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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COMMUNICATION FROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
onthesupplyoffoodaidintheformofskimmed-milk
powdertotheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCross
(OperationThailand)
C0MC77)229final

X.TherequestfromtheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCrossCICRC)
1.TheICRChasrequestedtheallocationof365tonnesofsktmmed-
milkpowderforaschemetohelpIndo-Chinese refugeesin
Thailand,115tonnesofwhichtobesetoffagainstthequantity
specifiedintheframeworkAgreementconcludedon3February
1975withtheICRC(1)onthesupplyofcereals,butteroiland
skimmed-milk powderand250tonnestobesetoffagainstthe
3500tonnesallocatedunderthe1976foodaidprogramme(2).:
Thisallocationwoulduseupcompletelytheremainingquantities
earmarkedfortheICRCunderthe1974and1976programmes.
2.ThequantityrequestedwouldenabletheThaiRedCrossto
maintainthecontinuityoftheaidprogrammeforIndo-Chinese
refugeesundertakenwiththehelpofCommunityfoodaid(3).•
Theskimmed-milk powderwouldbedistributed bytheThaiRed
Cross,underthesupervisionofICRCdelegates,andwouldgoin
particulartothemostvulnerablecategories (some40.000
womenandchildren)outofatotalof70.000refugees.
Therationwouldbe25gofmilkpowderperperson,perday
andsothe365tonneswouldenablethe.ThaiRedCrosstokeep
upthefreedistributionto40.000peopleforoneyear.
3«Giventhatthedistributions aretobemadechieflytochildren,
theICRCrequest®thatthesk1rtmed-miIkpowderbeenrichedwith
vitamins AandD*
<170Jn°L75of24March1975,p.6
(2)0Jn°L146of4June1*76,P.5
0Jn°L224of16August1976,p.2
(3)On23February1977,pursuanttotheCouncilauthorization,theCommission
decidedtomakeaninitialemergencyallocationtotheICRCofSOtonnes
ofskimmed-milk powderdsfoodaid(1976programme)

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II«TheCommission's proposais
1.Inviewoftheforegoingconsiderations ,theCommissionproposes
thattheICRC'srequestbemetandthatitbedecidedtoallocate
365tonnesofskimmed-milk powder.Thisquanitywouldbedelivered
totheportofunloading.Ofthisquantity115tonneswouldbeset
offagainstthequantitiesspecifiedintheframeworkAgreement
concludedwiththeICRCon3February1975(1974programme)and
250tonnesagainstthe3500tonnesallocatedtothatbodyunder
the1976foodaidprogramme.
2.Thecostoftheoperationisapproximately 185000u.a.butthis
doesnotconstituteadditionalexpenditurefortheCommunityin
thattheschemeiscoveredbyprogrammes andappropriations already
decided.Theexpenditurewillbechargedtoitem9210ofthe1977
budget(appropriation :tokenentry),towhichatransferwillbe
madefromwithinChapter92.
INCONCLUSION
TheCommissionproposesthattheCouncildecid#toallocatetotheICRC,
foritsoperationinThailand,foodaidintheformof365tonnesof
skimmed-milk powdertobedeliveredtotheportofunloading,115tonnes
ofthisquantitybeings«toffagainstthequantityspecifiedintheframework
AgreementconcludedwiththeICRCon3February1975and250tonnesagainst
the3500tonnesallocatedtdthatbodyunderthe1976foodaidprogramme.