{"id":211007,"date":"1949-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=211007"},"modified":"2019-03-12T20:06:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T20:06:24","slug":"auto-insert-211007","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-211007\/","title":{"rendered":"Arab refugees in Gaza: occupational survey – UNCCP – Letter from American Friends Service Cttee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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Letter dated 6 July 1949<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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addressed by Mr. Howard Wriggins, American<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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Friends Service Committee, to the Principal<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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Secretary of the Conciliation Commission,<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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enclosing statistics relating to Arab<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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refugees in the Gaza area <\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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Dear Mr. Azcarate,<\/p><\/div>\n

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Enclosed please find the results of a preliminary occupational survey of Arab refugees in the Gaza area. You will note that this covers 12,000 refugees out of a total of 230,000.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I trust these figures will be of interest, and presume that these figures and more complete data will be available to your Technical Committee when it visits Gaza.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sincerely yours,<\/p><\/div>\n

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(s) Howard Wriggins<\/p><\/div>\n

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Gaza, June 13-49<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRPR — AFSC<\/p><\/div>\n

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INCOMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL SURVEY OF ARAB REFUGEES IN <\/u>
\nTHE GAZA AREA<\/u><\/p><\/div>\n

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TOTAL SURVEY<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12,702<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nuseirat<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2,087<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Daraj (Gaza)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2,348<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tuffah (")<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,053<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Breij<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2,514<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Deir el Belah<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,602<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Kahn Yunis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,098 (one village<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PROFESSIONAL & PROPRIETORY<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,896<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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14% of total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Teachers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Landowners<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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830<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Merchants & shopkeepers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Contractors<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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CLERICAL & SUPERVISORY<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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148<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.011 of total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Clerks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Foreman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Gov't officers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Stationmaster<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tel. operator<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Policeman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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SKILLED & SEMI-SKILLED<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2,495<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19% of total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Bakers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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111<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Barbers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Butchers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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83<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Blacksmiths<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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97<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Carpers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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361<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cooks<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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60<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Electricians<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Fisherman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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327<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Drivers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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299<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Laundryman<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Masons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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235<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mechanics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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297<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Painters<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Shoemakers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tailors<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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117<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Tinsmiths<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Weavers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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174<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Miscellaneous<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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134<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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UNSKILLED<\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,163<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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64% of total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Farm laborers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4,188<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Other laborers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3,735<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Peddlers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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44<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Miscellaneous<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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196<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE Letter dated 6 July 1949 addressed by Mr. Howard Wriggins, American Friends Service Committee, to the Principal Secretary of the Conciliation Commission, enclosing statistics relating to Arab refugees in the Gaza area Dear Mr. Azcarate, Enclosed please find the results of a preliminary occupational survey of Arab refugees in […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"country":[],"document-category":[2841,3881],"document-source":[6144,2041],"committee-meeting":[],"document-subject":[2005,3589,1745,2097],"entity":[2077,5343,1729],"document-language":[6542],"class_list":["post-211007","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document-category-letter","document-category-statistical-abstract-or-series","document-source-american-friends-service-committee","document-source-united-nations-conciliation-commission-for-palestine-unccp","document-subject-gaza-strip","document-subject-population","document-subject-refugees-and-displaced-persons","document-subject-social-issues","entity-non-governmental-organization","entity-palestine-plo-palestinian-authority","entity-united-nations-system","document-language-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/211007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/document"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document\/211007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"document-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-category?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"document-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-source?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"committee-meeting","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/committee-meeting?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"document-subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-subject?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"entity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity?post=211007"},{"taxonomy":"document-language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document-language?post=211007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}