THE FRENCH IN EXILE AND POST-WAR INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, c. 1941–1945
Journal: The Historical Journal
Year: 2017

Abstract This article explores Free French responses to Allied planning for post-war international relief in Europe. A number of French experts in exile, often veterans of the League of Nations, advocated international co-operation with the nascent United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). For such figures, participating in the UNRRA could bring critical knowledge, political legitimacy, experience, and funds. They also hoped that this participation could bolster French pre