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Pamphlet about the Government Evacuation Scheme - Page Two
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For whom are the arrangements being made?
- For school children whose parents wish them to go. This applies to all school children, whatever kind of school they attend. No children will be taken without their parents' consent. If parents do not wish their children to leave West Bromwich they must keep them at home on the day announced for evacuation.
- For children below the age of five whose parents wish them to go, if accompanied by their mothers or some other suitable persons chosen by the parents.
- For women expecting to be confined who wish to go.
- For blind and other disabled persons who wish to go.
No person who is not in the classes mentioned above is included in the Scheme. It may be necessary to take serious note of any attempt by an unauthorised person to join the party.
What will there be to pay?
Nothing will be charged for transport.
School children who go with their teachers will be provided with board and lodging and the Government will pay the people in the country who accommodate the children. A contribution towards the cost may later on be required from the responsible person, for example, the father of the children, if he can afford to pay.
Lodging only will be provided for adults and children under five who accompany them. Adults will be expected to pay for food for themselves and the children with them. A contribution towards the cost of lodging may later on be required from those responsible, if they can afford it.
If people find themselves without means in the Reception areas, assistance will be given by the Government.
What conditions are there?
- Should it be necessary to put these plans into force, announcements will be made by radio, and the press. Those who are leaving West Bromwich will have to go to Assembly Points at times which will be announced. They will be organised into parties. A person or child must go with the party to which he will be to which he will be attached and no other. All must go in an orderly fashion and must obey the directions of the leaders of the parties and the railway officials.
- Only those will be taken who register themselves in the way described in the following paragraphs.
Assembly Points
The Assembly Points for school children will usually be the schools they attend, unless parents decide to send them to other schools as explained below.
The Assembly Points for children under five with their mothers or other responsible persons will be the schools where the mothers register, and should be the nearest elementary school to the parents' home.
Blind people, and women expecting to be confined, will be informed later on of their Assembly Points.
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