Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-23
.UNRRAfund, Can Nee.
Only Most Pressing
Need Lehman Warns

Despite a new Congressional au-
thorization Of 81 $50 900 900 for the
United Nations Relief and Rehabil-
itation Administration for 1916, the
agency will not have sufficient
money completely to assuage hui
man suffering in areas hit by war,
Director General Herbert H. Leh-
man declared yesterday.
Discussing UNRRA's current
budget with reporters, Mr.. Lehman
said the funds now available would
enable it to meet only the most
critical needs of devastated nations,
He said that with only its current
funds, UNRRA must neglect many
areas where help Is needed.
Il want to emphasize, and to
make this clear to everybody, that
the demands for aid now being
placed on UNRRA by members
Of the United Nations are far be-
yond our resources" he declared.
Over Three Billion for ear.
when make this point, I have
particularly in. mind the needs OF
China, the Central and Southeast
ern European countries and Italy,
Mr.. Lehman added. Equally so,
am conscious Of the fact that
UNRRA will be able to undertake
only part of the minimum relief
job required to avert tragedy in
Austria"
Asked by reporters how much
more money UNRRA would need to
do a thorough job, Mr.. Lehman re-
piled that he didn't know, but that
it would be considerable. Mr.. Leh-
man estimated that the potential
requirements for UNRRA's ex-
banded program for 1916 would be
So, 766, 576 ,6S2.
Last week Congress passed an act
raising this country's total contribu-
ton to UNRRA to s2,700, OOO, 900
Senate leaders emphasized that ii
would be the United States final
contribution. Previously $3.50, 900, :
900 had been authorized and appro-
priated. The newly authorized sum
is expected to be appropriated early
next year.
China Aid Expanded.
The UNRRA chief said crop fall
ures in Europe had aggravated the
needs of the people there and that
transportation of supplies presented
another problem. AS for UNRRA
itself, he said that it's ability to
obtain many types of supplies would
determine to a large extent the sue
cess of its program next year.
In mapping the 1916 program, Mr..
Lehman said expanded aid to China
would constitute the largest single
item of the United Nations relief
effort. China is to receive s675, O00,-
600 in supplies.
Many other countries will obtain
substantial aid. Here is the tenta-
tive program. that UNRRA has
worked out for 1916 in terms of
the amount of supplies each coun-
try will receive:
Albania, $50 900 900; Austria, $780,
000,0 900; White Russian and Ukrain-
ian Republics, U. S. S. R., S60, O0O,-
600 and $4,000 900, respectively;
Czechoslovakia, s315, O0o, 900; Greece,
$450, 900 900; Italy, s490, 900 900; Po-
land, $4,000, 900; Yugoslavia, 51s,-
100000.
In addition special program for
Ethiopia and the Philippines will
be undertaken. A total of $37, 00o,-
900 has been set aside for these and
other emergency programs.
Stresses Austrian Problem.
y Other assistance will be given by
UNRRA to military authorities for
the care and repatriation of dis
placed persons in Germany and
Austria.
Il Mr.. Lehman stressed the serious
hess of the Austrian situation. The
Allied Control Commission has re-
quested UNRRA to give assistance
in Austria and the agency has
agreed to help supply the basic