Ministerstvo sociální péče – Londýn

The Czechoslovak Provisional Government in Exile was appointed by President Dr. E. Beneš on 22 July 1940. The Ministry of Social Welfare took care of refugees, members of foreign armies and their families in terms of social and health care, arranged for the registration of Czechoslovak citizens abroad, provided them with employment opportunities, prepared proposals for post-war reconstruction and repatriation, maintained contact with international social and political institutions and cooperated with other ministries in legal and legislative matters. From the end of 1944, the liquidation of the apparatus of the London government became a major activity of the London Ministry. Following the resolution of the Commission of Ministers of 23 November 1944, the Ministry of Social Welfare was charged with the liquidation of government offices in terms of personnel matters - financial assistance to dismissed employees, securing new employment (e.g. as repatriation liaison officers, workers in UNRRA, etc.). The issue of repatriation also came to the fore. The fonds contains correspondence concerning the provision of social support to soldiers of foreign armies and war refugees, as well as various questionnaires, circulars, lists of names, brochures, magazines, etc. For more details see: box 58 Czechoslovak Jews (e.g. inv.no. 246 Meetings and meetings of ministers of the Czechoslovak government in the matter of Jews; inv.nos. 249-254 Evacuation of Jews; inv.no. 262 Various aid actions towards Jews, etc.); boxes 103-110 miscellaneous materials from the agenda of the Ministry of Social Welfare (inv.no. 1080, among others, repatriation matters, Czechoslovak Red Cross abroad (search and delivery of messages)).