Evening star., 1943-11-21
Uninvaded Countries
Agree on | Pei. Tax
For Postwar Relief
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Nov,
2O.-Great reserve stocks of
foods and supplies known still to
be in Germany were considered
today by the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation Adminis-
tration for use in relief of Axis
plundered nations.
Jan Kwapinski, the Polish dole.
gate. told a press conference that
he had made the proposal to the
UNRRA, and added that in addition
10 the German stocks, certain num-
oers OF Germans" will be used to
rebuild wrecked cities in the in
vaded nations. However, he said
the latter project must be worked
out at the peace conference.
Agree On Postwar Tax.
During the day UNRRAs Finance
Committee announced it had arrived
at the first official agreement by
delegates OF 43 nations, under terms
OF which member governments
whose countries have not been in
vaded would be asked to contribute
per cent of their national in
comes to the postwar work of
UNRRA.
Assistant Secretary of State Dean
Acheson, chairman of the Finance
Committee, said the vote was unani-
nous. He said the sum would be
computed on the year ending June
30, l943, and would amount to an
proximately $1,5OO,0OO,OOO for the
United States.
Mr.. Kwapinski, in answer to a
question, said his countrymen still
consider the borders of 1899, before
the invasion by Germany and Rus
STA, as the borders of the Polish
government.
The point has been raised as to
whether the four invaded nations of
Western Europe-Norway, the Meth
erlands, France and Belgium
should be asked to pay eventually
Tor relief received from UNRRA.
Immediate Relief.
To that a corollary proposal was
made that If the four contributed
to UNRRA funds their contributions
should be funnelled into purchase
OF immediate relief such as food,
clothing and medicine.
For days there have been dis
cussions over the manner in which
the liberated nations should present
their needs and get their ALLEGATIONS
The discussions have centered
around whether they should 20 to
Director General Herbert Lehman,
OF UNRRA, or to the Anglo -Ameri-
can supply boards which now control
practically 95 per cent of the world
supplies.
1t was predicted the problem
would be resolved tomorrow by Civ
ing Mr.. Lehman authority to pass
on requests from the liberated
nations.
Referring to the agreement on
postwar contributions, Mr.. Acheson
said it lis merely recommendation
to the constitutional bodies OF the
member governments which must
determine the amount and character
OF the contribution.
''The council" he said, recognizes
there are cases in which the rec
ommendation /" d" may conflict with
particular demands arising from the
continuance of the war, or may be
excessively burdensome because of !
peculiar situations and therefore
recognizes that the amount and
character of the contributions are
subject to such conditions"
Press Won't Be Barred.
He said that original contribu-
tions from each country would be
"set up in terms of currency" and
that the amount to be spent by each
member government for materials
and supplies still was under dis
cussion. Final committee draft will
be presented to the full council for
adoption next week.
Mr.. Acheson, questioned about a
report here yesterday that Russian
Ambassador Andrei Gromyko had
asked exclusion of the press from
the conference, replied that no
shadow of suggestion has been
made that the press be barred"
He said the conference was pro
crossing extremely WELL" adding
that he believed its machinery
might we'll serve as a pattern for
further international conferences,
since "the keynote here has been
an opportunity for all points OF
view to be discussed"