„Dary mogą czasami drogo kosztować”. Kulisy polityki Belgii wobec akcji pomocowej UNRRA
‘Gifts Can Sometimes Cost Dearly’. The Inside Story of Belgium’s Policy towards UNRRA Relief Operations

Summary/Abstract: The article is the first attempt to explain the role and attitude of the Belgian government-in-exile in the discussion on the tasks and functions of international organizations trying to ‘help the people to help themselves’, as announced by the founders of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). The full support of the proposal by the Belgians seemed evident due to the action of the Committee for Relief in Belgium during World War I, which was kept in grateful memory. The article reveals why the government’s policy was different this time, what fears drove it, and what solutions were considered more appropriate to the Belgian raison d’état

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