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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. applies to persons who, having Ante, p. 3039. resided in Germany or Austria, and being of Jewish origin or foreigners or stateless persons, were victims of nazi persecution and were detained in, or were Post, p. 3054. obliged to flee from, and were subsequently returned to, one of those countries as a result of enemy action, or of war circum- stances, and have not yet been firmly resettled therein. 4. The term "refugee" also ap- plies to unaccompanied children who are war orphans or whose parents have disappeared, and who are outside their countries of origin. Such children, 16 years of age or under, shall be given all possible priority assistance, in- cluding, normally, assistance in repatriation in the case of those whose nationality can be deter- mined. SECTION B-DEFINITION OF DISPLACED PERSONS The term "displaced person" applies to a person who, as a result of the actions of the authori- ties of the regimes mentioned in Part I, section A, paragraph 1 (a) of this Annex has been deported from, or has been obliged to leave his country of nationality or of former habitual residence, such as persons who were compelled to undertake forced labour or who were deported for racial, religious or political reasons. Displaced persons will only fall within the mandate of the Organization sub- ject to the provisions of sections C andDofPartIandtothepro- visions of Part II of this Annex. If the reasons for their displace- ment have ceased to exist, they should be repatriated as soon as possible in accordance with article 2, paragraph 1 (a) of this Constitu- tion, and subject to the provision of paragraph (c), sub-paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of the General As- sembly resolution of 12 February 1946 regarding the problem of refugees (Annex III). SECTION C-CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH "REFUGEES" AND "DIS- PLACED PERSONS" WILL BECOME THE CONCERN OF THE ORGANI- ZATION 1. In the case of all the above categories except those mentioned in section A, paragraphs 1 (b) and 3 of this Annex, persons will be- come the concern of the Organiza- tion in the sense of the resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Council on 16 February 1946 if they can be repatriated, and the help of the Organization is required in order to provide for their repatriation, or if they have definitely, in complete freedom and after receiving full knowledge of the facts, including adequate information from the Govern- ments of their countries of na- tionality or former habitual resi- dence, expressed valid objections to returning to those countries. (a) The following shall be considered as valid objections: (i) persecution, or fear, based on reasonable grounds of per- secution because of race, reli- gion,nationality or political opin- ions, provided these opinions are not in conflict with the prin- ciples of the United Nations, as laid down in the Preamble of the Charter of the United Nations; (ii) objections of a political nature judged by the Organiza- tion to be "valid", as contem- Post, p. 3051. 59 Stat. 1035. 3050

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