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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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AIDTOKAMPUCHEAN REFUGEES INVIETNAM
(Communication fromtheCommission totheCouncil)
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AIDTOKAMPUCHEAN REFUGEES INVIETNAM
1.On4JulytheCommission decidedprovisionally tosuspenddirectfood
aidtoVietNamunderthe1979programmes (86000tcereals,15000t
m
milkpowder,4000tbutteroil).
2.Itwasagreedatthatmeeting,however,thattheOfficeoftheUNHCR
wouldbecontactedtoseewhetheritwouldbepossibletochannelfood
aidviathatorganization toKampuchean refugeesstillonVietnamese
territory.
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3.Contactwasdulymadeanditappearsthat,sincetheUNHCRhasreceived
arequestfromtheVietNamGovernmentforfoodaidfor30000Kampuchean
refugeeswhoareintheareaofHoChiMinhVille,itisperfectlywilling
totakeresponsibility fordistributing anyquantityofaidtheCommunity
mightwishtoplaceatitsdisposalforthatpurpose.^
4.Therequestinvolvesthesupplyofcereals(rice),milkpowderand
butteroilfortheperiodfrom1July1979to31December1980.The
UNHCRisasking,however,thatonlytherequirements forthefirstsix
months,thatis,untiltheendoftheyear,,betakenintoconsideration
tostartwithbecauseoftheuncertainty ofthesituation.Thesitu­
ationandtherequirements willbeanalysedinthenextfewmonthsso
thatadditionalproposalscanbemadeifnecessary.
(a)Thericerequirements areoftheorderof15kgpermonthperperson,
whichwouldmean2700tforsixmonths.
(b)Allocation*ofmilkproductsforKampuchean refugeeshadalready
beenplannedunderthe1979programme-aspartoftheUNHCR
allocation-andinvolved 1000tofmilkpowderand500tof
butteroil.'

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InpracticetheKampucheanrefugees'requirements forthecomingsixmonths
arefarLowerthanthequantities decided;theyamounthr~T08toof
butteroil and90toofskimmed-miIkpowder.:
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5.Inviewoftheabove,2700toofrice(approximately 7300toofcereal
equivalent )shouldbereleasedandplacedatthedisposaloftheUNHCR 1
fordistribution totheKampuchean refugees.AsstatedinC0M(79)373,
anunspecified portionofthe86000toofcerealsprovidedforunder
the1979programmeforVietNamwassetasidetomeettheneedsof
Kampuchean refugees.Theproposeddecisiondoesnotthereforeimply
thattherehasbeenaformalreallocation ofthequantities earmarked
forVietNam.
Noproposalis^beingmadeforthetimebeingasregardsmilkproducts
inviewofthequantities alreadyearmarkedtomeettheneedsofthese
refugeesunderthe1979programme.
6.Inviewoftheabove,theCommission proposesthattheCouncildecide:
(i)tograntemergencyfoodaidintheformof2700tofriceto
Kampuchean refugeesinVietNamviatheUNHCR,tobedelivered
freeatdestination ;
(ii)tochargethisquantity-asproposedwhenthe1979cerealsfood
aidprogramme wasdrawnup-againstthe86000tofaidearmarked
forVietNamunderthatprogramme.