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FURTHER ACTION AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTER
RELIEF AID FOR INDO CHINA
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Whether and how to allocate further relief aid for Indo China.
murt
Argument
1. £250,000 of the £im pledged by Mrs Hart for humanitarian needs in
Vietnam and Cambodia has not yet been allocated.
then
we
In a submission dated
Souk
15 August (Annex A) you recommended that no further action should be taken on/allocation of further funds until mid-September. We had hoped that it would be possible for Mr Kirkley, Chairman of the Disasters Emergency Committee, to make an early visit to Vietnam to assess the present need. However, in spite of repeated approaches, including a
letter from Mr Grant to Mr Ngoc, the Hanoi authorities have still not
fem lit offered a date for a visit. We el Mr Kirkley's visit may be
feel
delayed indefinitely. While the information we have on conditions and needs in Indo China is sketchy, it is arguable that relief aid would be more effective if spent sooner rather than later. Therefore we
recommend allocation of the remaining £250,000 in the near future.
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