DUTCH CHILDREN ARRIVE AMIDST MUDDLE
Bcccived Thursdav, 7 p.ni. LONDON, July 31. Wli*» a trainload of 2(H) Duti-Ji children wiio liad been invited to visil Britain (jn a lioliday exehange seheenie arrived at the i.iverpool Street station no repreuenlatives oi' the World L- riend ship Assoeiation, whjeh had 0rj4an1.se their \i.-it, v.ei*1 present to meet then. and niany ehildren began to seareh fot their Engiish hosts witli the aid > photograpiis. Ai'terwards a Frienilshq Assoeiation spoKesiuan said tlie elnU ren had been expeeteil by a late traiii. An liour later a second part\ arri\eil l.ut by this time the otlieiai.-. were pres« nt to deal with tlieiu and -i!. but 17 were i'ouud lionien. The mud ile ereated by the arrivaJ 0. these paities without adequate aeeom inodatiou being arranged for them, con linnes to In; the subject of advers. coniinenl. Tlie Friendship Associatioi. has now ealled in tlie serviees of an " edicieney expert " who has under taken tlie task of reorganising iti adruinistration. Questions about the matter are to b raised in both the Lords and Coinnions The Tiines eoinnienls: "What began a. a weli inteniioned plaa has becomo a pitiable nmddle. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 August 1947, Page 5
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