§ Viscount Cranborneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has yet received a copy of the report "The Threat of Famine in Afghanistan" financed by the Overseas Development Administration.
§ Mr. RaisonYes.
§ Viscount Cranborneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is prepared to make a grant of public money for humanitarian purposes inside Afghanistan to Afghan Aid in London on the same terms as he made a grant via the Afghanistan Support Committee in London to the Swedish Committee for a Free Afghanistan.
§ Mr. RaisonWe have received a request from Afghan Aid for emergency relief to destitute Afghans and this is under active consideration.
§ Viscount Cranborneasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what conditions were attached to the grant of £50,000 made to the Afghanistan Support Committee in 1982; what arrangements were made to secure satisfactory accounting for these funds from the Swedish Committee for a Free Afghanistan, to which the funds were transferred on his instructions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RaisonThe grant was to be used for the immediate purchase and supply of foodstuffs and medical supplies for humanitarian relief to Afghans through the auspices of Swedish Aid for Afghanistan. If at the end of three months from the date of issue, the contribution had not been used for the purpose set out above, the unspent balance would be refunded unless otherwise agreed with the Overseas Development Administration. The Afghanistan Support Committee was informed that the Overseas Development Administration would require a copy of the audited accounts of Swedish Aid for Afghanistan showing the Afghanistan Support Committee contribution as a clearly identified item. Such accounts have been received.