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The Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
Another notable orphan-rescue operation occurred after the Greek Civil War that
started in 1946. The war was between the Greek Governmental Army and the
Democratic Army of Greece (DSE), the military branch of the Greek Communist
Party. During the three years of civil war, over 25,000 children were removed and
placed in “Child Towns,” or what some called reform camps, under the authority of
Queen Consort Frederica (Smith, 1987).
A United Nations special report written in June of 1948 entitled “Removal and
Retention of Greek Children” stated that they were able to uncover the following
information:
(1) A census of children has been taken by the guerrillas in certain areas of
Greece under guerrilla control. The evidence is that this census is in
connexion with the removal of children.
(2) A large number of children has been removed from certain areas of
northern Greece under guerrilla control to Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
and, according to radio reports from Belgrade and Sophia, to certain other
countries to the north. However, the Special Committee has not been able to
verify, by means available to it, the precise number of children involved.
(3) While a number of parents have agreed under duress to the removal of
their children, and some children have in fact been forcibly removed, other
parents have consented, or at least failed to object to such removal. It has not
been possible for the Special Committee to determine the exact number of
children removed under these categories.
(4) The number of cases reported point to the existence of a programme to
remove children to from areas of Greece under guerrilla control to certain
countries to the north.2
The Special Committee was careful to limit information about the number of children
evacuated as well as the period of time evacuations were to take place. "About thirty
2 Smith, Ole Langwitz, Studies in the History of The Greek Civil War 1945-1949,
Museum Tusculanum Press, 1987, p. 135
Object Description
| Title | Babies without borders: exploring perceptions of international adoption |
| Author | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Author email | n.roberts@ymail.com; simplynicolemarie@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Strategic Public Relations |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-31 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Floto, Jennifer D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lynch, Brenda Thorson, Kjerstin |
| Abstract | International adoption is an incredibly complex and hotly debated issue. In an effort to understand the roots of the system, the author delves deep into the history of adoption and the transition to international adoption in the United States while examining the perceptions of the system today.; Using public relations techniques, the author offers communication-based recommendations that will help mitigate any stigma so that international adoptions continue without the negative undertones that are often associated with the idea of adopting from another country. |
| Keyword | adoption; international adoption |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA; Greece; Korea; Vietnam; Guatemala; Romania; USSR; China |
| Coverage date | 1939/2009 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3877 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Roberts-4524 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Roberts-4524.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 32 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 20 The Greek Civil War (1946-1949) Another notable orphan-rescue operation occurred after the Greek Civil War that started in 1946. The war was between the Greek Governmental Army and the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE), the military branch of the Greek Communist Party. During the three years of civil war, over 25,000 children were removed and placed in “Child Towns,” or what some called reform camps, under the authority of Queen Consort Frederica (Smith, 1987). A United Nations special report written in June of 1948 entitled “Removal and Retention of Greek Children” stated that they were able to uncover the following information: (1) A census of children has been taken by the guerrillas in certain areas of Greece under guerrilla control. The evidence is that this census is in connexion with the removal of children. (2) A large number of children has been removed from certain areas of northern Greece under guerrilla control to Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia and, according to radio reports from Belgrade and Sophia, to certain other countries to the north. However, the Special Committee has not been able to verify, by means available to it, the precise number of children involved. (3) While a number of parents have agreed under duress to the removal of their children, and some children have in fact been forcibly removed, other parents have consented, or at least failed to object to such removal. It has not been possible for the Special Committee to determine the exact number of children removed under these categories. (4) The number of cases reported point to the existence of a programme to remove children to from areas of Greece under guerrilla control to certain countries to the north.2 The Special Committee was careful to limit information about the number of children evacuated as well as the period of time evacuations were to take place. "About thirty 2 Smith, Ole Langwitz, Studies in the History of The Greek Civil War 1945-1949, Museum Tusculanum Press, 1987, p. 135 |
