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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels,8May1980
Preparation ofa
COMMUNITY PLANFORAID
FORZIMBABWE
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(Communication totheCouncilfromtheCommission )
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I«Preparation ofplanforaidforZimbabwe
laBeforeZimbabwebecameindependenttheBritishGovernmenthad
alreadydrawntheattentionoftheCommissionandtheMemberStates,
andofothergovernments ,tothecountry*sneedsandhadaskedfor
immediateassistance.TheurgentrequestforCommunityassistance
–evenbeforeaccessiontoLomeII–waspresentedtoMrCheysson
whenhewenttoseethePrimeMinisteratthebeginningofApril
andwasrepeatedagainlateron18April,whentheindependence
celebrations tookplace.
2.Atthesametime,inresponsetoarequestfromthePrimeMinister
ofZimbabwe,theUnitedNationsSecretary-General askedtheHigh
CommissionerforRefugeestoassumeresponsibility duringaninitial
periodforcoordinating aUnitedNationsprogrammeofhumanitarian
assistancefordisplacedpersonsandrepatriates..TheUNHCRlaunched
anappealforinternational aidon13April1980*
AlltheinformationnecessaryforaCommunitydecisionwassentto
theCommissionon2May1980. ,
3aAtitsmeetinginLuxembourgon22April,theForeignAffairs
CouncilagreedinprincipletosubstantialaidforZimbabwe.
TheEuropeanParliament,foritspart,adoptedaresolutionon
14March1980inwhichitstressedtheimportanceitattached
toseeingtheCommunitycontributetotheprocessofre-establishing
peaceandnormaleoonomicconditionsinthecountry.
11»Requirements
Emergencyrequirements aretherequirements theUNHCRhassaidwill
beneededtosettle660,000displacedpersonsandrefugees.They
amountto108milliondollars,dividedasfollows:

million TJSS5
1.Resettlement
inlandtransport 3.1
shelters ' 16.0
householdutensils 17.2
farminputs 30.0
veterinarymeasures 1.5
training 1.5
2.Foodstuffs
on-the-spotpurchaseof"basicprovisions 24.0
powderedmilkfoodaid , 4.0
supplementary provisions 1.6
/
3.Welfarework 1.5
4.Vaccination campaign 2.5
5.Reserveandadministrative expenses 4.6
TOTAL 107.5
Inadditiontotheseemergencyrequirements ,theUNHCRhassaidthat
31mEUAwill"beneedforreconstruction projects,withotherprojects
still"beingworkedout"bytheGovernmentandcertaininternational
organizations .Inallfreconstruction requirements asindicated "by
theZimbabweGovernmentwillamounttosome113milliondollars.All
theprojectsinthisfieldareto"beexecuteddirectly "bytheGovernment
andworkmust"beginasquicklyaspossible.

III.Coveringtherequirements
AccordingtotheinformationobtainedbytheCommissionunderthe
coordination procedureslaiddown"bytheCouncilinNovember1977,
someoftheMemberStateshavealreadydecidedtograntemergency
aid,asfollows: -
FederalRepublicofGermanyDM2millioni.e.$1.0million
Italy 0.1»
TheNetherlandsisstudyingthepossibilityofcontributing tothe
UIIHCR*semergencyplan.Assistanceisalsounderconsideration in
Belgium(BP6million,i.e.$0.2million)andinDenmark(Dkr10million,
i.e.^1.6million).Ifitweredecidedtograntthisassistance,
emergencyaidfromtheMemberStateswouldamounttosome$2.9million.
Accordingtocertaininitialindications,contributions fromother
donorscouldamountto$19million:
U.S.A. 210.0million
Norway v2.0w
.Sweden 2.3"-
Australia 1.6"
WorldCouncilofChurches3.0n
Atthemoment,emergencyrequirementsstilltobecoveredthusamount
/toson»86milliondollars.
Asregardsreconstruction aid,theMemberStateshavealreadydecided
onthefollowingsums:
UnitedKingdom
tfetherlands
F.R.G.h7million i.e.S515»2million
F120million '9.4"
(10asaloan)
(loan) '/26M

Otherdonorsareexpectedtotakepartintheprogramme,themainone
"beingtheUcS.Ao,whichiscontemplating some$30millioninfinancing#
ProposalforaCommunityactionplan
Inviewoftheabove,theCommissionthinksthat,inadditiontofood
aidintheformof25otonnesofskimmedmilkpowder,onwhichadecision
isintheprocessof"beingtaken,provisionshouldbemadefor
Communityaidamountingto12mEUA,8mEUAofwhichtobecharged
2 3againstArticle950ofthebudgetand4mECJAagainstArticle93°»
ThusCommunityemergencyaidandreconstruction aidwouldamountto
$15.8millionandtheHine,stotalcontributionto$69.3million,
bearinginmindthe$53«5millioninbilateralaid(includingtheloans
fromtheFederalRepublicofGermanyandtheNetherlands).
Asregardsthe4mEUA,itwillbepossibletofindthemunderthe
provisionaltwelthssystem.Theywillbechargedagainstthe1980
programmeandusedtofinanceprojectswhichwillbedecidedonand
preparedasquicklyaspossiblebythelocalauthorities andthe
Commissiondepartments^.
WhenitcomestoArticle950ofthebudget,the8mEUAcannotbemade
availableundertheprovisionaltwelthssystem,evenpartially,since
thesumsavailablemonthbymonth(twelthsof3mEUA)arehardlyenough
tocoverlimitedassistance,suchasthatdecidedonforIndia
(170,000EUA)andthepeopleofAngola(200,000EUA),Itisnecessary,
therefore,tomakeprovisionforbudgetmeasuressimilartothose
proposedbytheCommissionforaidfortheCambodians :
equals160,000EUAatworldpricesor375»000EUAatinternalprices -
2Communityaidtodisastervictimsindevelopingandothernon-member
countries
^Financialandtechnicalaidtonon-associateddevelopingcountries
^DuringMrCheysson®svisittoSalisbury,theZombabweauthoritiesdrew
hisattentiontotheimportanceoftheactionneededtocombatthe
epidemicoffoot–and–mouthdiseaseonthefrontierwithBotswana.
Ameetingwasheldbetweenthetwocountries *veterinaryserviceson
24Aprilwhichwillmakeitpossibletodecide"irithenextfewdays
preciselywhatc/ustbedone.Itisunderstoodthatthepartofthe
financingforthisoperation,ontheZimbabweside,tobepaidforby
theCommunitywillbetakenoutofthe4mEUAand/orthe8mEUA
e&rmar-k*duriderArticle950»

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-transferof8mEUAtoArticle950fromChapter92-FoodAid,
forwhiohaformalproposalwillIs©made;
–inclusionofthissuminthenextletterofamendment,soas
toreimburseChapter92.
Inconclusion,withaviewtoarrivingata12mEUAaidprogrammefor
Zimbabwe,theCommissionproposesthattheCouncilandtheParliament:
1•decidetohavethesumof8mEUAtransferred fromChapter92–
PoodAidtoArticle950forpaymenttotheUUHCRtocoveremergency
requirements ;
2#agreeto4mEUAinaid"beinggrantedunderArticle930ofthe
"budgetforcarryingoutreconstruction projectsto"befinalized
inthenextfewweeksafterdiscussion "betweentheCommission
departments andtheGovernmentofZimbabwe.