HC Deb 24 October 1963 vol 682 c233W
Mr. Costain

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assistance Her Majesty's Government gave to Brazil to alleviate the distress caused by the forest fires in September in the State of Parana.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Her Majesty's Government made an immediate gift of £2,000, with which Her Majesty's Ambassador arranged to have essential food supplies bought, dispatched and donated to the local relief commission. This sum has been advanced from the Civil Contingencies Fund and Parliament will be asked to reimburse it by means of a Supplementary Estimate to the Foreign Grants and Loans Vote.

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