![handle is hein.unl/rcpwc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A. 25. 1926 IV.
4.siiibuted to the Council, the Members
of the League and the Delegates at the
Assembly.]
(eneva, August 10th, 1926.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Report of the Commission for the Protection of Women
and Children in the Near East
from July 1st, 1925, to .une 30th, 1926.
I. ALEPPO BRANCH.
The Aleppo Section has worked under favourable conditions in the past year.
he closer collaboration with the Mandatory Power has proved a real success. The
French oflicials in Aleppo and the officers in charge of the military posts in the district of
Deir-el-Zor have been equally helpful and understanding.
At the same time, contributions from outside have been increasing, so we were always
able to meet the need of the rescued and to give full support to our stations.
We have received from July 1st, 1925, to .lune 30th, 1926, the following remittances
British Societies : £
Lord Mayor's Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2,802
Armenian Ladies' Guild, London. . . . . . . . . . . . . 700
Friends of Armenia, London. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Germany :
Mission of Dr. Lepsius, 11,160 Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . 704
Other Sources :
Miss Beatrice Parson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Various smaller contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
£4,650
A. The Rescue Work.
We are happy to be able to relate that this year we have rescued 300 people, which
number surpasses by 50 the record of 1925.
It is also noticeable that 93 of the rescued have been women, most of them girls in their
teens, 82 children, - the rest bigger boys.
This indicates a year of quiet, undisturbed work in the stations. The rescue of young
girls and of children depends almost entirely on the activity of these stations, while boys and
more mature women sometimes are able to save themselves if they know where to go for help
and protection.
Deir-el-Zor, our oldest station, is not yet closed. It has to serve as a transit-station, as
the train, which is submitted to the control of the Turks, is far from heing safe for our people.
Apart from that, remarkable rescues have been effected from the region itself. A passing
gipsy gang, for instance, had to surrender two beautiful Christian dancing-girls , mere
children, whom the owners tried very hard to lay hands upon again. Thanks to the pro-
tection of the French authorities and to our own vigilance, their efforts were unsuccessful.
The stations in Hassidje and Ras-el-Ain, which are not very far from each other, have
been working regularly and steadily. Our agents are able and devoted men, and they have
been assisted very efficiently by the French officers.
There is, however, much ground still to be covered in this region, as many Bedouin
tribes are passing on their wanderings. As a rule when they come in sight, our agents succeed
in setting free some of the captives.
Apart from these tribes, among which they have now been working one or two years,
they have lately come into contact with an element with which we have until now had no
connection, namely, the Kurdish tribes.
S. d. N. 1500 (F.) 1300 (A.). 8126. Imp. d'Amhilly. P'ublications of the League of Nations
1. SOCIAL
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