§ 35. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Lord Privy Seal what contributions in cash, kind and services have been made to date by the United Kingdom and other countries, respectively, to the United Nations operations, both civil and military, in the former Belgian Congo.
§ Mr. GodberThe following is the reply:
(1) Contributions by Her Majesty's Government
- (a) Assessed share of the cost of United Nations operations in the Congo (see (2) below):
- 1960 (July 14-December 31)—$3,768,002.
- 1961 (January 1-October 31)—$7,706,785.
- (b) Contribution to the United Nations Special Fund for the Congo: $3,000,000, and;
- Famine Relief: Food shortages in Leopoldville area—£10,000.
- Famine in Kasai Province—£5,000.
- 150 army tents for hospital use in Kasai province.
37 - (Large sums of money were donated voluntarily by the British public for the Kasai famine).
- (c) Airlifts in support of the United Nations operation:
R.A.F. aircraft have carried out numerous tasks, principally in support of Commonwealth contingents to the United Nations Force. The total amounts moved to date are:
- Men—12,000.
- Freight—500 tons.
Her Majesty's Government agreed to waive reimbursement in respect of these operations up to an amount of $520,000.(2) Assessed Contributions to the Cost of the United Nations Congo Operation
Details of assessments, and of amounts paid will be found in United Nations Document No. ST/ADM/SER.B/144 of the 16th of May, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.(3) Waiver of Claims to Reimbursement in Respect of Airlift Cost
Member Nations who have made significant contributions to the task of transporting the United Nations Force to the Congo agreed to waive their claims to reimbursement of the costs for the period up to the 31st of December, 1960. Figures are:
$ Canada … … 650,000 U.S.S.R … … 1,301,750 U.K. … … 520,000 U.S.A. … … 10,317,622 (4) Contributions to the United Nations Special Fund for the Congo
Country Pledged Received $ $ Australia … 750,000 750,000 Cambodia … 2,040 2,040 Canada … 1,000,000 1,000,000 Denmark … 600,000 600,000 Haiti … 2,000 — India … 105,000 105,000 Iran … 25,000 25,000 Ireland … 25,000 25,000 Liberia … 250,000 83,333 Morocco … 39,526 — Netherlands … 1,000,000 131,012 Norway … 490,616 490,616 New Zealand … 280,000 280,000 Philippines … 10,000 — Sweden … 1,391,304 1,391,304 Tunisia … 10,000 — United Kingdom … 3,000,000 3,000,000 United States … 10,000,000 10,000,000 TOTAL … 18,980,486 17,883,305 (5) Contributions to the United Nations Force in the Congo
38WStrengths of the various contingents have varied during the eleven months that the United Nations Force have been in the Congo.The following table gives approximate figures for contingents at present in the Congo:
Austria … … … 60 Brazil … … … 30 Canada … … … 290 Ceylon … … … 10 Denmark … … … 60 Ethiopia … … … 2,480 Ghana … … … 1,660 India … … … 4,700 Ireland … … … 670 Italy … … … 130 Liberia … … … 450 Malaya … … … 1,100 Nigeria … … … 2,080 Norway … … … 100 Pakistan … … … 540 Sweden … … … 840 Switzerland … … … 20 Tunisia … … … 3,160 (6) Governmental Contributions to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Famine Relief Programme (excluding contributions by Her Majesty's Government shown above)
Offers or donations made to the Food and Agriculture Organisation were as follows:
Maize: United States, Nigeria.
Rice: Portugal, United Arab Republic, Vietnam, United States, Spain, Netherlands/Surinam, Pakistan, Cameroun.
Dried Fish: Norway, West Germany, Portugal.
Palm Oil: Norway.
Dried Milk: United States, Norway, West Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Africa.
Miscellaneous Foodstuffs: Portugal, Morocco, Norway, France.
Hospital Tents: France.
Transport: United States.
The Government of Tanganyika donated £1,000 to the United Nations for famine relief work in August, 1960.
The figures in the reply are based on the latest available reports but are not fully up to date in all cases. Whilst the reply is exhaustive so far as contributions from Her Majesty's Government are concerned, we do not have complete details of all contributions in kind and services from other countries.