§ Mr. Roebuckasked the Secretary of State for Defence what assistance has been given by the Royal Air Force in the shipment of relief foods and supplies given by British voluntary organisations for Vietnamese war victims.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesBetween 9th February and 8th March, 1968 the Royal Air Force flew from Singapore to Saigon 39,065 lb. of relief aid provided by British voluntary organisations. On 8th March the Royal Air Force in Singapore had in hand 134,000 lb. of goods provided by the voluntary organisations and by today more than half of this should have been moved to Saigon. All this is in addition to the supplies flown in for Her Majesty's Government in connection with the further aid for the British medical team in Saigon announced by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development on 14th February. It is also additional to the aid given on three occasions in previous years by Royal Air Force Beverleys in distributing relief supplies in Vietnam.—[Vol. 758, c.373.]