UN Palestine Commission – Continuance of food programme – Communication from Lonson

UNITED NATIONS PALESTINE COMMISSION

JEWISH DETAINEES IN EXILE

8 March 1948

FROM LONDON (ENGLAND)

SENT 4 MAR 48 1548 (LONDON)

RECD 5 MAR 48 1236 EST

WDGE 1914

(THE FOLLOWING CABLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DAILY CABLE BOOKS)

OMNIPRESS

PROREEDMAN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE FOOD PROGRAMS COULD LOGICALLY BE FOR PERIOD THROUGH THIRTY JUNE QUANTITIES WOULD BE HALF YEARLY PROGRAMMED AMOUNT ADJUSTED TO SEASONAL NEEDS ESSENTIALLY THIS INVOLVES MANDATE AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING PURCHASE THROUGH MINISTRY OF FOOD TEN-THOUSAND TWOHUNDRED TONS WHEAT AND THIRTYFIVE THOUSAND SIXHUNDRED TONS BARLEY OR THEIR FLOUR EQUIVALENTS AND TWOTHOUSAND FIVEHUNDRED TONS SUGAR OVER THAT NOW PROGRAMMED TO FIFTEEN MAY EXACT INFORMATION GOODS IMPORTED UNDER TRADER LICENCE NOT KNOWN HERE THIS INFORMATION BEING SOUGHT TRADERS SHOULD BE LICENSED TO IMPORT THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES OTHER FOODS AND ESSENTIAL MATERIALS TO THIRTY JUNE QUANTITIES NINETEEN FORTNIGHT ALLOCATIONS IMPORTED FOR PERIOD FIFTEEN MAY WOULD BE DEDUCTED THESE TOTALS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED MT FRESH OR FROZEN MEATS SEVENTYFIFTY CANNED MEATS TWENTYFIVE HUNDRED TONS LIQUID EDIBLE OIL FIVETHOUSAND COCOANUT OIL FIVEHUNDRED LINSEED OIL MOST OILS MAY BE IMPORTED AS OILSEED OR OTHER MATERIAL FOR PROCESSING AS PALESTINE HAS CRUSHING FACILITIES NO IMPORT NITROGENOUS FERTILIZER REQUIRED NOW AS NEXT PERIOD OF USE AFTER SEPTEMBER ASSUME NORMAL TRADE OTHER AGRICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS PESTICIDES DISCUSSED FINANCE WITH BOSS SITUATION ABOUT SAME AS DISCUSSED WITH YOU LETTER FOLLOWS

HENSON

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