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Harrison Report

Harrison Report

A report on the conditions of the Displaced Persons camps in postwar Europe commissioned by the United States President Harry Truman. The report was created by Earl G. Harrison, former US Commissioner for Immigration and Representative of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, who toured the Displaced Persons (DP) camps in July 1945, paying special attention to the situation of Jewish DPs. Harrison’s subsequent report was damning. Amongst other things, Harrison recommended the creation of separate camps for Jewish DPs to cater for their specific needs. In December 1945, the British zone of Germany also created separate camps for Jewish DPs, recognising their special needs as a result of their traumatic experiences.