Middle East Relief and Refugee Administration

Middle East Relief and Refugee Administration
AbbreviationMERRA
SuccessorUnited Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), Balkan Mission
Formation1 June 1942
TypeBritish military administration
PurposeRefugee relief and camp administration
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt

The Middle East Relief and Refugee Administration (MERRA) was a British military administration headquartered in Cairo that operated refugee camps across the Middle East and North Africa during World War II.

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