Evening star., 1944-09-18
Lehman Report
Stresses Vast
UNRRANeeds
Program to Require
70, SOC, 900 Pairs Of
Shoes, Director Says
By the Associated Press.

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MONTREAL, Sept. 18.-The
United Nations are scraping the
bottom of the barrel for several
of the basic supplies needed for
relief of war-wrecked countries,
Director General Herbert Leh-
man told the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Con-
ference today. His summation
of the needs was the first such
report made public since tbs
birth of UNRRA last November.
Clothing for the people of Eu-
rope and China, Mr.. Lehman
said, will be so short that UNRRA
is planning ITO collect used cloth
ing in the United States on the
maximum possible scale" He also
said Army salvage appears to be
the most important presently avail
able source Of woolen clothing for
men and boys.
Negotiating With Army.
'The administration Is conducting
negotiations with Canadian au-
thorities for procurement of from
100000 to 100000 Army salvage gar
ments, including trousers, battle
dress jackets and overcoats."
Here are European needs for the
first six months after the fall Of
Germany and the supplies presently
available:
Woolen textiles: $4,000, 900 yards
were requested for the end of this
year. Only Canada has allocated
any yardage, $500 900 yards. UNRRA
fears it can deliver no wooden gar
ments to Europe until the winter of
1945-1946.
Cotton textiles: To meet needs
for $4,000, 900 yards there is only
a tentative ALLEGATION from Brazil
Of 10000, 900 yards, waiting an
agreement over prices. UNRRA is
planning to ask the United States
for 300, 900 900 yards and to set up a
fund to buy distress" cotton stocks
which may appear on the American
market.
Knit Goods Outlook Bad.
Knit goods and knitting yarn: The
outlook is so bad that no country
has said it can turn any over to
UNRRA.
Footwear, leather and hides:
UNRRA needs 7S,500,0OO pairs Of
shoes and material to repair a.
0O0, 900 pairs. All that has been
found so far are 12,00o, 900 pairs be-
ing turned out now in the United
States and Canada. Supplies are
so short that UNRRA is preparing
to buy up low-priced shoes in the
United States.
Mr.. Lehman said there was similar
worry over getting food to Europe.
He gave this picture:
Grain: Supplies of wheat and rye
are ample. The first six months
3,178,OO0 tons will be needed.
Animal proteins: Europe will need
1854, 900 tons of meat, fish, cheese and
eggs the first six months, and sup
plies are extremely short. So far
UNRRA has only been able to
negotiate in the United States for
10000 tons of canned pork, and in
Canada for 7,700 tons of canned fish.
Another 29,000-ton order for fish will
be placed in the United States.
Fats and Oils Needed.
Soap: UNRRA wants 10000 tons
of fats and oils for soaps. The
United States will stock-pile $4,000
tons of laundry soap and Canada
says it can deliver 1880 tons in the
next IL months.
Beans, peas: Requirements are
10000 tons for six months and the
United States is setting aside 159,-
600 tons of peas and $4,000 tons Of
beans for UNRRA's use. Mexico
will provide a small amount of
beans.
Milk: This supply is 50 short that
no nation has made an ALLEGATION
for Europe yet.
Sugar: The 1s45 supply is ex-
pected to be about 1000 900 tons
short of demand, exclusive Of
UNRRA's needs.
Mr.. Lehman advised the people
of the United Nations mot to be
deceived by reports from presently
liberated areas indicating suffering
has not been so great as had been
thought. These reports are far out
weighed by others which indicate
that the enemy has been more
ruthless than had been known or
anticipated"