§ 93. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the amount now allocated to Austria by U.N.R.R.A., and the supplies sent to that country up to 31st March, 1946.
Mr. McNeil:I am glad to be able to state that U.N.R.R.A. have just signed an agreement with the Austrian Government under which they take over responsibility for supplies in Austria as from 1st April. This agreement relates to the whole of Austria treated as a unit and not to any particular zones. The programme of supplies agreed by U.N.R.R.A. for Austria up to 30th June this year amounts to 59 million dollars. The programme for the rest of the year has not been determined.
The military authorities have agreed to hand over to U.N.R.R.A. the supplies which they had already procured for the civilian population, and it is these supplies which will be distributed under U.N.R.R.A. supervision during April. U.N.R.R.A.'s own shipments have not yet begun on a full scale. I understand, however, that certain supplementary supplies were imported by U.N.R.R.A. before the 31st March. This included some 8,000 tons of wheat, 6,000 tons of potatoes and 2,000 tons of vehicles and other supplies.