Evening star., 1946-08-08
UNRRA Beneficiaries
Fiqht La Guardia Plan
For Early Liquidation
Clayton Backs Director
Urging Aid Applications
On individual Busis
BY the Associated Press

! GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 8.
Representatives of nations re-
ceiving UNRRA aid joined today
in arguing against the recon-
mendation of Director General
F. H. La Guardia that activities
of the huge relief organization
be discontinued.
Vosislav Srventic of Yugoslavia
read a message from his government
at the UNRRA's fifth general meet
ing saying a drought continued in
Yugoslavia and seriously endangered
the feeding of the population. Srven-
tic said he was astonished at the
recommendation that UNRRA fold
up in Europe at the end of 1916
and in East Asia at the end of
March, 1947.
DR.. ON Ii Of China said UNRRA
aid got started in China only eight
months ago. Reviewing China s
problems after IA years of war. he
appealed for UNRRA aid for at
least another year
Greece Opposes Suspension.
DR.. Zenophon Zolotas of Greece
said suspension of UNRRA aid this
winter would put several countries
back into chronic disability to re-
cover" and mo country is in more
desperate position than Greece
Hilary Mine of Poland said talk
about United Nations organizations
taking over UNRRA burdens was
only fair words" Without a con-
tinuation of UNRRA many coun-
tries, Mine included, will be even
worse off in 194S," he said.
| Ervig Schueller of Austria, not q
delegate but an observer, asked
UNRRA aid in 1947 so Austria will
cease TO be burden and a danger
| in 1948"
Aake Ording of Norway, formerly
Ia receiving nation, said, however
that direct international loans tx
needy governments could replace the
aid given by UNRRA.
American, British and Russian
foNAN6opNo W
vately in an effort to work out diff
ferences on the question among the
48 governments represented here.
/ Clayton Backs Liquidation.
Assistant Secretary of State Viii
Clayton last night supported the
recommendation by Mr.. La Guardia
that the relief agency, which has
spent about S2.997 900, 900 in aiding
the worlds needy people, be Iiqui.
dated about October /.
Now that the immediate postwar
emergency is drawing to an end, Mr.
Clayton said, the proper solution
for any country that may require
assistance Is to apply On an indi.
Vldual basis to another country
which in its opinion is able and
prepared to furnish this assistance. >
Mr.. Clayton said he agreed with
Mr.. La Guardia that UNRRA should
be authorized to continue operations
for the care of displaced persons for
reasonable time until the inter-
national refugee organization of the
United Nations can make prepara-
tons to take over. He said it might
also be desirable to allocate some
UNRRA funds for social welfare and
health until the Economic and So
clal Council Of the United Nations
can make provisions.
Task Held Underestimated.
A caplegram from Herbert Leh-
man. former UNRRA director gem
eral, declared Il am more and more
convinced that the United Nations
nave underestimated and still under.
estimate the enormous task of pro-
Vldlng even the most simple forms of
relief and rehabilitation to a war
torn world.
Delegations from several govern
ments here to seek UNRRA aid OBJ
viously were disappointed by Mr.
Clayton's and Mr.. La Guardia' S
speeches. Their representatives
were to speak today.