ru.,..
Tho Board io finc.noed by- a grant-in-aid from the xchequer,
nni the principles on mich illo:;iux:es are po.id and. other fiilancial
o.oo:J.stcnoo given a1-e le.id. do;m by the Gov~X'ID3nt. Ttt. Iba.rd. act as
agents of the G~vernment with cOQplote liscrotion m.thin the te?'D'EJ of
the i;cnerol instructions 0 1 ven to tl1.6l?l (eu:~aed in Api:endix C), -
aubjoet to their :ieekins Home 0.f'fice authority 1'or o.ny e>::to,nnion of
their activities which wuld be lfr.ely to involve a considerable
Ulcreaoo in the ex.rend! tux-e of Gove~nt f\Jn.ia.

Constitution of the Bourcl

25. 'l'he b.r,.zlo-:Egyptien Reoettleuient ;ocrd includes

:rer;resenttltives of tho British Red C1-oss Society, St. John Ambulnnoe
Brtge-.de, .omen's Voluntoi-sy Sem.oes, rrationsl Council or Social Set'Vico;
and tho Anglo-F&,-ptian Aid Soo1ety. 5tatf vrere lent to the Board by
the Uomc orf'ice am other Dof artmcnts. A mu:iber of officers f1'0m the
ru,glo-Sgyptian Aid Society joi.Mcl them aoi other me.-nbera o~ the ste.f .f'
bad to be recruited., eomo e>f thc-.m t'J'oo ~ tho Dritisb refuseco from
~. Tho Board rep'\Ya to tho Govemmant pa.rtcents concernod the
additional coat of statt te, pornril.y OOv"'lniod. to them. 1he normal
caste o~ the salu'i.e3 a.t""e borne on the votes of the eecon,11.ngDep~sp
 Transtcr of liuncti0Jl3 to the Board
26. 'lha lbllrd t:,ok over tho p~nt ~r allo.,c.noefl from the Jm,glo-
F,g,yptien Aid ...oeiety on 25th ·euruary, 19.57. 7l1e Board deal with
inlividual. eases on their mDrito and are riot tied to s:tLy exiotia)g scale
or payments, altho~ they 1?11St cou,ply with the gemral guidance given
by the H<.lmeOt".f"J.ce.

27.1"ne BotUd aoo~d full res1-onsibility on lot A ,ril, 1957,

t:or the t ..~lw hoatcls listed in Asendix A. Unlike the policy '171th
1"egeri to main1;enwx:e .Uo,unces referred to in paragraph 22, the
policy with rogar/J. to hostels haa rcClOinec'Iunchanged nnd the hostels
continue to be ~ on . oh th~ oaac basis as they were hen the
NationcJ. AsDiat:mce Bo~ r,oo :reoponsible for them.

28. 10 llo~".l'tl me required to fi4Y to the inietry of ,orka tho

full coot ot~ the . ro:..~ serliees o.t tho boatelo •

.ResIJQnsibili ty of HO!ll'!O!'fioe Aocounting O!'t:lcer

29. n viow of the speoiol circ'umstancea in which the

attai,ae.....ente for dealing th Anglo Egyptien refugees develoP"d, the
roUo:ri..nJ L'°'~ks about tho xosponaibility of the Home Off'1ee
_ Accoantillg Officer r:itJ3be helpful.
30. ~rin,g the fi1'8t phase or arrtU'lge~nts tho Hom, Office wore
responsible only i'or co-ordino.t1ng errort. Although er~nditure
incu1·.red through tho agency or the Nati nal As3iotance Boaxd #as
ultim!ktely charged to the Homef')ffice Voto• tho aild ot~r
{bo.ru.
T.lepart1:1entsr;ere entrusted b,1 the Gove~nt m.tb responsibility for
executive ection. The x<e~ibility o~ tho Homs 0.t'i'ioe Aeoountinig
Officer does not appenr to have been def'111ed in relation to
expondi tU1'8 by other departoents; but, since it bas boon charged to too
ou:ie Ot.fico vote, anl the Home Oi'fi~,e mtre aware of l.'ho.t expenditure
Wt..S likely, it is s~eoted that the Account~ Officer \d.11 accept
form:il reapontlibillty.

31. ~'he Aoeoimtinz O.ffioer is m.oo r~sponsible i'or tho payrient

m e to the .Anz].o-fQ'ptiM Aid Sooioty nr.d for other e~ cndi turo of
Government turns in respect of the seooncl phase of the arra:ne,oments
(e.g. ,on the or.enin,g or new hostelo), arx1.he ie 8.llSliYOrnble
for
ex_r,emiture on the hostels lich the 11 tional Assistance Boord
- continued. to mana.ge duri,nl.> thia !Jbaae on the samo buis a.a before.
}2. . en the lnglo-Egyptien settlemnt Doord were set up
dur:na the thixd rhaoe o;,."'the aiT~Itents.,the reaponsibillty or the
Home Ot'fioe Accounting Officer oas defimu in oor:resr.o ence between
Sir 1•':ranktieTtsam, an-.1 the, ?re~. The Trecsu.r;r said that the
Account:Lng Officer ll41.$t be roe/13' to anawer tor the dociaion to sivo the
grant-a1ded bo:ly the mec.sure of' autoJXWr{Yaccorded to it md to de!'erxl
the i:iropriety and adequacy or i.hc general p1-inciples laid down for the
Board to ~rk to. The Rlblio Accounts Comi ttco might aak tho
Chairman, •or other o.1)propriate momber or the Boo.rd {not a oeeorued
civil servant), to attem to o.ns,,"Qrquestions rolating to the i:10n,
detailed ,u'h:dniatration. An regai-ds the '10:u-d'a n.~z-mai
activities,
too. tho i'reaeu.ry ~oteu the l:lomo Off'ice to be concer,1ed wbere
questionis of pol.icy or new and sub:stantial i tr.mQ oi' ex_pendi1..-ure
mue involved. 'L'hua, whore the Board ffllllted, for CXllllrplo, to open
a n!:Whootel or C1akebuil changes at an ex1ating ho!Stel, the
TroOJSt.U7would eXpCct them to put their :proposals to the Home Office.

/am
 om.the Honaeor-nee would, if thoy were satisfied, seok Tro,,aury
authority. Sir Frank Ne.mam agreed with a.U thia on the unlerstMding
th~t he would not be 1-osr~ible to the lubllc A :counts Cocmlttee for
policy .:iecia.lons, but "only for ens~ that ,r;ublio money "'8!3s.r..ent
i.n accoroance with the policy decided by ..tinioters" (IN? 502/ll/9).
!3!ltimates an.'"1~f;~nditure

(a) 1956&z

- -
-
Supplementary
Sub-Head Estimate Ex1:-enditun,
£ £
...

~)
I.l - Acoistanoo to 'British 375, )10 214,?27
sul)jecte repatr.tatcd
t'rom %Wt

~
I.2 - ~10-r:mtion id 30,000 30, CY.JO
e
r~oiety

I.3 - Anglo 4:y-ptinn ) 70,000 70,00'J 11

Resettle~ Boo.rd )
I
$'11'!~ 47!>,0QO 3JA,527 •

-'-'• The supplemento.xy ostimate of £-:>75,<YYJ w1.r.ler Sub-Head I ..1

was for dircot GoV'om:oonte%1Cnditure. he eums of ~,o,ocx, ond
£7r>,rx,o _paid to thtt ftnglo ~tinn Aiil Society am the t.ngl.o
ian Fesettlcwent Board res,i:.eoti vely l'Cprouentod en o.p~ortionment
of tho orlgillDl. Cowmment pra:aise ot £100,or:)O to the /:nglo
l~tion AJ.d Soalcty. The oor.1z.,lo~ntlll'7 eatimate o-P £30, ~ )0 wan an
estimate of the Govern..-ent •n obligation to the ~o-Eg,vption 1.14
Society tor th>? ol'k done on their behalf up to 5th 'el>ruary 1 1957,
men the appointmnt of the .linglo-Bgyption Rccettlcm~nt Board >18.8
announced. The Boaru did n:>t, in f'aot, te.ke over f'i nancially from tbe
Sooiety until 25th li'ebrunry, 1957.
}4.. Th~ totals starred in the exi:-ernU.tu.xe column above do rx:,t
~present the ~le of the ~nts ultimately paid to the tv.o
bodies. Additicnal po.ymonto or £50,0 ~ am.£36,5 V') h~ve been ma- e
to the J\nglo-Egyption Aid So--iiety and. the J'..nglo-r.gyption Resettlemont
DonN, retSt-eetivcly, in res1..ect or :oonoy sr..cnt by them. in 1956/57.
As it ,ms neee-esaiy to put the Do!U'Cli.n :f\m'.la im:ootlic'tely, p~nt 1YDS
made from the Civil Contingcnciea ~ in 1956•57 rm 1~payment mM.e
t'r:>D the Grant-in-Aid Voted for 1957-50. 'lhe .:.ocl.cty was not paid
until the gnmt \T8.3 voted by Parliament in 1957-58.
35. «.Diea ditional expcnllture of £36,500 incurred. by the Boo.Id
arose lo.rge!1' out oi' -the Govern:ient•s deciaion • taken e..f'tor the
at.ro,lecx,nta.ry 'sti.%:'lntea for the year we1-o printed - thnt .financial
c.ssi.stonce nhould be given to i:ersona md'fering hardship because they
vre:re depz·ived or venaiona from Egy:pt on which they dc1>en.led.

36.
'rho b:a.::ds or aneescment of the final p~nts to the tngl.o-
Egyptinn Ji.iil ~ciety-, o.ni the justi cation t'0r it, ie e,q:.lf\i.ned in
paraero.ihs l+b-.JObel~.

/(b)
- Bstil""..ate
July
Sub,,:llcad Supple~nt.ozy
£ E t~rruite
J.

~ - Anglo-Egyptian Reaettleroont
Doe.rd 7on,ooo 2,800,000

~ - Jn_~lo-Egyption /..id Society

(Grant in kid) 5.:>,ooo
.
TOTAW 7"'JJ•O'JO 2 1 as0,c:x,o

37.. i'he su11plemntnr,y oatimate of £50,(X)() under sub-hcod G.} wa.s

to cove1.· direct Governcent cxpendi ture on tho final payment to the Ariglo-
Egy1tion id Society.
38. 'l'be c.otimo.tc of ,.,7"}J,
'YYJ WY.ler sub-he~d G. 2 wc.s prepared boeue
the :riglo-F,gyptian r..caet'tler.ant Doam cai:::w, into being em.the precise
extent or i tB likely co.:i:.itmenta could be aosessed. ..he Bo3.rd
thcci3elvee euboequently drew up a revised e:i;t~'te of .:2,4.5"J,O:>Ox·or
the yeer. £l;05•J,o:x> wru3 aili!ed to th.is at tho BU....,l!esti;:m o_· the
i'x-o sury to cover poy~nto unler the ex IDtia loans sohc~, which we.a
doeided up,n by tho Govern100nt early in cun-ent finonoiol year.
!'he Doard's eGtimated total expenditure during 1957/58 VTa.S, there.!:ore,
at this stage .;j,5 D,000, am provision was accordinslJ' mruie in the
..i'1ly Supplei:r?ntary _stimateG for a iurther £2,8GO,OJO ::or their pur'"one8. F0-rv'<I!°
l\1>1>1"170/11~"-,

39. ln the lir;ht or ex_rr?rlonee 6ained during the pazt te-a conths, E-xf'b>JOrrUR
the 3o..ud'a eX!:,.enditure for 1957/58 hw no~ been re-estimated es follO\ira:-
(i) ...eneral aorvioes .C2,475,'YJO (instead of £2,l+S.'>,000)

(ii) Ex gratia lo.one scheme £4,050,000 (inGtoaci of £1,051,000)

(111) .ecf.\YIOOntto the Civil )

Contin ".encies ~ ) 361 500
Revised total for 195712§ £6,561,500 (instead of .C},5~, 1'))
::==-=-==
The reason for the repayment due to the Civil Contingencies Ifun1 is
ex,elo.ined in paragrar.ll JI+-above. The :r.-coon for the large incrense
1n tho esti.r:nte of lil:ely expenditure unler the ex gratia loans
scheme is dealt with in pa.r~ph 55 bclo;r.
40. lbe B:,ard ho.cl a baltmce in hand of .£9, 5'JO at the beginnillg
of' the pre~nt fin""1Cinl ye:sr. Allomne ror this, the nst amount
of m::ineyneeded for the yeor io £6,;.,2,0.'X> (i.e. £3,052,000 n:.oro th.on
tbnt ror which 1;rovioion h03 o.lready b-,en m:li!tt). I-rovision is,
therefore, being made for a further roun'.ted.-ott sum of .-c3,051),')JO
in thEt 'eb1"\Ull'Y, 1958 3urulementory Eotimatee.

Uattors thu.t wey ,ive rioo to odditi-onal e31.emiture in 1\lturc

41. It ho.a ~on decided thut BJ:ecial o.rn-.nger:xmts will have to

be taado f'or sged roi\lgcco lb? aJ"C likely to 1ct:Jain e. b\u'den on rub1io
t"un:ls i.nlefinitel.y beoa.use they have no i'emily t1ea ond a1-e unlikelf
to b~come ...elf-zup1 orting.
4,2.. Thtne in no YI'Ol'.H-ectof lo,·QJ. autboritiea being willing, at
this etoge, to meet the cost of r:io.intoining tbcoo people in hom,a nn:l
tho National Asaistmae x,nrd. ho.vc intimated tho.t they cwmot help aa
long ao theu, is another Government agenoy res_ponsiblc. 'llle British
Red Cross S".lciety and the Women's Voluntuy Servi.cos a o 171.llin:...to
run two he>:mofor aged nglo-F.e.,ptio.n ro!'Ugeca who are in need of care
am attention (but no" .cequiring o, lled wraing). Those
orgcmisati.;>nB would, homnrer, C'X_Fcotthat chc capital. ooats o1' the
ho::les would be r.!.Ctelaa\rhere and tha.t they would receive -.reekly
p~r capita p~nts 'for the re~eG.
4-3.
'lhl.a I ropooal aml .another ono macle by a Row..n Catholic
or 6 anisationkn:,\m f.:J the Sons of Div-lne :?roviAence, 'Which would
apporently not imrolve tho scoe dogroe of capital expcmiture, ru-e
at pre ent being consiJ.o?\:3d.
41-... So 'for the f'orcer sollelDE:tis concerned the JJ, o-
a!3
•.':Yrticn Aid cicty have inlica.tcd
thr.t they are vrillin..,; to contr.1.bute
:8, 110 from their voluntary funie to,:ru;ds the co.pital. OO$tS anl it has
iuu, d;y been decided .ln pri.neiple to oupz;-lemnt this, if recesso.ry,
by e. contribution of .;26,')00 1"rom'the Exchequer for the provision of two
horoos, ,rovid.ed tbtlt s~t.1Gfao1:ory for.rial. ~~ementa can be roached
between the ~o-~gyptllUl l?eaettleruent BoP-ni ant the voluntary aid
aocietieo concerned and thut the proposal. by tho x,n,s of Divine
P.tovi ont.-e does n.->t offer a m:,rc oatisz"1:.Ctor.r solution. 'l11e a.~t
fa.7able wee a.y b:, the Govel"lllmr.t .t'or e~.ch refugee acoo!IIit0.iated in tho
too hom.o would be about £1..,.7s.6d lincluc.ling 7e.6d. aw ek pocket ooney),
1.e-. a total CJgiendi ture of: about '30,0CY.>a ye u-. Thi.G wo,.J.d not
c~,natitutc a.rlditional e.xi)enliture because the J'.ngl.o- :.gyptian •
Resettlement Board io alreu(\y having to 3· end CD, e thon that in
mainttdnir\;, the refugees conoomed.

fuints to which SJ1SCial attention '?!¥.

be paid by the Iubl1c
~
\ccounts Committee ~
~>-l!f1EN(
(e.) linal settlecient with the Anelo_-BF3Ptian.Aid Society Wl1"!'1
A!J<:;w,-
/'t.6,'IP-rtP>N
45. ,hen the Anglo- ....gy,ptian Aid Society ...-ere f'irst tol.:; th(l.t Aro&G,,?rf
the <cwnrncnt hod clecidod to make a grant-in-,..1d to them, the:, wore
int"orued that it m:.a one of the con'.litions of the grant that the
oubsisteneo allo;vonoe8 J'.laid by them to refugees ehould be co ...1eMurate
with nntionol a~siistnnce seal.ea. In mniv oaeos, wb-,re, for exo.u.,,le,
~ refugees managed to get acco.::rlOdation for thoGJSOlves wt later ran
out of money, tho:, Society uaed t\mle tho.t they hod obtained by .zoooms
of an aJ,pe&.l. to the _..ublie, to oupi,,le£3ent alloll'ances. 'Ihe
junti_ •cation for thio was th~t ohoapor aCOQl!.'X>Jationmis not al,,.,oys
easy to find, ani there might have been complaints h ...l the rci\tgeea
concerned been comp.µoorilJ" trannfer1ed to hontola nt thnt stage.
46. 't'hen tlv, !t.r.,g;lo- ~tian Resottlement Zoard was sot up on
6th •obruuy, 1957, thsy we1-e autho1-i.u.ed oy the ...overnment to :·fiY
h:1.gh•Jrsubcsiatonce allo, onoeo than th~>t.e J a.yalJl.e un..;er the mlti.,)IUU
aao1stonee an·~""OJ!ll!)nta. !l'ho Arlglo- gyptien Aid S ,ciety, .mohad
ol1,eo.a.y received an ~'Vance of £30,000 from the Exchequer, •.lre,1
attention t~ the :f'aet nnd, :p:eoaing for a t'inal settlement of acc()unt
on a bMiB th:lt v.'D!l not rolntod to national e.ssiotonoe, offered to
bear from their omi 1\11:l'laone•third or th~ eutn 11aid by them by ,103 or
eub!dBtenoo allo;1oncea.
 4,7. .A member or tho llome Office Finonoe vision, to,;ethor with
a n,pi-e~~ntative of the Er.cboqµer ani \\lait ~artment, exrunined tho
books of the Society ,ri th 0. viow to dooiding -rnut should be a. fintll
peywent to the ll tter. Ap.ll't r1·om the q_uestion of tho suboi:Jtcnce
a.llo·,,unces, it wo.s diecovorcil th~t tho i:.ioo:iety bad. incurred exp3nliture
to the extent of about £6,f)·:O on item, such oa funoral ex ensc:.s,
resottleull"nt 1 eduoat.1.on, trainit13 cour.ies, t:>ol.D o.n1l.ao on, for which
they had mt been given specific authority.

48. 'feJ:ing thio int .J account:, the practico.l issue xt:sted

between 1,,aying the ...iOCicty J5'), 'l:Y> or 1-;331 0?0. ~e higher figure viv.o
the amount that they mru.lrt sut if their aoc".>untGwez~ accepted as
they stood arxl ti' the Govcrnnx,nt e....."'Ceptcdresp:,nsibil ..ty for paying
tuo-thirde ot' tho subaistence eJ10;1moea, as . roposed by "he Soc.let:,.
The 10,~er f'i&,U"O woe the onY)U!'lt tho Gove~nt would havo to ~ if
they :refused to :-Jeet ..ho uno.utho;i.--iood ex-,..enditure of !:6, I)')'.) an~t to
e:q:endi tu.xe in :ccai:-ect OL' the pa.yioont o~ aubai.stenco e.llo·:rancoo at inore
than tLe miniruwn national ~istance rates.

49. In the end it was decided to at.lo• tho mm ox" £6 1 0')..1an the
f,rot.Uld thllt it ,•aa exrenditu:re which the J\..rlglo-~,tian !.eoottleo::Jnt
Board •<el:e auba.equently authoriacd to 1nour an.l that 1t "'l'Ould ha\'e
been unfo:rtunnte if' on at.11.cable sottleioont with the ,oiety 735
prejudiced by en ar~nt over this com1--,::u-n.tivelyrunnll sum of i:x,ney.
It wo.s also deci led to accept the Society' :s pror,osaJ. thn;t the
Govornmnt should beo.r the cost or two-tllirdi, 01" uie cubsi5tence
a.llo-iances :i:,aid. The .foll~ 1'e.ctore were taken into account
in coodng to this dooision:-
(i) the Society's offer to boar one-thil'¼ of' the eubsintence
allo, o.ncos was n,,t unreasonable. Slle i,nglo- •s.:,i,.,tian
Rcsettle.;ent Boti."'Clhad fowtl it neoeosa.xy to continue the
Sooiety' s oco.le of ~to in ro-"'t cases, 2.Jld on th .•t basis
it CQ'.Jld be argued that the Society hnd a claim ngnimt the
Goven~nt ror the full amount o ...' tho aubsistence allo.7en,.:es
it hod paid. \Jrther, the ~it:ty•e of1'e1: to pay one-third
covered 21.P.othe periol after 6th Februo.r.y, ".hen the bo•-.1-d
was in rutiatence, nn'! i'or thut pe~od. the 'ociety h.Jd an
even better ca:,e for claimins f"Ull reii.lbur.Je:1ent.

(ii) To refuse to 1'0.imburs" c,q:.eDliture in :respeot of nllo7f8DCOS

at rates higher tha,1 ,~t mti-mal o.s::iistance rat~s W'Ould .., ve
b~n x:wd:!'estly uru"'air ,:hen the Bom-d itse1f was authorised
to anke its .oiniiwm ~nt:, :.'l.t the higher rates reco:n:enled
by the Home Ai":!'airs Co:!li.:.ittee;

(iii) If the S· cicty had pres:,ed o. cl.LUm on the basis of the rates
reco~n.1cd by tho Hone ~~trira CoJll!d.ttee, they could have cade
a. good case .:or claiming a ls.rear .igureJ

(iv) There was a distinct political ri.sk of recrirainations am

p.lblio critioiam it' the Sooiety'o olu.inao.gainst the
GoverlllOOntwere chllllenged. .Iubl.ic oritioisin on this score
- arrl the raS.tter would very likely ho.ve been ventilated in
the HOUBeof u:,rds .. could have b'"en very damaging to the
Governnent, notwithstanding the extent or the Society's
o.:n reaources from i,Ubllc aubacJ:1.ption. Apart i'rom possible
aecueations of bo.d faith 1 the ... ciety cou.1~ ha.ve ma.':'\co fair
caac !'or cle:im~ tho.t they we.re bc,11'3 g<"neroue am oftr-,ring
to be Br more of tho expcrxli ~ than they needed.

/50
 50. ln vim1 ot tbct..c. co.miderations tbe ..ocioty received. a
~t
i'in.al 1'raa tho ~ 01'f1oo of ~5 ,, 100. ~ total sum paid
to them was, tbore!'ore, £80,cm.
51. The -..ocicty received a bill aoountin3 to ~. 5a. 7d from
the :),ntrol British .:\ml for Je-dsb - lief &ni ~at>Uitotion, i'or the
ma.intonimoo of C(trtain Briti.ah aubjecte trom gypt in Jewish hostels.
t tho re~ost oi' the So""iety, tho liOmOOt\'ioe pa.id thio bill in i\tll
on th!3 erouni th11t if the retugeea conoernt)d had mt been e.cco.....o3.Qted
in ho:itels tl.llnll&ed by the Jensh 11.01\lgcoCOrrmittee they wcmld have httd
to h:r.ve boen maintained 1n the hostels providBd by the ':,ove~nt at
a coat wi11oh wouJ....havo beon at loo.st oqual to, and -robo.oly nn ..-e than,
the cost of ma:lntainill8 ther4 in tho Jnwioh Hostels, nnl thnt their
presence in the Je.doh hostels r ·cilito.ted arrangeiwnto 'for their
rooottl.eoent throut",h Jorlsb agor.cies.

52. It ca;y bo o.skcd -1)¥ the finnl. pe.yrl)"nt to the Anglo-

Egyptian Aid '"'ocicty l/a5 dealt '!f.l.th by moan:, of a &i,r;ple100ntary
• timtc in 19!:>7/58,und wo.s.not provided for in tho original '.:stimo.tea
!'or that yo r. l'ho rosson ,c.s tha.t t the tim:, the estimates i'or
1957/58 were beirlg f'inGl.1y oottlcd it was not knam whut rw:ther
po.y;r,1 t, 1£ ecy, l!Ould be on.de to t.lto clooiow. Since it wo.s
:reoogni~.ed that o. Su.PIle~ntuy t~te would in o:ey ceze be needed
for tho gcmrDJ. tmllOSC:3 of the Al}g).o- ,e.rr,tian •,.;:1ettleI!1Cnt J3oard
(13"8 po.rcera,Ph ~), any neceasa.ry l)rovia1on for a.llnal. settler.l8nt with
the Society wo.s left to be ~ in the .:i"uj.,leuxmtar,y Eatim.lte.

(b) ,:en,titu1-e by the ~rolo-1¾,yr..tian Renettle:.¥mt 'Boxr:d

.5.;. i'hc 19.57/58stimtea incl.wed e. su:ci of £700,0')() for

cxs,endit~ by tho :.n.glo-Ks.YPtian r~cettlement Botud. ~ndit-ure
on the i te.:ie :f'ol' which this sum \"JIW p..""'Ovi-:iedia ~ e:cpected to
cmount to £2,475,CYX) (see ~ph 39). The ret..aooa for this big
discrep!UJCY are a.s folla:ra.
54-.
The original. estimate of i:.7-:>"J,CfYJ
wo.o never intended to be
mre than a stop-eap :Provis.ion. It was prepared hastily tolro.I'd.3 tbe
cm of 1956/57 when the ' 1r-enimnt 'e decision to set up the Board wao
anzxruncecl. Only a ohort time bed elapsed sinoe ~-ef\ageea first began
to arrive in the oountr,y; o. nu:iber of orgeni~ationo had at one tice
or an,-,thcr hrd direct executive rosponDibility for dit':ferent .f'un~tions;
end. tho thxee pm.sea of' the arr.,;nget!.etlte, explained in perograr,h 1, ~~P~NDl-
folla."lod ea.oh other in rapid aucceasion em overla.p~. lb eettled r\)~£
B.,fA.c.M.
po.ttern of' expen:liture hod yet emi,rgod and, in errscase, there was
continuing unoortainty about tho nud)e;a or ret\Jgeee who would. need .
aoniotonce in the future. :Ct 11'0-$ ~cognised from the outset thP.t a
substantially larger sum wQUJ.dul timl1tely be tcq'.Jirod and tho.t tho
nece3sary provision -would have to be mad.eon o oore realistic bosia
in the July, 19.57, ..;~ementazy timatea. tacan:m:Uc, the i:.7X>,OOO
wus intenied to ido(thc B:,ard until then.

55. No p;~viaion T1ao mo.de in the 1~57/58 estimteG for the

~e.tia loam ocllOOICoi.nco it hnd not thon been devised.. n the
,-, l9S7, Supplecentuy ti.mateswore prepared, the Treasury
csti.m3.tecl that £1,05'), ,00 9houla be provided at tho..t stage. 'Itii&
sum . as a :proviaiooal ono o.nl,y, beco.use :l t wa.3 impo9oiblc to eatim:lte
vd th any degree of accuracy the demand that 1'0u1d be mde on the
Eltcboquc,r. Thio ODtil:late ha.a new risen to ~a.50,~Y>, an! the
neccsauy provision fo1· the ailclitional momy required is n:,w boi.Jlg
ma..Jein the F~bru.ory, 1958, Supplementar;r :atJ.ma.tea.

/(c)
(o) Genorol level of oxpgn<l.itui,e on .Anglo- gyptien Relief

!,6. r:>illee thio will be the first time the Fublio tccounts
Co .d.t1-oo have revi<h'10d thi.a eXJ.on\itu.re, they ~ n.ok for 11 gel'J!:!ra.l
.ju;;iti!'icAtion ol' the policy ~inc followed aril. the expenditure
incurred. In the o.utu.21 or 1956 1.1he,;overn..-ncnt ,ere faced with the
rroblcm of thOU3ondo or British ~uujocto ar.t·iv:ing here for the !ll03t
part !3tituto Md. h~lesa. Tho normal fe.aillti.es of the v.elt'are
otatc Yrele not t!ileQ_uate ox· aJJIJX'Opriatc for holping these peo 1la.
It Wt\3 neceosary, the1erore, to 1.i:ike or..eciol wz..4l60.,...nts for this
pur;:x>Ge. :1.'hoi'imt task ~vcs one o!' imucdiato relief to . rovidc
homs, fuo.:I 1md olothiri3. The Gaoon.'1 was one of rescttle~nt:
to give thooe :people e. eta.rt in their new lif'c in this country.
(ihero could n.'>t, ho,10V8r, be fJJ1Yquestion or Ule Govc~nt 'o
co..,,:.erov.tillg them fox· -;·ho.t they ht:d loot in Esn>t: th t i.a a tlli:ltter
.,hi.oh the Govomm:mt ore ~ cti\119ly . ureuing rlth t.ho Egyptian
e,,..,vernr.ent). Thi, AllSlo-1:1,JPt.lan •-ID:>ettlemont ~ h~vo been given
tlexible r,o;rers. A:s ro:,&rds 1'3settlement, tbe ~neral p<>licy 13 to
give rcaaonably generous Did. Thie ie likely to be the ooundest
r,0Ucy from the eco~oic ea ~ll ~ cve1-y other i)Oint or vicu: it is
to tho eonerel. advantr.ge to help these unt'ortunato pcoplo ~o stand
on their o,n feet a,eAin ao aoon as i:,oooiblo.
(d) Hostels
57. 'lwo hootels, on<:t at llcnstri~o an1 onother v.t :t-eM Worton,
wore pl'!lf...Ured but, in i'act, \'ICrc mwer occupied although -Dmy cs
:s;cnt on the 'They ttere 11rc:pared o.t the :,.:im:, time M $ewral other
hostels eni ;oro :re"dy 1'01· oooupntion tq the end or Jl:mtl ry, 1957.
AlthOl.lf)l. tho premises o.t Ilenetridse \ffl?'e not re..,fl?'ded oo ver:,
aati::,t'o.ctory for tM p.1rpo::ie, mithor of the ho!3tele could be clo3cd
botoro tho .tmglo-Bgyptitu1 'oscttleoont Botrd took the.:ll oiror becouse
there "e.a continu.in& uncertainty !lbout the mmbers of refugees who
were likely to Med hostel aeeo-.JUIOd.a.tion. ,\19 late M tte..l.oh, 1957, the
.01-eign Ofrice oflvised that o further 500 rel'ugo$a might have t-o be
cccomnodc.ted em.a rin.al lccision to close these two hostels VTaS not
taken by the i'\J elo-Y.gr,,tian Rescttlcmont 13o:u-duntil ltt ~, l~.:)7.
58. O.,in.., to o. misunierstfl.rlditlg • a.ppru:ontly aba.1-edby several
DeJ>artmento - th~t arooe ot a o.;eting or tho b-Co •..::d.ttoe on the
P.cceJtion or British Rofug§ea from Egypt, the preoiscs at Doacon
. chool rore rented t'r.D ir. Barnardo's H.xies, unlike the other
hootcla mi.ch \1el'e c...
0.111 ;properties thnt had been mode available by
the 1ini.stry of 'f'orks or d~er parta.enta. ~ Beacon f3chool L..lcV);J,.. Or'
hostel WW> closed by tho Doard on 2l~t July, 1957. ~f~bl~lik
Ho~~ ...s
 •
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Dato tiret occup1ea .Proposed <'late

Boatola l'tlrmrl.T -aed b,- by resiclonta Il:l.te c1"aecl ot olo•ure
(l) (2) (;5) (4) (5)

~biabar Still open --

•
:Draltei!all
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Suaoerf'ield
Bnt!&enil

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l National .b:liatanca
lloara
lfov ./Dao. 1956

21.l.57
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Still open
57
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Mebopnooa Bri ti.ah Red Croaa 2.2.57 Still open 26.2.58
Ce.erwnt ..ociet;y 25.2.57 Still open ,0.1+.58
'll'rena tiarren (note 'A•) - -

l'lote; "'-' - Wei tbGr ZeMtrlqo nor rena •arren were ocoupiecl by ~ea.
Tba .tX>l>l'dfim1J.Tdae.Oad OD lat eq. '1957, not to open the.

• •
 THIS TRUST DEED is made the tv1enty-nineth day of July
One thousand nine hundred and fifty seven B E T W E E N THE
RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARDAUS'JltNBUTLERC.H., M.P. the Secretary of
State for the Home Department of the first part THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
HENRYLENNOXd' AUBIGNEBJffiONCOLYTONC.lli. G. of Netherton Hall near
Colyton in the County of Devon THE RIGHT HONOlJRAi3LE WILLIAMFRANCIS
EARL OF LISTOWELof Duncan House Dolphin Square S.W.1 in the Co1.mty
of London MA.RJCRIECOUNTESS· OF BRECKNOCK of Number 23 South Audley
Street W.1 in the County of London SIR HU.i.-·IPHERY TREVELYAN K.C.M:.G.,
C.I.E., O.B.E. of Number 10 Upper Berkeley Street W.1 in the County
of London ROBERTRAINIE BREWIS M.B.E., M.C. of Number 5 York Terrace
Regent's Park N. W.1 in the County of London ESQUIBE DAMEANNE
MARGARET BRYANSD.B.E. of Number 16 Lowndes Street S.W.1 in the said
County MRS. ELSA DUNBARO.B.E. of Number 3 F..a.Ddn Pla.ce Belgrave
Square S. W.1. in the said County and MISS KA'l'HLEENHARYOffi1.ALD of
Ma.nor Farm Wootton-St.Lawrence in the County of Southampton
(hereinafter referred to as the Board \·m.ich expression shall include

• the trustees for the time being of this Deed) of the second part and
THE LORDSCOHMISSIONERSOF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY(hereinafter
to as The Treasury)

WHEREAS
of the third part
referred

( 1) Her Majesty's Government are desirous of providing for the

resettlement and othennse for the relief of the distress of certain
persons formerly resident in Egypt or dependent upon Egyptian pensions
or resources

(2) The parties to these presents arc desirous of establishing a

trust for the purpose of ma.king provision for the ap:plication and
administration of such moneys as may be made available by Her Majesty's
Government for the purpose aforesaid

N O W THIS DEED made in consideration of the premises

WITNESS ETH and it is hereby agreed and declared as follows:-

1 THE Board shall be knovm as the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement

Board and all moneys made available as aforesaid to the Board and the
property for the time being representing the same or so much thereof
as shall not have been paid or applied under any trust or power
affecting the same ( all which proper-by shall be lmown as the Anglo-
Egyptian Resettlement Fund and is hereinafter referred to as the Fund)
shall be held upon the trusts and subject to the powers and provisions
of this Deed.

2 ( 1 ) The Fund shall be held upon trust to apply the same and the Tt<LJST
income thereof and at the discretion of the Board subject to and ilEED
in accordance with any general or particular directions for the
time being of the Secretary of State for the Home Department
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary of State)

(a) by way of gra.11t or 108.J.1 secured or unsecured or o!h~rw:i.~e

in or to,uards the maintenance education training rehabilitation
and resettlement in the United Kingdom or elsewhere or othe:nn.se
for the benefit of such of the persons hereinafter specified
or any class of such persons as may be in need of assistance.

(b) in assisti..ng s>cndpromoting by such means as af~re~aid

or otherwise co-operation amongst persons and associations .
having objects s~nilar to those specified in the last preceding
paragi:-aph and
( c) in defraying e..'CJ:)en~e
s incurred in the adm:i.nii=:tration ~f
the Fund or otherwise in furti1er<'.I.Dr.e. nf' t.he rur-poses of this Deed

1
 (2) The follo,ri.ng persons shall be the specified persons for
the purposes of this Deed namely - 1.
(a) British subjects and the spouses and relicts of
British subjects being persons -

(i) who having been resident in Egypt in the yea:r

One thousand nine hundred and fif'ty
six sho.11 since
being so resident have come to the United Kingdom or

(ii) who were until the Thirtieth day of September

One thousand nine hundred and fi.fty six in receipt
of or dependent upon any pension payable by the
Government of Egypt or by a person or body of persons
in Eygpt which shall have ceased to be paid in whole
or in part or

(.iii) w'no \7cre on the Thirtieth day of September

One thousand nine hundred and fifty six dependent
upon assets in Egypt w'nich shall have ceased to be
available for their support or
(iv) whose compensation for dismissal in the year
•
One thousand nine hundred and fifty one from the
service of the Govenunent of Egypt was the subject
of negotiation in the year One thousand nine hundred
and fifty six bemeen Her Majesty's Government and
the Government of Egypt or
( v) who fall ,ri thin any other class which may be
prescribed by the Board vlith the ~onsent of the
Secretary of State
(b) The children spouses relicts and dependants of such
persons as aforesaid

(3) Any person who shall have entered the United Kingdom in
reliance upon a British pe.ssport or upon an emergency document
issued in lieu of a British passport shall be deemed to be a
British subject for the purposes of this Deed ond a statement
by any person shall for the protection of the Board be
suf'ficient evidence of the truth thereof

3 THE Board may in furtherance of the purposes of this Deed

arrange for any suitable person or association to discharge
any function of the Board in relation to perzons hereinbefore
specified or any class thereof

4- THEBoard shall vtith the consent of the Secretary of

State appoint a person to be their chief officer and as such
to carry out such TI'ork in connection with the day to day
aaninistration of the Fund and to perfonn such other duties
as may be assigned to him by the Board

S' THE Board may ap1')oint a secretary and other officers

and servants and acquire premises and do all such other things
as may be expedient for the proper administration of the Fund

b THE Board may enter into any arrangement vrith any

Government Department with refe1~ence to the administration
of the Fund or for the purpose of obtaining from ony
Government or other public authority any right privilege or
assistance in connection with the purposes of this Deed
2
 7 (1) A banking account (hereinafter referred to as the Number 1
account) shall be :,.:ept for the purposes of the Fund vrith such bank.er as
the Board shall from tm1e to time detennine and ·•-11 moneys received and
belonging to the Fund (other than petty cash) shall forthvrith be paid
to the credit of that account

(2) Cheques dra.vm upon the Number 1 account shall be signed by not
fewer than two trustees

(3) A banking account (hereinafter referred to as the Number 2 account)

shall be kept for the purposes of the Fund with such banker as the
Board may from time to time determine and such IItOneys as may from
time to time be required for the cJ_.;.yto day administration of the
Fund shall be paid from the Number 1 accou.YJ.t to the credit of the
Number 2 account

(4-) Cheques dravm upon the Number 2 account shall be signed by not

•
8
fewer than two of such persons as the Board may from time to tm1e
nominate for the purpose

TiiE Board may invest any moneys for the time being not immediately
required for the purposes
law for the investment
of this Deed in an.y manner authorised
of trust f'unds
by

9 (1) The power to appoint a new trustee or trustees of this Deed shall
be vested in the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State may
appoint not more than two persons to be additional trustees of this
Deed

(2) A trustee ma.y at any time by giving notice in writing to the

Secretary of State retire from the trusts of this Deed and the Secretary
of State may remove any trustee by [,iving notice in writing in that
behalf to the trustee and without assigning any reason

(3) In the event of cmy vacancy oc.::urring in the office of a trustee

whether by death resignation or othe:r,;rise the Secretary of State may
appoint a new trustee to fill the vacancy and shallappoint a new
trustee if any vacancy reduces t.,e number of trustees below three

(4-) In the event of any trustee being ii.1capable throug)l illness of

acting or being absent from the Unitad Kingdom the Secretary of State
may appoint a person to act in the place of that trustee during the
period of his incapacity or absence

( 1 ) The said Lord Colyton shall be the first chairman of the Board
and subject thereto the Chairman of the Board shall be such trustee
of this Deed as the Secretary of State may from time to time appoint

(2) The Board may act by resolution of a majority of the trustees

present and voting not being fewer than two
11 AT any time pefore the expiry of tv.renty ye:3.rs from the de~th of
the last survivor of the descendants now living of His Late MaJesty
King George V the Board shall if so required by T11e Treasury by notice
in writing

(a) take such steps as may be expedient to recover such sums

as may be specif'ied in the requisition as -.:rere advanced by
way of loan by the Board in furtherance of the purposes .
of this Deed out of moneys paid to the Board out of public
:f\m.ds

(b) assign to the Tl.·e~l'lury the right to recover such sums as

aforesaid

3
 (c) apply
the Fund or such part thereof as may be specified
in the requisition in or to,tard.s repayment of any moneys
paid to the Bo1rd or othenrise advanced or expended out of
public funds in furtherunce of the purposes of this Deed

I N W I T N E S S whereof the parties hereto have

here\ll'lto set their respective hands and sc~ls the day and year
first before written

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby

THE RIGHT HO!·!OURABLE
RICHARD
AUSTIN BUTLERin the presence
of:-
)
)
)
)
(Signed) R. A. BUTLER •
T. A. CRITCHLEY
Home Office,
s.w.1.
 SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby )
THE RIGHT HONOUR.4BLEHENRY ) (SIGNED) COLYTON
LENNOXd 1 AUBIGNEBARONCOLYTON)
in the presence of:- )

B. D. E. DA.Y

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVF_RED by )

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE VTILLIAlvi ) (Signed) LISTOWEL
FRAlTCISEARL OF LISTOWEL in )
the presence of:- )

B. D. E. DAY

• SIGNED SEALED and DEL~.dIBD by )

MARJORIE COUNTESSOF BRECKNOCK )
in the presence of : - )
(SIGNED) MARJORIE BRECKNOCK

J. C. S1/IITH

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby )

SIR HlJ"MPHREY
TREVELYANin ) ( Signed HUMPHREY
TREVELYAN
the presence of:- )

B. D. E. DA.Y

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVERED by )

ROBERT RAJNIE BREWIS in the ) (Signed) R. R. BR.l!i-WIS
presence of:- )

D. A. PEACH

• SIGNED SEALED and DELIVEREDby )

DAMEANNE MARGARET BRYANSin ) (Signed) A..TWE11. BRY.A.NS
the presence of:- )

M. T. McLEAN
14, Grosvenor Crescent,
London, S. 11.1.
Spinster

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby )

ELSA DUNBARin the presence ) (Signed) ELSA DUNBAR
of:- )
JEANNEE. Tate,
153, Sussex Gardens,
London, W.2.
Spinster

5
SIGNED SE•LED and DELIVERED by )
KATHLEEN MARY OSWALD
in the ) ( Signed K. M. OSWALD
presence of:- )

NANCY RICE-JONES,
16, Gloucester Walk,
London, W.8.
Spinster

SIGNED SE/I.LED and DELIVEBED by ~

(Signed) MAR'rIN REDMAYNE

•
one of the Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury in the
presence of:- l
H. J. i7ILLL~:S,
31, Fall:.J.and Road,
i~."7. 5.

SIGNED SE.'.LED and DELI\GRED by )

)
one of the Conunissioners of ) ( Sigped) HARWOODli4...1iRISON
Her M:3.jesty's Treasury in the )
presence of : - )

H. J. WILLH.: IS,
31, Falkland Road,
N.Vl.5.

6 4-390/57
 DATED The 29th July. 1957.

ANGLO-EGYPI'Lt\N
RESETTLEMENTBO..l.RD

Copy/
TRUST DEED

TREASuRY
SOLICITOR

4-39
 Appendix "O"

Xnstructions an(l Guidance raven by the Homo Ol'fi(!!, to the

Anglo• ~f;xptian Resettlement Board

:ThoBoord are rcepons1'ble tor aupervieing the running of' ell the
hostels on,1 for oontrolllng end meeting expenditure incurred by the
voluntM"y aooietj_ea in oonneotion nth their operation'! The
aoc1uisition, e iW.pnetlt and furnishing of hostels 1s the reopomibility
of the Min1e..,ry ot •orks. Tho l41n1stry or Sup,:,ly !1Upervise the
catering errangoments at hoste1e on tho .OOard's behal.t. The provision
ot e i.uipment and the necotiation of ccntraots is, whcrt-ver p>~sible,
done through these Oovernment agencies, but whr.re this in rr:>t po.aai.ble
the t¼oard ia authoris d to incur nocceaary expenditure for supplies
rer1uired nt hostels. The gonorel etandard of oecottlJX)dl.\t1on
and
amenities provided at hoatela cannot bo altered without llome Office
approval.

'!he Board are authorised to pay pocket-mlncy Allonnoes to

resid~nts in hostels, wile in receipt or board and lodging, at tho
1' Uowing rates:-
lQ- a week for pcr3ons over 16 yeara of' age
·-,;- e. week tor pcNOM under 16 yeore or age.
When a Bri tisb .subject whose t~ is living in a hostel obto:1.na
employment, a weekly charge 1e, rade on the following scale:•

For a 1r11u-rie.l couple £4.. 5s. 0d •

l'or each child -
12 months or und~r nil.
l to 5 years 1J/-
!> .. 11 " l5/ 6
11" 16 " 18/-
16 " 18 " £1 -'•· 6a.
Yihere necessary the charge levied is reduoed ao es to leave the
wage earner with an earning$ &llowanoe of' 4D/ • a 1'8ek ( age 21 or ove:r-),
30/ • ( 18-21) or '20/- (under 18) 1n arldi tion to poeket-:rooney allowances
f'or the enrner and his dependant& at the ratea giv..,n above.
2. Doad.g;llim7 \llowanoea
ille r,o.ard ere outhoris d to pay nl1owono,;s to pP.r!roJ\S~sident
outaide hostels to ouch extent aa mny be necessary to meet their n~eds.
E!lch individual ooee is considerod on its mer1ta.
'.nlero a refugee has Qeen in receipt of an allowanoo from the
Anglo-JgyptianAid Soo1ety, the Board are free to have regud to the ~CJlbJIINC~
emunt of thi:.1 allonnoe end are authoris€d to continue it, if n'i'loeasary 41V£'N ,.0
et its former rate, pcnaing the final. reoettlem~nt of' the rei'ugee. 'l'he A-~~l'-l\
Board have been tola that they may t'eel • after consideration, tht\t the HoS'l"EL..S
rates ot allow~noes autbori&"d by the Anglo-Egyptian '.id ',ociety in 0o l•fl Cit. f/'tA."/
1'u.cwA"'1CeS
certain 03Ses should not be maintained indof'inite3".

It baa been su_ggested. to them that. except in the type of eaee

reterr~a to above, the rate or allowance paid by the .Boarcl aboulo not
exceed £6 & week £or a single p~rson, £ln o. week for • me.1·ried man, and
£1 a week for ench child.
In certain cases it 1a deniraole thst person.~ resident in ho~tole
should be ;ivon f'inanoial aeautance to en.able them to spend a. period
/outside
 outside the hoetol.11 to nttand pcraonnl intervicwe with tbe object or
securing emplo~nt, a.nJ the UO&rd are c-u.t.borioed to pay all.owancra in
au.ob oircumstancee to the person seeki:ns emplo;ymr.mt,but not to his
dependants, for such i'oriod as the Joard rM.Yconsider reasonable. The
rate at whioh such payi:ienta a.re ~e do~s not exceed the rete or££, a
week.

3• Loana ond Grants

The Board are authorised to ml!lkegrants or loann in appropriate

eaaes ond in particular for the following purposes:•
(a) ~duo~tional oopmitmonts
The Doe.rdarc o.uthoriocd to make advanoee to purents for the
payment 01' school 11nduniversity t'eea up to the end ot' the current
academic year, provided that n oom:nitment baa alreooy been incurred
for these tees. Vibcrevcr post"ible, advancea a.re rude in the tom of a
loan or an undorte.lcing to repay the Board or the Ex~equer.

(b) Emi5!:ation
l'bo Board are aut.boriaed to pay the reasonaDlo cost o~ passages
tor British oubjeote whOhave eecured permission to efflj.{rate to a
(.;oC'l!l)nweo.lthor foreign country • .....

The t)oard are authorised to pay the COl't of tronsporting trom

~t the personal oft'ects of Dritish subjects. Thi~ nutbority oovere
ftD¥ expenses entailed· in getting the baggage into this country (e.g.,
the payment of Customs charges) • Tho Board ~y also pay for tho
storage or al\Y baggage which refugees cannot keep with them in hostels.
Theoo oosts are not paid for ney l~-0r than 1s neooesaey; for
eDltl.[lle tl1cy cease as soon as th1. ret\lgoo gete hie own accom.~t1on •

. (d) Persons dependent on pensionl'I from F.gypt.

The Boord are authorised to giv~ relief up to tho amount of the

pension due in aey case in whicn on npplioant'!'I main torm of income
ma a pension from Egypt which baa been stopped es a result of the
Succ o-risis, provided that the :Joard are eatis.t'ied thllt the applicant
ia in need of 11ssiatanoe.

(e) ?ormer official~ ot the Egyptian r.overmant dismissed in 1951

• The Board arc outhorisod to give aat'istnnoe to the former
officials of the Govc~nt of Egypt dia::v.ssed in 1)51 1f the Boord
~re sat,..afied that they ore a.ufi'ering hardship as a r,,sult of the Suea
crisis.
(f) Resettlement

(i) !'ersoMl Allowances

'Z.'heBoard aro authorised to r:mlcegrants, to-r the purpose of

providing clothing and personal e-.ffecta, at the follOWing rate:-
For each person over 18 years of age £5()
.. " " under 18 " " " r.25
up to a a:xinalm of £200 £or any one ~emily of adults (or m:u·ried
couple) and dependent children.

/(ii)
 (ii) Aoconmodation allowance

l'he doArd are uthorised to '1<JkO

a grant of up to £400 to cover
a deposit to a bu1l 1i.l\, sociaty in cases ffhere they nre aa.tis:t•ied that
the applicant o,.'\n subsequently m1ntl.\1n m:>rtgage payments. 1bis sum
excludes legal exp<:ruscs, for which a f'urther grant oJ' up to .!100 may
be mde.

'l'hr. Board arc authorised to ·Mke a grt,nt of up to ..!300 to a

loo~l authority for a houoe provia~~ for & fem:ily o~ Oritish subjects
from 'Sgypt on condition tbst the Joa.rd. in consultation with the local
authoi.•1 ty, nominates thA tf,nant r:.nclhas the right for a period, to be
agreed ffith the local authority ond not exceedin;,, tive years, to re-
nominate, if necessar.f, other tenants.

The Board arc nlso authorised to make a grant of up to £300 to

serve as a deposit for an individual refugee with n hou,irig ru;sor.~tion
providing rtnten accoC!lOdation or building houeee for sale •

•• • (iii) :.Urn.bl:i.ing ~uowanccs

iho Board are author1sei3 to tiake paycents for the tu.rniehing of

accorntl¥Xlat1on &e roUowss-

(a) For e.cco.Dl!l:>dationin e. hole house or half e house:

,C2,50ro1.· tho first two adults ~e.g., man and wii'e, or
wi&r-ir nna her oother) or tor a single adult ,,i i:h one
child; :plUD J.:75for eac:h abitional adult and £50
1·or ca.oh &clo1tional ohild; up to a maximum ot' £5()0
tor each fn~ly.
(b) ror accomm:>aation in one or t.ro r•,oms only: a
maximum of .c250.

{o) For furnished aecomnoda.tiont £75 for a single

person; £100 for a .rn!li·ried couple or family.

(iv) Allowmoee .f'or Protess1onal. egu.ipment and tools

The aoard are outhorieed to make payments in appropriate cases,

up to e. mxicsurn of 2100 • for tllo provision of ~uoh equipment se a
proteasiona.l r.ie.not' cra.fta:wn may netd t<> enable him to take up bis
aoeustomed occuplltion in this country.
( v) 13us1nees grants and lPEms

'1'he , -soard are outhorised, in oo~es where this appears to offer

the best chance of rosottling e rei'ugce, to mako, in addition to the
payments referred to above, grants of up to £750 and loans of up to
£2,000, where neceaeary. 1h&Jrethe Board aon.qider lnrger grants or
loano justified, tho oaso has to be referred to the Home,Office.
(vi) ~-gratin losna
ffie ':loard are authol"it1ed to mke e-..c-gratia loans, up to a
inaxitlU:l of £5,000, to retugeeo end certain other people who have been
deprived of aoeess to their ae::ie.ts in Egypt owing to the 1956 criaia.
Details are given in Fart lI 01~ thia ,~ppendix.

(vii) Rnacttl~nt ei:~mts genorallv

The paym~nt ot the resettlem~nt grents (iJ-(v) above muet be
related to individual nocde: all the omunt•, quoted above are naxima.
It hAe been suggested to the onrd, however, tht1t personal allowance•
should bo paid at a ti~,..,l rate beoaut1e of' the praetioal clif'1"'ioulty and
undesirability of inveotignt1,na an lndiviaual •e personal need• in great
detail. In a,seasing en applicant's eligibility tor resettlement
/psyment,
payme-nts (1.)-(v), the Boo.rd, ae a working rule, diereg3rd assets
which do not total~ exceed £.2,000 in 'ftl.ue. They alao disregard •D3
sums ho tia~ boen lent, though not any sums he haA been 8iven.

Once e r<?&ettlement grant has been '()8-1dthe DoaJ'd can no longer

give him any urthor financial aasiat.nce.

4. Persona elisible for asaistanoe

'!'he JJOard normally help only Suez refugees who have come to this
country and er~ in needJ but they also help certain pensioners,
oertain p, raon livi:~ abro~. (see 5 below) and people living in th1a
country iho arc auttering hardship as a result of being cut off from
as~ets in ~gypt.
5. 'Persons abroad
The Bo&rd's authority
to make advano"'ato pensioners~ wheth,-r of
the .BG.YPti&nGovernment or oey otbor concern in Bgypt, extends to
0 1•
eucb pensioner& resident outside the United Kingdom. No other t•egular
or maintenance payments are made by the Board to eey peraon outside
the Unit~d Ki~;dom, but p~rson~ whom the Board are assisting to
emigrate, an who would be eligible for re$ettleoent grants it" they
were staying here, art' given in addition a lump sum mintenanoo
payment where the Board are satisfied that that is necessary to aa~ist
them to settle in their new country.
6. Duration or p~t

As a general principle, llri tish eubjects arc 1•ogarded es ceasing

to be ellgiblo tor ae~istance from the Board once they ha.ve been
ehsllrbed into the oount-ry's ecoftOJl'\Y•Th19 fltage rDAY
be regarded as
having been reached when a peroon h&.s oeQUl'ed regular e:nployment and
has remained in it tor m>re than three montha, or when a resett.le:nent
grant has been macle. (lt euch a person ll'.ter becotn1t-1\lnemployed, he
must then opply f'or national assist~nce on the ordinary seal.es).
'l'he Board is, however, authorieed to P3Y allowanoea, at the
normal fa:nily allowance rate for all ehildren of p· rsons r~aident
outside hostels Ylhoare 1n emplo,Ym"ntuntil the mother becomes
eligible for family nllowanocs.
7. t-dm1n1atrative ~ .m,neea

• he Board are au thoriaea to inour ne~sH.ry adtrd.nistra. ti ve

expenseo in the discharge ot their tunotions onl1 to reimburse
voluntary societies for o.ey expense incurred by the~ as agents ot the
Board.
8. Accounts

The general conditions u.mLr v.hich advances ot ~chequer grant

are paid to tho Board are as f'ollont-
(a) Estwtea of e:cpcnditure and accounts of the receipts
and payment:, or the Board aust be prepared o.nd submitted
to the i,~1nanoe Offio•~r, Home Of'N.cc, 1n such t·orm and
ma.nner, an.~ a.t such times, as the Department may require. P6A. So..J ~
/:1-lGI'11..i.!
P~Soi.J~
(b) :.:he o.ocounts 01• the tloerd must be op~n to aud.1t by the l'i61loPtb
t)o~l'l.,-10N '
Comptroller and Auditor General ancl the Board nust place OF f'PC-(fofet-11"
all th~ rz.terial rutocsaary for oudit at hie disposal. Abl-fcN.,-..r.
~-r-:
ACU>o
/(a)
 (c) the Board ml.lat obto.in prior outhority from the Department
for:-

(i) E~nd:lt'1re on new nervicea not i-alling ;vithin one

of the approvad items or expenditure;
(ii) any ex-oansion of' its ootivities which would
imrolvo oonsidorable addition to expenditure in
future yoaro;
(111) entering in'tio long-term cor.imitmr--nts;
(iv) N'\Y expenditure involving a point of financial
principle;
(v) the meeting of excess expenditure on items 1n
• the appro•ed estiootes from savinge on other
items;
(vi) writing-off of loss, ex-gratia nnJ extra
contractu.~l paymentA, etc., unle$~ the sum
involved is £25 or leos.
Oivil ~ rvice stflni,al"dl'i -:>Crermtni?ration an-i conditions are
given to staft:' recruited by the Board. No compensation ie paid to
any member of the staff ~m becoming redunaant, without the prior
&iTpt'OVal of' the Department.

The Doord mt not have a bank overdrllft at eny time or bo:rr<r•

r:non•y in 9D,Yoth~r 1113.~.ner
•

•
 PARTII
Scheme ot .§!~rat1a Loans

1. Basia of pa.ywept~
Bx-gratio. loans are ~ble on the basia ot deole.rationa of
a~aeta in Egypt registered with the Forei 6n Otfice by 15th July, 1957.
The asset• reokonable tor the purpose of the eoho11eare the tollowing:-
Land
Buildinga
Furniture e.nd .,eraonal efreota
Vehlclee, boa.ts and liveetock
Bank balances, cash deposits and securities in Egypt
Articles dcposi ted for aafe keeping •
lndemnitiea
Water, gas, electricity and Cuatoes deposits
Securitiee on deposit in the United l'lngdo:i

Vihere declarationa al.ready made do not inoluJe assets held in

banks in this country to which acceaa o8lln0t be obtained, applleants
for lo&ns should, whan applying to the Reeettl~ent 'Ooa.rd• se?Yl a
statement ot these aasets, substantiated where poseible b7 a 'hanker's
at&tetr1ent.

2. Scale

The scale of payrients aro as tollowss-

Reokonable useta declared and Amount of Loan

1Jp to .£2,0C0 7J per oent. .cl., z.oo

max.

£2,001-.£2,500 L'l,400 ( 70 per cent of

first ~2 ,0')()) plus •.• ;.;100 • £1., 500

£2,501 3,000 .£1 ,400 ( 70 per cent of

ti rat £2 ,ooo) ,>lus .•• £20() D £1,600

£1,400 ( 70 per cent of

first £2,000) plus ...

• .cs,001...r.:1.o,ooo £1 1 1/)0 ( 70 per oent of

first £2,000) plua ..•

£10 ,001~5 ,ooo L'l ,400 ( 70 per cent of

tint £2,0r'IO) plue •.•

.Cl5 ,OOl-£20 ,000 £l, J.fJO( 70 poT cent of

fir,t £2 ,or•o) plua •.•

£20,001 and aver • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• =£5,000

3. Persona eligible
All Bri t.lesh nationals 1'ho left .Egvpt as a result of the events
in Suez, and reg.1atorod deolarationa of aaaeta with the Foreign
Ortioe before 15th Jul.7, 1957, are eligible for paymeu1ts under
aobel:le wherever they are living. J3r:lti.sh residents
of Egypt who on
let Ifovember, 1956, were outside ~gypt on normal. leave, or 'llf'ho
prol.onged their leave in response to warnings by the Br-tish
Government are similarly eligible,
Sc.tteM~
Persona living in the United ingdom ,mo did not leave Egypt Of
~
.ElC-6.IV~'T'i
as a result ot the event• of' Sues wt who are auf'fering exceptional .l.cAl'IS.
hardabi.p becauee they have been dopri ved ot aco~s• to reokonAble
asaeta in Egypt are similarly eligible.
 4,. Relationship to previous loans tram Iteaettlement Board

In making ~ent under this acheme, no account is taken of tile

grant a made previoualy by the Resettlement Board, nor of advance•
against Egyptian pension•. Business loans which have been made by
the Board are taken into aocount 1n calculating the amount to be
loaned Wider the aohem.obut educatioNll ones are not. It is for the
1n41.Tidual to decide whether he is eligible in respect of han'l,ahip tor
tba scheme ( unleaa he iu not ono of those people ,mo actually left
Egypt u a result of the Suez oriaia) and, if ao, whether ho "fti.ahea
to take am-antage ot it. But, once he ha.a done so, he ia not eligible
tor further help fro.,, the Reaettlement Board unless he is dependent on
a pension frow. Egypt, when he may oontinue to receive advances from the
Boa.rd notwithstanding the fact tha.t he has accepted an ,ex-gx:atia loan •

•
'rne public statement about the soheaie atated t11a.t o.ppl icationa
for loans ahould be lodged by 15th October, 1957, but ttu,.t refugees in
the care or the f>oard who had not by then been able to resettle
the.uselvee bore, or whose emigre.t1on·e.rran0'.e...enta had bet:n delayed.,
could dct'er their application with the oonaent of the J'\oard. (The
Doa.1'<1 have nlt11erto intorpreted tbia l)l'OVision generously; but - with
a view to hastening the prooesa of reoettlement - they are now
declining to consent to deferment where the amount involved is ~2,700
or u:or·e, unless there a.re special oir-cUlllstanoes).

6. Pa:,µ.ent and Repa.:c,ment

T1,o Forelgn Office o.re responsible tor registering the
doolarations of aas~ts made by individuals and tor determining the
size-of recl(onable assets tor tt.e purpoaed ot the ex-grat1a loan
acu.eme, wnilet tue Angl.o-...;.gyptian Reeet tlemcmt Board are responsible
for :uak.1.ng P83'11lents in accordance w.i.th the scales listed above.

The &ct.rd, wuen making payment, aak ea.oh individual to sign an

undertaiti.ne to repay. But t,10 Uovernment1 a intention is that no one
shall be a.s.1'eu to wake~ Npa.yment until b& oan receive a. return
fr'O!ll the Egyptian Covern..ucnt in n,apect ot his individual claim •

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(Insp~otor of Hostels)

October 1957.
 Synopsis

I INTRODUCTION
II FIRST PHASE

The problem
Departmental responsibility

Reception arrangements

Hostels

Allowances to refugees living outside hostels

III S~OND PHASE

Review of arrangements
Reception arrangements

Allowances to refugees living outside hostels

Accommodation in hostels
IT THIRD PHASE

Appointment of A.E.R.B.

PcrNers of the Board

Constitution o~ the Board

Transfer of Functions to the Board

V FINANCIAL
POINTS
Responsibility of Home Office Accounting Officer

Estimates and Expenditure

Matters that may give rise to additional expenditure
in the f'uture
,,fr, .,L·.l.. ,~,,,/ ~-- J,-•..1
Points on whHih i~q,~iries may be Bl&Geby the Public
Accounts Committee

APPENDIX"A"
~
Hcti;els taken over by A.E.R.B. on 1st April, 1957

APPENDIX ''B"

Copy of original Trust Deed giving corporate status

to A.E.R.B.

APPENDIX "C"

Instructions and Guidance given to A.E.R.B.

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DRAPI'

.ANGLO-EGYPrIAN
REFUGEES

I - mTroDUCTION
l. '.!he arrangements for the reception, care a.rd resettlement of Anglo-
Egyptian refugees have developed empirically in three phases. During the

first inase, refugees were dealt with under emergency arrangements

supervised by the National Assistance Board. During the second phase, the
work formerly done by the National Assistance Board - except the ~ement
of existing hostels for refugees - was handed over by Government decision
to certain voluntary aid societies, in particular to the An~o-Egyptian
Aid Society. The third phase began when the Angb-Egyptian Resettlement

Board was set up in February, 1957, to co-ordinate all the work being done

to assist British subjects from EVI>t, including the running of hostels and

the giving of financial help. The total munber of refugees who have received

assistance up to the present time is about 7,700. This figure includes

about 1,700 refugees who did not apply for assistance until the ~o-

Egyptian Resettlement Board was set up.

II - FIRST PHASE

The problem
2. A meeting of the Defence (Transition) Ccmnittee of the Cabinet was

held on 27th November, 1956, to consider the action to be taken should the
then reported threats of the Egyptian Govermient to expel British subjects
fran Egypt be carried out. The problem involved questions relating to -

(a) the reception and temporary accommodation of refugees,

(b) the provision of hostel accommodation for some ref'uaees, and

(c) the giv~ of financial help to other refugees who needed it.
Departmental responsibility
3. The Government decided that the inmediate arrangements for the
receiiption and welfare in this cotmtry of refugees should be co-ordinated
by the Home Secretary but that the appropriate Departments should, for the
time being, be responsible for executive action. Thus, whilst the
Ministry of Works was responsible 'f'or providi?li most of the Crown buildings

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required as hostels and for the worlcs services at them, they did so

at the request of the National Assistance Board, who were responsible

for managing the hostels and for giving any necessary financial

assistance to refugees. Expenditure was ultimately charged to the

Hane Office Vote.

Reception arr:aAiements
4. When refugees first began to arrive in this ccuntry in November 11956,

they were met at the port by representatives of the National Assistance

Board, who were assisted in this work by certain voluntary aid societies

such as the British Red Cross Society. Overnight accommodation was

provided in various places such as at R.A.F. premises at Hendon, W.R.A.C.

premises at Richmond Park and L.C.C. premises in the Fulham Road.

Hostels

5. The National. Assistance Board had been instructed to make emergency

arrangements for the acconmodation of 2,500 refugees. With the aid of the

Ministry of Works, they eannarlced and p.tt in order five hostels as follows:-

Frobisher Hall, Swynnerton, Stafford

Bridgend Hostel, Stonehouse, Gloucester

Drake Hall, Stafford

Eastwood Hostel, Nottingham

Summerfield Hostel, Stone, Kiddexminster

6. Frobisher Hall was already used by the Ministry of Supply as a hostel

for workers in a neighbouring ordnance factory, and the Ministry of Supply

were responsible for the provision of works and other services. The

Ministry of Works provided furnishings and equipnent to supplement those

already provided by the Ministcy of Supply. The other four hostels were

provided by the Ministry of Works who also furnished and equipped them on

scales agreed with the National Assistance Board. The Board arranged for
a private finn, National Industrial Catering Ltd., to provide catering

services at these four hostels. '.Ibey also administered the hostels with
their own staff. The five hostels were Crown property and the Ministry

of Woit:s charged for the work they did on an "extra cost" basis.

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7. Refugees who were without means received free board arrl lod.gini in
the hostels and., in addition, pocket money amounting to 12s. Od. a week

for an adult and 5s. Od. a week for a child. Refugees with means we.re

charged for board arrl lod.gings. The charge was so calculated that a

refugee was left with the sum of £2 plus the pocket money which would have

been payable to himself and the members of his family (if any).

8. The National Assistance Boa.rd ceased to be responsible for the

management of any hostels on 1st April, 1957, when the Anglo-Egyptian

Resettlement Board assumed full financial responsibility for them (see

paragraphs 27-28).

Allowances to refugees living outside hostels

9. Refugees who could find accommodation with relatives or friends or

elsewhere were iiven money for their railway fare and other financial help

on national assistance scales if' they needed it.

III - SOOOND
HiASE

Review of arrangements
10. The arrangements described above were emergeooy ones designed to cope

with the sudden influx of refugees. In January 1957, the Government came

to the conclusion that, in view of the special circumstances, they would

be open to criticism if the relief of want among Anglo-Egyptian refugees

t,JVU.
Slhow.a ftet b~ left to the ordinary arrangements for national assistance,
-.,(.
~ that it should, so far as possible, be entrusted to appropriate

voluntary organisations, suitably financed. The Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society

assumed responsibility for giving financial assistance to refugees but not

for the management of hostels. The British Red Cross Society and the

St. John Ambulance Brigade assumed responsibility for managing several new

hostels and, with the Aid Society, handled the reception of refugees.

The existini hostels had not been taken over by them before the Anglo-

Egyptian Resettlement Board ~set up, and th6ae hostels contirrued to be

managed by the National Assistance Board for the time being.

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Reception arrangements

11. Arrangements were made for the British Red Cross Society ard the

St. John Ambulance Brigade to take over from the National Assistaooe

Boaro on 7th January, 1957, responsibility for the reception of

refugees at Dover, Victoria and London Airport ard their transport to

,.,,,,_,,
hostels. Neither of the societies W&i!'8 willing, however, to make

monetary payments to refugees on arrival or to issue travel warrants.

The Home Office therefore arranged for Im.-nigration Officers to undertake

this work at London Airport (for which purpose they were given an

imprest account) and the Anglo-Egyptian A.id Society elsewhere.

Allowances to refugees living outside hostels

(Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society)

12. The arrangement with the Ana].o-Egyptian Aid Society was announced

in the House of Commons on 13th December, 1956, when the Home Secretary

said that an immediate grant of £100,000 had been made to the Anglo-

Egyptian Aid Society to enable them to give prompt relief to those in

need. The grant was made subject to the condition that payments made

from Exchequer funds by the Society to refugees would be on a scal.e

commensurate with that applied by the Natio,nal Assistance Board and that

the Society would seek such advice frcm the Board as might be necessary

in this connection. n.e Society were allowed to charge reasonable

additional administrative expenses to the funds provided by the

Goverrrnent.

13. The Society were required to maintain adequate records and accounts

of the disbursement of the Governme~t grant and were told that the

expenditure of the latter would be subject to audit by the Comptroller

and Auditor General. Arrangements were made to place at the disposal

of the Society the services or Mr. Turnbull (formerly of the Ministry

of Education and later Deputy Secretary or the National Coal Board)

who supervised the administration of the runds. Other retired civil

servants also volunteered their services and officers of the Hane Office,

the National Assistance Boa.rd and the Comptroller and Auditor General's

Department helped the Society to establish machinery for dealing with

the needs of refugees am to ensure that there was proper control over

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the expenditure of Governnent funds. i'he Society were free to do what they

liked with their own private funds and, in fact, in many cases used them to

supplement payments made to refugees at national assistance rates.

14,. 'lhe Society also received express authority from the Heme Office to

incur expenditure as follows: -

(a) the costs of the transport of refugee's baggage to this country
where a refugee had no means to pay and could not recover his

baiiage from the shipp~ agents or other carrier;

(b) emigration costs where refugees were not qualified to receive

assisted passages am would otherwise remain a chal'ie on public
funds in this country ( this was, in any case, in accordance with

the nonnal practice of the National Assistance Board);

(c) temporary accommodation costs (for not more than two weeks) where

refugees came from hostels to London to seek work.

15. 'lbe Society was assisted by the Wcmen's Voluntary Services, who visited

applicants for domiciliary allowances to see what their needs were.

16. At the request of the Society, a?Tangements were made for the Ministry

of Wor..csto provide temporary accoamodation for them at 5, York TeITa.Ce,

Regents Park. Charges were made to the Hane Office for rent, rates and

services. 'lbe premises were first occupied by the Society in January, 1957.
It was not until several months after the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board
had taken over the duties fo?lD8rl~ per:formed by the Anglo-Egyptian Aid

Society that the Society managed to find other accoumodation am to vacate

the premises at 5, York Terrace.

Acccmmodation in hostels

17. During this inase of the arrangements, seven new hostels were prepared
for the reception of refugees. The British Red Cross Society and the
St. John .Ambulance Brigade agreed to manage them on behalf of the Home Office.

They were given financial imprests to meet their day-to-day expeniiture and
were accotmtable to the Department for the money they spent. 'lhe National
Assistance Board continued to be responsible for the five hostels ~~d

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..... ~ r. d.J·~ ~ M-..f f 74 ~,1_ J/

t.&~1,.. A list of all the hostel.s,....with oertain info:rma:tion abot1t them
,d.., /)~ 1"'-~I., 1~ ~--4-
/._is at Appendix A.
18. All the hostels were Crown property except one hostel known as
Beacon School, Crowborough, which, owing to a misunderstanding, was rented
for a few months from Dr. Barnado' s Hanes. Since arrangements for caring
for the re:fugees had to be made hurriedly at a time when there was still

uncertainty about the numbers of refugees who were likely to need hostel
accQnmodation, two of the new:hostels, viz. the ones at Henstridge and

Wrens Warren, were not found necessary. They were ultimately closed by

the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board in May, 1957. More is said about

~7-Ft-
these matters in paragraphs ~?-below.
19. Expenditure incurred by the Volum:taryAid Societies in the management
of the hostels was reimbursed by the Home Office, who arranged for the
Ministry of Supply to undertake the job of supervising the arrangements

for the catering services at new hostels. Thus the control of these

services was in the hands of an expert organisation which had the

necessary facilities to carry out the job properly, and it was not

necessary to create within the Home Office an organisation for the special
p.irpose of handling the work.
20. The .Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society arranged for the Committee of the
National Citizens Advice Bureau to undertake certain resettlement work

and the .pa,yment of, e.g.,pocket money to hostel residents.

21. The British Red Cross Society, the St. John Ambulance Brigade

and the National Assistance Board ceased to be responsible for the manage-
ment of any hostels when the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board assumed

full financial responsibility for them on 1st April, 1957.

IV - THIRDPHASE
Appointment of the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board
22. The third phase of the arrangements a.rose from a Goverrment decision

that subsistence payments from Government funds should be calculated at

the rate of at least £6 a week for a single person, and that a scheme

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should be worked out for the payment of resettlement grants to enable
refugees to take their place in the community. It became clear that
these proposals would involve the expenditure of considerable sums of
Exchequer money. The Goverrment decided that it would not be right to
expect the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society, who had already indicated that
they would like to be relieved of responsibility for the payment of grants
to refugees, to shoulder the burden. Accordingly, the Anglo-Egyptian
Resettlement Board. was set up on 6th February, 1957 to co-ordinate all the
work being done to assist refugees from Egypt, including the running of

hostels and the giving of financial help.

Powers of the Board
23. The preparation of a Trust Deed was delayed because of contirming

uncertainty about the precise extent of the Board's authority and, a.s a

result, the Board did not attain corporate status until 12th August, 1957.

A copy of the Trust Deed, from which the powers am duties of the Board
formally derive, is at Appendix B.

24-. The Board is financed by a grant-in-aid from the Exchequer, and the

principles on which allowances are paid and other financial assistance

given are laid down by the Govenmeqt. The Board act as agents of the
Government with canplete discretion within the tenns of the general
instructions given to them (summarised in Appendix c), subject to their
seeking Home Office authority for any extension of their activities which
would be likely to involve a considerable increase in the expenditure of

Government ftmds.
Constitution of the Board
~
25. The .Anglo-Egyptian/{3oard includes representatives of the British Red

Cross Scx::iety, St. John .Ambulance Brigade, Vfcmen's Volu~ Services,

National Council of Social Service, and the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society.
Staff were lent to the Board by the Hane Office and other Departments.

A number of officers from the .Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society joined them and
other members of the staff had to be recruited, sane of them fran among

the British refugees from Egypt. The Board repays to the Govermient

Departments concerned the additional cost of staff temporarily seconded to

them. The no.rm.al costs of the salaries are borne on the votes of the
secondi~ Department :3.

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Transfer of F\metions to the Board

26. The Board took over the payment of allowances frcm the Anglo-

Egyptian Aid Society on 25th February, 1957. '.I.heBoard deal with

individual cases on their merits and are not tied to any existiD.i
scale of payments, al though they must comply with the general guidance

given by the Home Off ice.

27. The Board assumed full responsibilty on 1st April, 1957,

for the twelve hostels. listed in Appendix A. Unlike the policy with
--· 1~ )...1--J
regard to maintenance allowances referred toL~ the policy with

regard to hostels has remained unchanged and the hostels continue to be

managed on much the same basis as they were when the National Assistance

Board wa.s responsible for them.

28. The Board are required to pay to the Ministry of Works the full

cost of the works services at the hostels.

V - FlN.ANCIAL POINTS

Responsibility of Hane Office

Accounting Office.r

29. In view of the special circumstances in which the arrangements for

dealing with Anglo Egyptian refugees developed, the following remarks

about the responsibility of the Home Office Accounting Officer may be

helpful.
,J~
30. During the first p:iase of arrangements the Heme Office we.& responsible

only for co-ordinating effort. Althouih expenditure incurred throu~

the agency of the National Assistance Board was ultimately charged to the

Home Office Vote, the Board and other Departments were entrusted by the

Coverzment with responsibility for executive action.~• responsibility

of the Heme Office Acc,oonting Officer does not appear to have been defined

in relation to expenditure by other departments; but, since it has been

charged to the Home Office

expenditure was likely,

vote,
-J-.:..~µ/1;,f·
and the Home Office

the/ Accounting Officer

II' ~ cJ--
~
rra:st accept~
~
were a.ware of what
Iv:=::-
responsibility.
J
31. The Accounting Officer mnat acoept responsib'W::i::b,r for the payment

made to the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society and for other expenditure of

G-Overnnent funds in respect of the second :rh,ase o~ the arrangements

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 (~ l. ..:.,
a......-'-<-V-l-k
(e.g., on the opening of' new hostels)., F!ae:sumably he alilo bas same

N&:pan:sibil:ity for expenditure on the hostels which the National Assistance

Board continued to m.ana1;teduring this phase on the same basis as before.
32. When the Anglo Egyptian Resettle~ent Board were set up during the

third :Ehase of the arrangements, the responsibility of the HOOl.e

Office
Accounting Officer was defined in correspondence between Sir Frank Newsam,

~he Uteri Acifciw1ti11g-O:flf'ice-.1.', and the Treasury. The Treasury said that the

Accounting Officer must be ready to answer for the decision to give the

grant-aided body the measure of autonomy accorded to it and to defem the

propriety and adequacy of the general principles laid down for the Board

to work to. The Public Accounts Coounittee might ask the Chairman, or

other appropriate member of.the.Board (not a seconded civil servant), to

attend to answer questions relating to the more detailed administration.

As regards the Board~ normal activities, too, the Treasury expected the

Home Office to be concerned where ~ questions of policy or new and

substantial items of expenditure were involved. Thus, where the Board

wanted, for example, to open a new hostel or make ail!f building changes at

at an existing hostel, the Treasury would expect them to put their

proposals to the Home Office_, and the Home Office would, if they were

satisfied, seek Treasury authority. Sir Frank Newsam agreed with all

this on the understanding that he would not be responsible to the Public

Accounts Committee for policy decisions, but "only for ensurinfl that public

money was spent in accordance with the policy decided by Ministers"

(:00 502/11/9).
Estimates and Ex:pendi ture

(a) 1956/57

Supplementary Expenditure
Sub-Head Estimate
£ £

I.l - Assistance to British ) 375,000 214,527

~
subjects repatriated
from E~t
I.2 - Anglo-Egyptian Aid ) 30,000 30,000:ir
eociety )

~
I.3 - Anglo Egyptian 70,000 70,000~
Resettlement Board
TOTALS 475,000 31.4, 527:x:

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 33. The supplementary estimate of £375,000 under Sub-Head I.l was for

direct Government expenditure. The sums of £30,000 and £70,000 paid to

the Anglo Eg,yptian Aid Society and the Anglo Egyptian Resettlement Board

respectively represented an apportiorment of the original Goverrment ~

of £100,000 to the An~o Egyptian Aid Society. The supplementary estimate

of £30,000 was an estimate of the Government's obligation to the Anglo-

E~tian Aid Society for the worlc done on their behalf up to 5th February,

1957, when the appointment of the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board was

announced. The Board did not, in fact, take over financially from the

Society tmtil 25th February, 1957. .J ~ 9 Jt. j •

~ rJ ~ /t;JWU"u. "/ ~~
,34.._ The totals starred in the expta_iture column above ~e rniliiJeerHBg
~~l~lofk;l:::-~.r- oco.- , t!!/7
in lihi..t. #dditional payments of £50,~*lb:;:'4d,. and ~t £36_,_500~ve been

made to the Anglo-EVJ?tian Aid Society and the Anglo-Eg,yptian Resettlement

/h ~ ~ Ii [i-~
Board, respective~y, in ~spe 7t of mone;y spent by them in 1956/57.
---~...,;,..._,,J~,~ .
.p9,}lllOM"iJ&the Boardlwas ma.de from the Civil Contingencies ]fund in ilttat'- iC,4-!:"7 ~
~-..Lt.~ft..L~~..:.-/µv/l ....J ,.,..,sn-t"i'. ~~-~~..,Jr,~~ #,;,\,._JI.,-.,..,
~ . Bgtb: pa,o,qae!tt,~he:,e eeea el.a:Piea. to the J 957./SS 1/ote~
Y ./4-.) <,'" 0: C ~ l..- re;17, ~. •
35, The additional expenditure of £36,500 incurred by the Board arose

largely out of the Government's decision - taken after the Supplementary

Estimates for the year were printed - that financial assistance should be

given to persons suffering hardship because they were deprived of pensions

from Egypt on which they depended.

36. The basis of assessment of the final payments to the Anglo-Egyptian

1+-r-.ro,
Aid Society, am the justification for it, is explained in paragraphs~ ~9

.below.

(b) 1957/58

July
.::iub-Head Estimate Supplementary
Estimate
£ £
,, ,
-
t
- ....i-a&ieta:uce to B:r:i:~i.eh
stHtjeets-~tria~ea ~~
f'Nlll Ecpt.

G.2 - .Anglo-Ei;Yptian Resettle-~

ment Board 700,000 2,800,000
~-3 (l_,_::5''-'-r.J.-"lk~... ~s(I,,.~ .. ~ .i.)~
• • I (i~TALSa.-t._;
700,000 2,850,000

10
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37.

cover direct Governnent 'expenditure on the final pa,yment to the Anglo-

Egyptian Aid Society. As stated in pti"9:giaph ,4, £50.JJ§ 12e, Ja.

~k,~
w.a.s,in fact, paid£ roaki n,g a total payment to tlxe Society of £80 1 J J 5 J2a. 7d.

~n X?e&pect of work e.8ae by them up to 2,th l'tebruary, 19~.

38. The estimate of £700,000 under sub-head G.2 was prepared before the

Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board came into being and the precise extent

of its likely canmitments could be assessed. The Board themselves

subsequently drew up a revised estimate· of £2,450,000 for the year.

£1,050,000 was added to this at the suggestion of the Treasury to cover

payments under the ex gratia loans schem.e1 which was decided upon by the

Government early in the current financial year. The Board's estimated

total expenditure during 1957/58 was, therefore, at this sta~ £3,500,000,

and provision was accordingly made in the July Supplementary Estimates for

a further £2,800,000 for their p.i.rposes.

39. In the light of experience gained during the past few months, the
I
Boards expeniiture for 1957/58 has now been re-estimated as follows:-

( i) General services £2,475,000 (instead of £2,450,000)

(ii) Ex iratia loans scheme £4,050,000 (instead of £1,050,000)

(iii) Repa,yment to the Civil )

~
36,500
Contingencies Fwd

Revised total for 1957/58 £6,561,500 (instead of £3,500,000)

The reason for the repayment due to the Civil Contingencies Fund is

explained in parairaph 34. above. The reason 'f'or the la~e increase in

the estimate of likely expenditure under the ex gratia loans scheme is

S-F
dealt with in paragraph q:5- below.

40. The Board had a balance in hand of £9,500 at the beginning o'f' the

present financial year. Allowing for this, the net amount of money needed

for the year is £6,552,000 (i,e,, £3,052,000 more than that for which

provision has already been made). Provision is, therefore, being made for

a further rounded-off sum of £3,050,000 in the February, 1958 Supplementary

Estimates.

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Mattera that maygive rise to additional
expenii ture in future

4].. It has been decided that special aITangements will have to be made

for a2ed refugees who are likely to remain a burden on p.iblic funds

indefinitely because they have no family ties and are unlikely to become

self-supPorting.

42. There is no prospect of local authorities being willing, at this

stage, to meet the cost of maintaining these people in h®es and the

National Assistance Board have intimated that they cannot help as long

as there is another Government agency responsible. The British Red Cross

Society and the Women's Voluntary Services are williU2 to run two homes

for ~ed Anglo-Egyptian refugees who are in need of care am attention

(but not requiring skilled nursing). These organisations would, however,
expect tha.t the capital costs of the homes would be met elsewhere and that

they would receive weekly per capita pa:yments~e~s.

43. This proposal and another one made by a/(organisation known as the

Sons of Divine Providence, which would apparently not involve the same

degree of capital expenditure, are at present being considered.

44. So far as the fonner scheme is concerned the Anglo-Egyptian Aid

Society have indicated that they are willing to contribute £8,000 from

their voluntary funds towards the capital costs and it has already been

decided in principle to supplement this, if necessary, by a contribution

of £26,000 from the Exchequer for the provision of two homes, provided

that satisfactory fonnal agreements can be reached between the Anglo-

Egyptian Resettlement Board and the voluntary aid societies concerned

and that the proposal by the Sons of Divine Providence does not offer
a more satisfactory solution. The amount payable weekly by the
Government for each refugee accQrunodated in the two hemes would be about

£4 7s. 6d. (including 7s. 6d. a week pocket money), i.e. a total expendi-

ture of about £30,000 a year. 'lb.is would not constitute additional

expenditure because the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board is already

having to spend more than that in maintaining the refus;ees concerned.

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Points to which special at en ion may be paid by the
Public Accounts Committee

(a) Final settlement with the Anglo-Egyptain Aid Society

4-5. When the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society were first told that the

Government had decided to make a grant-in-aid to them, they were inf'onned

that it was one of the conditions of the grant that the subsistence

allowances paid by them to refugees should be conmensurate with national

~
assistance scales. In many cases,t"We&R, for example, some refugees

managed to get accommodation for themselves but later ran out of money,

the Society used funds that they had obtained by means of an appeal to

the public, to supplement allowances. The justification for this was

that cheaper accommodation was not always easy to find, and there might
have been complaints had the refugees concerned been compulsorily

transferred to hostels at that stage.

lo~
4-6. When the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board was set up on a- February,

1957, they were authorised by the Government to pay higher subsistence

allowances than those payable under the national assistance arrangements.

The Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society, who ha.d already received an advance of

£30,000 from the Exchequer, drew attention to the fact and, pressing for

a final settlement of account on a basis that wa.s not related to national

assistance, offered to bear from their own funds one-third of the sum paid

by them by way of subsistence allowances.

47. A member of the Home Office Finance Division, together with a

representative of the Exchequer and Audit Department, examined the books

of the Society with a view to deciding what should be a final payment to

the latter. Apart from the question of the subsistence allowances, it

was discovered that the Society had incurred expenditure to the extent of

aboot £6,000 on items, such as funeral expenses, resettlement, education,

training courses, tools and so on, for which they had not been given
specific authority.

48. Taking this into account, the practical issue rested between raying

the Society £50,000 or £33,000. 'lhe higher figure was the amount that

they would get if their accounts were accepted as they stood and if the

Government accepted responsibility for paying two-thirds of the subsistence

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allowances, as proposed by the Society. The lower f'igure was the amount

the Government would have to pay if' they refused to meet the unauthorised

ex.pendi ture of £6, 000 and to expendi ttire in respect of' the payment of'

subsistence allowances at more than the minimum national assistance rates.

49. In the end it was decided to allow the sum of £6,000 on the ground
that it was expeniiture which the Anglo-~gyptian Resettlement Board were

subsequently authorised to incur and that it would have been unfortunate if

an amicable settlement with the Society was prejudiced by an argument over

this ccmparatively small sum of money. It was also decided to accept the

Society's proposal that the Goverrment should bear the cost of two-thirds

of the subsistence allowances pa.id. The following factors were taken

into account in coming to this decision:-

(i) the Society's offer to bear one-third of the subsistence

allowances was not unreasonable. The Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement

Board had found it necessary to continue the Society's scale of

pe..yments in most cases, and on that basis it could be argued that

the Society had a Claim against the Government for the full amount
of the subsistence allowances it had paid. Further, the Society's

offer to pay one-third covered also the period after 'th February,

when the Board was in existence, am.for that period the Society
had an even better case for claiming .full reimbursement.
(ii) To refuse to reimburse expenditure in respect of allowances at

rates higher than at national assistance rates would have been

manifestly unfair when the Board itself was authorised to make

its minimum payments at the higher rates reccmmended by the Home

Affairs Committee;

(iii) If the Society had pressed a claim on the basis of the rates

recommended by the Home Affairs CQlllilittee, they could have ma.de

a good case f'or claiming a larger figure;

(iv) There was a distinct political risk of recriminations and public

criticism if the Society's claim against the Government were

challenged. Public criticism on this score - and the matter

would very likely have been ventilated in the House of' Lords -

could have been very damaging to the Government, notwithstanding

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 the extent of the Society's own resources frcm public

subscription. Apart from possible accusations of bad

faith, the Society cruld have made a fair case for claiming

that they were being generous and offering to bear more of

the expenditure than they needed.
50. In view of these considerations the Society received a final

payment from the Hane Office of £50,000, -pl.tts a~

f\,lJ 5.-l as.-7dot fg11 et£ t:a:in i:elep1,~bilff. The total sum paid to them
000 ..
was, therefore, £80,H:5 12e, /d..
51. The Society received a bill amounting to £822 5s. 7d. from the
Central British Furn. for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation, for the

maintenance of certain British subjects from Egypt in Jewish hostels.

At the request of the Society, the HomeOffice paid this bill in full
on the ground that if the refugees concerned had not been accOOllllOdated
in hostels managed by the Jewish Refugee CQnln.ittee they would have had
to have been maintained in the hostels provided by the Government at a
cost which would have been at least equal to, and probably more than,

the cost of maintaining them in the Jewish Hostels, and that their
presence in the Jewish hostels facilitated arrangements for their

resettlement throuih Jewish agencies.

52. It may be asked why the final payment to the Anglo-Egyptian Aid
Society was dealt with by means of a Supplementary Estimate in 1957/58,
and was not provided for in the original Estimates for that year. -The

reason was that at the time the estimates for 1957/58 were being
finally settled it was not known what further payment, if any, would be

made to the Society. Since it was recognised that a Supplementacy

Estimate would in any case be needed for the general pirposes of the

Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Boa.rd (see parairapl 51.y,

any necessary
provision for a final settlement with the Society was left to be ma.de

in the Supplementary Estimate.

(b) Expenditure by the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Boa.rd

53. 'lhe 1957/58 Estimates included a sum of £700,000 for expemiture

by the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board. Expenditure on the items

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for which this sum was provided is now expected to amount to

£2,475,000 (see paragraph ~). The reasons for this big discrepancy
are as follows.

54. The original estimate of £700,000 was never interned to be more

than a stop-gap provision. It was prepared hastily towards the end of

1956/57 when the Government's decision to set up the Board was announced.

Only a short time had elapsed since refugees first began to arrive in the
country; a number of organisations had at one time or another had direct

executive responsibility for different functions; and the three plases

of the arrangements, explained in paragraph l, followed each other in

rapid succession and overlapped. No settled pattern of expenditure had

yet emerged and, in any case, there was continuing uncertainty about

the numbers of refugees who would need assistance in the future. It was
recognised from the outset that a substantially larger sum would

ultimately be required and that the necessary provision would have to be

made on a more realistic basis in the July, 1957, Supplementary Estimates.

Meanwhile, the £700,000 was intended to tide the Board over until then.

55. No provision was made in the 1957/58 estimates for the ex-gratia

loans scheme sime it had not then been devised. When the July, 1957,
Supplementary Estimates were prepared, the Treasury estimated that

£1,050,000 should be provided at that stage. This sum was a provisional

one only, because it was impossible to estimate with any degree of

accuracy the demand that would be made on the Exchequer. This estimate
has now risen to £4,050,000, and the necessary provision for the additional

money required is now being made in the February, 1958, Supplementary

Estimates.

(c) General level of expenditure on Anglo-Egyptian Relief

56. Since this will be the first time the Public Accounts Ooomittee have

reviewed this expenditure, they may ask for a general justification of the
policy being followed and the expenditure incurred. In the autumn of 1956
the Goverrment were faced with the problem of thousarxis of British subjects
arriving here for the most part destitute and hcxneless. The nonnal
facilities of the welfare state were not adequate or appropriate for helping
these people. It was necessary, therefore, to make special arrangements for

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this purpose. The first task was one of immediate relier to provide

homes, food and clothing. The second was one of resettlement: to give
d-:,.._
these people a start in ~Lnew life in this country. (There could not,

however, be any question of the Government's compensating them for what

they had lost in Egypt: that is a matter which the Government are actively
pursui~ with the Egyptian Government). The Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement
Board have been given flexible powers. As regards resettlement, the general
policy is to give reasonably generous aid. This is likely to be the
soundest policy from the econcmic as well as every other point of view:

it is to the general advantage to help these unfortunate people to stand

on their own feet again as soon as possible.

( d) Hostels

57. Two hostels, one at Henstridge/ and another at Wrens Warren, were

prepared but, in ract, were never occupied/ al though money was spent on

them. They were prepared at the same time as several other hostels and
were ready for occupation by the end of January, 1957. Although the

premises at Henstridge were not regarded as very satisfactory for the

purpose, neither of the hostels could be closed before the Anglo-Egyptian

Resettlement Board took them over because there was continuing uncertainty

about the numbers of refugees who were likely to need hostel accommodation.

As late as March, 1957, the Foreign Office advised that a further

500 refugees might have to be accommodated and a rinal decision to close

these two hostels was not taken by the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board

until 1st May, 1957.

58. Owing to a misunderstanding - apparently shared by several Departments -

that arose at a meeting of the Sub-Committee on the Reception of British

Refugees frQn Egypt, the premises at Beacon School were rented frcm

Dr. Barnard.o's Homes, unlike the other hostels which were a~l en Crown
fa"4'J~<-?
':pNpe~ that had been made available by the Ministry of Works or other
Deplrtments. The Beacon School hostel was closed by the Board on
21st July, 1957.

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Appendix tP

HOSTm.S TAKElfOVERBY THE

A!IGLO-EG'YPI'IAN
RESE'1TLfflli:rlrBOARDON 1ST AP!UL, 1957

Date first occupied Proposed date

Hostels Formerly managed by by residents Date closed of closure
(1) (2) (3) {4) (5)

Frobisher Still open --

Drske Hall
Eastwood
3wmmrl'ield
Bridaend

Eaves Brow
l National
Board
Assistance Nov./Dec.

21.1.57
1956 1.10.57
Still
Sti.11
Still

Still
open

open
open
open
28.2.58
-
-
28.2.58
Besco"!' School
Henstridge I St. John Ambul.ance
Brigade
4-3.57
(Note "A")
21.7.57
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GreenbMks 1.1.57 30.9.57
Bishopswood British Red Cross 2.2.57 Still open 28.2.58
Caen,ent Sociel;y 25.2.57 Still open 30.4-58
Wrens Warren (Note "A") - -

Note: "A" - Neither Henstridge nor Wrens Warren were occo.q,ied by refugees.
The Board finally decided on 1st Mq, 1957, not to open tt.m.
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PARTI
Instructions and Guidance 6iven by the Home Office
to the An..&:_lo-Y~ian Resettlement Board

1. Hostels
The Board are responsible for supervising the running of all

the hostels and for controllin~ and meetin,.~ expenditure incurred

d.,_ ~
by Lvoluntary l;iQQJ!oil in connection with their operation. The

acquisition, equipment and furnishing of hostels is the responsi-

bility of the llinistry of Works, a.oo

~1e Ministry of Supply

supervise the catering arrangements at hostels on the Board's

behalf. The provision of equipment and the negotiation of

contracts is, wherever possible,~ done through these

Government agencies, but where this is not possiole the Board is

authorised to incur necessary expenditure for supplies required

at hostels. The general etanllartl of accor..amodation and amenities

proviJ.ed at hostels cannot be altered nithout Home Office

approval.
The :Board are authorised to pay pocket-money allowances to

residents in hostels, while in receipt of board and lod~i.ng, at

the followin 6 rates:-

t5"J!t/- a vteek fo.c persons over 16 years of age
{,'fi/- a week for persons under 16 years of age.

When a 'Bri.tish subject whose family is, livins in a hostel

obtains er:iployment, a weekly charge . ehouJ cil 'u made on the ""
followin._; scale:-
For a married couple £4 5s. Od.
Fo.c ea.ch child -
12 months or under nil.
1 to 5 years 13/-
5 11
11 II 15/6
11 11 16 II lt!>/-
16 11 18 11
£1 3s. 6d.
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'"1fflt \Where necessary the char::5e levied 11aeu~til lte reduced so as to

leave the v1a

6-e earne L' ni th an earn.:.ngs allowance of 40/- a week

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(age 21 or over), 30/- (18-21) or 20/- (under 18) in addition to

pocket-money allowances for the earner and his dependants at the

rates given above.

2. Domiciliary Allow~E_

The Boar1l are authorised to pay allowances to persons resident

outside hostels to such extentI

as may be necessary to meet their needs.

Each individual "'

case elr.tsuilzilbe considered on its merits.

'!/here a refu 5 '8e has been in receipt of an allowance from the Anglo-

Egyptian Aid Society, the Board are free to have regard to the a.mount of

this allowance and are authorised to continue it, if necessary at its

former rate, pending the final resettlement of the refugee. The Board

have been told that they may feel, after consideration, that the rates

of allowances authorised by the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society in certain

cases should not be mai~tained inQefinitely.

It has been suggested to them that, except in the type of case

referred to above, the rate of allowance paid by the Board should not

exceed £6 a week for a single person, £10 a week for a married man, and

£1 a v,eek for each child.

In certain cases it is desirable that persons resident in hostels

should be given financial assistance to enable them to spend a period

outside the hostels to attend. personal interviews with the object of

securin 5 employment, and the Board are authorised to pay allowances in

such circumstances to the person seekin;., emplo;')IIlent, but not to his

dependants, for such period as the Board may consider reasonable. The
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rate at w.ich such payments ekual<!i be made li91l'tt!Hnot exceed the rate

of £6 a week

3. Loans and Grants

The Board are authorised to make grants or loans in appropriate

cases and in particular for the following purposes:-

(a) Educational commitments

The Board are authorised to make advances to parents for the

payment of school and university fees up to the end of the current

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academic year, provided that a commitment has already been

incurred for these fees. Wherever possible, ""

advances .+wald

..,. made in the :form of a loan or an undertaking to repay ..:--Jcrr.y

mrderbak±ng to ?ei::ey ~Aeuld he expresseQ &0 tg the Board or

.:ee, the Exchequer.

(b) Emigration

The Board are authorised to pay the reasonable cost of

passages for British subjects who have secured permission to

emigrate to a Commonwealth or foreign country.

(c) Baggage

• authority
The Board are authorised
from Egypt the personal

covers
effects

any expenses
to pay the cost of transporting
of British

entailed
subjects.

in getting
This

the baggage

into this country (e.g., the payment of Customs charges). The

Board may also pa.y sul:lsequen:tiali, for the storage of any

baggage which refugees cannot keep with them in hostels. These

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costs une~W not ,t,e paid for any longer than is necessary; fr\
~

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partja they eaiu•d cease as soon as the refugee
qr,h
Mt Me to be

Fe&Pot~&a in~& his own accommodation.

(d) Persons dependent on pensions from Eg.ypt

The Board are authorised to give relief up to the amount of

the pension due in any case in whioh an applicant's main form

of income was a pension from Egypt which has been stopped as a

result of the Suez crisis, provided that the Board are satisfied

that the applicant is in need of assistance.

(e) Former officials of the Eg:yption Government dismissed

in 1951
The Board are authorised to give assistance to the former

officials of the Government of Egypt dismissed in 1951 if the

Board are satisfied that they are suffering hardship as a result

of the Suez crisis.

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(f) Resettlement
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The Board are authorised to make grants, for the purpose

of providing clothing and personal effects, at the following

rate:-

For each person over 18 years of age £50

II II II
under 18 II II II
£25
up to a maximum of £200 for any one family of adults (or

married couple) and dependent children.

(ii) Accommodation allowance

The Board are authorised to make a grant of up to

£400 to cover a deposit to a building society legal feee

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in ~~~e.el!e cases/ where they are satisfied that the applicant

can subsequently maintain mortgage payments. This sum excludes

legal expenses for which a further grant of up to £100 may be

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made.

The Board are authorised to make a grant of up to £300

a...
to a local authority for~ house provided for a family of

British subjects from Egypt on condition that the Board, in

consultation with the local authority, nominates the tenant

and has the right for a period, to be agreed with the local

authority and not exceeding five years, to re-nominate, if

necessary, other tenants.

The Board are also authorised to make a grant of up to

£300 to serve as a deposit for an individual refugee with a

housing association providing rented accommodation or building

houses for sale.

(iii) Furnishing Allowances

The Board are authorised to make payments for the

furnishing of accommodation as follows:-

(a) For accommodation in a whole house or half' a house:

£250 for the first two adults (e.g., man and wife, or
widow and her mother) or for a single adult with one
child; plus £75 for each additional adult and £50
for each additional child; up to a maximum of £500
for each family.

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 (b) For accommodation in one or two rooms only; a maximum

of £250.

(c) For furnished accommodation; £75 for a single person;

£100 for a married couple or family.

(iv) Allowances for Professional equipment and tools

The Board are authorised to make payments in appropriate

cases, up to a maximum of £100, for the provision of such

equi-pment~p to a D141Ximum
ef ~100, fo? tho ~Peviijou Qf suek

e~uip!Reat as a professional man or craftsman may need to enable

him to take up his accustomed occupation in this country.

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( V) Business grants and loans
The Board are authorised, in cases where this appears to

offer the best chance of resettling a refugee, to make, in

addition to the payments referred to above, grants of up to £750

and loans of up to £2,000, where necessary. Where the Board

consider larger grants or loans justified, the ease has to be

referred to the Home Office,

(vi) Ex-gratia loans

The Board are authorised to make ex-gratia loans, up to· a

maximum of £5,000, to refugees and certain other people who have

been deprived of access to their assets in Egypt owing to the 1956

crisis. Details are given in Part II of this Appendix.

(vii) Resettlement grants generally

The payment of the resettlement grants (i)-(v) above must be

related to individual needs: all the amounts quoted above are

maxima. It has been suggested to the Board, however, that

personal allowances should be paid at a fixed rate because of the

practical difficulty and undesirability of investigating an

in~ividual 1 s personal needs in great detail. In assessing an

applicant's eligibility for resettlement payments (i)-(v), the

Board, as a working rule, disregard assets which do not totally

exceed £2,000 in value, They also disregard any sums he has been

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If,. Onoe a resettlement grant has been paid the Board can

no longer give him any further financial assistance.

$Jt,-. Persons eligible for assistance

The Board normally help only Suez refugees who have come to

this country and are in need; but they also help certain pensioners,

certain
1)11!«" persons living abroad (see 5 below) and people living in

this country who are suffering hardship as a result of being cut off

from assets in Egypt.

8.s.Persons abroad
The Board's

the Egyptian

such pensioners
authority

resident
to make advances

Government or of any other concern

outside the United Kingdom.

to pensioners,

in Egypt,
whether of

extends
No other
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regular or maintenance payments are made by the Board to any person

outside the United Kingdom, but persons whom the Board are assisting

to emigrate, and who would be eligible for resettlement grants if

they were staying here, are given in addition a lump sum maintenance

payment where the Board are satisfied that that is necessary to

assist them to settle in their new country.

,Ji,. Duration of payment

As a general principle, British subjects are regarded as ceasing

to be eligible for assistance from the Board once they have been

absorbed into the country's economy. This stage may be regarded as

having been reached when a person has secured regular employment and

has remained in it for more than three months, or when a resettlement

grant has been made. (If such a person later becomes unemployed, he

must then apply for national assistance on the ordinary scales).

-fl!;. The Board is, however, authorised to pay allowances at the

normal family allowance rate for all children of persons resident

outside hostels who are in employment until the mother becomes eligible

for family allowances.

'p7. Administrative Expenses

a/1.£
The Board i&~authorised to incur necessary administrative

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expenses in the discharge of ~[functions and to reimburse voluntary

societies for any expense incurred by them as agents of the Board.

t,. ~ Accounts

The general conditions under which advances of Exchequer grant

are paid to the Board are as follows:-

(a) Estimates of expenditure and accounts of the receipts and

payments of the Board must be prepared and submitted to the

Finance Officer, Home Office, in such form and manner, and

at such times, as the Department may require.

(b) The accounts of the Board must be open to audit by the

... (c)
Comptroller

the material

The Board must obtain

or Auditor

necessary
General and the Board must place all

for audit

prior
at his disposal.

authority from the Department

for:-

(i) Expenditure on new services not falling within one

of the approved items of expenditure;

(ii) any expansion of its activities which would involve
considerable addition to expenditure in future years;
(iii) entering into long-term commitments;
(iv) any expenditure involving a point of financial
principle;
(v) the meeting of excess expenditure on items in the
approved estimates from savings on other items;

(vi) writing-off of loss, ex-gratia and extra contractual

payments, etc., unless the sum involved is £25 or

less.
Civil service standards of remuneration and conditions are

given to staff recruited by the Board. No compensation is paid to

any member of the staff on becoming redundant without the prior

approval of the Department.

The Board must not have a bank overdraft at any time or borrow

money in any other manner.

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PARTII
Scheme of Ex-Gratia Loans
1. Ba.sis of payments

Ex-gratia loans are payable on the basis of declarations of

assets in Egypt registered with the Foreign Office by

15th July, 1957. The assets reckonable for the purpose of the
scheme are the following:-

Land

Buildings

Furniture and personal effects

Vehicles, boats and livestock

• Bank balances,

Articles deposited
cash deposits

for safe keeping

and securities in Egypt

Indemnities

Water, gas, electricity and Customs deposits

Securities on deposit in the United Kingdom

Where declarations already made do not include assets held in

banks in this country to which access cannot be obtained,

applicants for loans should, when applying to the Resettlement

Board, send a statement of these assets, substantiated where

possible by a banker's statement.

2. Scale

The scale of payments are as follows:-

Reckonable assets declared and Amount of Loan

Up to £2,000 70 per cent £1,400 max.

£2,001-£2,500 £1,400 (70 per cent of

first £2,000)plus ... £100 = £1,500

£2,501-£3 ,ooo £1,400 (70 per cent of

first £2,000) plus ... £200 = £1 , 600
£3,001-£5,000 £1,400 (70 per cent of
first £2,000) plus ... £600 = £2,000

£5,001-£10,000 £1,400 (70 per cent of

first £2,000) plus ... £1 ,300 = £2, 700
£10,001-£15,000 £1,400 (70 per cent of
first £2,000) plus ... £2 ,ooo = £3,400

£15, 001-£20, 000 £1,400 (70 per cent of

first £2,000) plus ... ... £2,700 = £4,100

£20,001 and over ... ... . . . .. . ... =- £5,000

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3. Persons eligible

All British nationals who left Egypt as a result of the events

in Suez, and registered declarations of assets with the Foreign

Office before 15th July, 1957, are eligible for payments under scheme
wherever they are living. British residents of Egypt who on

1st November, 1956, were outside Egypt on normal leave, or who pro-
longed their leave in response to warnings by the British Government
are similarly eligible.

Persons living in the United Kingdom who did not leave Egypt as a

result of the events of Suez but who are suffering exceptional hard-

ship because

Egypt are similarly

they have been deprived

eligible.
of access ·to reckonable assets in
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4. Relationship to previous loans from Resettlement Board

In making payment under this scheme, no account is taken of the

grants made previously by the Resettlement Board, nor of advances

against Egyptian pensions. Business loans which have been ma.de by

the Board are taken into account

loaned under the scheme but educational

in calculating the amount to be

ones are not. It is for the

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individual to decide whether he is eligible in respect of hardship for /''f,(_ ,,,,. .-L-Jj
the scheme{and, if so, whether he wishes to take advantage of it. But, ¥' 1pY-~ ~
once he has done so, he is not eligible for further help from the /1,-,..K I tt...
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Resettlement

he may continue
Board unless

to receive
he is dependent

advances
on a pension

from the Board notwithstanding

from Egypt, when

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fact that he has accepted an ex-gratia loan.

5. Duration of scheme

The public statement about the scheme stated that applications for

loans should be lodged by 15th October, 1957, but that refugees in the

care of the Board who had not by then been able to resettle themselves here,

or whose emigration arrangements had been delayed, could defer their

application with the consent of the Board. (The Board hav~ hitherto

interpreted this provision generously; but-with a view to hastening

the process of resettlement - they are no• declining to consent to deferment

where the amount involved is £2,700 or more, unless there are special

circumstancesl
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6. Payment and Repayment

The Foreign Office are responsible for registering the

declarations of assets made by individuals and for determing the

size of reckonable assets for the purposes of the ex-gratia loan
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scheme, whilst the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board i-e responsible
for making payments in accordance with the scales listed above.

The Board,when making pa.yment1 askp each individual to sign

an undertaking to repay. But the Government's intention is that

no one shall be asked to make any repayment until he can receive a

return from the Egyptian Government in respect of his individual

claim.

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THIS TRUST DEED is made the t,venty-nineth day of July

One thousand nine hundred and fifty seven B E T W E E N THE
RIGHT HONO~LE RICIL,IBD AUSTfN BUTLER C.H., M:.P. the Secretary of
State for the Home Department of the first pa.rt THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
HENRYLENNOXd 1 AUBIGNEB_llRONCOLYTONC.1i.G. of Netherton Hall near
Colyton in the County of Devon THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WJLLIAMFRANCL'3
EARL OF LISTOWEL of Duncan House Dolphin Square S. W.1 -in the Oounty
of London MARJORIE COUNTESSOF BRECKNOCK. of Number 23 South Audley
Street W.1 in the County of London SJR HUl11PHERY TREVELYAN K.C.M.G.,
C.I.E., O.J3.E. of Number 10 Upper Berkeley Street W.1 in the County
of London ROBERTRAINIE BREWIS M.B.E., M.C. of Number 5 York Terrace
Regent's Park N.W.1 in the County of London ESQUIRE DAMEANNE
MARGARET BRYANSD.B.E. of Nl.Uilber 16 Lowndes Street S.W.1 in the said
County MRS. ELSA DUNBARO.B.E. of Number 3 Halkin Place Belgrave
Square S. W.1. in the said County and MISS KATHLEENHARYOSWALDof
Ma~or Farm Wootton-St.Lawrence in the County of Southampton
(hereinafter referred to as the Board which expression shall include
the trustees for the time being of this Deed) of the second part and
THE LORDS CO:i!MISSIONERSOF HER MAJESTY'S TREASURY(hereinafter referred
to as The Treasury) of the third part.

WHEREAS

( 1) Her Majesty's Government are desirous of !)roviding for the

resettlement and other":rise for the relief of the distress of certain
persons formerly resident in Egypt or dependent upon Egyptian pensions
or resources

(2) The parties to these presents are desirous of establishing a

trust for the purpose of making provision for the application and
administration of such moneys as may be made available by Her Majesty's
Government for the purpose aforesaid

NOW THIS DEED made in consideration of the premises

W I T N E S S E T H and it is hereby agreed and declared as follows:-

1 THE Board shall be lmown as the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement

Board and all moneys made available as aforesaid to the Board and the
property for the time being representing the same or so much thereof
as shall not have been paid or applied under any trust or power
affecting the same (all which propercy shall be lmown as the Anglo-
Egyptian Resettlement Fund and is hereinaf-ter referred to as the Fund)
shall be held upon the trusts and subject to the powers and provisions
of this Deed.

2 ( 1 ) The Fund shall be held upon trust to a_p:ply the same and the
income thereof and at the discretion of the Board subject to and
in accordance with a:ny general or particular directions for the
time being of the Secretary of State for the Home Department
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary of State)

(a) by way of gra!lt or loan secured or unsecured or other1rise

in or towards the maintenance education training rehabilitation
and resettlement in the United Kingdom or elsewhere or otherwise
for the benefit of such of the persons hereinafter specified
or any class of such persons as may be in need of assistance.

(b) in assisti.ng A.nd promoting by such means as aforesaid

or othervrise co-operation amongst persons and associations
having objects similar to those specified in the last preceding
paragraph and

(c) in de.fraying expenses incurred in the a&n:inistration of

the Fund or otherwise in furtherance of' the purposes of this Deed

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(2) The following persons shall be the specified persons for

the purposes of this Deed namely -

(a) British subjects and the spouses and relicts of

British subjects being persons -

(i) who having been resident in Egypt in the year

One thousand nine hundred and fifty six shall since
being so resident have come to the United Kingdom or

(ii) who were until the Thirtieth day of September

One thousand nine hundred and fifty six in receipt
of or dependent upon any pension payable by the
Government of Egypt or by a person or body of persons
in Eygpt which shall have ceased to be paid in whole
or in part or

(.iii) who nere on the Thirtieth day of September

One thousand nine hundred and fifty six dependent
upon assets in Egypt which shall have ceased to be
available for their support or

(iv) whose compensation for dismissal in the year

One thousand nine hundred and fifty one from the
service of the Government of Egypt was the subject
of negotiation in the year One thousand nine hundred
and fifty six between Her Majesty's Government and
the Government of Egyp·c or

(v) who fall within any other class which may be

prescribed by the Board with the consent of the
Secretary of State

(b) The children spouses relicts and dependants of such

persons as aforesaid

(3) Any person who shall have entered the United Kingdom in
reliance upon a British pe.ssport or upon an emergency doct.m1ent
issued in lieu of a British passport shall be deemed to be a
British subject for the purposes of this Deed and a. statement
by any person shall for the protection of the Board be
sufficient evidence of the truth thereof

.3 THE Board may in furtherance of the purposes of this Deed

arrange for any suitable person or association to discharge
any function of the Board in relation to persons hereinbefore
specified or any class thereof

4- THE Board shall vrith the consent of the Secretary of

State appoint a person to be their chief officer and as such
to carry out such work in connection with the day to day
administration of the Fund and to perfonn such other duties
as may be assigned to him by the Board

5 THE Board may appoint a secretary and other officers

and servants and acquire premises and do all such other things
as may be expedient for the proper administration of the Fund

6 THE Board may enter into any arrangement with any

Government Department ,nth reference to the administration
of the Fund or for the purpose of obtaining from mzy
Government or other public authority any right privilege or
assistance in connection with the purposes of this Deed

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7 ( 1) A banking account (hereinafter referred to as the Number 1

account) shall be kept for the purposes of the Fund vrith such banker as
the Board shall from time to time determine and ::-.11moneys received and
belonging to the Fund (other than petty cash) shall forthwith be paid
to the credit of that account

(2) Cheques drawn upon the Number 1 account shall be signed by not
fewer than two trustees

(3) A banking account (hereinafter referred to as the Number 2 account)

shall be kept for the purposes of the Fund with such banker as the
Board may from ti.me to time determine and such moneys as may from
time to time be required for the wiy to day administration of the
Fund shall be paid from the Number 1 account to the credit of the
Number 2 account

(4) Cheques d.ro..vmupon the Number 2 account shall be signed by not

fewer than two of such persons as the Board may from tmi.e to time
nominate for the purpose

8 THE Board may invest any moneys for the time being not immediately
required for the purposes of 'chis Deed in any manner authorised by
law for the investment of trust :funds

9 (1) The power to appoint a new trustee.or trustees of this Deed shall
be vested in the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State may
appoint not more than two persons to be additional trustees of this
Deed

(2) A trustee may at any time by giving notice in writing to the

Secretary of State retire from the trusts of this Deed and the Secretary
of State may remove any trustee by giving notice in v1riting in that
behalf to the trustee and vr.i.thout assigning any reason

(3) J.n the event of any vacancy occurring in the office of a trustee
whether by death resignation or other,;rise the Secretary of State may
appoint a new trustee to fill the vacancy and shall appoint a nevr
trustee if any vacancy reduces the number of trustees below three

(4-) In the event of any trustee being incapable through illness of

acting or being absent from the United Kingdom the Secretary of State
may appoint a person to act in tne place of that trustee during the
period of his incapacity or absence

10 ( 1) The said wrd Colyton shall be the first cha:i.nnan of the Board
and subject thereto the Chainnan of the Board shall be such trustee
of this Deed as the Secretary of State may from time to time appoint

(2) The Foard may act by resolution of a majority of the trustees

present and voting not being fewer than two

11 AT any time before the expiry of twenty ye3.rs from the death of
the last survivor of the descendants now living of His Late Majesty
King George V the Board sha.11 if so required by The Treasury by notice
in writing

(a) take such steps as may be expedient to recover such sums

as may be specified in the requisition as were advanced by
YiD.Yof loan by the Board in furtherance of the purposes
of this Deed out of moneys l)aid to the Board out of public
funds

(b) assign to the Treasury the right to recover such sums as

aforesaid

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(c) apply the Fund or such part thereof as may be specified

in the requisition in or to;12rds repayment of any moneys
paid to the Board or otherrrise advanced or expended out of
public funds in furthere.nce of the purposes of this Deed

IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have

herei.mto set their respective hands and seals the day and year
f'irst before written

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby )

THE RIGHT HO!!OU?.ABLE
RICHARD ) (Sie}led) R. A.. BUTLER
AUSTJNBUTLER in the presence )
of :- )

T. A. CRITCHLEY
Home Office,
S. W.1.

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SIGNED SEALED and DELIVEREDby )
THE RIGHT HONOURABLEHENRY ) (SIGNED) COLYTON
LENNOXd 1AUBIGNEBARONCOLYTON)
in the presence of : - )

B. D. E. DA.Y

SIGNED SE.t-.LED
and DELI\Tli'....RED
by )
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE'ITTLLBM ) (Signed) LISTOWEL
FRANCIS EARL OF LIS'l'OWELin )
the presence of:- )

B. D. E. DAY

SIGNED SEALEDand DELDr~ by ~

MARJORIECOUNTESSOF BIIBCKNOCK (SIGNED) MARJORIE BRECKNOCK
in the presence of : -

J. C. SMITH

SIGNED S3ALEDand DELIVEREDby )

sm HUMPHREYTREVELYANin • ) ( Sie}led HUMPHREY
TREVELYAN
the presence of :- )

B. D. E. DAY

SIGNED SEALED and DELIVEaEDby )

ROBERTRAINm BREWIS in the ) (Signed) R.R. BREWIS
presence of:- )

D. A. P:S.ACH

SIGNED SE.u.ED and DELIVEREDby )

MME ANNE11.illGARET BRYANSin ) (Signed) ANNEM. BRYANS
the presence of:- )

M. T. r.~cLEAN
14, Grosvenor Crescent,
London, S. W.1.
Spinster

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby )

ELSA DUNBARin the presence ) ( Signed) ELSA DUNBAR
of :- )

JEANID, E. Tate,
153, Sussex Gardens,
London, W. 2.
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SIGNED SE.".LEDand DELIVEREDby ~)
KATHLEEN MARY OSWALD
in the (Signed K. M. OSWALD
presence of : -

NANCYRICE-JONES,
16, Gloucester Walk,
London, w.8.
Spinster

SIGNED SEALEDand DELIVEREDby ~

one of the Commissioners of (Signed) MARTlNREDMAYNE

Her Majesty's Treasury in the
presence of:- l
H. J. iTILLI..~,
31 , Fo.lkland Road_,
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( Sii91ed) HARWOOD
HARRISON
Her Majesty's Treasury in the
presence of : - )

H. J. WILLI..00,
31, Falkland Road,
N.'111.5.

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ANGLO-E{;"IF-'?IAHS

Subh~

1.1. TO ~-Ul'I :n SUEJEr,m

ASSISTANC'Ji: O PA\'E IUD TO LEA.VBEGYPT

1' A000tmnodatioo 1n HOOrr-;r.sin r.roat 'Britain

y. Maintene.noo or T ri tisb nubjeota 'flho have bad to leave ~gypt
Repaym~nt to other Departme1tts for -
EX!t'RA~o~t of v,,,orks, maintenance management and supplies eto. over
andabove normal coste.
Faynents to -
'Britii,h .. ed 01•osa Sooiety ) for the management
St. J:>bn ~fou.lanoe Erigade ) ot HOSTELS

x Payment of allowances to }1r1t1uh i11ubjeota who have had to leave Egypt

Other Sxpenses ~751000
I. 2. AUGLO-..;.cm>rl/,.t!AID SOCIETY ( GRANTnr AID)

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Society's expenses in the relief
who have had to leave Egypt
Allowauoes to British subjoote
Admiu.1stra' ive e:.:;p;..;nsesof the
Repa,ment to Government Deparhtents
of distress of Br1 tish

v;ho ha.vo had to leave Egypt ( exoept I.1.

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for -
subjects

above)

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Repayment to t;he Bri t1eh Red Cross Society for -

etc. over and

Coat of tra."l.O:porting refugee:, to the United Kingdom ( ::J5,000)

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J.2. !lli.ITISH CXrtJNOIL

FOR AID TO REFUGEES(MUNT IN .AID)

Administrative expenaea of the COW10U /

R~payment to Govel'lt11entDepartments for - l
Er?RAcost of ate.tr t-e..iporarily seconded to the Council £JQ 1000

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COH'1ITTEE llOR EUROPBillfW:t"'.RATION
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arnell.
In reply to your t.1inut e of 11th Dece i.her • I
have the folloui eoillllente on th c. & A.G.'s pro-
poseci paragra hs relatin to Anglo F,g tian refugee
expcnoiture.

r. Diblle tells ma that it is an exaggeration

to ea.v that the ooro is eta ed lorgely" by
aecondeo Civil ,e·vants. Dy the en of the
f1nonc1al year 1956/57 tle proportion of Civil
a servants was 1/lOth; and even nou it in not ore

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~-th n about

reference
paragraph.
l/3rd.
I suggest thot it woula be beet
to oeconded Civil Servants
to ~nit all
in thio

Third sentence
The oncnil16 word.a from "The Society ••••• to
prov1l e" rulght pos ibly convey the impreee1on that
thP So iety was giv1 aae1 t ce nhich the oard
ought ro lly to give. ~ 4tk would prefer ths.t
th\;lec oorclo sllon.lCi reach "The Society r in order to
suppl cnt 16\<9~ the oonstT1Uct1ve welfare
wot..k hich the Bour,.' ~,_.a prov1decl:-:, ..•'

Paragro. h °JZ
,e think it woulu be better to a~it the uords
the purpose oi: aseiating
' 01 1 Br1ti h subjects from
Ee 1t' in tho third line.
They not n inclueivo deecr1~tion ot the
persons specified in olauoe 2(2) of the ~rust Deed.
/These
Theoe pe;:rsonfl include, besides the '' ez refugees~'
p reone depen<Jent upon pensions payable by the
Egyptian Gove-., . ent or unon aeacts 1n Egypt and
persona ,1110 e comp nsat1on ..,_or dirnJioaal in 1951
from the ~ ttan oover2 ent eervioe r:as under
negot1o.t1on tr-:een H.ll.G. and the Egyptian Government.

\ e do not suggest that e.11 this need by apelt out

in the R- ort. Th simplest cow'se ey b to an1t
the reference nltogcther aa it doee not aeem to be
easent1al.

13th Deoeruber, 1957

 12th December, 1<)57

Dear Dibble,
I enclose a copy of a minute
from Darnell and of the documents
referred to.in the first paragraph
of the n1inute .

• I should be grateful if you

,11ould let me know ae soon as
tW~sible (by telephone woula. do)
whether you. have a.ny co1nn1ents on the
C. & A.G.' s pa1•agraphs" You will
see that Finance Division are
cheeking the figures,
I shall no doubt be consulting
you in due course about the matter
n1ent ionea in the second paragraph of
Darnell's minute.
Yours sincerely,
H.B. WILSON

S.J. Dibble, Rsq.,C.B.6.

Anglo Egyptian
Resettlement Board.
 rr. \,ilson

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I enclose copy of paragraphs relating to ...1.nglo-Eg:yptian
refugee ex .. enaiture .111.icLthe Comptroller ma -· tjitcr GPrier~l
proposes to insert in hjs annual report on the .nome Office
Ayi;?rorriation .r·::0 1 r'lt 1'or the year 1956-57, together with a
copy of a letter sent to Sir Charles Cunninbham by the ~· and A.
De .. artment. I should 1,P glad to l-iave :; our co~mPnts within the
next day or two. ] 1 inance Division are checking the figures.

"'e ..;ir Jharles Cunninghar is to appear before the P.A. C. in

the middle of February and he has asked for a lrief to be prepared
which ,vil l 61able hin to ans, ..er questions on the subject.
Accordjngly v,i l l you please let me have a J:,aper, v:hich will be
included with others ealin& v.ii th the Ilcme Office Vote, early in
the Nc·u lear. :?inance .Jivision v1i11, of c0urse, assist as
re~uired in providing figures of expenditure.

Finance Division
COPY

Exchequer and. Audit Dept.,

Victoria Embanlanent,
E.C. 4.

10th December, 1957.

Dear Cunningham,
In Tribe's absence, I enclose, for your infonnation,
a copy of the paragraphs relating to the Home Office Vote
which he proposes to include in his forthcoming Report on the
Civil Appropriation Accounts, Classes I-V for 1956-57.

·ewhetherI should be glad to learn, at- your earliest convenience,

you agree that the facts are complete and correctly
stated so far as your Department is concerned and whether you
have any comments to offer on their presentation.

Yours sincerely,

(Sgd.) P. J. CURTIS.

Sir Charles Cunningham, K.B.E., C.B., C.V.O.,

Home Office,
Whitehall,
LONJX)N, S .W.1.
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CLASS III, VOTE 1. - HWE OFFICE

Assistance to British Sub ,jects from Egypt

32. Provision on this Vote for immediate Government assistance in cash and
kind was made by Supplementary Estimate of 5 February 1957 (1:{.C.71 of 1956-57).

Subhead L 1. - Assistance to Bri tisn Subjects repatriated from Egypt

33. Pending resettlement, about 3,000 men, women and children were housed and
fed in ten existing Government hostels adapted and equipped for this purpose by the
Ministry of Works. Five of these hostels were managed by the National Assistance
B:::>ard, three by the British Red Cross Society and two by the St. John's Ambulance
Brigade, as an agency service on behalf of tne Home Office who refunded the extra
costs incurred by the two Departments and tne full operating costs of the two
voluntary bodies. Tnis expenditure accounts for the bulk of the £214,527 charged
to Subhead I. 1 - the remainder consisting of relatively minor charges for
trans:oort, pocket money and other cash allowances to hostel inmates.

Subhead I. 2 - Anglo-Egtptian Aid Society (Grant in Aid)

34. Aid to those repatriates wno had been able to find accom.'!lodation with
friends or in ho tels or boarding houses took tne fonn of maintenance and other
cash allowances related to individual needs, and was administered for the period
5 December 1956 to 25 February 1957 by the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society, an, existiny
voluntary body, who were promised reimbursement by Grants in Aid of their
additional administrative costs and of allowances paid. The allowances were to be
on a scale commensurate with tnat of the National Assistance Board, but the Socie _•
represented tnat in tne special circumstances the National Assista.>'\ce B:::>ard's
scale was inadequate and higher maxjma were approved. In practice tne Society
found it necessary to exceed this au~ented scale and ultimately agreed to pay
£29,000 (approximately one-third of the total allowances paid) out of tne
£90,000 raised by tnem from public subscriptions. The total of Grants in Aid paid
to the Society on this basis was £80,CXX) (£30,000 in 1956-57 and £50,000 in
1957-58).

Subhead I.3 - Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Board (Grant in Aid)

.35. Early in February 1957 the Government appointed the .Anglo-Egyptian

Resettlement Board to take over responsibility for all Anglo-Egyptian relief and
resettlement subject to general directio9s from the Home Secretary.
\ o-(r~t
.36. The Boa.rd has been financed entirely from Exchequer funds and staffed
..laue.1¥ by seconded Civil Servants.., whose basic salaries continue to be borne by
their parent Departments. The Board took over the relevant responsibilities of
the Anglo-Egyptian Aid Society on 25 February 1957 and assumed, full resBonsibility
for the hostels on 1 April~~:~ The Society, in order to,.lll&e.t'~e cost of .
1. constructive welfare work b.eyond 'What the Board was able to provide, have reta:med
the balance of some £60,000 of the money raised by public subscriptions. The
Grant in Aid issued to -the B:::,ard was £70, <XX>. Expenditure by the Board is
' 4- accounted for in detail to me, and the account for the period to .31 Maren 1957,
which I have examined, shows that during that period it amounted to £96,852
including approximately £.36,000 for advances of pension to fonner pensioners of
the Egyptian Government. The decision to make tnese advances was announced by the
Prime Minister in tne House of Commons on 5 February 1957. In the absence of
provision for such payments in the· Supplem~ntary Estimate presented on that date
(H. c. 71 of 1956-57) an advance of £36 ,.500 from the Civil Contingencies Fund was
made with Treasury approval. This sum will be repaid from the Grant in Aid for
1957-58 as explained in a footnote to the Supplementary Estimate, Class III,
Vote 1, 1957-58 (H.C.213).

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37. Under the terms of a Trust Deed dated 29 July 1957 between the Home
Secret~J, the Board and the Treasury, all moneys made available by the Government
to the Board for the purpose of assisting British subjects Crom Egypt are held by
the Board upon trust in the Anglo-Egyptian Resettlement Fund, to be applied at the
discretion of tne Board subject to the directions of the Home Secretary. Within the
terms of the Trust the Board may make grants or loans and incur e.xpendi ture in
assisting and promoting objects for the benefit of classes of persons specified in
the Trust Deed. The Deed also provides that the Treasury may in due course by
notice in writing cause the Board (a) to take such steps as may be expedient to
recover sums advanced by the Board by way of loan, (b) to assign to the Treasury
the right to do so, (c) to apply the Fund or part thereof in or towards repeyr.nent
of moneys paid or advanced to the Board out of public funds.

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Brief for appearance of Home Office Accounting Officer before Public
Accounts Committee concerning expenditure on Anglo-Egyptian
refugees. 1957-1958. MS Refugee Records from the Offices of the
United Kingdom, 1947-1970 HO 297/9. The National Archives (Kew,
United Kingdom). Refugees, Relief, and Resettlement, link.gale.com/
apps/doc/HZGEXK163664455/RRRW?u=omni&sid=bookmark-
RRRW&pg=1. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.