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supplies through other channels.
No obligation or promise should be
entered into with any country for
any specific amount of relief; the
distribution must be month-to-
month program terminable at any
time.
Mr.. Hoover's recommendations for
aid to undernourished, star wing and
freezing Germans in the American
and British occupation zones call
for an expenditure, from January /.
1947, to July /, 1e48, of 1881 ,000. 900.
OF Americas so per cent share,
$l92 900 900 would be for the period
January /, 1947, to July l, 1947. and
$3.50 500 900 for the fiscal year July
/, 1947, to June 80, 1948. The Ameri-
can and British zones have been
combined, with each nation paying
one-half the expense.
The former President placed the
Importance of food relief even above
appropriations for military purposes.
He told White House reporters
that the situation in all Europe is
pretty grim" and that the CONT
nent Is experiencing It's worst win
ter in so years.
Commenting on the need for
large relief expenditures in Ger
many, Mr.. Hoover wrote in his re-
port:
ut may come as great shock to
American taxpayers that, having
won the war over Germany, we are
now faced for some years with large
expenditures for relief for these
people.
indeed, it is something new in
human history for the conqueror to
undertake"
If Americans want peace, how
ever, Mr.. Hoover continued, there is
no other course.
The former President, regarded
as the leading authority on relief
and food control, characterized as
"deplorable" the situation of a large
majority of the people living in the
American and British zones (exclu-
sive entirely of the Russian and
French zones with thousands re-
ceiving so little nourishment that
they face actual starvation.
New Program Proposed.
I'm addition to reporting on what
stocks must be provided and their
cost to alleviate conditions, Mr..
Hoover recommended a new pro-
gram" designed to strike first at
the weakest spots. He also made
recommendations. looking to an i'm
proved economic situation for the
Germans In these zones and to re-
payment of these relief appropria-
tions before any other charges would
be made against future German ex-
ports. This would be written into
the treaty of peace.
Mr.. Hoover, in a letter accom-
panying his report, told President
Truman he would report later on
Austria, and also ION other economic
and health problems in these areas.
Describing conditions in the
American and British zones, Mr.
Hoover reported that "the housing
situation in the two zones is the
worst chat modern civilization has
ever seen" and that "the shortage
Of coal Is, next to food. the most
serious immediate bottleneck to
both living and the revival of ex-
ports to pay for food"
The changes which have taker
place in population profoundly af-
feet all economic problems. accord.
ing to Mr.. Hoover. In 1899 the
population of the combined Amer
lean and British zones was about
34.200,000. BY December of this
year, the total will be about 43,000,.
600, owing to an influx Of Germans
expelled from territory annexed by
Russia and Poland, and of those who
have come from Czechoslovakia
Hungary and Austria. The figure
includes some 100000 British and
American military and civil per-
sonnel.
Skilled Manpower Affected.
The report pointed out that skilled
manpower and the ratio of working
males in the population have beer
greatly affected by the war. 1t ha,
been estimated that, for the whole
of Germany. 5,700 900 were killed OF
permanently injured. It also /.
estimated that more than 5000, ,00t
prisoners of war are held in wori
camps in Russia, 10000 in France
100000 in Britain. and 10000 il
Belgium. Large numbers of Sude
ten German workers also are beini
detained in Czechoslovakia.
Mr.. Hoover estimated more thar
5000, 900 of the most vital and skill
ed workers have been subtractet
from the American and British