REHABILITATION AND RELIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 June 1943, Page 5

REHABILITATION AND RELIEF

U.S.A. GOVT. PROPOSALS

RUGBY, June 10. The United States Government has communicated to all members ol the United Nations a draft agreement providing for the establishment of a bodv to be known as the United Nations’ Roller and Rehabilitation Administration. The draft, agreement has been prepared by the United States Government, in consultation with the British Government and the Soviet, and Chinese Governments, who are in agreement with the proposals. The draft will now have to be considered by the other United Nations, with a view to adoption as soon as they may bo agreed. The draft agreement represents tne first step in building up a United Nations’ organisation to deal with postwar problems. It. is based on the nrincinle that provision for relief and rehabilitation must be a joint effort by all the nations concerned. The organisation suggested for these purposes provides for due representation of all the United Nations in the framing of policy, and for an international staff under a director-gener-

al which will be resuonsible for executive operations. The draft agreement thus aims at creating the frame-

work for the relief organisation. The British Government has frequently declared that its policy is to sec that all possible relief is made available to the oppressed peoples of Europe on their liberation from the Nazi tyrants. The proposals of the draft agreement are therefore welcomed by the British Government, and it hopes that these proposals will be acceptable to the other. United Nations. so that they can be brought into effect rapidly. The United Nations’ rehabilitation plan has been described by a London commentator as the blue-print for the post-war world. The plan makes provision for the collaboration of all the United Nations, which will provide food, clothing, and supplies for the enslaved peoples as they are liberated.

Germany, Italy, and Japan, said the commentator, had caused devastation and misery without parallel, but the day of liberation would not find the Allies unprepared. A conference will probably be held at Washington in August in connection with the draft agreement.