John Reddaway CMG,

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(12 April 1916 – 25 June 1990) was a diplomat who served as Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), 1960–68. He was born in Ilford and educated at Ilford County High School and the University of Reading. ''Career:'' Colonial Administrative Service, Cyprus, 1938; Imperial Defence College, 1954; Administrative Secretary, Cyprus, 1957–60; Deputy Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency, 1960–8; Director-General, Arab-British Centre, London, 1970–80. He was awarded the

in 1957 and the CMG in 1959. As Director of the Arab-British Centre, he was involved in Paris with Lucien Bitterlin's EURABIA Committee ("European Coordinating Committee of Friendship Societies with the Arab World") where he represented the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding. He co-signed some publications of this EURABIA Committee.See at the Bibliothèque nationale de Franc
Europe Pays Arabes 1973
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Bulletins Eurabia 1975-1976
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1916 births 1990 deaths Alumni of the University of Reading Colonial Administrative Service officers People from Ilford People educated at Ilford County High School Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire British officials of the United Nations Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies {{UN-bio-stub