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have carried out in such a marvelous way does them
honor. To these countries, therefore, Sweden did not
give any post-war aid, except that Belgian and Dutch
children have been cared for in Sweden through the
Save the Children Society.
France has also been the object of Swedish efforts.
For example, the Swedish government has granted
considerable help to some of the devastated towns in
Normandy. After the war, the Save the Children
Society and other organizations established and
operated homes to care for French children.
In Hungary and Austria the situation has been,
and still is, very difficult. Important relief work was
begun there, and is still being continued. Also Italy,
Czeckoslovakia and the Balkan states have received
Swedish aid. Homes for children have been
established both in Yugoslavia and Romania, and meals
for children provided. Efforts have also been made
on the part of Sweden to aid the suffering population
of Greece by caring for tubercular children. Since
the situation in Greece has, for well known reasons,
been so unsettled, our activities there have just
begun. Sweden has even been able to make
contributions in aid to the Soviet Union. Of course, we
have been unable to send Swedish personnel to
Russia, but aid has been given in the form of
clothing, medicine, artificial limbs, surgical
instruments, et cetera.
Opportunities for the Swedish Red Cross to
assist prisoners of war in the various countries
unfortunately have proved fewer than I had hoped
for in September of 1943. In my opinion, the entire
question of war prisoners has been dealt with after
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