The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-09
ALLIES READY TO MOVE FOOD
 INTO BALKANS
By SAM D. sOUKT Limited Press Stan COrrespOndentl

Cairo, June 9.-(UP)-The defeat of Famine and Disease, enemies as formidable as the Germans, is being planned now for the relief of the Balkans when Zero Hour strikes and the Allies invade.
 On the heels of the attacking forces will land men and supplies to feed the starving people of Greece, YugoSlavia and Albania. The men and materials assigned to this task are already based some- where in the desert of the Middle East British officers and men of the Allied Military Liaison (Bal- kans). Numbered in hundreds, these men are now finishing their training which was based on & flow of reports that reached them from vardious unrevealable sources on the situation in the Balkans.
 The ANIL was set up in February, 1943, by Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson acting on orders received from London. The aim was to create an organization that would be able to assist the Balkin coun- tries to recover from chaos that may come after the Germans with draw from the occupied area.
 Priority to Greece
 First priority in their plans was assigned to devising scheme for the relief of Greece, hardest hit hence hardest to relieve. ANIL now neds only the word that the Su- preme Commander in the Mediter- ranean has launched his attack and 1t will be ready to go into action with him. Yugoslavian and Albanian plans are also well ad- vanced toward completion.
 ANIL planners have purposely made their scheme very flexible. It can be put into effect inlrnedi- ately, or at some distant date. It can be applied partially or com pletely, depending upon the nature of the, invasion. No one knows the target date for the Balkan inva- sion and no one knows in what state of disintergration Balkan af- fairs will be when the day for ANIL to move in occurs. Will civil war be raging or will the people be grouped around 0 single leader?
 Here are unknowns that make hexibility essential in the organi- ration:
 l. The target date for the Balkan invasion is not known.
 9. The political setup in the Bal kans is hay.
 3. Lack of knowledge as to what, If any, local organizations will be intrenched strong enough to lend a hand in relief work.
 4. In trying to relieve inland areas of the Balkans, will ANIL troops have to cope with enemy guerrilla forces fighting 8 delaying battle?
 5. Will the Germans carry out "scorched earth" policy in the area?
 6. Will purely military require mentS of an operational nature hamper ANIL?
 Shuns Politics
 Whatever their problems, ANIL officers know that the amount of aid they will be able to give is extremely limited, held to the barest minimum necessary to avert famine and disease.
 ANIL as an organization is strict ly military-no political considera- tions are tolerated in meeting their problems. In fact, officers joining the unit are carefully investigated to insure complete freedom from political inclinations" detrimental to the aim of the mission. Officers who have good background knowl- edge of the Balkans are often turned down as applicants because of some connection with Balkan families who are connected with somefn political party. The knowl- edge of these men Is not lost, how ever, as the yare often called upon to advise on technical points while administrative policy is left to other distinterested officers.
 While the Balkans are almost entirely a British sphere of infiu- ence" there is some American par ticipation in ANIL, especially in the supplies section. UNRRA has also lnet is support to the British mil itary organization, and its several hundred workers will be cooperat- ing fully with ANIL to relieve the stricken populations,