▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Re pat ri ation , ▁Claude ▁Bar n ard , ▁agreed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁W id ows ' ▁Gu ild . ▁But ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁discuss ▁anom al ies ▁in ▁the ▁educational ▁and ▁medical ▁benefits ▁to ▁which ▁war ▁wid ows ▁might ▁be ▁entitled , ▁and ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁wid ows ▁with ▁children , ▁he ▁remained ▁un m oved ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁p ension ▁be ▁paid ▁to ▁child less ▁wid ows . ▁ ▁Bar n ard ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁saying ▁that : ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Ben ▁Ch if ley ▁attempted ▁to ▁def use ▁the ▁situation ▁by ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Bar n ard ▁had ▁been ▁misunder stood . ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁bud ge ▁on ▁the ▁basic ▁w age , ▁but ▁granted ▁some ▁con cess ions : ▁war ▁wid ows ▁with ▁T uber cul osis ▁were ▁granted ▁treatment ▁in ▁rep atri ation ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁acc ru ed ▁leave ▁ow ed ▁to ▁dece ased ▁soldiers ▁was ▁paid ▁to ▁their ▁wid ows . ▁The ▁campaign ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁war ▁wid ows ' ▁p ension ▁into ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁basic ▁w age ▁would ▁continue ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁controvers ial ▁clause ▁in ▁the ▁Re pat ri ation ▁Act ▁was ▁Section ▁ 4 3 ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁p ension ▁could ▁be ▁refused ▁or ▁terminated ▁if ▁the ▁Board ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁grant ▁or ▁continu ance ▁was ▁und es irable . ▁Any