HC Deb 14 July 1954 vol 530 c31W
61. Mr. Ernest Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assistance is being given to relieve the victims of the floods in Austria.

Mr. Nutting

As a practical token of the sympathy of the British people, Her Majesty's Ambassador in Vienna has been authorised to offer the Austrian Government, free of charge, from the stocks of British troops in Austria, 4,000 blankets, 2,000 mess tins and 20 tons of rations. This offer has been accepted. He has also offered the services of two doctors, two nurses and a party of troops and the loan of first-aid equipment, tentage and field kitchens.