§ 49. Sir P. Hannonasked the Minister of Agriculture the extent to which the Marshall Plan technical assistance project for the provision of American agricultural books, periodicals and motion picture films, has become operative; and in what manner distribution of these publications is made available for study and consultation.
Mr. T. WilliamsMy Department has asked for the supply of a quantity of American technical books, periodicals and films on agriculture out of the special dollar fund for technical assistance. The Economic Co-operation Administration Mission to the United Kingdom has announced the allotment of 10,200 dollars out of the fund for this purpose, and is now helping in the selection of suitable material. The publications will be added to the Ministry's libraries at headquarters and in the provinces, mainly for use by the National Agricultural Advisory Service and the staffs of county agricultural executive committees. The films will be shown to farmers at events organised by the committees. This material will form a most valuable adjunct to that already in use.