Report to Congress on the United States Foreign Relief Program, Edição 4

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948
 

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Página 28 - Supplies (EYCARS) was established by the Chinese Government to carry out its obligations under the relief agreement. Considering all the difficulties, EYCARS proved to be reasonably effective and cooperation between the Chinese Government and the United States relief mission was on the whole satisfactory. B. RATIONING AND PRICE CONTROL The food distribution plan covering five large cities of China was approved February 24, 1948. It was included as appendix G of the 28 third report to the Congress...
Página 6 - American voluntary relief contributions, funds authorized under this joint resolution, not to exceed $5,000,000, may be used to pay necessary expenses related to the ocean transportation of supplies donated to or purchased by American voluntary and nonprofit relief agencies, and in such quantities and kinds and for such purposes as the President may determine to be essential supplements to the supplies provided for such general relief assistance.
Página 6 - ... to relief assistance to war-devastated countries: * * * Provided further. That subject to the limitations and requirements of this paragraph this appropriation shall be available for the transportation of voluntary relief supplies shipped by relief agencies licensed for operation in Europe and in Asia including the occupied areas under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
Página 8 - Foreign Aid to Public Law 271, [Period: July 1, 1947' Austria, Greece, Italy, and Trieste eligible from July 1, 1947; occupied areas from Aug. 1, 1947; and China from Oct. 28, 1947. CLAIMS SUBMITTED BY VOLUNTARY For Reimbursement of Ocean Freight Charges on Shipments Made from July 1, and Public Law ' Austria, Greece, Italy, and Trieste eligible from July 1, 1947; occupied areas from Aug. 1, 1947; and China from Oct. 28, 1947. Total relief Total Austria Greece Total value commodities sent abroad...
Página 6 - Under these regulations such voluntary agencies were not to be engaged in commercial or political activities and were to file with the Department of State for public inspection records of their activities and operations and financial statements of income and expenditures. In practice the supplies shipped by approved voluntary agencies, to supplement the general relief assistance provided under Public Law 84, consisted largely of food, clothing (including shoes), and expendable medical supplies.
Página 6 - ... operations of the program economically; that the consignees be acceptable to the Department of State; that the supplies be free of any duties, tolls, or taxes, and free of cost to the person ultimately receiving them ; that the supplies be supplementary to rather than a substitute for the country's regular rations; and that the ultimate consumer know that the supplies were of American origin and had been freely provided by a voluntary relief agency of the United States. Reimbursement followed...
Página 6 - ... supplies. Chief among these conditions was the requirement that the foreign country have appropriate facilities for carrying out the operations of the program economically; that the consignees be acceptable to the Department of State; that the supplies be free of any duties, tolls, or taxes, and free of cost to the person ultimately receiving them ; that the supplies be supplementary to rather than a substitute for the country's regular rations; and that the ultimate consumer know that the supplies...
Página 1 - ... March 31, 1948, is the third report to the Congress, pursuant to section 7 of Public Law 84. Budget Status. The appropriations made for the United States Foreign Relief Program on March 31, 1948, under both Public Law 271, the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, approved July 30, 1947 (appendix B), and Public Law 393, the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1948, approved December 23, 1947 (appendix C), totaled $350,000,000. The budget status of the appropriation on March 31, 1948, follows...

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