ALLIES’ FOOD CONFERENCE

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23949, 17 May 1943, Page 4

ALLIES’ FOOD CONFERENCE

BRITISH LEADER’S STATEMENT (Hcc. 10 p.m.) NEW VORIf, May U, Breaking the secrecy surrmindlni the United Nations Food ConfHMCi which will begin on Tuesday, th» chairman of the British delegstjos (Mr Richard Law) told the press th|t the B.ritish Government regards Hi conference as a matter of the flirt importance and is determined tg dp everything in its power to malts It i success as the first concerted attempt of the free peoples to lay the groundwork for a post-war world. Re expressed the hope that the conference would contribute toward the RhiM Nations system to prevent poverty and hunger from breeding future depiCS' sions and wars. Mr Law added that the Ultimate goal was to ensure that all mqnßlßd had an adequate and suitable supply of food, clothing, arid shelter, he conceded that the conference cotild not achieve Utopia overnight, blit should go on record that the fully developed resources of free‘ JM a would be adequate to ensur? every*, body their basic nutritional Ticeejs. j > Mr Law explained that a' worldwide nutritional improvement could be achieved. He urged the oontlmi* anee and Extension of the war»tm{ system now in effect in Britain for milk and other items. Also SI urged the establishment of national food office similar to -the Jn» < ternational Labour Office. '‘lf suglkW I organisation were created the pmlsfi Government would enter the- p»»?» with greater confidence that we iwl not be unequal to the tremendous W* facing us,” he said. ; •