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frequently. In the course of these meetings I greatly
revised my original attitude toward the problem. One
of the reasons for this was a certain occurrance
during a regional conference in Belgrade in September,
1947, which I shall mention later in another
connection. In short, I have become convinced that the
International Committee ought to continue in its
present form and retain its present composition, but
also that there ought to exist a coordinating
organization which, both in peace and in war, can cooperate
toward making the work of the International Red
Cross more effective, and which can more easily clear
up the complications, which quite naturally arise
within an organization of such enormous proportions.
Just to mention one example: During the Second
World War the eastern powers had made- rather
serious accusations against the International
Committee of the Red Cross, accusations which, in my
opinion, were highly exaggerated. The coordinating
organization which may be formed, and which, of
course, will consist of representatives not only from
Switzerland but also from other countries, should be
able to clear up such misunderstandings and remove
sources of irritation which, after the war, have arisen
between the Committee and certain national Red
Cross Societies.
At the Conference I received the decided impression
that, especially in the eastern states of Europe, there
is a tendency to confuse the measures taken by the
government of a country with those for which the
Red Cross organization of that country is responsible.
A representative of the Yugo-Slavian Red Cross
provided me with the example, He asserted in a
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