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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)2 final .
^ Brussels ,8january 1975
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHE COUNCIL
ONEMERGENCY AID FOR PAKISTAN
DISASTER VICTIMS
COM(75 )2final *

I.SITUATION "
1.On28December1974*anearthquakedevastated ,partsofnorthern
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Pakistan,causingseriousdamageandagreatmanycasualties.The
latestestimatesare5|200dead,15,000injuredand70,000homeless,
with5,000housesdestroyedand6,000damaged.
2.On2and3January1975»thePakistanMissiontotheCommunities
andtheUnitedNationsDisasterReliefOfficeappealedtotheCommunity
tocontributetothedrivetoaidthevictims.
3.AccordingtothePakistanMissiontheimmediateneedisfor:
(i)cashcontributions tohelpbuytents,winterclothing,
blankets,medicines,&c.;
(ii)foodaidintheformofpowderedmilkandwheatorwheatflour.
Asthefirstcategoryisthemoreurgent,thePakistanGovernment
wouldliketheCommunitytogiveprioritytothis.
II.WHATTHECOMflJNITY CAJTDO
1.Asconcernsfeedingthevictims,requirements forthreemonths
ahead(2,520tonnesofwhat,170tonnesofbutter–oiland94»5tonnesof
sugar)willbecoveredbyemergencyaidfromtheWorldFoodProgramme.
Moreover,fairlysizeableamountsofCommunityfoodaidhaverecently
■JbeensuppliedtothePakistanGovernment(28,000tonnesofwheatshipped
inNovember,3»000tonnesofbutter-oilshippedinSeptember),orareto
besuppliedshortly(600tonnesofskimmilkpowdertobeshippedin
January1975)•
Thesetonnages,whichareforthesupplyofthecountryasawhole,
areintendedforsaleonthelocalmarket.

Thisbeingso,theCommissiondoesnotfeeladecisiontosend
emergency_foodaidiscalledforatthisstage,Toutitispreparedto
submitproposalstothateffectiffreshinformation shouldindicate
thatthiswillbeneededafterthethreemonthscoveredbytheWPaid.
20Ont}r&-otherhand,astheotherneedsarenotcovered,the
Commission doesfeelCommunityactiontobecalledforinthis
1connection ,anditwouldinformtheCouncilthatit-isconsidering •
theprovisionofagrantofBF5»000,000 (100,000u.a.),payable
inoneoftheCommunityMemberStates'currenciesattherateof
exchangeappliedbythebanksatthedateofthetransfer,from
theappropriation forArticle *f00ofthe1975Budget(aidfor
2disastervictims),tobepaidtoUNDROforthepurchaseatUNDRO's
discretion,oftents,^winterclothing,medicinesorothercommodities
necessarytosavethevictims'lives.
Thematterbeingoneoftheutmosturgency^,theCommissionwould
askthattheCounciladopttopurgencyprocedureinconsideringit.
Asithasdonerecentlyinconnectionwithotherdisasters(Ethiopia,
Honduras,Somalia).
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Includingtransportcosts.
^UNDROputsthecostofpurchasingandflyingout2,000tents-the
bareminimumrequired–atroughly^800,000;nocontributionsforthispurposehavebeenpromiseduptonow.
ThelatestPressreportsindicatethatthevictims'livesareat
stakeowingtotheextremecoldintheareaconcerned.