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FOOD AID TO HAITI
June 13, 1975, 3:53 p.m.
1. IMPORT STATISTICS WHICH EMB PROVIDE DEPT FOR CALCULATION OF USUAL MARKETING REQUIREMENTS WERE NOT BASED ON GENERAL IMPORT STATISTICS BUT INSTEAD UPON THE RECORDS OF THE SINGLE FLOUR MILL IN HAITI. THE MILL REPORTS THE FOLLOWING IMPORTS IN SHORT TONS (BASED ON THE MILL'S FISCAL YEAR JUNE 1 THROUGH MAY 31): 1969-70, 31,285; 1970-71, 47,163; 1971-72, 53176; 1972-73, 76,690; 1973-74, 99,663. (A DROP WAS EXPECTED FOR THE 1974-75 FISCAL YEAR.) 2. EMBASSY HOPES U.M.R. WOULD ONLY BE APPLICABLE TO 3,000 METRIC TONS AUTHORIZED UNDER FAO COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1/53-TYPE 2. WE UNDERSTAND HAITI HAS APPLIED TO EEC FOR ADDITIONAL DONATIONS OF FOOD TO MEET EMERGENCY CAUSED BY DROUGHT IN NORTHWEST AREA OF THE COUNTRY. USAID AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE SUPPLYING TITLE II FOODSTUFFS TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN MOST BADLY-STRICKEN AREA. THIS WILL INVOLVE FEEDING OF ABOUT 120,000 PEOPLE DURING THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. HOWEVER, AT LEAST 300,000 PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO BE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 PORT A 01439 131911Z PROVIDED MINIMUM NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JUNE THROUGH AUGUST PERIOD AS A MINIMUM. GOH HAS THEREFORE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FROM CANADA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. ISHAM UNCLASSIFIED NNN