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A MAJOR problem now before the United Nations is the provision of food, clothing, medical supplies and other necessities of life in the newly liberated countries of Europe, so that they may be able to carry on until long-range plans for rehabilitation begin to take effect. The debate in the House of Commons on March 28 on supplies for Europe fairly reflected the growing concern which has been, and still is, felt in Great Britain. The seriousness of this question of relief and rehabilitation as a reconstruction measure has repeatedly been emphasized, in such books as Mr. Bryant's "Unfinished Victory" even five years ago, in Colonel Bonsal's recently published diary of the peace conference following the War of 1914–18 entitled "Unfinished Business", and in such scientific studies as those of the Royal Institute of International Affairs on "Medical Relief in Europe "and "Relief and Reconstruction in Europe: the First Steps". The picture of Berlin and the mind of Germany as they impressed Colonel Bonsal in the early part of 1920 are full of significance in regard to the probable position of Europe in the months immediately ahead.
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Relief and Rehabilitation in Europe. Nature 155, 587–589 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155587a0
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