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EMERGENCY AIDFORTHEPEOPLEOFPOLAND
(CommissionCommunication totheCouncil)
COM(82)47final

1.Atitsmeetingon25January1982theCouncilagreedthatthe
fundsearmarkedinthe1982budgetforthesaleoffoodstuffs
toPolandonexceptionalterms(trancheIIIb)shouldbeused
inwholeorinpartforahumanitarian operation,intheform
ofgifts,tohelpthepeopleofPoland,theaidbeingdelivered
byNGOs.
AtthesametimeitmadetheCommission andthePermanent
Representatives Committeeresponsibleforgettingtheoperation
underwayand,particularly ,forestablishing exactlywhatsums
weretobeassignedtoit.
TheEuropeanParliament,foritspart,urgedtheCouncil,the
Governments oftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandtheCommission
tograntasmuchaidaspossibletothosemostdestitute.
InformedofallthisatthemeetingoftheirLiaisonCommitteeon
28Janaury1982,theNGOssaidtheywerepreparedtotransport
theemergencyaidtobeplacedattheirdisposalbytheComunity.
Theyaretoholdameetingon15February1982underthe
coordination proceduresfortheimplementation ofCommunity
emergencyaidoperationsinordertodrawupacoordinatedplan
ofaction.
2.Itshouldbenotedthataftertheeventsof12/13December1981
andthesupplydifficulties thatensuedforthepopulationin
generalandthemostvulnerablesection^ofitinparticular ,the
Communitydecidedon23December1981togrant2,000,000ECUas
emergencyaid,1,000,000ofwhichweremadeovertosixEuropean
Caritasorganizations on30December1981.
Thefirstinstalmentenabled27lorries^(oneperdiocese)tobe
dispatched,eachcarryinganaverageof22tonnesofrelief(see
tableattached).Itisplannedtousetheother1,000,000ECU
forthwithinthesamewayandformedicaments andmedicalsupplies
tobefurnishedviaotherNGOssuchastheGermanRedCross,
MédecinssansFrontières,etc.
1Accordingtothefirstreportsreceivedtheconditionsinwhichthe
operationstookplaceweresatisfactory .

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3.The number ofpersons inneed ,has "been estimated ,at6to
7million :large families ,theoldandthehandicapped ,
families with young children ,thefamilies ofpersons interned ,
those inhospital ,homes forchildren andorphelins ,etc.
Onthe "basis ofinformation obtained from non-governmental
1
organizations working mPoland thefollowing list hasbeen
drawn upasanindication ofurgent needs fortheperiod
March/April/May^:
mECU
foodstuffs andhygiene products 25.2
comprising :
whole milk powder
flour
rice
margarine
oil4,200 tonnes
4,200 tonnes
4,200 tonnes
2,100 tonnes
2.100 tonnes
sugar
preserved meat/fish
baby food
soap
miscellaneous (cornflour /
rolled oats ,etc.)2,100 tonnes
4,200 tonnes
1,050tonnes
2,100 tonnes
1,050tonnes
medical supplies andmedicaments 4.7
Total 29.9
gThe quantities offoodstuffs correspond tocomplementary rations ,
tobesatisfied ,asfaraspossible ,during this period .

Itisthoughtthattheseneedscould "becoveredasfollows:
NGOsoutsidetheCommunity
NGOswithintheCommunity
(ownfunds)
FederalRepublicofGermany
1Community12.5(chieflyforfoodstuffs)
6.3(» )
1.1(medicalsuppliesand
medicaments)
0.5(" )
20.04
SometenmillionECUwouldthenstillneedto"becovered.In
thesecircumstances theCommissionconsidersthataCommunity
contributionof8millionECUforthepurposewouldbeappropriate,
theaidtobemadeoveronlytosuchNGOs^asareabletogive
therequisiteguaranteesthattheaidwillactuallybedistributed
tothoseinneed(notablythroughtheChurchordirectlybythe
NGOsresponsiblefortransport)andthefundstobereleasedin
successiveinstalments dependentontheresultsobtainedwith
thepreviousinstalments .
4.AsindicatedbytheCouncil,theoperationistobefinancedout
oftheappropriations setasideinthe1^82budget(EAGGF)for
furthersalesonexceptional termstoPoland,ifappropriate.
Hence,alongsidethisCommunication ,theCommissionwillbe
presentingaformalproposalforthetransferof8millionECU
fromEAGGF,GuaranteeSection,TitlesIandII,tofundArticle950*
aspartofthe2,000,000ECUitwasdecidedtogranton23December1981.
pwithoutexcludingthepossibilityofalimitedamountbeinggrantedthe
UNHCRforPolishrefugeesinAustria.

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5.Inconclusion,theCommissionconsidersthat8millionECUis
thesumthatshouldbemadeavailablerapidlytotheNGOsto
assistthemostdestitutesectionsofthePolishcommunityand
thatitshouldbeobtainedbytransferring thatamountfrom
EAGGP,GuaranteeSection,TitlesIandII,toArticle950*
TothisenditrequeststheCouncilandParliamenttoactas
quicklyaspossibleontheappropriation transferneededif
theoperationistobecarriedout.

PLANFORCARRYINGOUTTHE1,000,000ECUEMERGENCYAIDOPERATION
DECIDEDONON31DECEMBER19811TOASSISTPOLISHCOMMUNITIES
VIAEUROPEANCARITASORGANIZATIONS
Agent Nooflorries,
totalquantities
carriedanddates
shipmentcommencesProducts
transportedDestination
(diocese)Costof
operation
(ECU)
Caritas
Denmark3
69tonnes
8.1.82Cornf1our,ρ0wdered
milk,ricesoya
oil,vitamins,
soapGdansk,Obsztyn,
Peplin
68,450
Caritas
Belgium3
65tonnes
18.1.82Powderedmilk,
sunfloweroil,
margarine,"baby
food,soap+
hygieneproductsPoznan,Gniezno,
Wloclawek 72,000
Caritas
Italy6
144tonnes
21.1.82Oilsandfats,
margarineWroclaw,Czesto­
chowa,Opale,
Lodz,Katowice,
Krakow95,700
Caritas
Netherlands3
54tonnes
31.1.82Powderedmilk,
rolledoats,
margarineStettin,
Koszalin,
Gorzow68,450
Caritas
Germanica6
120tonnes
31.1.82Powderedmilk,
oilsandfats,
hygieneproductsLomza,Bialystok,
Siedlce,Warsaw,
Plock173,350
Secours
Catholique
Français6
138tonnes
21.1.82Rice,vitaminized
flourforchildrenLubaczow,Radom,
Lublin,Kielce,
Tarnow,Przenjysl182,500
Total 27lorries
59Otonnes660,450
Remainder 339,550
i.e.halfthetotalsumof2,000,000ECUdecidedonon21.12.81.Theremainingmillion
ECUistoheallocatedshortlyinthelightoftheresultsobtainedwiththisfirst
instalment.