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United States Office
INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION
Room 819, 1346 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
washington, D.C.
MIchigan 8000
TRUMAN
Herb McGushin, Ext.7
NATIONAL
IRO PRESS RELEASE No. 108.
HARRY
LIBRARY
Ruth Safran, Ext.17
FOR RELEASE P.M. PAPERS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1949
Washington, D.C., August 30-The fifteenth refugee ship
to arrive in the United States during the month of August, the General Haan, will
bring another 884 Displaced Persons to find new homes in this country, the Inter-
national Refugee Organization announced today.
Among the passengers is the Szerenga family, consisting
of Mr. and Mrs. Mychajlo Szerenga and their seven children ranging from the age
of 13 months to 12 years.
They are destined for the Tuscola Orchards,
Lake Janusluska, North Carolina. Mr. Szerenga's occupation is listed as a farmer.
Also on board the General Haan are 14 other Displaced Persons destined for North
Carolina which will bring the total number received by that state to 739.
The passengers include 140 children from two to ten years
and 40 children up to two years of age. There are 494 from the American Zone
in Germany, 68 from the French and 243 from the British Zone, while 79 are from
camps in Austria.
Besides North Carolina, thirty other states have offered
the refugees homes and employment as called for under the Displaced Persons Act
of 1948; as follows:
New York, 219; Illinois, 103; Michigan, 78; New Jersey, 75; Pennsylvania, 75;
Ohio, 46; Massachusetts, 34; Virginia, 33; Maryland, 32; Connecticut, 32;
Indiana, 16; North Dakota, 17; Misconsin, 15; Nebraska, 13; Iowa, 8; Idaho,10
Washington State, 7; Arkansas, 6; Oregon, 6; California, 5; Maine, 5;
Minnesota, 5; New Hampshire, 5; South Dakota, 5; Mississippi, 3; Louisiana, 2;
Rhode Island, 2; Nevada, 1; and Wyoming, 1. There are also two going to
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Passengers by nationalities are: Polish, 367; Lithu-
anian, 127; Latvians, 76; Czechs, 56; Estonians, 56; Hungarians, 48;
Russian, 23; Roumanian, 20; Yugoslavs, 11; German, 5; Austrian, 2; French, 2;
Iranian, 1; and Canadian, 1. There are also 89 Stateless refugees aboard.
Occupational distribution of the new arrivals includes:
agricultural, 151; skilled workers, 111; professional, 58; personal services,
47; unskilled labor, 33; clerical, 30.
Sponsoring Agencies are: National Catholic welfare Con-
ference, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, American Committee for the Resettlement
of Polish DPS, United Service for New Americans, Church World Service, United
Ukrainian American Relief Committee, National Lutheran Council, International
Rescue Committee, American Federation of International Institutes, National
Association of Evangelicals, American Hungarian Federation, and American National
Committee for Homeless Armenians.
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