Figure 1.-- These two Colombian-Swedish children, Ingvar and Ingrid Karlsson, were 10 and 9 years old when they were flown from Colombia to Sweden. Here they are landing at Stockholm's Bromma Airport during June 1955. Their father was a foreman, Anton Karlsson, who had been working in Sweden since 1916. He married a Colombian woman. We are not sure what he was doing in Colombia. The description of foreman suggests posibly a mining engineer. The press caption mentions the Utlandssven-Skärnäs Association mediation, whatever that may be. The children are apparently heased to Falun. We are not sure why the children were sent back to Sweden, It might have to do with La Violencia, the beginning of the Colombian Civil War with left-wing guerrillas.

These two Colombian-Swedish children, Ingvar and Ingrid Karlsson, were 10 and 9 years old when they were flown from Colombia to Sweden. Here they are landing at Stockholm's Bromma Airport during June 1955. Their father was a foreman, Anton Karlsson, who had been working in Sweden since 1916. He married a Colombian woman. We are not sure what he was doing in Colombia. The description of foreman suggests posibly a mining engineer. The press caption mentions the Utlandssven-Skärnäs Association mediation, whatever that may be. The children are apparently heased to Falun. We are not sure why the children were sent back to Sweden, It might have to do with La Violencia, the beginning of the Colombian Civil War with left-wing guerrillas. The parents won't be comimg for another 3 years with their father plans to retire. The children only speak Spanish. Perhaps readers can make more out of the Swedish press caption. "1955-06-17 - Bromma Svenska Dagblade Bild-Arkiv copymeHT Två svenska barn, Ingvar och Ingrid Karlsson från Colombia, resp. tio och nio år, kom med flyg till Bromma på torsdagen för att genom Utlandssven- skarnas förenings förmedling börja i Klippuddens internatskola invid Falun. Pappan, verkmästare Anton Karlsson, är sedan 1916 verksam i Colombia och gift med en indianska. Det dröjer nu tre år innan barnen får träffa föräld- rarna. Då pensioneras hr Karlsson och familjen slår sig ned i Sverige för gott. Ungdomarna klarade den Iånga resan fint. De talar inget annat språk än span-ska."

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