Refugees

George L. Warren is shown on the left speaking at the podium in the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland during an IRO (International Refugee Organization) meeting. Mr. Warren while giving his speech at the meeting, noted the occasion of the movement of the millionth refugee under the auspices of the IRO. Others in view are not identified.

Men pose for a photograph with a sign in French for "United States" on the table. George L. Warren, a long time principal adviser on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State is seated on the right. Seated to his left is Francis E. Walter, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania. Others in view are not identified. It is believed to have been taken at an International Migration Conference in association with the beginning of ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration) held in Brussels, Belgium, November, 1951.

This is a meeting of the IRO (International Refugee Organization) with location indicated as the Vatican. George L. Warren, long time principal advisor on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State, is standing in the front row center, fifth from the left or right. Others in view are not identified.

Hector McNeil (right), M.P., United Kingdom, is shown being congratulated by George L. Warren (left), United States Representative to the United Nations Special Committee on Refugees and Displaced Persons. Mr. Warren has proposed that Mr. McNeil be Chairman of the Committee. Others in the background are unidentified.

This is a photograph of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland. George L. Warren is shown seated at the table on the right, fourth down on far side of that table. Meeting is noted as result of Evian conference, 1938, which discussed the Jewish refugee problem previous to World War II. All others are unidentified.

View of a council meeting associated with the ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration) probably being held in the group's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Seated on the far left is George L. Warren. Standing in the center is Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts. On the far right is William M. McCulloch, United States Representative from Ohio and second from the right is Peter W. Rodino, United States Representative from New Jersey. Others in view are not identified.

George L. Warren, a long time principal adviser on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State (right), shakes hands with Peter W. Rodino, Congressman from New Jersey. They are in Geneva, Switzerland, possibly at a meeting of ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration). Others are unidentified.

This is a photograph of a group of attendees to the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) meeting held in Montreal, Canada. The only woman in view is Ellen S. Woodward, a member of the Social Security Board. Dean Acheson is seated on the far right and represented the United States State Department. Standing in the center, fifth from the right, is George L. Warren, a long time principal adviser on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State. Others in view are not identified.

Dwight Griswold and Erma Griswold are with Queen Frederika of Greece. Behind them are a group of child refugees brought to Thrace to avoid being kidnapped. All others are unidentified.

United Nations troops in vehicles pass Korean refugees as they retreat from Sunchon to regroup at Pyongyang. From: Gene Putnam