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"CHAPTER VIII. - Welfare and Relief.  
                        Article 11.                         
 
                                                            
 
 
  Refugees residing in a territory to which the present Convention applies who are unemployed   
persons, persons suffering from physical or mental disease, aged persons or infirm persons   
incapable of earning a livelihood, children for whose upkeep no adequate provision is made   
either by their families or by third parties, pregnant women, women in childbed or nursing   
mothers, shall receive therein the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign   
country, in respect of such relief and assistance as they may require, includlng medical   
            attendance and hospital treatment.              
 
                        Article l2.                         
 
                                                            
 
 
  The High Contracting parties undertake to apply to refugees, as regards social insurance laws   
at present in force or which may subsequently be established, the most favourable treatment   
      accorded to the nationals of a foreign country.       
 
                         Artlcle 13                         
 
                                                            
 
 
 Refugees shall, as regards the setting-up of associations for mutual relief and assistance   
and admission to the said associations, enjoy in the territories of the high contracting parties   
to which the present convention applies the most favourable treatment accorded to the nationals   
                   of a foreign country.                    
 
                  CHAPTER IX. - Education.                  
 
                        Article 14.                         
 
                                                            
 
 
  Refugees shall enjoy in the schools, courses, faculties and universities of each of the high   
contracting parties treatment as favorable as other foreigners in general.  They shall benfit in   
particular to the same extent as the latter by the total or partial remission of fees and charges   
              and the award of scholarships."               
 
                                                            
 
 
 Here one may mention a system of administering state grants which has been adopted in Great   
Britain since the beginning of the war, and which has proved very successful.  It has already   
been mentioned that the British gevernment is now contributing 100% of the maintenance charges of   
refugees from Greater Germany, and 75% of other expenses.  These grants are administered through   
a central committee, and are paid by that committee to voluntary bodies on claims authorized by   
the committee after examination and scrutiny in accordance with the principles laid down by   
government.  The committee consists entirely of non-officials, and is composed partly of   
representatives of the voluntary organizations, and partly of members who have no concern with   
any grant-earning body.  The activities and accounts of the committee are subject to control by   
the Department of Government concerned.  Moreover, although maintenance is paid to the refugee   
by the voluntary body responsible for for his welfare, the rate of maintenance is assessed by   
  the Assistance Board, which is the public authority, in   
 
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