5. AFTER TWO HOURS OF UNEDIFYING DISCUSSION AGREEMENT WAS
REACHED ON
A. A COUNCIL DECISION TO PROVIDE FOR THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
IN SOUTH EAST ASIA THROUGH THE UNHED
(1)
1500 TONNES OF DRIED SKIMMED MILK FROM THE 1973 DESERVE,
AS IN THE DRAFT REGULATION ANNEXED TO THE COMMISSION PAPER COM (79) 373 OF 4 JULY.
(11) 3,000 TONNES OF RICE, SOURCE UNSPECIFIED, TO BE
PURHCASED EITHER ON THE WORLD MARKET OR ON THE
COMMUNITY MARKET SUBJECT TO UNHCR REQUIREMENTS
ON URGENCY AND QUALITY.
R.
AN ENTRY IN THE MINUTES OF COREPER READING
**THE COMMITTEE WAS INFORMED BY THE COMMISSION THAT
IT HAD PROVISIONAL SUSPENDED THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE DIRECT FOOD AID ALLOCATED TO VIETNAM. THE
COUNCIL DID NOT TAKE A POSITION ON THAT COMMUNICATION,
AND AGREED TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION OF FOOD AID FOR
VIETNAM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT
DEVELOPMENTS''.
6. THE LAST PHRASE MEANS IN THE LIGHT OF THE GENEVA
CONFERENCE. SOME DELEGATIONS DID NOT WANT TO EXCLUDE A
DECISION BEFORE OR DURING THAT CONFERENCE BY SAYING
THE COUNCIL DISCUSSION WOULD FOLLOW IT.
7. THE COMMISSION TOLD US OUTSIDE THE MEETING THAT THE
IMMEDIATE REQUESTS FROM UNHCR WHICH THEY WILL NOY MEET
ARE FOR 4,230 TONNES OF RICE IN THAILAND AND 1,889 TONNES IN
HONG KONG, THOSE QUANTITIES WILL BE PURCHASED IN THAILAND. THE
REMAINING RICE IS NOT QUITE SO URGENT AND MAY BE PURCHASED IN
THE COMMUNITY.
FCO ADVANCE TO:~
FITZHERBERT, BLACKLEY
BIRCH
FCO
CAB
MAFF
CANTHORN
TSY
DONOVAN
MAITLAND
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