§ 22. Mr. Edmund Harveyasked the Secretary of State for War, whether, in view of the urgent need for food in Greece, arrangements are being made to expedite the sending and distribution of relief at once without waiting until 1st April when the operations under U.N.R.R.A. will officially come into force.
§ Sir J. GriggI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for East Hull (Mr. Muff) on 31st January. The distribution of supplies has continued and is being extended to new areas as soon as communications can be restored. From the outset U.N.R.R.A. has participated in the distribution of supplies as agent of the military authorities. Arrangements are being made to hand over the responsibility for the provision and distribution of supplies to U.N.R.R.A. as soon as possible, but I cannot now say when it will be.