UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE
Letter dated 6 July 1949
addressed by Mr. Howard Wriggins, American
Friends Service Committee, to the Principal
Secretary of the Conciliation Commission,
enclosing statistics relating to Arab
refugees in the Gaza area
Dear Mr. Azcarate,
Enclosed please find the results of a preliminary occupational survey of Arab refugees in the Gaza area. You will note that this covers 12,000 refugees out of a total of 230,000.
I trust these figures will be of interest, and presume that these figures and more complete data will be available to your Technical Committee when it visits Gaza.
Sincerely yours,
(s) Howard Wriggins
Gaza, June 13-49
UNRPR — AFSC
INCOMPLETE OCCUPATIONAL SURVEY OF ARAB REFUGEES IN
THE GAZA AREA
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TOTAL SURVEY |
12,702 |
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Nuseirat |
2,087 |
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Daraj (Gaza) |
2,348 |
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Tuffah (") |
1,053 |
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Breij |
2,514 |
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Deir el Belah |
1,602 |
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Kahn Yunis |
3,098 (one village |
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PROFESSIONAL & PROPRIETORY |
1,896 |
14% of total |
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Teachers |
43 |
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Landowners |
830 |
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Merchants & shopkeepers |
1,019 |
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Contractors |
4 |
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CLERICAL & SUPERVISORY |
148 |
.011 of total |
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Clerks |
39 |
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Foreman |
3 |
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Gov't officers |
61 |
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Stationmaster |
1 |
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Tel. operator |
2 |
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Policeman |
42 |
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SKILLED & SEMI-SKILLED |
2,495 |
19% of total |
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Bakers |
111 |
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Barbers |
74 |
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Butchers |
83 |
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Blacksmiths |
97 |
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Carpers |
361 |
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Cooks |
60 |
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Electricians |
10 |
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Fisherman |
327 |
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Drivers |
299 |
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Laundryman |
17 |
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Masons |
235 |
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Mechanics |
297 |
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Painters |
21 |
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Shoemakers |
43 |
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Tailors |
117 |
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Tinsmiths |
35 |
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Weavers |
174 |
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Miscellaneous |
134 |
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UNSKILLED |
8,163 |
64% of total |
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Farm laborers |
4,188 |
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Other laborers |
3,735 |
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Peddlers |
44 |
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Miscellaneous |
196 |
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Download Document Files: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/AAC25Org25.pdf
Document Type: Letter, Statistical abstract or series
Document Sources: American Friends Service Committee, United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
Subject: Gaza Strip, Population, Refugees and displaced persons, Social issues
Publication Date: 06/07/1949