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• Governor Her1:iert Lehman, Director General , UNRRA Headquarters, Washington, D. C.

Deo.r Governor LehL1an, ·

2 August , 1945.

REPORT NO. 3.

Attention: Bureau of Su)2plies

~ubjec~! Availability of Supplies in India

The minutes of . our four -Lnportant neetings vr.i. th Comnerce Department officio.ls and officials fron other Departments such as Food Depo.rt:r.ient, Supply Department, Industry and Civil Supplies Department, arc attached hereto (Annexes 1, 2, 3 !lnd 4) . Ti10 minutes, particularly t:1e minutes· of the seconcJ., third o.nd fourth meetings, cover chiefly the question of available supplies, o.nd should be carefully studied.

Fron tlw supply an[:;2.e tt,8 r.1ost imrortant developmr:nt arising from these neetings is, I think, the al:iility and Y.d.llingness of t 11.e Government of India to sup:-)ly cooraodities desired by UNPJtA v.11.ich •,•vill take about 90 :per cent of the convertible port:'. :in of In:iia I s contrfoution, na.nel:r 72 , 000,000 Rupees . The following is a 1:\ st of the::ie commocLities· -

Comr1od~ ty Qu~tity :'.pproxima tel_z

Pepper ;-rOO? t?ns 1,500, 000 Rupees Tea ~J: rnllion l:)S, 2 .. 200 , 000 II

Cotton ~-, 000 tons 12,500,000 II

Cotton waste 500 tons 300, 000 II

RaY1 Jute 10,000 tons 5 000,000 II

Jute Mo.nufactur~s 20,000 tons 20,000,000 II

Linseed 5,000 tons 1;700,000 ti

Pea.nut 70,000 tons 22,500,000 II

Coir yarn 150 tons 100,000 II . -·

65,800,000 II

Of these items the Governr.ient of India has expressed a very strong desire that ,-re should take raw co·Gton as part of the contri7:iution, which is a commodity of v1hich there is nmr a heavy surplus in India. Full particulars of the type and grade of cotton offered by India were sent in our cal:ile No. 10 from Sayre dated 2ll-- J· 1ly. Ecwever, I attach hereto u copy of the neri1orandum on cotton ho.nded to us (11.nnex No. 5) .

In addition to the commodities set out o.bove, the Government, after studying the memoro.nda Given to Mr. Gogate ~)Y the Division Chiefs in Washington, proposed further supplies and sub2ti tutes for other su1plies required by UNRRA, which can best be studied in the r,1inutcs of o. meeting \:l1ich Mr. Gogate and myself athmcled. ci.t the Suppl·r Dera:rtment on 20 Jul:r, 1945, co1 y of which is attached . hereto as Annex No. 6.

Follm-lin::; this meet in:-~ partic..:t.lars of some of the supplies ref erred to in the above minutes were hanclcc. to us, vrhich I o.ttach o.s Annex. No. 7. PD.rticulo.rs of most of these supplies hc.i.,·e aL'cll.dy "uecn cabled to :·ou in our cable No. 10 from Sc.yre dn.tec1 21~ July.

The only ac7.di tional J.is tG of su~::plies indic.::i.ted b~- the Indian Government as beins 2. vailaolc · to U1R:.A ··rcre: -

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1. A en.pc.City for :r:i.:.1.kinc certo.in types of sursicn.l instrunents.

2. Lec.sc-Lcnd dru6 s surplus to India's rcquircnents.

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Tl1ese lists \icre sent b:· :iir r.ic'.'..il on 1 .: ... ugust to the Procurement Coorc:~ination Branch, but an additional copy of en.ch list is n.ttached hereto for your infon:'11 tion (.:.nnexos 8 and 9)

Enquiries were nn.dc of the Indian Governnent rogarclin3 trro other cor:imodi ties. The first rm.s regarding bodies for motor vehicles, and 1.rose fron your cable No. l frOi,1 --:ashington to Sayre. At first the Governnent stated tha.t they had a sr,mll cr'..po.ci ty of c.bout 200 bodies for vehicles cor.ir,c,ncing Septenbcr, and a b.rger capacity corr.1€ncin0 Nover.1ber. :aouever, later it un.s discovered that the si tua-tion hc..c1. cho.n30d r,:i.dicn.lly. .".. note of this \ins handed to the Mission, copy of ·.-rhich is o..ttc.ched n.s _"..nnex No. 10. The second concerns Jute. Mr Go.c:;ate did not ::_;i ve rae co:1ies of the particulars he received fr©rn the Governnent concerning A the present status of Jute shipments, c.nd rresunnbly TTill follow up the particu- W lnrs civen in Ca.ble No. 9 fron Sa:rre cio..ted 21 July, by a vrritten meii1orn.ndu.m.

I ma3- state tho..t the Inc,fo.n Government is a.nxious that, if poss"ible, the total contril)ution of 80,000>000 Rupees less .'.ldninistrn.tive expenses, should be spent in Inc1 i."-, In c'.'..n:r c.'.'..se, as e:i.1)lo..inec1 in Report No. 1 for tho o.ttention of the Bureau of Pino.nee r.ncJ. . cl':linistration, the Inc1i.'.ln Governnent is not prepared c'.'..t the moment to trc'.'..nsfer the convertible portion of the contribution in dollars. This l "..tter question ~ 0cones o..c,~dcmic if the rrhole of the contribution is to be. spent in Indi "- for su:r:: lies. iiencc it s.::er.1s to me thn..t one of the first questions to be settled :J:' :i:Ico..dg_uarters is rm.ether they co..n, and o..re v1illing, to spend the ,,hole contribution in India for the purchc.se of supplies.

Ylhile cleto..iled. study of the :.nnexes .:ctto.ched hereto must be no.de by each Division> I h."..ve 'ttcr.rptcc1 to sur.1r.1a.rize below, for tht1 sake of convenience, the

I:Ul.terfo.ls '.,hich the C--overrr,1ent of Indio. co.n nn.ke, or my be able to nuke avo.iluble to UNRRA. -FOOD DIVISION

Cor.;1odi t" _0uantity Approximate.Value

Pepper 1, 000 tons 1,500, 000 Rupees Ten. 2:'; r.tlllion lbs. 2, 200,000 II

Pen.nuts 70,000 tons 22, 500,000 II

Linseed 5 , 000 tons 1,700,000 H

2. TEXTILES, CLOTHING ~Ui!D FOOTi.'E.ii.R DIVISION

Rmv Cotton Cotton vrste Cotton r.:>.,:s

Coir yarn

Cor:nnoC:i t

Rmr Jute Jute r.ianuf.::..ctures Herap, Rope o.nd T1 d.nc

Qu<CLntity

9,000 tons 500 tons

Unstated o..mount o~fered as ·1'1.ste, see Annex. No. 7.

150 tons

Apuroximate Value

12,500, 000 Rupees 300, QQQ II

su~Jsti tute for Cotton

100,000 Rupees

Apuroximate Value

10,000 tons 5,000,000 Rupees 20, 000 tons 20, 000, 000 11

Sone of this conr.1oc1.it:• r,1.1.,y be forthcoming, but no t in the qu.:1.nti ties desired oy UNR.."l'.LJi., i . e. 4-,500 tons of henp .. nd fishing 't\rine, c..nc1 2,500 tons of jute and hem:!:' rope

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3. AGRICULTURAL RJHABILI'.l.'ATION DIVISIOJ!_(_C~_nt I d).

Qu,.ntity --.-..t:- i,-i:proxir.ute Vn.lue Corilr:iodi ty

Sorin gn.rnishings

So.nd-bags

Jute tents

500 raillion yds. This is suggest0d as a substitute for ra-.r Jute; see Annex No. 7.

47 million See Annex No. 7.

See minutes of second meeting.

)These Jute products to be considered outside any allocation fron CRMB for ravr Jute or jute products.

4. INDUSTRIAL RZHABILITATION DIVISION

Commodity Quantity Approxi.n::tte Value

Rubber products: ( i) Cer.1cnt rubber

(ii) Hose, air, ste.:v.1 or Huter

O. 7 tons

5.6 tons

2,100 Rupees

(iii) Hose for oil and gasoline, 4 11 -6 11 dia.

(iv) Packin~ sheet rubber

28,000

20 tons 100,000 100 tons 300,000

Mo.nganese ore Mica Shcll2.c Ethyl .. ~lcohol:

2,000 tons 155,000 ).Indicm Government to let UNRRA lmow v,ho.t ) quantities can be supplied.

Suzgested for alcohol .:tnti-frccze

Glass substitutes Hinr;es Tfatcr-proof paint:

Sug::;ested su'1Jsti tute for n.ircro..ft dope

Gloves vn. th o..sbestos po.Jms:1 Susgested substitute fo:) welders gloves )

Ca.sein slue: Su,,:gested suosti tute for s epn.rn. t eel r:i.ilk :!.JOV1c1er

Pick-e.xes Ifaversacks Stirrup punps

42,000 g'"'.llons

See Annex No. 7.

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Colorhony Indian Government r,iants to knoi,7 purpose, as may be alJle to supply finished product.

To.dlocks

Roofing iuterial

5. MEDICAL DIVISION

Hospital supplies Sera and Vn.ccines Lease-Lend drugs Surgicn.l instru-

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If specifica.tions received, might supply 52 r.1etric tons

SuggesJ,:ed as substitute for prefo.bricated bitumenise~ hessian strips

For qu~ntities and prioes see Annex No. 7. See An.exes Nos. 7 and 8. See .\.m.ex No. 8. Sec lmr_ex No. 9,

Very truly yours,

G. Stevmrt Mason

See Annex No. 6.

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Minutes of first medtih__g_ ,;,'i th lJTltill':_. Missiort •

.A Joint: r.1eeting bf representD.tives of the Governnent of India and Menbers of the UNRR.". Mission .-n:,;s held at 11 L. M. on 19. 7. 11-5 in the room of H. M. Conr.rnroe. The follovrin.; were present~ - ·,

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1. The Hon'ble Mr. F.B. So..yre, Chn.irr.nn

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Mr. R. V: Gogate<

Mr. Stcwf'.rt l&:i.s~ Members

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

The Hon ~ble Mr.

The Hori'ble Sir

Mr. A.A. Haugh,

Mr • R. K. Nehru,

N.R.-Pillai, Secretary, Comr~erce Department.

Cyril Jones, Secretnry, Finance Department (for part tine).

Secretary, Supply Depnrtn~~t.

Joint Secretary, Corrnnerce Depr.rtment.

Mr. D . Vira, Joint Secretary l. & C s. Department.

Mr. s. Bhoothalingrun, Deputy Secretary, Supply Department.

7. Mr. D.R. Sethi; ~'.gricultup'\.l ProC:.uction Adviser, E. H. & L. Departnent.

8. Mr. S. ;.11. Yusuf, Deputy Secretary, Food Depn.rtment.

The f.ollovring subJects Yiere discussed.

(n.) UNRRL's Procurer.1ent procedure.

(b) Lvailo..bili ty of relief supplies.

Mr. Pillai opened the proceedings b~r referring to the proposals under (a) which embodied in :i. draft prepc.red 1)y the. Hission. Certain runcnili,1ents to the draft suc.:;ested b:- the Government of Indi.:1. vrcre then di.scussed with th,; results noted belm7:-

( i) At Mr. Pilla.i I s su.scestion, it v,:-'\.s .'.'_greed the words "a.nd ,1ill indica.te, wherever possible, the quo.ntities likely to be required fron Indio.." should be inserted at' the end of the second sentence of po.t:':'. ~J:1-

(ii) ,~t Mr. Sayre's sug&;estion, it rms agreed. tbD.t the word 11 indicate 11

should be _substi,tuted for the word 11 int:i..n?.te" in the third sentence of para 1.

(iii) Mr. Pillai pointed out that in view of established :procedure in respect of i terns on the reserved comr,1odi_ty lists, it i ✓n.s not possible to inclicn.te the actual surpluses which could be mo.de c.v.3.ilable to UNRRA, except through the ch~nnel of the Combined Bonrds. ·· The Government of India were, ho~ever, prepared to indicate to UNRRA.

(a) The overall surpluses of comnodities on the reserved lists and

(b) the n.ctun.l quanti tics which could be made o.v:1ilable to UNRRA in the cn.se of other corrnnodities. Or:i this understanding, it vm.s agreed that the words "(in the case of items on the reserved co:rnraodity list, throuGh the appropri~te chl\.nnels) 11 should be inserted o.fter the 11 g;uo.ntities 11 in the third sentence of po..r.::i. 1.

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(iv) Mr. Pillai so.id th.'.lt, since prices ,-.rere subject to vo.rin.tion, it vould only be possible to quote current prices. It v.r,,.s c.~reed tho.t the vtord 11 current 11

should be inserted before the uord 11::_:,rices 11 where it occurs for the first tine in the third sontence of pQro. 1.

(v) There ves sone cUscussion <'-S to ·Jh.ether prices should be quoted f. o. l:i. or ex-fc'.l.ctory or vr-:-.rehouse. l{r. Stevm.rt :lfason cxpla.ined UNR.~~ 1 s preference for f.o.b. price quotations. After dis~ussion, it wc.s a.greed, o.t Mr. Sayre's sug;estion, th.". t it would suffice if in i,, :-X.'.l 1 a brief reference were nade to UNRRA I s preference in the follov.ring terns -- 11 ordina.r:Uy prices ,;Jill be quot eel free on boa.rd" -- these uords bein.:.; subs ti tu tee. for the \1ords "as to rm.ether ••••. or w:n-ehouse 11 in the lr~st sentence of · pa.rn. 1 r.nd a ser,1i-colon bein0 inserted after the i,mrd II specific 11

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( vi) It iW.s c.greed tho.t since the Department of Corr1erce vmuld be the recipient of the procurcnent orcl..er, the ··,ords 11 or other Governmemt o.uthori t:7 desi0nated by the Government of Indi.:1. 11 should be or.1i ttcd from pc.ro..s .3 and 4.

(vii) ·irith re[:;o.rd to p.'..'.ra. 3 (d)~ Mr. Sc.yre explained th::.i.t it YiO.S not possible -for UNR.."ltf. to .'.lccept title until the goods were loc.ded on vessel. UN~A had no or .;c.nizc.tion or represont:i.tive in India who could ::1 .. ssune responsibility for the goods fron the stage vrhen they pc.ssed out of the fn.ctory up to the point of n.ctu'.ll loo.ding. UNRRA rr...s, therefore, c..nxious tho..t some n.rrangement should be ran.de ,.-,hereby tro..nsfer of title coulc1 be deferred until the goods vrere ('.ctually placed on boc.rd. It ·,;c.s n.greed, o..fter discussion, thn.t the provisions of pn.rn. 3 ( d) should be considered further by the Government of Indin representutives.

( viii) The provisions of parn. 3 ( e) were disouss·ed c..t· length. Mr. Sn.yre stressed the point thn.t it was not pra.cticn.ble for UNRRA to to..ke delivery ['._t fn.ctories or other interno.l centres. UNRRL' s pr2..ctice v,6.s to n.sk the Governments concerned to c..ccept responsi°Qi-li ty for the goods until_ the_ stnc;e of lon.ding on vessel. If insuro..nce chc..rzes were included in the ccst, the toto..l contribution ·,ould to th.: .. t extent be reduced. UNRRt Ymuld, thereforei request the Governr.1ent of Indio.. to.exclude insurance chnrges fron the cost of c;oods procured ['._nd held on its behalf .:1.nd to c..ccep·~. responsibility for any losses incurred prior to tro.nsfer A of title. Sir Cyril Jones sb.id thD.t it ,ro..s ordinc..ry business prn.ctice to include W insurance c..nd other cho.r0es, e g., chor6es for ho.naJ.ing storage, etc., in the cost of the gooc..s procured. It wc..s clcsir.:1ble to · follow the ordinctry business prc.ctice in the cc.se of :;oods procured for UNRRL. An-::,' deviation from this prn.ctice night huvo the effect of ro..ising Indi~'s toto.l contribution n.bove the figure sn.nctioned by the Le&;islo..ture. This would involve c.. frosh c..ppron.ch to the Legislature. .fter discussion, it wo.s .:.3reed th.:i.t pn.rc1. 3 (e) should be deleted, pending u further reference :f'rom UNRRfM

3, .. s regtrds (b), viz., the question of n.vailc..bility of supplies, Mr. Pilln.i so.id thn. t ,mile the Government of Inc1.i.'.1. ·were "..nxious to help UNPJ.Vi., they ,;,rere bound to consider first the neods of the Indio..n popuk..tion which h".d suffered considero.ble hardship during vrc..r-timt; o·r.i.n.:; to the shortc.ge of r:12..ny essential supplies. Strictly si,c.'.:l.kinG, there w ,re at present no genuine surpluses in Indin. except in cert,in clo.sses of goocls which constituted Indic.. 1 s tro..ditionnl exports. In the cc.se of :--..11 such goods, however, world dem.."'..nd hc.d outstripped world supply, o..nd the diversion of any po.rt of the Indi.:i.n surpluses of such goods to UNRRA would clearly not give Indio. any special economic benefit. Elo..borntine this point, Mr. Pilln.i s:1id ,thnt he understood thn.t the motive underlying UNRR.A's decision to purchase ·.rithin the territories of ench contributinc country relief llJ.'.l.terio.ls ,1orth up to 90 per cent of its contribution wci.s to enn.ble ench such country, Yrhile helping illffi..'R.1-:., to .:i.ssist in the restoro..tion of mn.intenanoe of its c·.m econ ·.cti,.~: This o.dvn.nt:i.ge uould be lost to Incli.:>.. if her contribution rro..s · to be wholly ~:xpended on the immediate purchase of her current ~~riculturo.1 surpluses. It vrould be desiro.ble, therefore, to conserve n. subst"..ntial part of her., contribution for the purchase of surpluses, especi::1.lly of r.ir.nufo.ctured goods, Ythich vrere bound to a.rise in the future. Mr. Pilla.i lso observed thD.t 'i✓here surpluses existed of t·,-ro or r.10re cor.nodi ties it would be to India's c.dv".nto.ge to divert

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purch.'."lses to that cori.nocl.it:~ in respect 0f uhich her disposC'..l probleL1 uns [:;rcti.test. In recocni tion of these consj der:::.tions, he invi tcd the Mission to 1.cree to the follo,rinc broc..d propositions.

(1) The results of tho present discussions shoulc1 not be rC[;c'.U'ded ns disclosins o.. fino.l or conrl0te picture of Indi 'l Is supply possibilities. Indiet ' s supply c.'.'.p~ci ty should accordingly be brou0ht una.er perioc1ic-"ll rcvieVI.

(2) Every cnde·1vour should be r::w.de to rei;,ul::-.te the purch.1.se of relief mo.terinls in Inc1ic.. in such n:mncr c.s would best serve the econonic interests of the country.

Mr. So..yre expressed his C..[;reement with the observn.tions :m.. .. de by Mr. Filled nnd o..ccepted the propositions put forvnrc1 by hin.

4. Two lists of cornnodi ties v1hich India is in n_ position to su;,ply vrere then plo..ced on the tG.ble c.nd were ex2.r.1ined by Members of the Mission. WJ.T . S::..:rr-c indic':'..ted the items vrhich UJ\B.RL needed most urgently and, 1.fter some further discussion, it Ho..s decided tmt a more deto.iled exo.minC'..tion of the lists should tc.ke pl'.:'..ce.

(i) nt technical officio..l level, in the Directorc..tc Gcnero..l of Sup~ly c..t 10. 30 ;.' •. M. on 20. 7. 45;

(ii) at c.. full meetin · in the: Commerce Dep.'.'..rtr.1ent o..t 10 •• M. on 21. 7. Li-5 .

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Mi nutes of second meetiM: with U.NRR."~ Mission

The second joint meeting of r,1embers of the UNRlL Mission n.nd represent a tives of the Governr.1ent of Indfo. took plo.ce in the r oom of H. H. Co:r.unerce· a.t 10 ii.. M. on 21. 7. 45. 'l'he follovrinG ,-rere present: -

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The Hon ' ble Mr. Fr ancis B. Sn.yre, Ch~irnan

Mr. R. V. Goga te

Mr. Stew::1rt Ma.son

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

The Hon 'ble Mr. N. R. Pillai, Secretn.ry, Comr:ierce Depa.rtment.

Mr. R. K. Nehru, Joint Secret"..ry, Co:mnerce Depn.rtment.

Mr. D. Vir.::i. , Joint Sccret"..ry, I. t:. C. S. Dcpc.rtnent.

Mr. S. Bhoothniin8.'."JI1, Deputy Secretn.ry, .Supply Depnrtment.

Mr. S. :.i, Yusuf_, Depu t:r Secretc.r3·, Food Dep0.rtnen t .

Hr. D. R. Sethi, 1\gricultur.'.'..l Frocluction ,.dviser, E. H. 2:. L. Departnent.

2. In openin['.; the proceedings Mr. Pill~.i s:cid th.."'\.t c.. sur;f;estion had been m.::i.de th.'.'\. t cert.1in food po.reels belon.zing to the Indin.n Red Cross uhich \/ere no,;1 held in London but uere no lon.zer vio..nted for Red Cross relief, misht lJe purch:i.sed by the Government of Inc.in. n.nd tr.::msferrcd to UNRR.~, the cost lJein:; debited to the Indic..n contribution. • Mr. Sa.yre ~.sked for further p.::i.rticul0.rs , e. g. the contents of the p['..!'cels, etc. It ..-rc.s a.greed th .t detn.ils should be discussed

A Mr. S.1yre Yd.th Sir Gordon Jolly, Red Cross Commissioner, n.t o.. meetin.s to be "Pranged by Secretc.ry, Cor.1merce Dep".rtmen t .

3. The list of supply items WC'.S then excunined vrith the results indicated below: -

( 1) Pepper: - Mr. G.'-oe;a.te sn.id thn.t UNRRL. would require a.pproxir.1-."..tely 1 , 000 metri0 tons. The estim:1.ted cost vrn.s 352 , 000 dollc.rs . Mr. Pillc.i replied th:lt , subJect to the co.r.,pletion of certn.in enquiries, Incli:'. W"'\.S in o.. position to neet the derond. Indi:1.n pepper vns sold under ti.vo tr.::i.de nc.mes, viz. L.lleppey [\_nd Tellicherry, n.nd the price ,ms roushly Rs. 70 per cvt.

(2) Tea: - Mr. Pillai s::.ticl tho.t a su3[,,;estion hn.d oeen rn.o.de th.'."t Inc1b. ' s sho.re of the n.llo~:...tion m::.tde by the Combined Food Bon.rd to UNRR.i~, viz. 2¼ milli on lbs. of black tea of the estimated value of ~170, 000, should be supplied f rom stocks held by the Ministry of Food in London, the cost being debitccl to Indio. ' s contribution. The Government of IndiQ ,ere prcpnrcd to accept this suGgestion, o.nd would t[\_ke necess'U'y a tion ,men the matter VfC.s finalised.

(3) R!">Yf Cotton:- .A st::i.tenent sho,,i.n5 the ~.vo.il:>..bility of ·v~rious types of rmr cotton, prices, Gtc. W"'\.S h.".nc1ed to the Mission. It ,.,as c..i:;reed th.."'\.t th_e Mission should r:;et into touch ,Ii th their he"..dque1.rters r.nc1 comunic['.te their requirements to the Government of India.

(11-) Cotton k1.ste:- Mr. Fillo.i sn.id that there v.-erc tvm types of cotton vrr.ste, viz. (n.) hl'.rd, which '\IC.s c.. c1ifficult item, though probn.bly n.bout 500 tons could be supplied, and (b) soft, .'.'\.n:r re~.sonc..lJl-e quantity of ,7hich could be supplied. It .:vm.s a.3r .... ed th"'\.t the Hiss ion should give further p:u-ticulnrs, e. g. quantities, quoJ.ities, etc. of each type re~uired.

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-(5) Rt1w Jute:- Firr:1 orde:t's h .. "..ve r.lret .. c1y been plnced Yrithin the o..llocn.tions

r..1n.de lJ~ cm.Ip. Deto..iled speoi:f'icr.tions ::-.re n..-10..i ted.

(6) .l:.:...ru,:"..nese Ore:- J:.r, Pillc.i snid thc.t Indio.. night be in o. position to supplt o..pproxin.tel~• 2,000 tons. Prices, etc.· would oe intir.uted later.

(7) Hien.:- Mr. Pillc..i undertoo!c to let the Mission kllovi the qun.ntity Yihich Indi~s in o.. position to supply.

(8) Oilseeds·-

(i) Linseed:- It ,10.s provisiomlly "grcad thc.t Indio. miiht be o.ble to supply .:\pproxir.i--1. tely 5, 000 tons.

( ii) PeDnuts o.nd Pen.nut Oil: - UNRR.: .. h:1s been a.llocr.tcd 30,000 tons of peo.nut oil (or nuts of ~n oil content of 30,000 tons). This is included in the U. K. l'.llotraent of 500,000 tons of pee.nuts. Mr. Pillcti exr,lnined thn.t it hc.s not yet been decided ,-rhether the quo.nti ty should be supplied fror,i s·tocks held in A the U. K., or directly from Indin., 1.nd to vrhD.t extent supplies should be mci.cle in 9 the forr,i of oil or of nuts. ~his matter would be considered further and the decision cor:imunic~ted to U:NRR!,.

(iii) Seso.r:run:- Mr. Pilla.i sn.id tho.t India. Y10uld prbba.bly be able to spoxe o.pproxi.'J."..tely 1,000 tons. A firm figure would be oorar.1Unicn. tecl ln.ter.

(9) Shelln.c:- The qu:,.ntity ·which could be supplied by Incl.in. would be corr.i.unic:-.ted ln.ter to the Mission.

(10) UNRru.

•. lcohol, Ethyl: - Approxi.-r:i,':l. tely Li-2, 000 gallons could be spo.recl_ for 1.'-i.. fir1;1 fi~re woulc, be cor.:ununicn.tea lc.ter.

(11) Coir Y£'..rn:- . IndiQ .-rould proba.bly be c..tle to supply 150 tons of q_uc.li ties other than :.nJcn~os. Prices, etc. woulc1. be coi:rraunicetted la.tcr.

(12) Glue Co.seine:- Indio. i.rc..s in a position to supply 400 tons of milk A powder v;hich wc..s unfit for hum.."Ln consumption ·but could lJe used for the ma.nufn.cture · . W of caseine. The Eission undertook to ref er to t·c.shington for instructions.

( 13) Henp, Rope anc1. 1ri7ine: - Mr. Pilln.i explained tlk".. t this vms o. difficult itera, but if UN:?i:RA \;ould 0:i.ve further cleb.ils, e.g. the quo.ntities c.nd qualities required, o.n enc1.ec..vour uoulC:. be mo.de· to meet the derna.nd.

(J..J,.) Jute Mo.nuf"..ctures:- Orclers for 20,000 tons hn.cl o.lre~dy been placed. Scrim could be supplied to tm'"rtR.i.. PD.rticul'"'.rs would be furnished ln.ter.

(15) Jute •tents;- It wc.s n.erced tho.t UNR .. "R..:~ should 3ive fuller specifications of the type of tents required.

(16)

(17) ticulars

Opium: - Not needed by ill'ffiRA.

Paints and (18) Surgical dressinss:should be furnished by UNRRA.

It wn.s o.grced thc.t further p!'..r-

(19) {oollen blo.nkets:- Mr. Pillai said tlk"..t India. could r.ot supply these goods in viev, of the doraestic derond.

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• _·Jrrmx No. 3.

I.Iinutes of Thircl :red in ; \Ti th U. n. R. R, ;., Mission

A .Joint rneetin~ of represent."..tivos of the Governncnt of Indio.. o.ncl Mer:ibers of the UNRR~. Mission vms held c..t 3 P.iL on 23. 7, 45. in the room of H.1:i:. C0Dr,1e:r-ce. The follo'win.::; uere present:-

UNRRA MISSION

l.· The Hon 1·b10 Mr. F. L. s.~yre, Chn.irr.in.n.

2.- Mr. R. V. Gos,:-..tc )

~ Mer:ibers 3. Mr. Stevl'.'..rt Mo.son

- GOVERNMENT 01'1 INDL'i.

1. The' Hon ible .Mr. N. R. Pillai, SecretC1.ry, Cor.u:wrce Dep.'.U'tnent.

2. Mr. R. K. _Nehru, Joint Secretn.ry, Corrnnerce Dep,"'..rtnent.

3. Mr. D. Vim., Joint Secretnry, I. c": C. S. Depc.rtnent.

4, Mr. S. Bhoothn.lin3run, Deputy Secret.::cr:y, Su:)ply Depc.rtm.cnt

5, Mr. Mohc1. Shn.ghil, 1~c1dl. Under Secretc..ry, Conncrce Dep~rtnent.

2. Discussion on tho supply position of the listed oor:rr,1odi ties vms resuncd

( i) Peppor:- Hr. Pillc..i so..id th:-.t Indio.. could m .• 1.ke o.vo.ilo:::i1e 1,000 tons of pepper to UNRRJ,., subJect to the com~)letion of certain enquiries. T}:le Ministry

A of Food ho..d to be consulted, v,hic11 h·'.rl o..lrc:i.dy °Jecn done. He hoped tho..t, W before the Mission left, he vould iJe in ·. position to confirr.1 the quo.nti ty

provisiono..11:r [l[_;reec1 to.

(ii) •reel:- Mr. Pillo..i indico..ted tha.t delivery of ten. o..llocn.ted to UNRlli~ by the combined Foocl Doc.rel ""-S to be r.1'.c.lc from the Ministry. o.f F.ood I s stocks. He confirnecl tho.t th_, v."lue of the 21~ million lbs. :-tlloco.ted wo..s o.pproximo..tely £' 170,000.

( iii) R['.v, Cotton: - Mr. ~o..son prol'7lisec.1 to c1.ble to Jo.shington the deb.ilea. inform.".tion re.'.;o..rdingspecific".tions :-..nd prices which h.:i.d been furnished to the Mission o. t the previous 1~~cting. The ·Mission were informed th:1.t the prices quoted \7ere in Gterlin::.; o.nC::. ,ere for Indin.n bn.les of o.bout 400 lbs. each.

(iv) Cotton ·h.stc :- Mr. Pilb.i confirmed thnt 500 tons 9f ho.rd vm.ste could be supplied to UNRR:., 1.s o..lso any reasom~.ble quQnti ties of soft rm.ste for vrhich, however, ho v1:i.s n.,;.,-o_i ting details of UNRRL I s requirenents.

( v) R2.w Jute: - Mr. Mn.son wns in doubt regarding the extent of CRMB' s D.llocntion of rm7 Jute h.nd 1-rishecl the position to be clo..rified, 1 r. Pillo.i explained tho..t the figure of 10,000 tons was u'firm n.lloc:..tion o.nd included the 7,000 tons previously n.llocated but which hud lapsed o.s it ~o.s not purch..1.sed by the 25th June. ·

( vi) Mo..n.n:nnese Ore:- Mr. Bhoothnlingrun mentioned tmt '1.ccording to the lQ..test inform:1tion avnil1.ble, the :ivero.0e price of Mungn.nese Ore vms 75 to 80 rupees n. ton or 24 doll·1.rs f, o. b,

( vii) ~:- Mr, Pillc.i re;-__:rettcd th".t it h".d not been possible for hi.'11 to determine hov, much mic".. could: bo offcroc1 to UNrcru~, out j_)romised to supply the infomo.tion lo..ter.,

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(viii) Linseed:- 11r. Fill"..i s~id th~t the ~vc.il~bility of the 5,000 tons .13recd to i/".S subJcct to the consent of the Ministry of Food. He o..dded tho.t the quo.ntit:r y:ould h~vc to come out cf the ? inistry' s quot2. "..nd th~t the :_:irocedure for procurcr:ient etc •. _"!!-Oulu. be the s~c o.s fer pc~.nuts.

( ix) Ses·unun: - fr. Pill' .i rec".llea. l11s hr~vin::; st"..tccl o.t the previous rncetin~ th"..t 1,000 tons o~ s~sJ·:r1.1r.1 s~cd oould be supplied, but regretted tkt he ha.c'. been uncluly optimistic. He ~clclccl. th".t unless UNRR.!t prefct-rcd ScsN:il.ll7l seed to Linseed or Pc.:..nut n.ncl int.ic".tcd the pl'..rticul".r purposes for which it \l.'.iS

required, in ·which c".sc 500 tons r.1i•~ht lJc r.r.dc o..vc.ilo.olc, he ·;rould like to drop th".t itcr:1 ".lto3ethe;r.

(x) Pc:.nut:- Hr. ill "..i St.id tha.t 0ut of the ".lloc~tion of 70,000 tons ( ,ith oil content of .30,000 tons), 35,000 tons of :(ernels could be supplied str.:1.ightr. 10.y, "nd the lX'.1--nc ... 1 ".tor, )refcr.:'..bly in the forr1 of oil, on cor.1pletion of ccrt".in enquiries. is re.:;"rds thE.: 0"1 ".ncv, if it ··,ere found possible to

supply Fe".nut in the fon .. of oil, UNR~.. uld 1Jcr r.sked to to.kc it. in th'.'..t forr:i ro.ther th".n "..S I'crnels r.nC: inclic"ted thc.t +.his v,ould ,7ork out to c.l)out 15,000 tons of oil. Re··~din.c sm.ppins rr.n.scm~'l').t~, Mr. Fillo.i pointed out thc.t -l.JNRR;l would mvc to n".ku their mm 1.rr".n.c;ements o..nc. th"..t supplies woulc. h ... ".vc to come out of the :inistry of ·Food I s stocks. Mr. M.'.'.son ,ii shed to knov, ,rlnt qu".ntitics ho..d been purch.'.'..s1..:c1. :-.nc1. shiLJ1)ec1. by the :Ministry of Food. :Mr. Pilln.i replied th..1.t the r quisi te inforr.i."..tion could be o':it".ined by tnilli'L from 1-.r. Fount in of 'Iurner l orrison & Co., v;ho i;rerc the l.Iinistry' s C'{;ents. ~t u-. Gor;o.tc I s request Mr. Pilb.i described the procedure by v;hich the Ministry

1'!13.de its purch:lses in Indio. "..nd su' csted t~~t one of the members of the Mission micht contr.ct the Ministry ' s .'....Gents r.t Bor.1bay for this purpose. In the event of o.ny difficulty r-.risin[; there, o..n ".pproach nicht be m.'.'..de to Cor.imerce Dcp:\.rt-

ncmt.

(xi) Sbolla.c:- 11r. Pillo.i promisec: to furnish infora1.tion regru-din~ the qu:l.ntity which could b su1 plied ·tt 1. ln.t r clo.te s the Mission were not too o.nxious to h:we this inmedia.tely. •

(xii) Ethyl, .. lcohol: - It ins ren.ffirr.ied by Ur. Bhooth..1.lin[:D.ra th1.t 42,000 roJ.lons of the J.cohol coulC::. e mo.de ava.ilc.ble o.t the r:l.te of 7,000 gallons per oonth. UNRR,. ·fLre, a,ilJvcr, r ..,Jccd to ind.ic::-.t . •,rhcthcr ctt\}rl cJ.cohol is rt;;q_uired by then insten.d of 1.nti freeze composition.

(.xiii) Coir y::-.rn:.:. .ir. Pillr .. i obs..,rved 'vh.'1.t the 150 tons .:-.lreo.dy .:-..cceptecl. -rr.:-.s for qu::.,li ties oth r tho.n Tr~v:i.ncorc. .u-. mi:oothalin::;rua felt th1t for the purposes mentioned in lJN{.t .. 1 s t1..:le r r, C".licut V".ricty v1ould do, but there were four or five v x.:.cti s of en.lieut :.'."''.rn "..nd it ,ns cssentio..l to know .rhich vc.rieties were r1.. ,uired '.nd in ·.. t u'i.ntity c".ch v-:-.riety ~hould ' e suppliec.. l'r. 1 a.son unc.ertook to t leer h h\shington for cl.cto.ils. M.r. Dhooth..'tlin5nra st"ted. th t the price of Cn.l C'llt Yc.rn v~ried. bet,1ecn Rs. 28 :. .30 c ,t. f. o. b:

(xiv) Glue C .s inc:- .filk um,l r ".r.s offered .s o. substitute, nnd • Bhoothn.lin,.,." . sto.ted th'l.t .s ~ch ~ s 400 tons coula. be su·:,r,liecl, o.s ther s ~ lur~e qu ntity ~V"..il.:iblc.

(xv) nd '",inc:- Hx. Pill"..i re".ffirned thr.t this w".s a. diffic:i.lt ~ xplorc su ~1y possibilities if aetails of requirer:ients I re ,furni hed. Mr. soi inc::.ic'lted UNRR., 's r-.;quiremcnts c.s 4,500 tons. of Hemo fishin twine (sr .. ller izcs) ,.nt:. 2,500 tons of Jute o.nd H p rope (v~.rious sizes).

(xvi) Jut t nts·- u-. Go o.te pror.ri.sed to obto.in inforrotion regording sp cific~tions etc. from : shinuton.

(xvii) ~~~~ On tho ss , tion that these could be supplied out side the CRMB r:uloc':l.tion, Mr. Pill" i r.i.shcd to knov to ,;1h..'tt extent UNRRA \Tould be ir.t rested in S1.nu. b s of which Indi:1. h:ld. a surplus of o.bout 47 r. illions. Mr. fnson s"ic:I. th· t UNRR.:.. 1 s present requirencnts of Jute goods rere 20,000 tons of Jute • "nuf'\ctures ana. 10,000 tons of r"..\f Jute.

/ 3. lr. Pill'ti

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,· 3. . if~. ~?-111.i :i,n·f_ori.~ed the Mission th':'..t the .'.'..pprozir:lo.te cost of the .zoods to l)e supplied· to UIR.c"'l.' .. hrtc1 been Y,orkec. out. The fi

0ur0s uere roughly as follows: -

PePDCr ·1,000 tons _15,00 , 000 Rs.

Teo. 2i nillion lbs. 22 , 00,000 Rs.

R8.°\7 Cot ton Rou.:;hly 9,000 tons 125 , 00 , 000 Rs .

Cotton · .. ::-.ste 500 tons 3 , 00, 000 Rs.

R.::::; Jute 10,000 tons 50, 00 , 000 Rs.

Linseed 5 , 000 t-::,ns 17,50, 000 Rs.

Pe'"'.nuts 70,000 tons 2, 25 , 00, 000 Rs.

Sc s "..raun (Doubtful itera ".UC. therefore not included)

Coir Yr..rn 150 tons 1 , 00, 000 Rs.

Jute M .. nuf"..ctur2s 20 , 000 tons 2, 00, 00, 000 Rs.

Totn.l 6 , 58, 50,000 Rs.

After "..llmr.i.ne:; for c:.sh contribution of neo..rly c. crore of rupees , bn.rely ho.lf r. crorc uoulc1- ~~c left for nr.'.king further purch"..ses in India. Mr. Pilln.i stressed thr.t the st"".r-•e w~s f::,,_st r.1,prol\chin,:_: when the whole question of supplies fror.t Inc1i['.. 1-roulc"i. h,,_vc to be rvvLxrccl. ,1r. Sr..yrl;; sr.ic. th1.t he 1.:pprecfo.ted this point o.no. o.ssured :rvrr. Pill'"'.i th"..t UNRRA dic7- not ,;ish to clisrcc"..rd Indi2. 1 s vit"".l ccononic needs.

4-- Mr. Pillo.i irnressec1- upon the Mis::;ion th:: .. t the Govcrnnent of Inc.ic.. o.tt2..chec1 gre"".t inportn..nce to c.n ~.Joquo.te qu"..ntit·· of ~-1 Cotton being included in the supplies fror.1 Inc1i ,,_ ,,hich h"..d ".. l "..r"IJ suri:lus of this cor.nodi ty. He o.c1-cled th[\.t he would uelcome U:NR1l... tr.kine ".s nuch of this "..s possible .::.nd expressed the hope th.".. t 11r. S"..yre 1.-rouh'.. put this request to ~fashin0ton in un'.llnbiguous l 1.nL,-uo..ge.

5 , Mr. Fill"..i h~ndec1 to the .fission c~ list of C:.ruFs th"..t h::'..cl. been obtc'..ined by Indi "- on le .sc/lend terns fror.1 the Uni tecl St.::.t.:;s, but ·,rnre no,, surplus to · Inclic'.. ' s r ~ciu:i.renents ~nd could be offered to lnffi.R.. The ::T. E. :.. hn.d n.greed to this, but before the mtt·r could be clisoussed further , he ...-12..nted to know ,-,hether mm.RL v1'\s interested in these dru[s. Mr. S"..yre felt th."..t these lcc..se/lend £:;OOds should more ~ppropri ".tcly be rtckoned ".s outsic1e Indi~ 1 s contribution n.s other.-Jise cloll p.:::.yr.1ents i;oulc.1- h2.ve to '..le m"..Cle, ,·;hich he thought Indic'.. ,wuld like to .c-.void. He r,,ro~;oscC:. to r.1.."..ke o. reference 2..bout this to W".shin,ston :i.rnnodi::.tely.

6. Mr. Ste1 ✓".rt :'...::,on s"..ic.1 th:-.t Ui8R.a h '..c1 qu".rters h"..u. enquired ·rhether "- tion had been to.ken b;-,r th0 C-overru:i.ent of Inc.it:' .. on resolution No. 16 of the first session of tho council ,rhich rvcor.imends trr-.t newber countries vro.ive excise, sn.les, export or other t".X son sup~l·es contributed to or purch."..sed by UNRRA, "..nd ~lso ·,h~ther the Government of Indi~ retain c1.sh discounts t~ken by them on supplies c1eliverecl to tnlF 1 r. ,-T-Jhru st:::i.ted th" t the council 1 s recommen-d~.tion h"..c, been considcric:d SOP.le nonths 'l..go , but he would get this question ex1.r.1ined more fully "..ncl :::..ve 1. s'-"1 rr"..t.., re:pl;:r.

7. Mr. S1.yre rvferrec1 to .:::. Memor'1.nc1ur., fror,1 Chin 1. which hn.d been h::mded to hir,1 lJJ the Chinese UNRR.~ ropresentn.tivcs in Inclia. ~his 7[' s o. request for the supply of 400 shet:ts, 20 l"Js . of se'rin · thrc"..d "..nd 100 mosquito burs (bed nets)

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fror.: Indk per r.10nth for six nonths for cl.esp.itch to Chino. under .'.'.ir priority, though it ns uncertr-.in vhcther · [c.shin[_;ton could .'.'.rrc.n[;e this. Mr. Sn.yre stressec. th"..t the neecl fror. the r,oint of vie 1 of Chin:'. 1:".s verJr .src"..t. He, ho ·,ever, did not propcse to m".kc ". fo:n.11"..l request to the Government of Indi"., but ·;Jished to obt".in the Government of Inc.ir..' s rec.ct ions. Mr. Fill0.i l'.cl.r.tl tted th".t the qu~tity v:"..s sm'"'ll, ut felt th".t it woul:i be uifficult to neet this denn.ncl ".S

most of the i tcms ,ere in cri tico.llJr short suppl~r. Mr. S"..yre thereupon s~id thc.t he would telee,;rC1.ph to .~shington to the effect th".t he h".cl br::mght the r.iatter to the notice of the Government of Indi". ~nd th".t he thought th:\.t it ,rould be umr.ise to press the request.

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• ANNEX NO. 4-,

. ,Minutes of fourth meetinrs vri th UNRR~ Mission

.:. joint :fueetint, of representc.tives of the Governr.lent of Indfo. and Members of the UNRR'i. Mission vvr-.s held c.t 3 P. M. on 27. 7. 45 , in the roon of H.M. ·cor.:nerce. The follo,;rins ,;rere present : -

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5,

6.

UHRRL MISSION

The Hon ' ble Mr. F. B. S:-,yre Ch --.i rr:ittn

Mr. R. V. Gor.;:1te l Mr. Stevie.rt Mc'.:\.son Members

GOVERNMENT OF DIDI:,.

The Hon ' ble Mr. N. 1 Pillai, Secreto..ry, Cor:inerce Dep.'.'.rtment.

Mr . S. ;,.. Venklt"..r~n.n, Joint Secretn.ry, Supply __ Depn.rtnent .

Mr. R. K. Nehru, Joint Secret2.ry, Comn~r.ce . .Depy!:tr.i~nt.

Mr. S. H. Y. Oulsnc.m, Joint Secrctn-y, E.H. & L. De:pD.rtment ( for p.'.'.rt of the neeting only).

Mr. D. Vir,:i., Joint Sccreto..r:·, I. & C. S. Depo..rtment.

Mr. S. Dhoothc.linsc.m, Deputy Secreto..ry, . supply Depo..rtment.

7, Mr. S. M. Yusuf, Deputy Seorcb.ry, Food Depo.rtment.

8. Mr. D. R. Sethi, .l\[;riculturn.l Production .L~dviser, _ E. H. & L. Dep.:'.rtment.

9. Hr. Mohd. Sh..1.c;hil, .',.cldl. Under Secret.:'.ry, Comncrce Depo..rtnent.

2, The question of Indi~ ' s 1.clhesion to the Internn.tionn.l Snnitc.ry (MD.ritime n.nd .:\.erin.1) Conventions \ms to.ken up first . Mr. S.:tyre no..rrc.ted briefly the circumstn.nces which led to the c.r.:1.ftinr; of the revised Convention. He- sto.tec1 thnt rnnny member Governments h1.d c.lren.dy sifned or rn.tified the Conventions ond w.:1.s n.nxious to knovr the c7.esires 1.nd intentions of the Government of Indio.. with re:.:;f'.rd to these Conventions. He supposed th:'..t the provisions concerning. yellow fever were of po..rticulc'.:\.r interest to the Indic.n Government c'.:\.nd he suggested th~t it micht be helpful to discuss n.ny rrntters of p~rticul[\,r concern to the Indio.n Government in this connection. Mr. Oulsn2Jn expln.ined thn.t the question 9f .'.'..ccession to the Conventions vrith certr..in reserv:'..tions wn.s under o.ctive considern.tion by the Government of India. Even if the Government of India did not formo.lly c.ccede to the Conventions, hovever, they vrere prepo..red to conform to the provisions of the Conventions subJect to ccrtQih exceptions which he mentioned.' At the request of Mr. Sr..yre he promised to e1:1.body the views of the Indici.n Government in o. Memor1.ndum to be hrtndec1 to the Mission on the following dn.y. . ::·

3. Mr, Pill1.i then invi tea. comr.wnts on the r,1inutes of the lust Ii1eeting held on 23. 7, 4-5.

Po.rn.grn.ph 2 - Items (i) to (vi) . Ne comments.

Item (vii) - Mica. Mr. Mason ene;,uired whether the Government of Indin. were now in o. position to indic::.te Yih.'.'..t qu.:tnti ty they coulcl offer to UNRRA. Mr. Fillru. so.id tm t n reference ho..c. 1)eon rn1.c1e to the Ch::' .. i:rrrt[ln of the Joint Mien. Mission but no reply hr..d 'been received so f Qr,

um.,. 999 / Iter.1 ( viii).

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Item ( viii) . N comments.

Item ( ix) - Ses.?.:!"~. Mr. .:o.son vr.ishecJ. to ".scerk.in: ,-,hether it W':'..s :i.mrlied th'.lt in c1.se the Government of Inclic. v7Gre un::-.ble tc sup"Jly sesr.num UNRR~ could expect a.n equi v.:-.lent n.c:..c:.i tion"..l quct".. of --rounc1nut or linseec1. ".:r. Pilll'..i s:-.ic1 thD.t this ,m.s not so.

Item (x) - Peanut. At the su:sestion of 1~r. Io.son, it vi,s l'..::;reed th".t the words 11 He o.clded th"..t 11 in the opcnins portion cf th\; second sentence should be nl tered to 11

; s rer;o.rc':.s the bo..l::mce :i.

Item (xi) - Shell::l.c. Mr. Pill ".i s id tha.t he vr..s not yet in ct position to cive informa.tion re.so.rding the qu...'1.ntity .:i.vnilc.l)le.

}:tern (xii) - Ethyl 1.lcohol. .a the su::;cestion of Mr . ....,hooth.."..linE;D.n, it v1".s "greed th.-:!.t the second sentence should be 'llterec.:. to "UNRilii. "fere, hovmver, o.sked to inclic"..te whether Ethyl .. ,.lcohol is required by ther.1 insteo.d of o.nti-free3e conposi tion 11

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Items (xiii) ~o (xvi) . No comnents.

~tern (xvii) - S~dbn~s. It ~l'..s n.Greed th".t the fi~-ure of 49 millions which vns u mistn.ke should be 1.ltered to 47 millions.

Fo.rr:tc;_r:-..phs 3 nnu. 4. Ne comments.

P'tr r-r". h 5. \!ith refer~nce to --.n enquiry from .ir. 11".son, Mr. Venk'.lto.r'U!l,._'ln stn.tec1 th"..t the procedure for '"-yment in res~cct of lec.se-lend ~oods vms that Inclia p"..id in dolln.rs if the ::;oocls were re::.;"rdec. ns cssentio..l for her ovrn neec.s, "fter 1ettin.:; F. I; ....... 's l)er1ission for such use, l)ut offered them lx'..ck to F. E . .t1.,

if t~ey were not required for IncJ.i'.l. 1 s essenti"..l needs.

No comment.

4, .i.s re...,o.rds p :.r"..70.ph 3 ( d) of the Su estec1 Procurement Frocec.ure for h."..mlin umra,r. :,rocurwncnt .:.n :n~k, .rr. l:'ill "..i n.nnounced thn.t o.fter further exruninntion the Government of Incli" found themselves in~ position to ccept tre clr1.use "S C:.Z.a.fted by UNF..R..; th"..t is to s"..y, UlflR. will tuke title to the goods only when they -ire fin"'..ll~r lo:::.deC:. on vess\;:l. .ir. · Sn.yre expressed ln'ffi..;.'1.. 1 s n.ppreci"'..tion of this dec~sion.

5. At Hr. ill"i's su.::;gestion, it vW'.s "..groecl th."..t in 1,,1.rc.gr:-t.ph 6 of the text th words 11 free of exch".n-·e restrictions" shoulcl be omitted o.ncl for 11 frec funcl 11 tr.e ;,ords ''such func. 11 should. be suustituted.

6. t Mr. So.yre's ugrrestion, Mr. P:i.llc.i o.greed to furnish the Mission with co ies of the rnemornndum on procurement procedure, "s finally a.pproved.

7. Revertinc to p:.ra.grnph 6 of the minutes of the rneetin~ of 23. 7. 45, Mr. Pillo.i sa.iu. thri.t the Governmm t o_f Indin. hn.c, ccepted ,enernlly the :principles underlying Resolution No.16, but ns it is contrnry to the genera.l policy to gra.nt exerrptions for evnort duties, cesses, etc., they propose to no.ko o.n c..c1.di tional gra.nt to UNRi to cover such expenditure, subJcct to the concurrence of the Indio.n Legislature. u-. Sa.yre exr.,ressed his ryre"..t s"..tisfaction o.t this offer •

. Pill i then ref.erred to the enquiry \Thether the Government of India retained the c1sh aisco-mts on su .. lies c'elivcrecl to UNR.'R.i. and S"..id thn.t the question· wo.s not very clear since th ~est possible contr"..cts n.lone ,ere m1de by the Govern-ment of In,. i" nd. th quvstion of sh discount die. not c..rise. He, however, sc.ic. t:tu, t if the • did ccrue they 1ould be P" 9sed cm tp UNRRA.

/ 8. 1u-. Pillni

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8. _Mr. Pill,i n0xt nr..cle ,:,. further ,nnounccnent to the effect tho.t normally tho procureraent "fG-r: t..1l.,~~.t .J of the Government of Inc:.ic.. mc3.e o. chn.r.:;e for their services, ro.n~in.'.:_; from 2 to 3 per cent of the v,1_lue of soocl.s procurec1 by them; that this ch'..'tr6e -u .. ,s oven levied on purch1.ses r.nde on beho.lf of the Provincfo.l Governments o.ncl other Governracnt of Inc1ic. Dep:'.rtments; thn.t so f[t!' c.s he renembercd this cho.r.._:;e rr.cl never 1.Jeen i.-~.ivec. in ".n:r cc.se, but tho.t in respect of UNR.i.l . .:'1 the:r ho.cl ,"..13reecl to mc.ke ,n cxce-;tion. :Mr. Sc.yre o.gn.in expressed his Grc~t "..ppreci"..ti~n of the Incli"..n C-overnncnt 's 0enerous response to UNRRL I s cr..use.

9. Mr. S"..yro next invitecl ".t-cention to the Government of Incin.'s Memoro..ndum of the 7th }fay rc[/'-rclinc UN?a.A n.ssisb.nce in rcsj_Jcct of displn.cec. perons. He rccc.llec7. the .-rorc1s 11 if the question :crises in future UNrt_:.·,' s help will be sought, etc. " occurrine in the Memorc.nc.um c.ncl cnquirec:. nhcther o..ny such situo.tion ho.cl ".risen ,ncl .'..\ssurcc1 tnCR.\. 1 s '.'..ssist".nce if required. He, hovrcver, requested th."..t they micht be given sufficient notice. rfr. Pillo.i sc.icl th~t no r['..rticulnr Assisto.nce W''.s in vie,., c. t thr•.t time, ['..ncl_ th"..t if it 1.r.s found necess::u-y to seek such o.ssist'"l.nce in the future o.s lon~ notice "-S possil)le uoulcl be ;::iven.

- 10. Mr. Filled then 2.nnouncecl tmt ho h1.cl fixec1 c.. r.1eetin~ 2-t 10.15 ..-1.M. with the Finn.nee Secretory, Sir Cyril Jones, '.lt his roan, on S.'.'..turd'"l.y, the 28th July 1945, 1i-.hen questions relr.tin.c; to the finc.ncio.l side could be settled.

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• ANNEX NO. 5.

1. Follord.n0 types of cotton with tonn1.Ge o.re required. by UNRR.a: -

1. Lncric~n type, frora l-l.l'.:1eric1.n seed nic1..c1..lin~ 7 /8 11 st:.ple.

2. Strict nic1clling l II st:.p1e. 3. (N,tive) cotton sind 7/8 11 ([~ver['.ge

of gooc. quctlity) 4. J"..rilln 15 /16 11 (Superfine)

2, 100 tons (Metric) 900 tons 11

4 , 000 tons 2, 000 tons

II

II

.:,.0::1.inst these ·re c.:\n offer the follovrinc types n.t the price shmrin.:; :-i..c;ainst en.ch from our holdin~s: -

2. ;,gainst 1 :

( :.) 7, 84-2 b:-..les of _'I.1eric1.n secc1 Sinc1

Plus (b)

289 F 7 /8 11 Sto.l)le

3708 bo..les of .'.r.1crio:-.n S0ecl Sincl 289 F 27/32 11 St1.y,le

: • .c;.::.inst 2 :

( ~-)

Plus (lJ)

,l.£}'.inst 3:

2, 855 b1.lcs of ,',ncric:1n Seed Punjn.o 15/16" St1.ple

1 , 625 b".les Surti 7/8 11 St2..ple

( 1.) 16, 390 b"..les .illl.G ric.1.n N. T, 7/0 11 Sto..ple

Plus

Seed Sind

(b)

J.,.cinst 4:

5 , 610 br.lcs of .t':.r.1eric".n Seed Sind · N. T, 7/8 11 Str..ple

11, 000 bules Jtrill". 13/16 11 St"ple

Prices in pence per pound.

13. 40 Bonbo.y.

12. 40 Bonbo.y

12. 65 K,ro..chi

13. 15 Bonb::i.y

12. 40 Knretchi

13. 10 Bombety

10. 85 Bombay

3. .t .. 11 otton is roller f;inncr!. 0retc1in'; fine t o superfine 1.nd h."-s been a ssessed lJy our D.u-hoc committees on Ct b"sis strict cnouch for the ::i.ssumption thett o..s comptrecl Yd. th UNRR.A inc1ic:.tions our sb.ples ",re rrob:-.bly 1/16 11 better thc..n indico..tec:t c.bove.

4 . _,s these quuities h1.ve "lro1.dy een '.l.sscsscd by cor.1petent etnc independent Tr.:1.de Cor.irnittees we:,nust ernph:-.sise th'.l.t these qu"-litiosr should be to.ken .'.1.S such o.nd there vroulcl be nc rcc1ress for quo..li ty except in the cnse of cross err or.

5. All prices :.re in pence per pound r . O.B. port nOJned '.l.bove nnd include c ryin~ ch'.l.rges from d"te of purch.:1.sc to 30th September 1945 . The prices quoted for quality I.,. is '.l.bout 50 oints over 1943-44 crop r:1r:rket stocks but 20 points under 1941+-i5 m..~rket stocks.

Ullb. 1000

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"1.i. r.c.I no. 6.

Memoro..nc.um of mcetin1~ het·11een the Deputy Secrct".ry of Sup::_Jly Dep.'.'.rtment (Mr. S. Bhooth'.:tlin~_;:-·.m) ".nc1 :v.'.'.rious of his officfo.ls ,".:nd Mr. Go6c.te 2..nc1 the writer representin.::; the UNRR: ... Hission, on Friclc.y, July 20, 1945.

~to.. mectinc hel& in the Deputy Secreta.ry 1 s office this norninc, a.study vm.s :m,_".c1e of the vc.rious comnoclities which tn-lRfu' .. ho.cl subnittec. to the Inc1i'\n Government as ~eins possible corrnnodities to form ~Qrt of Inc.i". ' s contribution. The following is a list of the· cor::r.iodities v;hioh the Inclinn Governnent feels thc.t there m..."..y be some surpluses :cnc1 vvhich lJN.tffi.i~ needs very 1x-..dly:-

(il c-· ( -~~

l.J. J.

(iv

(v)

(vi) ( vii)

Pepper Te.:'. Jute Oil seeo.s -

i. e. Linseed, Pee.nuts .'.'..nc Ses''.nu.rn Ver:eto.1le oils -

Pee.nuts Sur,:ic.'.'..l u.ressinss Ethyl ;.lcohol

The Depo..rtment o..lso m::i..c1e c. list of .'.:'.rti cles which they thou[;ht it mir;ht c.ct .'.'.S substitutes for some of the requests of UNRRA. These Yrere -

(i (ii (iii (iv (v

(vi) (vii)

(viii;

Oil ci_ressec. fo..brics for vc.rnished C[)Jfibrics Milk po~tler for Glue C".scine Hinccs Glc.ss su"bsti tutes for Gl0 .ss winti_ov-is ..t~ircr('.ft Do:,e for Pc.int Water-proofinG Cotton rags for vr,-.,,_ste Cotton Gloves with "..sbcstos J:)C'.lns for Welder ' s Gloves Scrim for R0..Y1 Jute

A third list W'.S ~.lso pre:r,>2..rcc1. of ".rticles rrhich the Dep2..rtr:tcnt sue.sested m.."..y be useful to m-:11<3.A -

( il c-. ( . :-:-l. J.J.

(iv

Stirrup Pur;1:r,>s Pick n.xes Haversc.cks Items of s~udlery.

A fourth list concerned requests nnde by the Depc.rtment of Industriru. Reho.bilito.tion from their list of En3ineering Stores. It \~.s intiruted tmt the IndiC1.n Government could sup~ly the followinc:-

( i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

UNb. 1001

Cement Ru00er - the full "..mount reciuested. i . e . , O. 7 tons "..t Rs. 3, 000 ~ ton;

Hose, ~'~ir , Steo.m, \,n.ter - the full ['JUOunt requested, i . e. , 5. 6 tons ~t Rs. 5, 000 Cl. ton;

Hose, for Oil ['..nd Ge.saline 4 n to 6 11 c1b., the full o.mount requested, i . e., 20 tons ~t Rs. 5,000 a ton;

P".cking, Sheet, Ru"b"'uer or Composition -100 tons out of the 773 tons re~uested ~t Rs. J,000 ,er ton.

/ Other m~teri~ls

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Other m.".terio..l~ on the InC.ustrio..l Reh_,bilit.:-tion lists c1iscussecl were : -

(i) Colophony - The Ind!i. '.n G-over11L1ent o..sked th_"..t the purpose of this o.rticle be 0iven to them .'.'.S they felt thl"'..t o..lthou.c;h they could not .sive the r'l.vr rn. terio..l, they ni~ht "'...,e C'..blc to furnish ~- finishec. l)roduct;

(ii) R:-.. dlpcks - If sp·ecific"..tions were receivecl fron ·-rn.shinston, the ~overnmont of Incli~ thousht they could supply ~bout h.'.'.lf the .:mount .requested, so.y; 52 uetric , wns i

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(iii) Roofin.:; mn.terio..l (o..s?hal t nnc:1, i1.sbestos R1pcr) - The Inclicm Govern-ment thought they micht lJe o..blo to supply prefo..bricr,ted bitumenised. hessfo.n strips o.s o.. substitute. If this vrere roqucstccl from Int"'J..:t, they ,-rould {'.sk tJNRrt..':..' s influence in obtC'..inin0 o.. further '1.llotment of bitur1en for Indic...

The UNRRL Mission pointed '"'Ut th~t unless they were 0iven full specifications c..ncl prices, technicio..ns in ·-r.:1.shin0ton woulc1 not lie "..1)le to compare the offerinss of supplies m.."..(le by Inc1io.. u:i.th offcrin:::;s receivec1 from other countries. Con-sequently, it vo..s r..::;reed th.."..t the W'.rious Dep.".rtnent heo..cls would i:sive the UNRRli. Hission, by Sn.turd~.y, if por,sible, the full :~"..rticul".rs requestea. :_op the lists set out ".Dove. ·

( G. STEi.'.'.RT Mi.SON)

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Dcscription of Store Quantity

HOSPIT~l..L SUPPLIES

Cotton YTool Non-Absorbent 2:,00,000 lbs.

B:-.nc!."..[.;C Cloth 36 11 .ride 14, 00, 000 yc1s.

Bcmc1."..[.•:cs loose uovc. 17,00,000 Nos. 6 11 x 6 ycls G"..Ch

Hospit~l J~1 rans ( Orc'.crlics) 30,000 If

Qrer.:ttinc <il)rons .htcrproof 10,000 If

rncumoni,. J:'..clrnts 10,000 II

~JJ.'.Ull.'.'..S (Trousers) 5,00,000

Iy~j.'.U!l.. ,..,_ s ( Co:1.ts) 5_,00,000

Fl,nnel Pyj.'.'Jn..".. J.'..ckcts 50,000

\,bite drill CO,". ts 30,000 Nos.

Serum neeclles P. V. 03/,91 8:-50,000 II

Stirrup PuriTflS. 60.000 If

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- -· -- -ANNEX NO. 7

Approx. price uer unit

-/6/-

-/4/- per yc1.

. --/3/-

1/-/- e:-tch

6/1/- II

1/,q/- If

1/13/- II

2/2/- II

6/10/- !I

4/-/- !I

-/5/- If

35/-/- e:::.ch

26/-/· II

1 pprox. Total vnlue

Rs. 75,000

3,50, 000

3,18,750

30,000

60,625

13,750

9,06, 250

10,62,500

3,31, 250

1,20,000

2,65,625

16, 20,252

Description-& ·Rem.-u·ks -

1/ell compressed wool in p::.ds. Cn.n be used. for pnclili.nc shoulrler of co'l.ts, Jc.ckets, etc • .1.nc n.lso ns p.'..dc1il'l[;S in quilts. Intcndec for use as p"..ddin1 for sp~~~~s in frn.cture cn.se s.

M~c1e of loose voven whi tc cloth. C<'..n be used r\S bn.ncl.a::-~e s n.nd clso as lining for quilts nft~3:.:_Nl0iI_?.g. _

For plaster of p:u-is b['.n&"..~es.

M:n.tle of or"tin-uy Cotton cloth.

1,:._..,_c1e of cotton cloth, nnd pa ded with cotton wool. These .'.lrt.J :,n.dc1ed. wnist conts uttoning up ~t- tlie sick.

lf ..... ':.Cle of uhitc twill cotton (['. bit conrse) Nether p-nr.ncnts only .

Hy~ 0clernic neecl.le but slirJ1tly vr.i.<.ler b )re sui i..tblc for C"tdministerin::_; serum to rn tients.

Spcnc0 t: e - 1.ith clo~bln PiLe uy s~Qe bm-rc~ of bmss of _rrunr:ictr-.1 - one b"tr1~c1 ".ct.; "..s n.r. n.::.r ves:..;~l t > L,i .;e c. r,1orc co~ ~tn.nt 1.n~"!. •.miforn flow.

G. I. PuJI'PS - SiniL-- 1::~i:-rcJ of -'."I...! vn.nisc.d ir '1 pir ~

1

GLOVF.S : Right h._-md.) Lcf't h~na. )

Scrn. & Vn:ccinE;s

3.

64, 500 pn::i..rs RJ:, . 1 .. /4/- per P r

(a) Tetanus Anti-toxin 1500 11 .U. 853,839..: vials

(b) Tetanus 1..ntitoxin 20 , 000 ~ts . ·17 , 847:i If

(c) 1.nticlysentcric Scrum of 12, 614;;: 20 , 000 units Shigu nonovr-Jcnt

Scrir,1 Garnishing 500, 000 , 000 Yds . Rs . 8/8/- per . u.

Haversacks . 249 , 8¼ Nos . 3/14/2

- -- .. - 2-

2711-- , 125

974, 410

5.

Sane of the ptnnps m-c filled with D . P . nozzles - Dual purposes - one of the straight slide type and other of

·· circulnr slide type . The straight slide type has two holes drilled in it , one parn.llel hole for the jet nnd one hole tapered off for the spray .

These nrc fingcr- 1 ss but with thtnnb , ·with asbestos pn.lms . · For use in Y1orkshons , foundries , etc., etc., i n hrurlling

hot nuterial. -.

-!283 , 104 121 , 179 427 , 056

22 , 500

expire in do. do. do .

July- December 1945. ,Jomlary - December 1945. July- October 191-1-5 • 1947.

~ire -in Septembcr/Nover:ib1..,;r 1945.

?dl-4- expire in October 1911--5 • 12 , 570 expire in .il:c.rch/September 1911--5 •

2 11 m1d 3 11 wide hessinn strips in rolls of 100 yards .

Colours n.voilrble ; d...-u-k brrnm, d::,.rk green, light brmm, light green, grass grt:::en, grass yellowish, snlmon pink and undycd.

Sui table for packing purposes; wrapping round i;yres , Coil of wire etc . - Jute mills have bought sever al. thousnnd tons in place of Jute cuttings . The scrim is plrtccd in the breaking machine - most mills are equipped wi th this , and the result.:11lt p r a::luce -Jute cuttings a.re used in manufacture with a percentage of rmr jute.

Mn.de of' cotton webbing ['..Ild originally f'or r espirators but suitable for other p urposes .

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GL:~SS SUBSTITUTES

Sunr:tlite

Mesh Hire Bnse

\"/irE.;lite

Uinclolite

Shieldex Excelite

Shieldex Tr~nsuend~nt

Fick ~i.Xes 4-l lbs. Hc"..c.:.s One enc:. 11ointcc.l one squ".re Lenr,th of He, cl 23-5/8 11

Com: ll,;te ,rith helves.

&"..ncl- b~.;;s

Hin~;es: 16 Sw;~. Hild steel hinr.;c

l)l ".ck finish for

2

8, 089 Sft.

14, 366½ II

3, 443:a: II

1,33,082½ II

56 161.:!,_ II , 2

33,700 II

1-5/1611

1, 00, 000 Nos. 4, 00, 000 "

47,000,000 II

li, of box outsicle 3, 0J,029 fittin0. Lcn~t h 6¾ 11

"

x_l,¼ 11• One fl:-..:) 3 11 one

3111• 3 screu holes

in e['.ch f;J.['.p.

Dope Dull Rec 11, 500 co.Is.

Dope Dull Dluc 34, 650 II

Dope sky blue 13, 850 II

ope a. ".rk c"..rth 32,615 II

d."..rk ·--reen 605 II

···- ....

- /5/6 per

- /8/5 II

- /9/9 II

- /3/8 "

- /9/11 II

- /9/- 11

1/5/- er..ch - /13/- II

sft.

12/- / - r::er 100

-/7/2 eo..ch

10/- / - per gcl.

10/- / - II

10/- / - " 10/-/- II

10/- / - 11

-.3-

Rs .

-

2, 780/9/6

7,557/6/-

2, 098/2/8

29, 111/9/11

34,808/6/11

21,802;8/-

1, 31, 250/- / -3 ,25 ,000/-/-

56,40, 000/- / -

1,35,272/- / -

1, 15, 500/- / -

3, 46,500/- / -

1, 38, 500/-/ -

3, 26,150/- / -

6, 050/- / -

5

i/e mn.y "'.:le "..ble to supply much lnrger qunnti tiesN0:rm..1.lly the life of ~ he'td is equivo.J.ent t0 the life of 4 helves. So th·.t if 1, 00,000 hco.c1s ~e purchnsed you shoul~ purchase ~, 00,000 helves.

These nre en..-unel priint with Nitro Cellulose 1)r..se used for pnintinc of .ircrnft, has excellent v~.ter--proof qunlities, therefore, offered as"substitute for \f,,.,_terproof p:tint.

\

-1+-1 2 .3 4

S ::-~.r"-tea. Milk Pmmcr 400 tons Rs. 600/- per ton Rs. 2,40,000

Cotton R~s.

5

Slightly deteriorated "1.ncl therefore unfit for hUI:k"..n consur:iption. '.Dut h"1.s been found suit1.ble ns scc::md...'U'Y qucli t glue for n~nuf .cturc of pl~,r wooC:. Therefore offered us su.l;stitutc. for C,seine r;lue.

Offered ns ,:,.. subs ti tutc for ,,,.ste cotton.

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. 1.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

1:5. 16.

17. 18.

33.

Nrune of' Item I 1 .

1

2.

Acid Acety l So.licy lie Acid Mandelic .Aranoniun Carbonate. Antimoey- & Potassium

Tartrn.tc Arccolinc I:t;rd.robranidc. Avertinc Solution

(Brancthol) ~arbi~on U.S .P. ' fu.rbi ~on Soluble ~ g]"fiS•

to.bJ.ets I Carbran..".l Chlorofimn Dicxlenc'. Ether l:.nvcsthctic F;Luorcsccin Soluble, Hmin.trq,ine eydrochloride.

lzy'dro:xyquinolinc Sulphate. Icxluphtho.lein Sodium

u.s.P. XII Mct~'U1.Cl1line (Hexnraino.) Neoarsp~en.'"Ulli.ne 0.30 gm.

0.45 [911•

0.60 gIJl•

Thcobranine with Scxliurn Salicylo.te u.s.P.

AMNEX NO. 8

Statement cf' Lcnse/wnd Drugs & Chemicals. Surplus to Requirements of Civil Trod.e

In Indio. ·

. -Po.eking Quantity

.. already I . in h.:'.Ild. ' I

' ' 3. ' 4. \ . In 1 100 . .lbs cartons 49,600 lbs. In 1 lb. bottle 3,689 lbs. In 1 00 lbs. drums 74,300 lbs.

In 1 lb. tins 1 ,383-~ lbs. In 1 oz. bottles 59 ozs.

In bottle of 100 cc's 15,000 cc In 1, lh. bottles 36 lbs. . . . In bottles of .1000 tn.b . ,336~000 tabs. In 1 lb. bottles . 199 lbs.

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In 25 lbs. tins. 11,296 1/4 lbs •. 30 cc 18,960 cc

- I :Nil , 1 oz. bottles 792 OZS,i

Tubes of 12 to..bs. co.ch I .

1/l1-0 gr. 7,500 tub~s 1 lb. bottles 383 lbs.

: .In 100 gm bottles 10,000 grns. !

1/4 lb. bottles - I 10,575 lbs. .Amps. Nil : . I

1\mps. Nil I

.Pmps. . - Nil

1 lb. containers 89 lbs.

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·-Quantity

I exoect.-ed

I . ! 5. l I

21,640 lbs . 21,761 lbs. ).,083 lbs. ,

I Nil. . 1 oz •

Nil. 36.0 lbs.

\ .. . ' I Nil.

Nil. ·252i1955 ibs • .

, I 1 240' CC

.. , 14·, 180 ibs. Nil.

.Nil. 19 lbs.

t

14,800 gms • 64,439 lbs.

. 94,0't-5 ronpa. 82 runps.

150,000 mnps.

3,026 lbs .

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Remarks

6.

.

. .

. • ,,

,

1 .

19. 20. 21 . 22.

22. 23. 24. . 25. 26.

27.

! · 28.·, ·-- - - ·'

I

.. L_

29. 30. 31 .

32 .

.

To.raldchydc • . Phenobnrbi t'onc Soluble

Phenolphthalein

Phcnathiazinc. . Procninc Jtvdrochloridc Protein Silver Mild 4.6.gr.

tab .. Sodiui1 s~ icyln.tc '

Zcphirine Chloride solution (ConccntrQtcd)

Sera & Vaccines. ·

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5.

1/4 lb. bcttlc~ 8_, 607½ lb_s. Nil . 1'1~580 Nil.

59 3/4 lbs. Nil . T:i_ns o~ 80 ozs ; Tins of 75 ozs.

• Drum of' 50 lbs. 150 lbs• druns 2·, 983 lbs. 25 lbs: tins 1,41+9 lbs. Bottles of 100 tabs.4,,7ffP)() tabs.

10~000 lbs .

In 13 gallons jor: • ..,. .. . 481 gnl\ons

.

Nil. Nil. 7,700 tabs .

99,423 lbs.

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(t'-) Tetanus Antitoxin 1500 A. U. Vials 853 , 839 Vio.ls 22 , 910 Vials 2S3,10lt- expire in JuJy

(b) Tetanus .Antitoxin ViCtls 17~847 Vials . Nil.

(c) Anj;idysent.eric Scrum klpoules · · -T-- · 12,614 -.Affipoul.e sf0-;363 of 20, 000 units Shiga • Ampoules

December 1945. 121,179 H II II

Jonu.ncy/Dcc. 1946. 427,055 II II July

1945. October 1946.

22,500 ~ II II 1947 Expire in' SeptemperNovember 1945. , 44 expire in 0ct•obcr - 1 4, 12,570 " 11 :rch to •

·r

- Adhesive Plastors (monovalent) 12'.'..._x_ 1.Q_y;a,J:X1.s o _ --8.1,-421-. ralJs Nil rolls divided inti) ·· · ··

_. September 1.9.~., _____ ---t-

Barium Sulphate Bismuth Subcorbonn.tc Diethyl Stilbocstrol

S ulph...-milrunidc

1x1 II

2x2" 1x3"

m1d 1x4" rolls on n single fonner.

. 10--lli.-. ..t.ins . - . . 1,120 lbs .. -25 :l.b-~.ums 5,02.5- ..lbs. Bottles of 250

5000 & 131¾-o mns• a,ooo fgllS •

1 000 tabs . per bottle 10,385,000 tabs .

Nil Nil

910 gms .

199,000 tabs .

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Ther e i s production capacity for approximately 15 ,000 instruments per mensern in the Si alkot area. A list of instruments is given below .-,hich could be produced.

P.V.M .. S. No.

04091 04092

05156 05157 05160

05168

05169 05190 05231 05232 05233 05235 05236

05237

05256 .. 05257

05258 . 05276 05296 05311

05316 05317 05321 05326 05376 -05480 05481 05572 05576 05596 05606 05610

05616 05640 05651 05657 Q5658 Q9666 05/21 05740

0540801 0540803 0540804 0540809 06121 06122

UNb . 1004.

' . Article

Forceps , tongue . Forceps , intratracheal, for introducing

catheters . Chisel , bone 5/16 in. Chisel , bone 3/4 in. Clamp , intestine , crushing lever action . (Payres) medium s·i ze 10. c .m. blades . Clip , tov,el (Moyniham' s)· 2/2 teeth )

) Clip , towel (Meyniham 1s) 1/1 teeth Director , Hernia' and rectal fistula Forceps , artery (Halstead ' s) mosquito Forceps , artery , !Kocher 1s) 6 in. Forceps , artery , Spencer Well ' sl 5" Forceps , artery , Spencer Well ' s 8 11

Forceps , artery , Mayo O(?ksner ' s st. with tenaculurn pts . & box joint , 7¼"

Forceps , artery (Meyo Ochoner's) curved on flat , with tenaculurn pts . and box joint 7¼ in.

Forceps , dissecting , plain, 5 in• Forceps , dissecting , plain, 7 in. · Forceps , dissecting, toothese , 7 in • Forceps , intestine holding Forceps , pile , f enestrated , w:i. th rack Forceps , sponge holding , ,dth serrated

jaws . Forceps , ste1:il.izcr (Cheatles) Forceps , steriLizer (Moorfield ' s Pattern) Forceps , stone . . Forceps , tissue (Lane 1_s) 6 in. Hammer , all metal , (Heath' s) Needle , aneurysm , small size Needle, aneurysm · Probe silver 10 11 malleable Probe & director (TJheelhousc I s) Rc.'l.spatory (Do.yen ' s) Retractor abdaninal (Morris) 2½ 11 vdd.e Retractor London Hospital pattern with

slide blade 7/8" wide Ruginc curved end (Farabenf I s) Scalped Scissors Shop 7" Scissors st : both pd::1ts blunt 5" Scissors st : both points sharp 5" Scoop , oval , double ended Stethoscope Syringe piston release for Wive cutters

.Yor silver kirchner ' s wires . Nippers for i ngroong toe nails Direct or probe 5½" Knife sharp - pointed straight Scalpel fine pointed medium Depressor tongue (La.ck 1s) large Depressor tongue (Lo.ck's) small

Rate

3/5

2/12 4/-3/12

12/13 6/3 Sie.lkot

10/8 Banbey 3/ 7 2/-3/3 5/7 3/8 5/4

6/8

6/-1/5 3/4 3/-

6/4 5/5 3/12 5/-5/-6/-1/5 1/5 1/7 5/-3/4 6/-

3/3 2/10 1/5 2/ 5 2/0 2/4/-2/9 3/13

14/-2/4 1/2 1/4 1/12 1/2 1/4

P. V .M.S . Ne.

061h5

06203 ·06234 06372 08012 08025

08029

08030

08146

10637 10673 16235 24025

24026

24030 24040 24200 24270 24360 24377 24395

2443.0 24431 2¼32 24433 24434 24435 24440 24460

24475,

24485 27260

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Enuclcator tonsil (Beavis) n.nd retractor pillQr

Forceps tonsil dissection· toothed (Waugh ' s) Gouge mastoid (Jenkins) 12 m.m. Rasp forward cutting rounded small .Apparatus (Kirschn(jr' s) spanner Appnro.tus , ~crevr ., ,traction (Bohler ' s)

stirr1-i:u , 6 in f'or Apparatus ., sere\, traction, (Bohlcr ' s)

stirrup , 4½" • Appo..rat~ , scfeYi- trc..ction, (Bohler I s)

stirrup ,. 32 " Hook, for stirrup (Kirschner ' s) and

Bohler ' s) Scissors , Fig. t9 Spa.tula.., Fig. 3 Force9s , cover- glass (Cornet ' s) Bistoury ., curved , folding ., pr obe,

pointed . Bistoury , curved , folding , sharp

pointed Case, metal for needles n.:nd. ligatures Castro.tor ."Burdizz.0 11 lo.rge size Gag , mouth speculum Knife , abscess (Syme's) folding

·Pincer, castration Probe .and director combined Rasp , tooth ., reversible , set of 3

pieces . Sual_pel , ordinary ., size 1 Scalpel, ordinary , size 2 Scalpel, ordinary , size 3 Scalpel , ordin...-u:y , size 4 Scalpel ., ordinary , size 5 Scalpel , ordine.ry , size 6 Scalpel , folding . Scissors , drensing , curved on flat ,

· blunt pointed, 5 in. Scissors ., trimming , curved bent on

sho.rk, 7 in. Searcher , double edged Forceps , dissecting , toothed , 5 in.

Rate -3/4 2/9 4/-5/4/6 1/5

5/4 4/4

4/4

-/6/-1/10 2/-2/13/6

2/4

2/4 1/ 10/-1/13/6 9/-1/12/-11/8/-0/15/-19/- up Stage. 1/2/-1/2/-1/2/-1/2/-1/2/-1/3/-1/8/-

1/12/-

3/-2/4/-1/10/-

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.ANNEX NO. 10

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SUPPLY .

( BRAHCH SECR><::T.ARIAT) •

Subject : UITRRA I.iission - Vehicles bcx:ly prcx:luctionMinutes of meeting on the 13th July, 1945.

The UiTRRA Mission made enquiries n.t the meeting on the 13th July about the manufacturing capacity available for truck bcx:lies. The situation since then has canpletely cho.nged ord.ng to ren.llocaticns mo.de by the M. G. O. There ,:ill NOT be any surplus bctly producing capacity until the beginning of 19L~6.

Sd/- J . A. Rahim, Deputy Secretary to the Govt . of India.

16. 7. 45 .

Mr. Gogate , Member Di'ffiRA -,.:i.ssion : Through Camnercc Dept : (Mr., Shagil)

D. G.S . u . ooNo. VH 1 (31)/1., dated 17.:7. 45 .

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UNITED NATIONS RELIEF Af\lD REHABILITATION .AD:UNL:i'l'RATION

8, Sharia Dar El - Shifa - Garden City - Cairo

Governor Herbert Lehman , UNRRA Headquarters, Washington, D. C.

Dear Governor Lehman,

1 August, 1945.

Report No. 1.

Attention : Bureau of Finance and Administration

Reference is made to rnemorandw~ dated 18 June, 1945 , regarding "The Financial Aspects of Contribution of India" addressed by ;vrr. Gill to Mr. Sayre before the Mission left Washington, and also to cable No. 3 to Sayre a.t ·New De.lhi regarcling administrative expenses,

We were asked by the Government of India to put into writing the questions raised by the above ~emorandum and cable, and I attach as Annexe No, 1 hereto a copy of my memorandum dated 17 July, 1945 , to Hr. R. K. Nehru, Joint Secretary of the Cor:1nerce Departr.1ent. Mr. Nehru made a formal reply to my memorandum on 28 July, 1945 , a copy of which is attached hereto as Annexe No. 2. You will note that all the questions posed in ffiY memorandum have been answered quite definitely with the exception of questions Nos. 3 and 6. The Co1:.1i,1erce Department felt that these tvvo questions raised such a fundamental issue concerning India's foreign exchn.nge , that the Finance Departr.1ent would have to be called into consultation.

Consequently, arrangements were made for a oecting between the UNRRA Mission and Sir Cyril Jones, Secretary, Finance Department . At this :Jeeting Sir Cyril Jones stated that India was in a particularly difficult position regarding dollar exchange, that India had had to deny herself r.1any things ·•hich she badly needed because of her shorto.ge of dollars , and, unless India vras assured that every dollar transf s.:rred to UNHRA was absolutely necessary , he could not agree to the payr;ient in dollars of the convertible portion of India ' s contribution ii:uediately, as desired by UNRRA. 1'fo pointed out that unless Ul'J'"RR.A was able to obtain foreign exchange, so .. 10 of its activities such as "Displaced Persons program", and Heal th and Welfare work could not be carried out. To this Sir Cyril Jones enquired why Ui'.RRA could not obtain uoro than 10% in foreign exchange fro1.1 countrws like South .Araerican countries, which had ample dollar balances. Yle answervd by saying that nco.rly all countries pr-::ferrGd whenever possible to give a.s i,iuch of -che..:.r contribution in supplies . Sir Cyril Jones suggested that UNRRA should put up its side of the picture regarding its urgent need for foreign cxchonge, so that it could bsc: exanined by the sterling countries , and said that he thought thn.t this whole question of the payn0nt to UNRRA of dollars by countries in the sterling area should be taken up in London, and that India should not be asked to decide this question alone . This course see:.1ed· to the UNRRA Mission a v0ry logical one;· and we agreed that -.-,e would tnkc up the matter as soon as ·:ie reached London, though vw pointed out that India being a full member of UNRR.A, it hc.d be1.,;n our duty to explore the question of Indian peyi:1cnts in the first place with the Indian Government . The UNRRA Mission lacked precise information as to what the UnHed Kingdon had been asked and had o.greed to do concerning th~ convertible portion of their contribution. FroI!l re;-,1arks made by Sir Cyril J on0 s, it s0"' . .1ed tha.t India would undoubtedly .' follow tho lead givvn by the United Kingdon in this 1:iatter.

Accordingly, this ·;:hole quostion of paynent of dollars by India and by other sterling countri0s v:ill s.: tak1.;n up with 1r. Gill when we arrive in London. Your cable No. 10 to Sayre arrived too lute to be included in my menorondur.1 to ,vir. Nehru, but it was discussed at t·:IO joint meetings of the

U. N. b. 1006 /UNRRA

UNRRA ,fission v;ith tho Cott::uroe Dc_p~rtnent , and I quote in full fro: the; r.1inutc of these ~cvtings :

(1) Hinutcs of th., Third Joint ; evtint; between the Co! .. ur~e Tuplcrtr.1cnt rui.d UNRRA, held on 23 . 7. 45

6. 11 r . Ste·.rart H:ason sru.d that mmru. Headquart~rs had enquired Y1hcthi.;r action h~ bc"'n ta.ken by the Gov.:nn:11;.;nt of India on n.1solution No. 16 or' the first session of -chc council .. ,hich rccor.1: .unds chat .:i<r.1bcr countn.cs waive excise , s,Qc;s, export or othvr taxc.:s on suppl· cs contributed to or purchased by UNRR.i , and also. nl;lcther the Govern. .. unt of I.'1diu retc.in cash discounts taken by them on . supplies dclivvrcd to UNI'~ • r . Nehru stated th~t thu council ' s roco. end.a don ha.ct. bct;n considE.r...:d so. c nonths 1.go , but he -.-.rould get this quci..)tion exc.. 1in-.:d .. ore fully ~d give a sCp.'.'.r"..te reply. "

(2) Minuti.;£ of th" Fourth Joint M(j..;ting betrn:H;n th..; Co:" ,crce Depart:icnt "nd UNRRA, h.;ld OJ'.l 27. 7. 45.

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7. ''Ruvorting to p"..ra.graph 6 of the 1:1inutE.s of th-.: i:mvting of · 23. 7-.45 , r . Pillia ( Sccr1;;b.ry, Cor:1..1crc0 Dcpnrtncnt) said thc..t ·' ;·, the Govern1ent of India had acccptud guncrrlly the principles underlying RcJolution-No. 16, but as it is contr 8XY to the general policy to grant uxenptions for export dutivs, cusses , utc.,

·-they pr pos-- b .1ake en ad-ii tbnol grent · to UNRRA to cover such expenditure , subject to tht,., concurrence of the Indim Legislaturu. i . Sayru cocprcssed his great satisf".ction e.t this offer. 1 r . Pillai then refern... to the cnq_uiry -.- hcther the Govern:. .. cnt of India retained th1;.; cash discounts on supplies · dcliver ... d to illJ"'RR.ii und sc.id th:it the questi on ·.ms not very clear since th ... b0st possible contr"cts ~one were mndc by th~ Government of Inu.in and the question of co.sh Jiscount did not arise. He, hmmver, · said th"t if tht.:y did accru~ they would be passed on to UNRRA,"

8. "Mr. Pillai next , adc a further an.10uncement to t}J.e effect tho.t no1T.1'llly the procure. cnt Depart ents of the Govem:ient of Ind.i::i. 1o.d.e a cho.rge for their services , ranging frora 2 to 3 per c.;ent of thu v"lue o goods procured by them; that this ch"rge was even levied on purchas0s r.mde on beha_lf of th1., Provincial Govern1:1ents rJ'ld other Govern .ent of I.ndia Depart ents , that so f r o.s he I\::ier.:bercd this cho.rgc h"ld never bac.n wn.ived in any case , but that in r.Jspect of UNRR they had ,recd to , rum an exception. Mr. G::i.yrc ~ · n exnre ssed his great appreciation of th1.: Indian Govur.roncnt I s generous response to UNRRI~ ' s en.use . 11

In private , ,r. Pillai expressed soc a.s~onisru ent at the qucotion regarding cash discounts , as .1t St;;.,_ .ed. to him to hint that so,,lC advmtnge accrued to the lj,Qverru ent of India in th- bulk purchase of goods. He ernph'3.tic llly sto.ted that this r .., not the cc.sc. .Most of this information has been sunt on to you very bri fly fro .. New Delhi , in. our cable No. li,. aatvd 27 July, 1945.

V ry truly yours

( signed) G. Stevr rt Mason.

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UNI'I'.ED NJi.TIOHJ R:6LIEF' .t,ND R..'.,rL..L1ILIT,~l'I01f 1J)~.1IlU6TR.hTION

Delhi ( India) JuJ.y 17, 1945,

TO : 1m.· R. K; NEHRU FROiv.i: : G. S'I'br,'1.RT M,.SON

With refe:cei.lcc to out conversation this norning, I ai:1 setting forth belovr the r.1ain poin·cs on which thG Bureau of Financ...., has requcstec-: clarification as to the apportion.10nt of thu contribution of 8 crores o: rupees. In the letter of 24 .t~pril 1945 ·,1hich the Dirc:ctor General of UNRRA received from the .Agent General for India mmouncing thc.t the; In~ian Lcgj_slo.ture had voted '3. contribution of 8 crores of rupees , no details vrhatsoever of the apportionr.1ent were given.

1. India' s shn.rc of th'-' adr.linistro.tive expcrn,es for 1943- 4 have olready been paid o.nd those for 1945, aoounting to Rs 998, 251.94 are no·,·, under consideration. f',_re either or both of these amounts to be deducted from th0 contribution of 8 crorcs of rupees voted by the legisl ature? How shall future administrative expenses be hondled?

2, If },.dr.1inistro.tivc E:xp<.;nses for both 1943- 4 al'ld for 1945 are to be deducted fro::1 th.J onount of thv contribution and arc to be paid in sterling, then UNRRA ,-,ould propose +.po.t these exp_,nses shoulil be decluctE:Jd from the non- convertible credit and the total X.l')Un t of tho contribution apportioned: as follovrn .

Convertible ere di t

B. .11.dP.-tinistrn.tive Expenses : JJ.lottcu ~or 1943- 4 iJ.lotted for 1945

Rs 1, 331,002.58 998 , 251,94

Rs 8,000,000

- C, Bclrui.cc of' non- convertible credit c,vail~blc in locn.1 c1 lr:i:-en.:;y .for purcho..se of supplies 69 , 670,745. 48

'ro·r.d1 coNTRIBtr'.rroN

]2 , 000,000

R8. 80, 000,000

3.; 1JNRRA would also pro:pose tho.t the 0onvertj.ble , .. m:::dit of Rs, 8, 000, 000 be made ir:1:1ediately available to the; o.dr.unistrL...tion uin such fo:i.1.1 of currency as cnn be expended. in c.r00.s outside of th\., contributing country", as set forth in Section 5 of Resolution No, 14, From U1lRRA1 s point of view, the mose desirable coutse would be the tro.nsfer of the 1~ull o.::iowr~ oJ: ·che convertible credit to t he ac1'cl.inistratiori I s dollar account in New York.

4. i'fe assume tho.t thu non-convertible balnncc of Rs. 69,670,745. 48 is immedi-ately 2-.vo.ilabl,~ for th1:: purch2.se of go0ds in India.

5. Tne administration would appreciate being infor.ned of +.hP bry.sis of the co,nputation of the toto.J. contribution.

6. 'l'he :cate of c.!XCho.ngc based •on the nmounts given in the Agent General• s leter of 24. Lpril 1945 is $'0.3005.::53375 pe!' ru.pc,.; (3-32750645 rupees to one United States dollar.). We assume that this rate of exchango •;fill apply indefinitely and that c.ny ch·u1ge in the rate will be co,rr.mnicated promptly to the head office at Washingt')n.

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• ANNEXE NO . 2.

D. O. No. (Rc)44/45. GoVEID,1.iENT OP INDih..

Depc.rtucnt of Cor:i:::crce ·

My dear Mason, Nev: Delhi, the 28th July, 1945

'Vill you please r0fer to your m~morandun of the 17th July 1945 ~bout India ' s contributi?n to UNRR.n.? Th0 ncnsv,er to your qu0stions is , brief ly, ns follows :-

(i) India ' s sh~re of tho ad~inistrative expenses for the ye~rs 1943- 44 and 1945 has been p2-id. Payi,~nt ho.:i been 1::..<;.de in sterling ;nd the Director General , lJNRR.i,., hc.s been infon.10d. thc.t these onoW1ts should be tre8.ted as part of India ' s total contr.i.bution of Rs. 8 crores. The position has be,m expletined in Crn:1.1ercc Depart::1ent ' s lotter of the 3rd }.hy 1945 tci the Direc,tor General , UNRRA.

(ii) The Governnent of India consider th::-.t the CD.sh outg:, against their contribution of Rs. 8 crores should be kept as low ns possible , and desire , t here

A fore , that India ' s shn.re of the c..dninistrative expenses of the .b.d;-.tlnistration W should b,:; m0t from the.t portion of Indir. 1 s contribution which is to be pc.id 1•in

such forra of currency ns ct'..11 be cxp<.::nded in areas outside of the contributing country·' . The Govern:1cnt of Indi,1 ecccordingly propose that the totDl amount of their contribution should be :.pportionec.1 as follo~/S :-

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i Convertible credit

B ,:.dministrative Expenses : ill.lotted for 1943- 41+ Allotted for 1945

C B.'.llancc of Convertible Credit

D Non- convertible credit

Rs~ 13 , 3l i 002. 58 Rs. 9, 90 , 251 , 94-

Rs. 23 , 29 , 254. 52

Rs .. 56, 70, 745. 48

Rs.. 80, 00 , 000

Rs. 7, 20 , 00 , 000

( iii) It is confin:1,ed th..."..t the non- convurtible balance vrill be avail abl e for purchase of goods in India in accorde.nct: vii th the .:1-pproved progrc.i.l!7le ..

(iv) Section 4 of Resolution No. 14 of the first session of the lJNRRii. Council reconmends that co.ch member Govern -:ent shall ~r.ke a contribution [\.pproxi:nately equivalent to one per cent of the- n, tion·u income of the country. In India, however, ther-.. 'l.re no reliable sto.tistics of th•~ nn.tioncl inco::ae . Moreover, the second cl"..use of Section 4 r.ecognizcs that there ::i.re cases in vrhich the '.lbobe recomr.iendation may conflict vri th particul n..r de "'nds e.rising from the con tinuence of the war, or may be exc~ssively bur.:.:1.ensoi.1e because of peculiar situations, and therefore recognizes thut the i')j:lount U1.d ch· r.:icter of the contribution recon1.1ended is subject to such conditions. The ··mole position was carefully ex88ined by the Govt. of Inrli::i. and the conclusion W'.\s re~.ched thc.,t Indi::i. i'.lust be rega.rde.d as one of such cases b.;c<:.1.u,30 of her lov, ner cnpito. income ::ind the f"'ct th~-t she h/"\.s been faced with special responsibilities r-iri _;_ng ~t le:1st indirectly out of the war, such as f~nine Md other forr.:s of 0hortnge . In the light of these considerations it was dcoidad. that "- total contribution of Rs. 8 croros would be appropriate ..

2. It is understood that no replies are desired at this stageto paras 3 and 6 of your . CJ. ornnd.um.

G. Stevmrt .Mason, Esqr., Roan No. 123 ,

Hotel Ir.iperial.

Yours sincerely,

Sd. R. K. Nehru 28/7

• UNITED N1i.TIONS R:LIEF ~·.ND RillL'.BILIT .. _TIQN wMINISTR.1 ... TION


Governor Herbert Lehno.n, UNRRi, Headquarters, Washington, D. C.

Dear Governor Leman,

2nd hugust, 1945.

REPORT NO. 2 .

Attention : Bureau of Sup~lios

Subject: Procedure flor handling UNRRA procurenent in India

As set out in our cable No. 13 , a procedure for handling UNRRA supplies in Indio. vms agreed to beb1een the Indian Governr.1ent end the UNRRA 1ission. I attach a copy of the final procedure, together v·ith the covering ·1etter of the Joint Sec

a retary, R. K. Nehru, and the letter of accept~ce signed by Mr. Sayre. The origin-• al.s of these docur:1ents are in Mr. Sc.yre' s hands, and will be handed ~by him to the

appropriate department on his return to Washington.

The reasons for all tho changes suggested by the Indian Governr.ient in the draft handed to us for discussion, are fully covered in paragraph 2 of the minutes of the first joint :~eeting of representatives of the Gover.nnent of India, o.nd ner.1bers of the UNRRA Mission, held on 19 July, 1945, and paragraphs 4 and 5 of the minutes of the fourth joint neeting held on 27 July, 1945 (copies of the ninutes are attached to ny report No. 3, for -che attention of the Bureau of Supplies, regarding the availability of supplies) •

. As you.will note, discussion centred around two fundamental questions posed in parD.gr.'.:'..phs 3 ( d) end 3( e) of the drafto Pl!lragraph 3( d) dealt with the t:L-ne at which ovmership of' goods procured for UNRRA should pass to UNRRA. I am glad to say, as . you will see fror.1 par['..graph 4 of--the minutes of the fourth joint meeting, that the Govcrnqent of India accepted for inclusion in the final procedure paragraph 3( d) e as set out in the draft.

On the other hand, the Indian Governnent could not accept paragr ph 3(e) . I a.1.1 not sure that the argur:1ents are faithfully copied in parngrapll 2(xiii) of the minutes of the first meeting. Mr. Sayre Md nyself, on behtlf of UNRR!L, tried to stress the fact thc.t UNRRli. hoped the Government could carry UNRRl1. goods on a selfinsurmice basis, in the sDI:le way as other bulk purchases made by the Government of Indio. were carried. The argument of Sir Cyril Jones, Finance Secretary, who was present o.t the meeting, was th:.t if o.ny loss of UNRRA goods did occur, then he would have no account ag~inst which to charge the loss , and he therefore in the last instance would have to tr.lee up the ·.1r.tter of o. further grnnt to UNRR.h. in the Legislature . In o..ddi tion , as set out in the ninutes , .::iir Cyl'il Jones said that it was the ordino..ry business prn.ctice to include insurance ,:long with other charges in the f . o. b . price, which UNRRu preferred to hnve quoted. He did not understand vvhy insurnce charges should be separate fron all the other chnrgc:s which were set out in pc.ragraph 5(a) of the cl.rm't, ond which UNRRA agreed to cho.rge against Indio. ' s contribution to UNRRli. He ave it lo.tt-r as his private opinion that he thought such tactics on be~12J.f of lJNRRi.. were of a ·1chesse-paring" 6Il.d annoyi."1.g nature , n.nd it vrould be better to drop thell

We did tell Mr. Pillai, Secretc,ry, Co1mnerce Topartment, tho.t the question of insure.nee might be re-opened by He .dqun.rters with the L"1di.'.m Governnent, as we were not insurance experts, but it is our opinion that unless some strong additionei arguments are put up, the Indian Government will stick to their point th~t insurance charges should be includeu in the f . o.b. price quoted.

/':he only

• The only other char6e to --;hich I would dr::r-.r your attention is the deletion of

the nerds "free of exche.nge rostrictionsi' fron po.ragraph 6. These ,vords were delet:rl occ2.use the question h2.s not been settled as to ""thether Indi8. will be able to mc..ke th\y --,hole , or even part , of the convertible portion of her contribution in U. S. dollc.rs . The present situation regarding this question is set -"orth in ny mer.1.orD.11-dw:1 d::-.ted 1 AU5ust , Report No. 1 , addressed for the attention of the Bureau of Fin:mce ~md _t.a.ninistration.

I asked Ir. Pillc..i his o:p1n1on regarding the r:i.enner in which th:. charges referred to in par 3ro.ph 5( v.) of the procedure should be hn.rnlled. He· said that he thou6ht th,'.\i; ,_ .as .in the cast;) of: in-surrnce , th"y should be covered by the f . o. b . price. I pointed out to hin that it raight not be possible to foresee , and therefore quote as part of the f . o. b . price, such chargJs as storage, re- hc.ndling, rey,arehousing, etc. , but ilir. Pill ".i Mswered tho.t he -,.,.ould prefer to gain experience in pr'lcticc ind meet these problems o.s they Rrose . I think it would be uise to point out to ell of the Divis.fens th1.t ·:,hen the Governnent of India q_uotes an f . o. b. price , which it will do in practic'illy '111 circuust:::nces , that it ·; ill include every ch~rgc th1.t it is possible to foresee, including insurance end that this should be tc.keH into account ·-rhen COinp ring the price of Indian cm;:noditie:::. ·,,i th th~ price. of similc.r cor.rrnodi ties in other countries.

Very truly yours ,

Signed G. Stewc..rt Mason

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• UNITED NATIONS RELr~F lJID REHil.BILITr...TION i-J:'MINI3TRATION


28 July, 1945

My de ar Mr. Nehru:

Thank you for your letter of 28th July,

enclosing a copy of the agreed procedure for the

handling of UNRRA procurement.

I have carefully gone over this memorandun

and believe thnt it correctly embodies the agreement

which v,e reached during our meetings.

With every good wish, believe me,

Very sincerely your,

- Mr. R. K. Nehru, Depantment of Commerce, New Delhi.

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Dear Mr. Sayre,

D.O. No- (RC) 96/45 Depc:rtment of Cora:ierce New Delhi 28th July, 1945.

1-i.t our L.rst 2nd fourth r.1c8tings, Yle discussed the draft

of a memorcmdum presented by you entitled "Suggested procedure for

h.sndling UNR'RA procur0ment in India". Certo.in r,1odifications were

suggested by the Govcrment of India represent.'.>.tivos v1hich have been

finally accepted by yo The ngreed procedure for the handling of

- UNRRA procurencnt is set out in the revised rnemorPndum, copies of

vhich arc enclosed for your infonmtion.

-The Hon' blc Mr. Fr~cis B. Sayre,

Hotel Imperial, New Delhi.

Yours sincerely,

Sd. R.K. Nehru

• PROCEDlffiE FOR HANDLING UNRRA PROCURMENT IN INDIA

(To be referred to. in my cables to "..Tld from India c..s "Indian Procedure")

' ·1. UNRRA i,vill n.d.dress inquirie.s to the Governr.1ent of India· about the availa-bility of supplies. These inquiries may refer (a) to p~ticular com.~1odities , or {b) to over.?.11 progrDms md v,ill indict>.te, whever possible, the quantities likc.d..y to be required fror,1 Indi2... The Government of India will inti_rnate the it"er.1s which it believes Indi2. rrill be able to s,upply, giving the characteristics of th~ goods, quentities (in.the.; case of i.tens on the reserved cor:imoclity list , through the c..ppropriate (?hn.nnels) and current price.s ; '.ul prices quoted to be specific; ordinarily prices will be quoted free on board.

2, On the basis of tho cor:nunicatic;ms from the Goverrment of India to UNRRA ( referred to in p['.ragra_,h 1) UNRRA will inf om ihe GoveTil.r.lent of India which of these items it desires to procure in India or nay undertake further discussion with the Government regarding specifico..tions ond prices. UNRRJ~ will apply to the appropriate Combined Boo.rd for 2n cllocntion where necessary end ,fill notify the Government of India pror:~ptly of th0 submission of such a request. Where exportable surpluses have been sold or are under contract to the United Kingdom, the Government of Indio.. will explore with the Gove:mr:1ent of the United Kingdom the possibility of making available supplies fron these surpluses for the purpose of meeting UNRRA' s requirer,1ents.

3, ( a) UNRRA vrill submit to the Government of India a finn procurement order after obtaining, if necessary, Gn allocation from a Combined Board for procurement in India. This m.')y, take the fon:i of copies of UNRRA1 s Request to Supply S-3, or a C[l.ble to be follovred by the Fonn S-3 . Forr:i S- 3 shall be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Corru11erce, New· Delhi.

(b) Upon receipt of such n finn procurement order from UNRRA, the Secretary Department of Commerce, will arr3nge for the placement of contracts vd th manufacturers and/or suppli0rs in collaboration with thG appropriate governmental procurement agencies.

( c) The Secreto.ry, Dcpo.rtment ofComme~, vdll lilso arrange vrith the appropriate agencies for the acccptmce, inspection, storngc, md other necessary functions connected '.rith goods delivered for UNRru~' s -iccount under such contrnct<:i.

(d) UNRRA will take title to the goods only when they are finally loaded on vessel.

4. The Secret~ry, Department of Commerce, will furnish to UNRRA, Washington (Statieticlil Records and Reports Brc.nch, 1341+ Connecticut ii.venue, N. ~--. , Washington, D.C. , U. S . ... ) infon:mtion, in a fom to be agreed upon,. on the following subjects:

(1) Requisitions :nd contrt'..cts pl!>c~d ::i.go..inst Requests to Supply;

(2) Copies of invoices and packing sheets as co:-rnodities become available for shipment .

(3) .n monthly st.::,tus report on Req_ucststo Supply.

5. (a) T',e cost of the agr-.;ed purchase price of goods procured in India will be charged against the Governrnent of India's contribution to The costs of delivery, storage, handling, c..dministrative services mid all other necessary chn.rges incident to the procurer.1ent and stor~e of such goods will elso be charged against Indio.' s contribution to UNRRJ~ but mey tnke the form of an agreed percentage of the cost price of all purcho.ses.

(b) The Goverrunent of India undertakes to see that the prices paid to the contractor are thd best ~hich can be obtained by the Government of India through competitive bidding or ndgotiation. •

/6. Insofar

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• 6. Insofar as these expenditures come ,;rithin th.:; re;~12.inder of India ' s cyproprio.tion to UNRRJ. cl'ter the esh• .. blisbment of o. fund of not less than 10 per cent 2.s provided und0r Resolution 14 of the Council, such expenditures shall be ch:'cr:_;ed <'-SD.inst the o..pproprin.tion of the Governnent of Indio. to UNRRA.,. If the expcnditur0 on behdf of UNRR;. exceeds the re::12 .. inder of the appropriation to UNRRJ,.. after the establishment of _ such fund UNRRJ,.. will establish· with the Reserve B;:,.nk of India an o..pproprio.te credit to cover orders placed.

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7. If at any time the Government of Indio. or UNRRJ-. wishes to Dodify o~ supplement the 2..bove outlined procedure , it is unde rs toad that this will be a matter for: .ututl discussion and agreement.

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8, Shari~ Dn.r El - Shifa, Garden City - Cairo

There is only the originil and no copies of annexes 2, 4 and

5.

These have been att~ched to the copy given to Colonel Harris

in London on 11.ugust 7th, 1945 , which he is taking to Wn.shington

for action.

.Annex 3 appears in Mr. Sayre I s report as Annex "V" .

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• UNITED Nl.TIONS RELIEF JJID REHJ.:BILIT.n.TION ~.ThIINISTRATION

8, Sharia Dar El - Shifa~ Garden City, Cairo

3rd Lu.gust, 1945

REPORT No~ l.;..

J,.ttention : Bureau of Finance and Administration, Personnel Division

Recruitment of Personnel for UNRRA in India

Dear Governor Lehman , .

I refer to your request to Mr. Gray for infonnation regarding salary stand-ards in Indi In .puttinr; your request to the Indi,m Government verbally, for this information, I was aa:ked to reduce to writing the present recruitment policy Md salary scales of UNRPJ1., which I did in my r:i.emornndum addressed to ,M:i;-. 1,t. K. Nehru, Joint Sccretnry, Comr,1erce Department , dc..ted July 20, 1945, copy \Vhich ls-· · -~ · attached as .Annex No. 1. His reply, dated 24 July, giving informo.tion as to salary scales , is attached hereto as .i\nnex No. 2.

During our conversations in India severcl times the stron.6 desire was expressed the..t more Indians be employed upon the s·caff of UNR.Rl\. Mr. Pilln.i. , the Secretary of the Connerce Department , our Chief link with the Indinn Government and one of their r:1ost importc.nt Civil Servants, hod sevenu long tN.ks with Mr • . Sayre upon this subject, md on the last day of our stny in Delhi handed Mr. Sayre a letter, copy of which is enclosed as .ciilllex 3. 1vir. SCtyrc feels that this is a matter of large psychological importruice nnd ::-erees vri th 1Vlr. pj.llai that if UNRRA intends to return to the Indian legislature vii th the request for an D.ddi tional contribution, 'the fact of Indions being on the st~f of UNRRb.-;would pay large dividends. It is a natter vrhich should not be neglected. It will be appreciated if you could prepare 1-:12..terinl for a reply to Mr. Pillai I s letter so that it can be answered by Mr. Sayre.

Before le::wing Vlashington, Mr. Sayre was n.sked to interview two persons in Indio. who had been interested in UNRRL work. These were (1) Mr. T. J,.. Cooper and (2) Mr. T. G. Donovan Bayley. Re3,'.J.rding Mr. Cooper, a reply dated 26 July was sent by Mr. Se.yre to Mr. Joseph Harris informing the ln:cte:z:- that Mr. Cooper had left India because of poor hef'lth and could inov1 be reached through the British Ministry of InfonnQtion in London. ·with reference to Mr. Bayley, under date of July 26, . 1945, Mr. · So.yre sent a letter to Mr. Joseph Harris, submitting his opinion ,md also that of Mr • .h.. C. Hou ( then in Delhi from the Chungking office) regarding Mr. Bayley. ·

Two other candidates interested in UNNR.i~ work were interviewed. Particulars regarding their qualifications and application fonns o.rc attr..ched hereto as hnnexes 4 and 5. One was x{r. J,. V. Askwith , Chief Commissioner of Delhi. Although Mr. Askwith holds an :iJnportru1t office in the Indian Government and is anxious to take a position with UNRRA, especiN.ly if he could be sent to Itru.y, Mr. Sn.yre feels that he is perhaps too accustomed to the exercise of authority and not sufficiently young and fonvcrd looking to fit into M orgnnisation such as UNRRA.

The other c~clidate interviewed was nn IndiM, .Mr •. S.N. Gupta, who had fonnerly been Indin.n Trnde Com.~isaicoer for severol years in Gennany. In addition to the application fonn o.ttxhed, very full pn.rticulars of his career a.re set forth inn. letter addressed to .r. Sayre d~ted 28th July 1943 (.Annex 6) . Both Mr. Sayre and I v1ere very taken with his oppo.rent ability t:md his plea3ing personality. Mr. Gupta is a close friend of Mr. N. R. Pillai and Mr. Snyre is of the opinion that every effort should be :rr.D.de to find a place for him on the UNRRA s tr.ff, either in Germ~y, ''!ash.ington or London. Such an appointment would greatly strengthen our hond psychologicolly vrith the Indien Goverr..inent.

/Mr. l?illoi

• Mr. Pillci dso pointed out th:,t there Ylere i n the U. J . and in Cru1a.da several

Indi2J1.s finishing their University educntion. They would not dem2.11.d a lc.rge salnry 2.nd he suggested that tt ey might fit into junior positions in UNR."Cl..: .. ::ashington. ~'e decided thc.t the best ,;10..y. to recruit personnel from these renks was to request the Indirui ._ .,..gent General in w'":shington to furnish UNRR, .. with a list of likely ca11didates. I sugg0st th::..t you may ''fish to t:,.kc.3 this m2.tter up with the Indiru-i .:.gent Gencro..l. Mr. Scyre expects to have :>. tclk •;vi th him when he is in kindon for the Council :reeting.

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.,,s regards able recruits f ram Indio.: vlr, Pillai promised to communicate directly vii th Mr. Sc,yre.

Governor Herbert H. Lehman , Director Gener.:u , UNRRJ.,_, 1344 Connecticut .venue , Washington , D. C.

G. S. Mason.

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• LNNEX NO . 1.

UNITED N,.TIONS RELIEF .,Jill REH1..:3ILIT-.TION l,D:ilINISTR,..TION

AEMORJJIJDlEi

TO :

FROM :

nm. R. K. NEHRU

Hotel Lnperiru. Ne~-r Delhi July 20 , 1945.

SUBJECT : RECRUI'TI:IEHT OF PERSONNEL IN INDii. FOR EMPLOYivIBNT h"ITH UNRRJ..

1.s Mr. Sayre pointed out to Mr. Pillci , UNRRA is , as it were , betw·een what Ytill probably be t-m humps of recruitment - that is to say, one big recruitment progrmnr.i.e for Europe he.s been completed .:md ·,ve nre not considering further recruitment for th2.t the·--.tre , V✓hile recruitment for relief work in China h.s.d not yet

- stc..rted in :::. large way.

We are not able at present to stn.te definitely what our needs in China vd.11 be for severaL·reasons, One is the difficulty of trMsport into China, and the other is the question of the size of our progrom~e dependent on the funds at our disposal. In the China theatre , it is thought that l~r6e medicru. personnel will be needed 2.s well [:.s n. nu.r.ber of S'..dministr:::.tive officers. In this connection, I must point out that cll persons employed for Chin2- must be acceptable to the Chinese Government.

J.s I informed. you yesterdcy, the genercl policy of UNRRA is th.'.\t employees wherever assigned shell bo paid according to the sclary struido.rds of the country of which they are residents o.nd to which they trcnsmi t their home allotments. Other points from UNRR11. 1 s policy on salary are as follows :-

(i) In the case of employees serving outside the country of their residence, a living ru.low[:11.ce will be paid, In ony particular loccli ty, the living allowruices

- pm.d will be the same for all employe1.:;s in the S8ffie dependency status , regardless of n"l.tion£\J..i ty or the ,. ethod of detennining their basic sclary.

(ii) In addition, the Chief of Mission will establish for all employees regardless of nationality the s8Ille mn.ximum limitation with respect to the total runount (including living allo-,rnnce) v1hich con be dro.-lm for persono.l spending at the mission pos~ of duty.

(iii) Thus all field employees regardless of nationclity will have about the snme rnnount to spend in the srune loccli ty. The remainder of thc::ir salaries over ruid above the o.mount dr:::.0m in local currency for personal spending will be paid i'IQ. .the form of home 31.lotments in the country of their residence . These home 31.lotments vrill non.1l'J.ly hn.ve about the some relative purchasing power. In other words , it mo.y be e.ssumed that the higher 3ffiounts sent home by .Americans will be absorbed by the hisher cost of rent , tn.xation, insur.:mcc , dependency contributions , ond other fixed obligations in tw United States.

In order that you may get some idea of sru.ary rc..nges for a country like 0outh l.frica, I '.t to.ch a very tentntive table of salc.ry r3Ilges for different gradGs for employees -.,hich we ::nny hope to racrui t from South .'..fric This will nlso give you an ir.lea of the type of persons we arc st-eking.

We ;;,hall , of course, bel'.r in .:i.ind Mr. Seyrc' s su5 gestion that v,e should seek for employment :.i.t 1Ieadq_uarters some young Indin.ns ,rm are in the sbge of finishing their educ:'.tion in the United Sn.tes or C ·mad"• Presumably, the best method to follow in this connection would be for the Indirui J16ent Gencrru. in Washington to pr0pare a list of sui tD.ble cfilldido.tcs for the: Hero Office, as suggested by Mr. So.yrc. You may rest nssured that such a list will have the most sympathetic treatmentj / I atte.ch

• I attach a spec:inen of r.n r.pplice.tion fon, rrhich is required to be co:;ipl1;tcd

by our candid<>tes for UNRR.,". ' s positions , to15cthcr v1ith six copies of c. circular giving infornation ab-:mt service overseas ;;·i th UNRR.t .•

( G. STE" • ..RT • t.i~ON)

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• ANNEX NO. 6. c/o Grindlay ex: Co.

Bankers , Calcutta..

28th July, 1945.

Dear :Mr. Sayre ,

Reference our personcl t"..lks at Nm-, Delhi. I enclose herewith .on application form in duplic~.te for appointment to the UNRRJ. orge..nisl'.tion. I seek on appointment Qn the UNRRA staff which is to function in Gcrmo.ny for relief md reh£'..bilitation work there.

li.s to my qualifications, I om a retired Government civil servant with 25 year~ service in the Indi'fil Civil Service to my credit. I EUn exactly 50 years old (born 29. 7. 1895. ) I am married and have two sons , who are in England at present. My wife was a G;ennan nationel before marriage ; after.marriage with me she bec.?Jne a full British subject. I served as Tr~de Co ~issioner of the Government of India in Germany from Febru'lry 1931 to October 1937. I can speak, read and vrri te Germon fluently. My work as TroJ.e Commissioner brought me into close

A contact with the pennanent officials of the Finru-ice Ministry, t he Economics Mini sW try, and the foreign trade section of the External Aff,airs Ministry of the German

Government . I also est'lblished close relc.tions with Chc.i11bers of Co'mrn:erce and Industry and other industrial organisations (e . g. Reichsverbmd der dentschen Industrie) , and the leading business houses (for export nnd import) in Hmnburg, Bremen, Wibeck, Stettin n.nd Konigsberg. I have toured the industrial regions of Gennan.y in my official capacity nnd know them well. I therefore would venture in o.11 modesty to clai.1 that I know Gerrn--ny industri'.'.lly 111d co,Jmercially fcirly well , and nm qu~lified to be ~ppointed to the Ul'ffiRn st~ff for Gennruiy. . ~ . -

In this connt:ction I m:::..y [\.lso so.y that durinb my Government service in Bengal in administrative posts,• I have personally done much flood ruid fomine relief work in Bengal districts ond I h~ve therefore a good idea ".bout relief n.nd rehabilitation work,

Re s2.lary, I h::i.vc 3. pension from the Government of India which omounts to £1000 ( one thousc.nd pounls ste_rling) per rumum, subject to tax deduction. 1.fter

- consultction with Mr. Pillai , Secretary, Commerce Department , Government of Ill.di.a, New Delhi, I would csk for"- remuneration of £1000 (one thousond pounds sterlin..;) per annum if appointed to the UNRR.A staff for Y·ork in Gennany or London. In case UNRRJ._ offers me en appointment in i'hshington, I would request that a sum be o.dded to the £1000 which woulJ compensc:.te for the hiiher cost of living in Yfashington as compared ·with Germany or London. I ~\!Tl ignorruit o.bout the difference in the cost of' l iving between London and \fashing,ton ['.!ld would leD.ve to UNRR11. to decide what the extra compensation should be for s~rvice in Washin6ton.

I may here state th~t I and my ·vife ~re entitled to free passages from India to London on my ret::..rement from service , Therefore it would not be necessary to incur My expenditure for our trruisport~tion to London, Tr.:msport tion from Lendon to Germany or to "lashington 1nr1y kindly be paid by lJNl:ffi.t'i.. In this connection I have consulted the Civil Passl'.ges Controller of the Government of India at New Delhi, nnd this officio.l infonned me that if UNRRh. were to o.ppoint me and desired to ho.ve me nnd my wife proceed to London at n.n E:o.rly date , it would be necessc.ry for the UNRRA office in London to g~t in touch with the Secretary of State for India, IndiG. Office , London, so that the Secrctr ry of State should telegro.ph en order to the Governnent of India, Civil Passages Controller, to ol.lot to me and my wife high priority p ssages for proceeding to London. /ithout an order from the S~crctary of State for India, London, it ·rill be impossible for us to go to Englond before so1etime next year. This mcy kindly be noted, if UNRRb decided to offer me M appointment on their stuff in Germruiy, London, or Washington~

/ Detcils

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·Details of •. y cJ.ucdion:'J. cnreer · re cont".ined in :.1y replies v;ritten to the q_uestions 1:-sked in tho;; c.pplication forms . Fror.1 these it v1ill be seen th.3.t I was educ ted nos tly in En,:l md. , fro ,.1 th~ !\_;c of 11 onvmrds. I o bt.:uned scholarships both at school ( St. Po..ul ' s school , London) [:nd ,:,.t Coi. brid_;c (Trinity Hall) on the strcnsth of cor.1petitivc ex",:1inn.tions. I p".ssed the I.C . S. open conpetition exc:un~tion in London in 1917 ?nd w~s nppointed to Govermnont Service ~t the end of 1918 clter one yeo.r ' s probation - criy studies .?..t Cl'..~, rid.:;e , For r:iy ·:,ork as Indi~n Goverrnnent Trade Conrri.ss · oner 3.t Hcnbur&, Gemcny, the l°'..te K.inz; Georce V, on the recoi.~. ndr.tion of the 3-overnment of Indic. conferred on r.ie the honour of Cor.ipanion of the lndi~n Empir~ (CIE) in Juno 1)35.

If UNRR.a is please to appoint 1. e on their stn.ff for Gcnnc..ny or in Y,'ashin;ton or London, intimation m"y kindly be _s~nt to me by cable , to enable me to bre.:-.k up house here , pack our personal effects -md hc.ve them ent down to I3ombcy for trensportation by stcorrier tp Londo This v,ill t2..kc time , espacie.lly in war conditions in Ind.ie...

If a tele rom is sent to me in ,. ·ust or Soptc.mbcr, it may plco.se be sent to r:ie to the folloi,,ing postrJ. address :-

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S. N. GUPTA, CIE 28 (twenty ei~ht) INDER ROJJ) DEHRA DUN -INDIA •

.After September, a tele6 r.:un or ~ir letter miy be sent as follo,s :

S. N. GUPTA, CIE · c/ o GRINDLJ,Y ex: Co, ,

Bankers , CJJ..CUTTi1., INDli.

Yours sinceraly,

(SiJned) 5 . N. GUPI',.

c. r.c., r.c .s. (retd)

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• UNITED N,!rIONS RELIEF ,JW Rf.HABILIT,-.TION ,-Jl IINI~TRdrION

8, Shnrin Dnr El - Shifa - Garden City - Cairo

3rd rnl!:_;USt , 1945•

REPORT NO . 5. Administrative Council , UNRRi, European Re0ional Offi ce , 11 , Portlmd Ple~e , Londom, w.1.

1~ttentio,n: l3urec.u of Supplies

Dear Sirs ,

Dtitring our sta.y in Delhi, the UNRRJ~Mission had n meeting with representatives of the Indim Red Cross, In the course of the European vrD.r , the Indian Red Croas collected money in India and sent the proceeds to Sn,slnnd , where they were used for the purchase of supplies, These supplies were pc.eked in Rt..:d Cross. parcels to send to Indian prisoners of vmr in Europe. The parcels cost 10/- each, and contained the followin~ items :-

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. s. 9.

10. 1u. 12. 13. 14. 15.

8 oz. sugar 2 oz. tea 2 oz. salt 1½ oz. dried e;c:s

16 oz. fish 8 oz fruit

16 oz. biscuits ., 4 oz. chocolate + la m: •• mar~arine +

14 oz. milk+ 16 oz. rice 16 oz. Dhall 16 oz. atta

2 oz. curry powder Toilet soap

+ These items are specially fortified vrith vitrunins , etc •

.As an explDJlation I may state tho.t dhall is a cereal like l.entt.ls , which can be maia into soup , and that atta is a fonn of cracked wheat ,

When the wnr in Europe finished, thcro were reme.ining in London 180, 000 parcels. The Indion Red Croas thou~ht that the parcels might b~ useful to UNRIU., and are offerints them to UNRRJ.. at the original cost , namely, 10/- en.ch, though I imo.gine froa1 our conversations thn.t if lJNRRJ-~ really wented the.n , they nri.e;ht be able to get them at a fi 0 ure of 7/- b~cause it is thought that some of the items might not be suitable for the Europenn diet .

If we desire to purchase these parcels, I understand that they cnn be debited to the Indian 90% contribution.

The parcels arc presently stored ~t India House , ond the person to contact is Genercl ~ro.dfield of the India Office , London.

'tours f n.i thfully,

(Signed) G. Stewart Mason

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FRANCIS B. SAYRE

GOVERNOR LEHViAN

RE: Report on the Work of the UNRRA Delegation to India • . I ., ~ •

July 30, 1945

We reached Delhi by plane from Cairo via Karachi shortly after noon on July 10th and v1ere met at the airport by representatives of the Indian Government as well as of the .American Mission. General Vernon Evans of the .American .Army v1a.s . also there to rece'ive us. Throughout our stay in India, at every turn vrc have met with outstanding kindness and assistance.

On the afternoon of our arrival, :i,Ir. N .. R. Pillai, the Secretary of the Department ·or Commerce, ,called at our hotel to vmlcome us to India. He is the permanent Civil Servant in charie of the Department, the politicoJ. head boine Sir Azizul Huque, who, on ·our arrival, v,as in Simla. Mr. Pillai., who carries the main load of adtninistering the Department of Cornr,wrce, proved to be a staunch

.. friend upon whose advice and friendly interest YIO found vm could oJ.vm.ys rely. He informed us at our first conversation that our negotiations, although they touched several different departments of the Indian Government, v10uld bo conducted

. through the De2artment of Commerce and that he vrould make hirn·self responsible for bringing us into contact with the various people vrhom we should see. At this meeting v:e outlined the general · objecti;es which our I1ission had in viev, and explained to him the general outlines of the proced-µre which vre hacl in mind. At his request v: e handed him" a draft of our suggested procu·rement procedure (Apnex A), and ho promised to have it studied in detail by the Indian officials concern'cd as a preliraina:ry step to a formal r.1eetine;, v1hen v,c coul'd discuss such chane;es and amenaraents as the Indian Governrnent 1iiie,'ht aesire. ' ·

He also asked for a list of cOillh10di tics v:hich UNRrui vrould bo intorostca in acquiring in India, and we inforned hir;i that vre would present the Depa·rtmont of Caumerce vii.th such a list on the following day at a i·i1ectine; botvlccn i.tr. i.iason, Mr. Goga.te and oxper'ts froi:;i the Indian DepartL,ents.

•. When we arrive~, the Viceroy was in Sir,1la presiding over a conference vii. th, Indian leaders on the problem of Indian self gov·ernment. The Viceroy invi tcd

• me to caae to Simla to spend several aays with hin, as his et,te::it nt tho Vicoreeal. Lodge. In view of this, 1-!r. Pillai invited the rer.1ainine three r,1ei:1bors of our Hission to go to Sir11la at the same tir.1e as guests of tho Indim Government.. Sir Azizul Huque v,as at Simla as v1ell as other important officinl.s to oscapc the intense and wiltine heat of Delhi, and Mr. Pillai felt that it would be very profitable to sec them before cornmoncine a.t Delhi our dcta:i.lcd and tcchnico.l discussions of cominodi ties. Mr. Pillai premised that ho v1oulci at once put his officials to v1ork on our lists of desired cornmodi tics so that they would be prepo.rcd to enter into intensi vo v~rk end. detailcc1 discussions vii. th us ir:unodin.tcly upon our return from Simla. I enclose a copy of the memorandum of our conversation vii th i:.lr. Pillai (Annex B).

On the first afternoon, lllr. Pillai had said that he hoped our mission vrhile in India would be eucsts of the govornmcnt. At first I demurred end said that we would prefer to pay cmr ovm cxpunses. 1'.'ir. Pillai, hov,evor, pres..,cd the point and next morning I received from him a note urging that the :l.iission consider· itself the guests of the Government. I enclose n. copy of Hr. Pillo.i's note (Annex c)~ To this note there seemed but one ansv,er; v,o accepted his gracious invi tn.tion, and the expenses of the Mission in India vA.:rc therefore, borne by the Indian Govcrnmwnt.

On the follovling day ( July 11), Hr. Gog ate and :i.[r. a.son not with officials of the Dcpn.rtment of Corimerce and gave to them a detailed list of such comr.10di ties as UNRRA v10uld be interested in procuring from India. I enclose a copy of the

U.N.b. 1007 /telegror,1

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telegram (No. 7) sent you after tho mcctin: ( .Annex D) .

' Vie left by train for Sir.tl.n at 10:30 the nie,ht of July 11the The Indian Government had put a special cc..r E'..t our disposal, and :rr . Pillai, iir . R.K. Nehru, the Joint Secretc.ry, ru-id Er . 1.iohe.r,1ed Shaghil, all of the Departncnt of c·or.1.Jorce, pcrsonelly. accompanied us . · Frora Knlka to SLu.a vrc ,-rcre gi vcn a spc,cinlL ea.solinc trcin . We reached Sinlr. at 4: 30 on the afternoon of Thursday, July 12. I Yras r.1et b.1 the Viceroy's Aide , v1ho took ri1e to the Viccrczal· Lodec. The other t.1c;1bers of the :r. · ssion v:erc guests of the•Govcrnment at the Grand Hotel durin8 our stuy in Simla..

On the following day , Friday, July 13, I called on · Sir J.zizul Huquc, the Indian Honor?.ble iicnbcr in charee of the Depe.rtraont of Co, . .1crce ,e.nd hc..a. e. very friendly person~ and conf idcn tiel talk vri th him. Following this, vre held a f or7.1al . conference betvmen all the nernbers of our · ission and Sir i..zizul, ; ·r. Pillai, . :r·r . ,Iehru, and others. Sir Azizul Huque explained to us tho Vf..ry cifficult .. si"tuation vrhich Ina.ia is nov: f Ming due to tbe v:e.r condi ti:ms and to the grca t, chronic poverty of India. He d,-rel t upon the needs Md pro bl ens of the Ind.inn people. Nevcrthdcss, Sir Lzizul made clear to us tho.t the Indian Governr.1cnt \7anted to p~ticip"-te in UNRRJ.' s vrork, and it rras he, I believe, v:ho, v:i th iir. Pillai., helped to put the UNRRA appropriation successfully through the Indion Parliaracnt . \ c expressed our apprccie.tion to hir.1 and outlin(.;;d tho ~cncrol :)bjcctivcs v1hich our '1 is~io.n hoped to accomplish. It wo.s agreed that under :.Ir . Pillai' s direction our negotiations ·1vuld be carried on intensi vcly e.s soon as vrc returnee' to Delhi. I enclose reports of this :rac~tine , the one prepe..red by ourselves (i\nnex E) and tho other prepared by the Indian Govcrnr.10nt ( 1u1I1cx F ) •

. During the next tvro days, vie had ._,eneral discussions ,.i. th vr.rious Indian officials then at Simla. I held a press cJnfcr8ncc attended by rcprcscnt~tivos of tho lcac1in3 Indian nimspc.pers l'nd .u1o.t,azincs , and in ansv:cr to uany c.i,uustions described the: vrork e.nd ideals of UNRRh. and of v:h..i.t vie h:)pcd to accOL:i.Jlish in India. I cncount8rcd sor.c unfavourable opinion, but vre.s able to correct a•m.li,1bur.of ,1isapprchensiqns . At this conf crence I e,ave out a stc.te,Jent (Annex G) vrhich vrM vridoly Md favourably • cor.nented on in nunerous ,edi tori a.ls. I e.u sendin'-' to • ·r. Solis'tiury so,. e 40 or • more edi toriaJ.s and nev,spo.pcr clippings concernin<J o_ur .;ission and tho ,·rork of UNRlw .•

The Viceroy vrn.s of course ~nuch occupied r.i. th the c::mfcrencc on Indian selfgovernfnent then in progress, but I had ntLaerous opportuniti~s of trikine v:ith hir1 at 1ensth and explained the significance of UNRRA in the whole internEttionoJ. picture and what UNRRA stl'nds for . The Viceroy vras mucr:i interested. I ~.lso had lon3 talks sepl;U'o.tely a.nd alone, with Gandhi, Pandit Jo.vnmarle.l Nehru and ··r. Jinnah ( the leader of the "foslia League) . .

In accordance with -Ir . Pillai I s desire to have us ::::icet Md know as nony of' the leading Inc.ia.n officials and lenders as possible as part of the ·:ission' s ir,1portant vrork in educ~ting Indian opinion regarc-ine Ul~RA, :3- dirmor v.-as tendered us by the Indian DcpartrJent of Ccrmnerce on Saturday evenin,:;, July 14th • .

~e returned to Delhi frQrn Siltu.a·on Sunday afternoon, reaching Delhi early donday morning.

Upon roaching Delhi, ,rn received a c<\'!Jlc frc Colonel Hyde in Cairo, datud July 13, informing us of a press re-port to th~ effect thtt ncasur shod bucn introduced into the Council of !inistors in Cairo providin: fpr the ratification of the UNRRA arre€r.lent, but that e.n appropriation" of ·only 250,000 Egyption Pounds v:ould · be recor:t1cndcd to Parliarnen t. We n t one e sent a cable to Lir. Hyde on July 16 , asking him on my beh f to see Lord Kill earn o.nd ~r. Truck to uree then to nal<:e ~trong joint rc1>resontations to the Egyptian Govcrruaent to incroase the size of the reported Egyptian contribution. I enclose a copy of our cable (1..nnox H). · · ·

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'ilo spent ~1::::>st of Tues clay , July 17 in conf ercnce vd. th Colonel Jonos-Dc.vies , . cliscussins ·.-,i. th hir.1 the problc,·1s ::::>f UNRR..·. in tho Fnr Eo.st c..ncl. in pnrticular Chinn' s interest inAJNRPu".1 s nctivi tics in Inclin.. Colonel Jones-Davies reported that Gcncrol ~iount::iatton c.nd his .stdff have cl.cfini toly inf::::>n:1ec1 hin t.hl'.t lJNRR,_ assist_nnce \7ill not 'bo requc.,stec7 .. 1:Jy tho British Govern:1cnt in either Bur1.1a. or in ::alc.ya., either in· the r.1ili tary period or in the period of ci vilin.n a.clDinistrC'.tion f:::illcming . If this ::ie true , it noulc' s~er.1 open to vc.,ry serious .qucsti::::>n wh6ther a senior lfl\lRR.', official shoulc'.. be n.ssi.'.)1.ccl. as liaison officer' to tho hec.c7.quartc.,rs of Gwnc.,roJ. 1:-::::>unt'battcn. In cmy event , since Generru. iiountbatten' s heL\clquo.rtcrs vrill not be established in Ca.lcutta, Col:::inel Jones- Davies vrill not bo avmlablo f::::>r lookin..:; nftcr the, interests of our Chun@<ins offioo in CE\J.cutta. .:,s the rosul t of our cxtonc.cc1 discussions vri th Col . Jones-De.vies , I sent a co.::ilc to ·.r['_shin,:;ton (No . 8), dn.tc.d July 17 , copy of which is dtached as .:.nncx 1 •

' On 'iloc1r1C;scley , July 18 , I hnd ·a confidential c:::invcrsction with ::r . Pillci at the Dcpc.rt1-10nt_ of C?mucrce . Yio napped ::::>ut a. pro:;rcn of r.101.,t~s bet -reon :::iurselvus and vari~us Ina.inn 'Gove;rru. ent officials, comr.1encin5 vri th a f::::>rncl r.1ectins of our 1.iission to 'be held on Thursc7-£i.y , July 19th, vrith rt.;prescntc.tivcs ::if the Departnonts of Cor:ir.1c.,rcc , ::::>f finnnce:,of 3upplics , of Industries ruicl Civil Supplie:s anc1 of Fooa..

In the course of ny talk Y,i. th : ir . Pillai, I raised the question of ;:r . Go,:;o.tc. I ho.d fon:icrly spoken 1.Jr~cfly to l-[r . Pillai, askin..:., hi:.1 whethc.,r he f 01 t it vr::::>ulC: be d<3.:-:;ira::ile for a rncr1ber of our iiission to rcr.1r>in af tcr !1';:f coprrturo to carry on detail ed cor.1r.1odi ty discussions ,-,i th the Inc'.io.n Govvrnucnt end to truce up such ,.mttcrs as raisht a.rise . His reply ::iein0 in tho ['.ffir; 10.ti ve , the quusti:::in o.rose v,ncthc:r this should be 8J:l Indian . I hacl previously spoken h::::>th t:::i thu Viceroy and to Sir J·..zizul concernin_:, this question , and cMh of theu folt that it wrnlld be advisable to leave someone behinc1 nnd that such an UNRRJ.' .. official 1.Je c1n Indian. In cliscussins the qucstion'Yrith Er . Pillai , ho concurred in this vievr a.nc1 smc1 that he felt it of very: la.re;e psychological ir.1portruice to have c.n Inclic.n here representing m.~.. He smd that if vre contenplatec1 the possi::iili ty of rdurnins for cm acldi tion['.l Parliancnto.ry grant of funds such a nove vt.:>ulc1 pay rich c1ividen<.s . r"fc discussed in erc:['.t confidcnco Hr . Go.sate . It ,-:as :itr . Pillai ' s vicvr that probably he .-roulcl be the best uon to · remnin since he is the only Indi:>.n nvo.ila::ile v,no is conversont Yri th UNRR.:' .. e.nc1 has a. background of illlRR", experience . Er . Pillai said thr..t ho \'.'Ould be elr..o. to keep an eye on illrnR~·• 1:1attt.rs ana. 1:hrt he Md I coulc1 write qui tc frMkly to co.ch other if questions should arisG . I told 1:r . Pillm that I wanted to be suided very lr..rc:;ely by his rccrn.1n n0ations r.10.cle in the lie;ht of his knowledge 9f the Inclio.n ter:ipcrar.1e:nt and n.tti tuck . 'ife reached c1cfini te D.[srcenent thnt I vrould leave iir . Gogate in Delhi in charsc of lfl\IBR.i, affmrs D.S a mer:iber of our id.ssion. · We agreed, hovrever , that whether or not a pcrun.nent UNRRJ, office should be set up in Delhi should c1ep,,nd upon future dcvelop1.1ontG . ;1r . Pillo..i promised to write no in conficlcmce his recornmcnc'.o.tions sor,1e tir.1e during September . Both iir . Pillai o.nd i~r . Nehru , the Joint Secretary , have pr::::>vcd rcnl friends, and I believe vro can place much confid8nco in their juc15.1ent e.nc1 reco1.1i.1cndations .

On Thursday mornin.e;, July 19 , we held a formal confcren::e vri th representatives of the variou~ Departments concerned to discuss both the UI'Uffi .. \ procurement procedure and the' availability of r~licf supplies . A detailed nccount of our discussion ia eiven in the official minutes , prepared by the Intlian Government ancl. approved by us (Anr:c:Sc J·) . Virtual agr·cement was reacherl on the procurement· proct-clurc except for the question of when title vrill pass to: UNRRJ,. of gGbds procured for UNRRA 1 s account . This qtJ.estion was left open for further excminatioh. With regard:to the availability of Indian reli~f supplies , it vras agreed that Ul'IRR ~ would not press for supplies of vr~ich the Indian pc.opl(; ·,ere themselves in acute nued ( such as textiles) ~ut only th~se surpluses which India produced in excess of their nevds . The Inclion representatives then presented us vri th lists of supplies which mie;ht be made available . It was a e;ratifyin.z list . We ind.icatec1 v:hich supplies we vrerc most interested in anc1 askuc1 for· further information as to those . Er . Pillai promised to supply us Yd:th ruch further information as he could procur by telegraph or telephone in time for a meeting on Saturday mornine , so that ,ro could telegraph· the results to Washinston on Saturday a.ft moon.

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Thursday evening, July 19th , at 8: 30 vre vrcre the guests of honor of the Rotary Clul.:) in Delhi, of which Dr , H. L. Khosla is the Honorary Secretqry. iir. Pilla1 felt that it would 'be vrcll vrorthvrhile for the 1'1Iission to accept this invitation , which c,ave me the op;__Jortuni ty of makine; a public address to influential Government officials and industrial leaders of Delhi. This proved to be the case , and in my address follovring the banquet I explained to an important group of Indian leaclars what UNRRA is and the part UNRR.:,. plays in the United Nations program . Judging by the comr.ients comine in froi11 various sources , I feel that the evenin~ vras a very profit~ble one and helped us to vrin thG confidence and friendship of mru,y influcntieJ. Indians .

On Friday_, July 20th f vras the honor guest at a luncheon e;iven me by Sir Claude ~uchenleck,the Commander in Chief in India.

On Saturday morning; Jul;y: 21st , we held a sacond. formal meeting vii th :H~ . Pill84t-and. representatives of the various Departments concerned.. At this meeting , after a preliminary discussion Y:i th regard to certain food po.reels belongi•ng to the Indian Red Cross now in London which the· Red c·ross vrould like to sell to UNRRA, we turned to an intensive consideration of Indian supplies vrhich might be made available to UNRRA on the 'basis of the lists of requirements which vre hac1 previously submitted. The results of our discussion aro emboclied in the official minutes of·this meeting (Annex K) and in the tclceram, (No , 9) , Ylhich vrc clispatched to Washington on Satur~ay P£tcrnoon ( .h.nnex L) .

On Saturday, July 21 s:t, vre vrcre guests at a luncheon given in our honor by the Federated Chambers of Corrrnerce of Delhi , Again a large and influentiaJ. group of industrial end business lead.ors vrere prc;sent , and I feel sure that this also vras a ?rofitable occasion for UNR.Rl,.. .

On Saturday evenine tho mcmb0rs of our :.::ission vrerc the dinner guests of General R. 1 . Whveler, the iunerican Commanc1ine Officer in India,.

I was invited to give a ttlk on UNRRA ovor the !.J.1-InCia,Radio on Sunday eveni""' July 22 . I enclose hvrcv:i th a copy of my address (Annex :i ) •

On Monday, July 23rcl, ,:c held a conference to discuss tho interests of our Chine. area Office in Indio.. Those at our conference vmro the members of our Indian },fission, Colonel Jones-Davies Y:ho had just returned from Simla and

• A. O. Hou , who has been detailed by the China Arca Office to act as Liaison Officer vrith the Sydney office ana who had stopped over to sec me in Delhi on his vray from Chuneki:tig to SydneY. . .As a re &ult of our discussions, it vras agreed ( 1) that I would instruct Goga.to .to give full information upon the request of our Ohungking Office vri th rer;ard to particular Indian suppl;i.es desired by Chune;king: (2) that Colonel Jones-Davies, who is proceeding from Delhi to Calcutta, should look into the question of hovr best to meet the prol.:)lem in CaJ.cutta of forwarding goods and facilitating the movement of personnel to China over the Hump , and th~t he should make specific recommendations to V/[•.shington after consultation with Chungk:ing o.s to hov, best to meet this problem. I enclose o. memoroncl.um covering our conclusions ( Annex N ) , and also a copy of tho telegram which I sent to Chungk:ing ( repeated to Washington as No . 11 ).. ( J\nnex 0) , M vtell o.s a copy-. of a letter vrhioh I wrote to ;1r . Price, the Acting Head of the UNRRA Office in Chungking (Annex P) .

On Monday afternaon v:e Q.ttcnded the third foni1al meeting of our Eission vri th the Indian GovcrnL1ent rep~es~ntctivcs and rcSlli1Cd . the dctmlod discussion of specific Indian supplies ,hich might bu ijadc available . Tho results of our discussion aro embodied in the formal minutes of the mucting attached hereto (.b.nnex ~), ro1d v,ero telegraphed to Washinston in my tclu,:;rEUn No . 10 (.Annc:x R) .

On Tuesday, July 24, I ho.d. a last luncheon with tho Viceroy, as his guest at the Viceroy's House . Y/c were DJ.one end had the opportunity again of talking together a.1.:)out UNRRA.

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At 7 :30 on Tues·day evening, the Indian Department o·f Crn,1:ierce gave a lar.e;e ~ocktro.l party in honor of our :iiission. :i..Io.ny e;overnrnentaJ. ::>fficials -of influence -end position attenc1ec1, and by this t:Ln0 they seemec1 .. like ola. f:r;:iends.

In order to make some return for the inntll~erable courtesies e.nd kindnesses vrhich we hac1- received, vre ourselves e:,f.ve a coc1ctail party on Vledncsd.c"-Y even-in.5, July 25th, inviting all tho members of the Viceroy's Executive Council, the Secretaries of•Departments, leadine; officitls of the Depnrtments of Commerce, Supply end Finance, ond various other peo2le of influence in Delhi . The function wns lareely attended, ond, I believe, proved of material help in the att~i:rancnt of our otj ecti ves. After the cocktail party, vrc ho.d as our eucsts for dinner i:.'ir. J:':i.llai, dr. Nehru and Hr. Shae;hil of the Department of Cor:1r.1cr~e. • ·

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On Thursc7..ay evening, July 26th, Yre v.-ere h:mor guests at Georee Eerrell, heo.c"' .. of the lunc,rico.n Iiission n.t Delhi. stay in Delhi showed us constant kindness Md offcroe us

n dinner given us by i ~r. Herrell throueh::>ut every o.ssist,.noo.

On Friday afternoon, July 27th, vrn rwld our last formnl confer()nce vri th i:.'1r . Pillai, Hr . Nehru :.md other lca-:"_ine officicJ.s. PriOJ' to tho o.ftornoon meeting :r, Pillai informed us privately of the position·whicn he~intend~~ to tnke. He seid that subject to a few moc1ifico.tions, none of which was of first-rate importruice, the Government of India vms reaily to sien the su.e;e;ost.ec1. o.grcement on sup)lY pro-cedure. J...s to the question of when title sho\.~ld pass to relief ,e;oods procured by the Inc"..ian Government for UNRRA, he said that the Inchon Government vras~ rer.dy to ar.ce~e t) ;:mr r_eque:,t th:=d; ~title. nQ.ss. when the ,o:oods vrr:-cc. finN.lY deli vcred e.t ship'~ side : He also tola us that th~ Govcrnncnt ,:roulcl be ,-rilling to forego. the customary 3 percent chr.rge for the services of the procurement Depart!_,1epts. of the Governr.1cnt for pr0Cttring e;ooc.s . Ht: said thd this ·,-:-as the first ti,ne, so f rr as he knevr, vrhen the procurement chc.rge h,,a. been vro.ived in any cc..se. I felt much ~ro.tifieo. since the chc.re.;e if collcctcc:. would· ar,1::)Urit to· c1ui te r. su~sto.n:t;ial figure.

At the foriuo.l Friday r.fternoon meeting I . ro.isec:. the ~ucstion of Inclia' s adhesion to the Int0rno.tional S~tary Convonti::>ns , ht the conclusion of our discussi:m, ~{r. Oulsnom, J":Jint Secretr.ry of the Department of Educc..tion, Het1l th and Lnnds, explaining th~t the qµcstion of o.ccession to the conventions ~~th certain reservations vras under Mtivc considernti:m l;)y the Indif'.n Governi-nent, promised to vrri tc me a letter before our departure stating the position of the Indic.n Gavornment with re,ge.rd to these Convcmtions . I enclose c. copy of. :i :r. OulsnCJn' s letter, vrri tten t::> me on tho follo",rin.e; oav in accordance with this pro:r,1ise (.Annex S), Various ":JthE:r matters vrerc then telrnn up, including supply ml\tturs, the procurement procedure to be adopte~ and certain finC111cio.l matters. Our discussion is recorced in the officirJ. minutes ·::>f thefourth mooting (1U1ne?C T), nnd the results Stkr,1arized in our tcl_,ero..11 to Washin~ton ( No. 13) (iillnex U) • .

Several finC111cial questions still remained.. undispose9 of. These o.re taken up in c1ctr.il in the Financial Report by Er. J.. :Mon ap.._)cnclcc1 hereto es Report No. 1.

On Saturc1ay m::>rnine, July 28th,· our last f'ay, vre mt:t vri th : .r. Pillai nnd Sir Cyril Jones, the Secrctnry of the Finoncc Department rnd discussed the question of hovr the converti'bl·e ::>rtion of tho Inc'lian contri'bution was to be paid, --whether

-in dollars ::>r in sterling; We argued strongly for payment in dollars and txp1~·ned hovr our work Vl'.)ulc'.. be hindered if vre ho.d t0 accept sterling rather than C":Jllars. Sir Cyril J:mes counterE..d vri th Incl.ia' s a.cute shortc.ge of dollr:rs. He suet,ested, hovrever, that the question be tr.ken 'up in Lonoon rnd intimated tht'.t Im1ia ,muld be inclined b follovr L:mc1on 1 s lead ir this respect. We aereed to rais1.: tho questicm in L::>nc".::>n . Inc.1ia' s position is that she will not p::-.y the convertible porti::>n of hor contribution in clollc ... rs unless mid until UNRRA. proves her crucinl need of dollars nnd her innbility to finance more of her activities ·rith sterling. Only if illf'R_;,.. proves she cMnot finence her o.ctivi tics in nny other vra.y except by payment of doll.::i.rs vrill the Inc,it'.n Government ccmsic1or p.aymcnt of part of her contribution in doll·nrs.

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On Satur~ay rSternoJn , July 28th, I had nnother lon~ confidenticl conversation with }Ir. Pillai. Vie discussed. e.rnons other matters, as vre hac1 on several previ'ous occasions, the question of scttinE_ up a perraanent UNRR:, office in Delhi. :lir. Pillai ·has c.greed that tempor.'.'.rily our best :,.rrrn:..,ement is to ask i::r. Goe,nte to continue his stay e.t Delhi as r.. representdive of our . •.1ssion. 7e 1:loth a3;reed that it woulc1 be vrise to c.efer for the present the decision vrhet~er or not to open a perrnMent UNRRt. office in Delhi. . :r. Pillai, hJ'l ever, is anxious tho. t such r.n office shall later be esk.blishec'., particularly in viev, o '.• the possibility that v,e may .Jeek additional UNtllli, contributions from the Indian Government. He felt that to establish a perrne.nent UNRR\ Office in Inc:lia would have e.. strong psychological appec.l to the Inc,ien pe0plc anc1.. that it might po.y rich fil videncl.s in the fonn of an additional Indian 3P.9ropri't.tion. I run incJinec1 to aex:ee vri th hi;n. I asked ,:r . Pillai whether he ·he.cl nny first rate Inc1ian candi_dates in mind to head such an office. He se.id that he hacl not but w::>ulc likoc to think the matter over anC:: vrri te me ·1ater his rec0114i1enc1ations.

: .. r. Pillai, in the se ... ne vein, DJ.so spoke to me quite confidcntitlly· about the • e.nploy.nC;nt of adc1i tionnl Inc7.iMs on the U[\JRR:. sti::i'f. He saia that he he.cl n.bstainccl. from discussine this matter previously c1urine our negotiations so that it would not seem an element for bn.reainins .-mc1 coulcl. be: consirl.ered on its own merits. He vrent on to say, hovrover, thr.t he felt th2.t more Indians on the stnff Of UNRRl: .. vrould be of large psychologicru. importMcc, particularly in vi:evr of the po?sibility of our approaching the Indian Govt.rnm0nt ·ror ru:l.di ti9nal help. He er-.ve mo a vrri tten oommunicntion, a copy of -,hich I enclose hercY:i th (1.n:nex V)., I feel that this is a matter of consic.crablc i!il.!)'Jrtance ·rlhich we shoulc;, not neelcct or let .slip l;)y the board.

·. 1 nong o. number of Inc1irui. cnndidates, by o.11 odc1s the best vlhor.a. vre savi vras i.r. S.N. Gupta, formerly of the Inr"Lian Civil Service. i'[r. Gupta, I believe, he.s eenuine ability, spenks uxcell0nt Ene;lish, is of very pleo.sine; personality and is~ fricncl. of .tr. Pillai1 s. I bolievc he sh~uld be addcc to the stm'f of UNRRA.

I explain~d the vrh;>l1:, situntion to .. :r . Go.gate anc1 tolcl him that I vras -~:pointine him M a continuin8 member of our :iiission 'but explained that the • question of whether or not UHRR.: .. vrould estn1 lish a pcrmMcnt UNRR.l. Office in Delhi vrould be clccidecl c:..t a later time, as vrell ~.s tho question of vlho should _hel'..d such mi. office if cste.blishec1. :i.1r . Gozc..te unc"'..crstri!lcl.s this si tuc'..tion. He has been given no intimation or o.ssur.:moo thr t h€.: vroulcl bu the one chosen to hen.cl. such im

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I enclose n copy of the cercfully prepRrecl rri tten instructions v1hich I gave to ··r . Goec..te on Friday, July 27th (lillnyx W). Th0se include (Po.r ae,raph 5) financial arr1>nvanents. I left y:i th :i:ir. Go~ate the sum of ,S2 ,520 instructine him to account for cl.l his expen li turus cLincctly to Vf.c'.shineton me'. to send to Wa.sbinE,ton on the first of each month a s·catem~nt of n.11 his t:xpenditurcs for the preceding month. . I attaohccl a bud,gct for :::r . GJe;ate to follou so far r.s pQssi'ble

· but• told him that if any of the omJunts in the buc"get provccl insufficient nu he desired an incre,nsu he sh:>Uld tru<e 'the Jiw.tter up cirectly vri th Washington. I vrrote to l r. Nehru of the Dep trn6nt of Comi.10rc1;.; Jn July 28th, Etsking him to sup.)ly office space anc"t secrcteril'l help to ·rr . Gauatu if possible. (See capy, J~mcx X). hr . Nt;hru 1 s letter in reply, dutt;d July 28th is att·.chcd hereto (;111ncx Y). I find. that i'r . Goeatc co.n secure a r~om at the Imperi'\J.. Hotel for the sUi of 20 Rupees n day (including motls). ·r . Gogctc l'J.reacly possesses n tr·ycl order cJvering the cost of his tick~t buck to Wrshington.

· y la.st letter to J-:r . Pillai \:US one of eood-bye o.nd oppn;ciation for n.11 of the help which he ruic th1;; Indie.n Government had e;iven us durine; the past three weeks (Annex Z).

Betv,een other mectinis, we s1Jtmt' thu li'tc:rnoon of S.?.turc.o.y July 28th, saying good-bye to l r. Pillai, Sir ;,zizul Huqu , 1.r • •. errell, he::-.d of the J.merice.n ·rission , dr . Nehru and v--.ri:ms of our other friGnds v1ho hc..c". helpcc. us in our work in Delhi.

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Gov. LehmM - Indio. Report

We left Delhi early on Sunc~y mornine , July 29th , by plc.ne for Karachi ~.na Coiro .

I o.ttr,ch hereto the follovrins specitl reports , prep::1.rcd by i:r . G. Stewart i:~ason for use by the follovring Bureaux :

Repor t No . 1 - Financicl hspects of Contribution of India, for Bureau of Finance o.nc1 ;i.clministration.

Report No . 2 - Indian Procedure J~greement , for Procurement Coordination Brnnch , Bureau of Supply

Report No . 3 - Availn.bili ty of Supplies , for Procurement • Coordination Branch , Burel\.U of Suppl y

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Report No . 4 - Personnel , for Bureau of Finance Mel. ii.&ninistration.

Report No . 5 Red Cross Parcels . The matter is being disposed of in

Note :

London.

(Sgd) Francis B. Sayre.

Report No . 1 - One copy of this report vm.s handed to Palmer encl Knight in London 6th A~gust , 1945.

Report N? • 4 - The original copy and annexes vrt!re ho.nded to Colonel Harris in London August 7th. He is to teke it to Y/ashine;ton for o.ction .

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Annex A - draft of Drocure:.1ent procedure B - e:1orandur:1 of conversation '.Tith ~0r . Pillai , July 10 C - Note fror-1 ~ ·r. :i?illai asl:ing "Tission to be r:;uests of Indian

Goverru 1ent , July 11 , 19 ~-"i D - Telegrar,1 , No . 7 to Washington , July 12 E - Report of ,.1eeting with Sir Azizul Huque and others of Dept . of

Oo,·J.1erce at Simla , July 13 - : j_s~ion repor t F - Report of sa.'".1e ···,eeting (Annex E) ,·Jade by Indian Govt . G - Statenent given to press on Saturday, July 14 , Si;.1la press

conference H - Cable to Cairo ~2)repeated 1;•cshington re Eg~,pti:m contribution ,

July 17 , 1945 I - Cable to 'No.sh., repeated to London, Sydney re Jones- Davi es and

China- India theatre . · J - ::inutes of conference , July 19 , ·.nth various I ndian Depts. E - j_ inutes o~ conference , Jul y 21 , ·with various Indian Depts.

( second i ·eeting ) L - Telegrx1 No . 9 to Wash., re Indian contributi on

Copy of address by Er . Sayre over All- India Radio , July 22 , 9: 45 p .m.

N - : ~cno of conclusions as rcsul t conference ·,·d. th Jones- Davies and Hou re China- India theatre , July 23

0 - Cable to Chungking, repeo.ted to Washington (No . 11) re China-India , July 24

P - Letter to ;·r . Harry Price , Chungking , July 28, re China- Indi a . 1 - :·inutes of ,1eeting ·,vith Ind . Govt . rc-ps ., July 23, 1945 ( 3d) R - Cable No . 10 , Washington, July 24, 1945 S - Letter fron 1 ·r. Oulsnx1 , July 28 , re Sanitary Conventions T - ":inutes of :,1eeting ,Ti th Ind. Govt . reps ., afternoon Jul y 28 ,

re supply , procurenent D.nd financial uatters. (4th) U - Cable to fash . (No • 13) July 29 , re Indian procedure V - Letter from rr, . Pillai , July 28 , re ernplo-1T1ent of Indians 'f - Written instructions to R. V. Go gate , Jul y 27, 1945 X - Letter fro.,1 1·r . Sayre to i"r . Nehru , July 26 r e accomr.1odations in

Delhi for ::::r. Gogate Y - Letter fron J"r . Nehru , Jul y 28 , re acconmodations for :•r . Gogate Z - Letter of appreciation frar.1 lrtr. Sayre to iiir . Pil lai , July 28

Reports: No. 1 - Financinl Aspects of Contribution of India, for Bureau of Finance and Adr~inistration.

No. 2 - Indian Procedure Agreencnt , for Procurement , Coordination Branch, Bureau of Supply.

No . 3 - Availability of Supplies , for Procurement Coordination Branch, Bureau of Supply.

No. 4 - rer..,onncl, for Bureau of Fino.nee & Adr.tlnistration. No , 5 - Red Cross Pc.reels

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DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION

11 June 1945

SUGGESTED PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING UNRRA PRO~ IENT IN IND IA

To be referred to in rmy co.bles to rmd frorJ India as "Indian Procedure"

1. UNRRA vrill address inquiries to the Governuent of India about the o.vo.ilo.bility of supplies. These inquiries nay refer (o.) to p:irticulo.r cor.1r.10di tics, or ( b) to cv.erall prograr.1s. The Governr.1cnt of Indio. ...-Jill indico.te the iter.1s which it believes India will be able to supply, giving the charo.cteristics of the goods, quantities and prices; all prices quoted to be specific as to whether they o.re free o.longside vessel (which UNRRA prefers) or f.o.b. vendor's plant or wo.rehouse •

2. On the basis of the communications fra~ the Governrnent of India to UNRRA (referred to in paragraph~) UNRRA uill inforrtl the Governr1ent of India which of these i tens it desires .. to procure in India or r.1ay undcrtal::e further discussion w"ith the Government regarding specifico.tions and prices. UNRRA -;rill apply to the appropriate Qombined Board for an allocation \-;here necessary and v-rill notify the Goverrnent of India pronptly ,of the subnission of such a request. Where exportable surpluses have _b~en sold or are under contract to the United Kingdon, the Goverrnent of India . will e:i-.'J)lore with the Government of the United Kingdom the. possibility of naking :ivailo.ble supplies fror.1 these surpluses for the purpose of neeting UNRRA's requircr:1cnts.

3. . .' (a) UNRRA will submit to the Gover-nrn.ent of Indj__a a firr.1 procurei".lent order

o.fter obto.ining, if necesso.ry, an alloco.tion fror.1 a Conbined Board for procura1ent in India. This may .take the f orr.1 of · copies· of UNRRA' s roquest to Supply, S-3, or a cable to bo followed by the. Fori.1 s--3. Forr.1 S-3 shall be addressed to the Secretary, Department of Coci;,ercc, Nm1 Delhi, (or other Governncnt authority designated ?Y the Goverment of India).

(b) Upon receipt of such a finn-procurcnent ·order fror1 m'ffiRA, the Secretary, Depo.rtnent of Cor,,ncrce ( or other Goverrnent authority, designated by the Govcrrnent of India) vill n.rrrmgc for the place:.10nt of con·crn.cts ·.vi th no.nufacturers o.na/ or suppliers' in collaboration with the appropriate governnentn.l procurc.nent agencies.

(c) The Secret!ll'y, Departoent of Ca:r:1erce, v:ill also arrange \iith the o.ppropriate agencies for the acceptance, inspection, storage, and other necessary functions connected ·;,rj_ th goods delivered for UNRRA. 1 s account under such contracts.

( d) UNRRA will truce title to the goods only wt1en they are finally loaded on vessel.

(e) No insurance charge ,nll be included in the cost of supplies procured and held on behalf of UNRRA. The cost of any losses incurr~a prior to trrmsfcr of title to UNRRA. vrill be the responsibility of the Goverrnent of India.

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"Indian Procedure"

4. The Secretary, Departr~1ent of Cor.uerce, (or other authority designated by the Govcrnncnt of India) -.-d.11 furnish to UNRRA Washington (Statistical Records and Reports Branch, 1341+ Connecticut Avenue, N.w., Washington, n.c. , U, S.A.) infornation, in a fern to be agreed upon on the following subjects;

(1) Requisitions .and contracts placed against Requests to Supply;

(2) Copies of invoices and po.ck:inJ sheets as ccr.r..1odities becone av~ilablc fo~ shipnent;

(3) A 'nonthly status report on Requests to Supply. :.

5. (a) The cost of the agreed purchase price of goods procured in India will •

be .charged against the Governnqnt. qf ' India's contribution to UNRRA. The costs of delivery, storage, handl:i;:nis', aaninistrative services and all other necessary charges incident to the procurc:·.1Cnt and s t orage of such goods vn.11 also be charged against India ' s contribution to UNRRA but nay take the forrJ · of an agreed percentage of the cost price of all purchases.

(b) The GovernrJent of India undertakes to sec that the prices paid to the contr ... ctor a.re the best which can be obtained by _the Goverrnent of India through ccr.Jpetitive bidding or negotiation.

6. Insofar as these expenditures cmc Y,i thin chc r~1ainder of India ' s appropriation to UNRRA after the establishrJent of a fund froc of exchange restrictions of not less than 10 per cent· as provided tinder Resclut i on 14 of the Council , such expenditures shall be charged · against the ·appropriation of the Govcrrr~ent of India to~ If the expenditure on behalf.of UNRRA exceeds the renainder of the appropriation to•·tiNRRA after tho cstablishr.1cnt of the free fund UNRRA vn.11 establish ·,ti th he Rc'scrye K~ of India an appropriate credit to cover orders placed.

7• If at any tir.1c the Governr.1ent of India or UNRRA vtishcs to uod'ify or suppler:1ent the above outlined procedure it is urtder·stood thc.t this will be a natter for r.1Utual discussion a1=1d ngrccr.1ent • .

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Af.J"NEX B • New Delhi , July 10th, 1945 .

1-,~.iORAl\DUL: 0~7 COl V_-1RS,,TIG11 ITH i,.:R. 1'1• R. PILI I, SECR,..,T.ARY, COE ..2RJE DEP.A~=?I1MENT, 6. 30 p . m. 10th July, 1945 ,

in LiR. SAYRE I S ROOi,i AT THE IEFERIAL HOTEL.

Present : 1 . Mr. N. R. Pillai , Secretary, Commerce Dept . 2. Mr. Francis B. Sayre . 3. J.ir . R. v. Gogate . 4. iHr. G. Stewart .fas on.

f.~r. Pillai is the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the permanent Civil S0rvant in charge of the Department , while the political head of the Department is the Honorable Member , Sir Azizul Huque , who is now in Simla. It i :. probably the Department of Commerce through which our negotia~ions f ~r the establ ishment of procedures will be channelled.

Hr. Sayre expressed his appr13ciation of the contribution v1hich the Government of India had madl- to UNRRA and the chance ·which it gave UNRRA to work closely -vrith the Indian Government in the co- operative international undertaking in which we are engaged .

rfr. Pillai pointed out that al though his Department is the one most interested in handling the acquisition of supplies by UNRRA, he would have to ,,-,ork in consultation vrith the Department of 3upplies , the D~partment of Industry and Civil Supplies , the Department of i'ond and the Department of Finance . He expressed a desire to study the draft of the suggested procedure for handling UNR.RA procurement which we had prepared. hr. Sayre , in handing him this draft explained that it -r,as merely a tentative proposal and that we should be glad to consider any changes and amendments v,hich the Government of India might care to make .

Mr. Pillai also asked for a list of commodities which UJ\l'RRA would be interested in acquiring in India. Mr. Sayre said that v1e should be glad to hand him such a list at a me1Jting betv,een Mr. Gogate and Fr. ..ason v1ith members of the Departm8nt of Commerce on the follov:ing morning. .It was explained that this vras an ambitious list but that UNRRA hoped to diversify its purchases in India and that it ·went vlithC'lut saying that the Government of India was entirely free to make such counter proposals as it saw fit . ltt. Pillai explained that in visiting Simla, Mr. Sayre vrould discuss Yrith the Viceroy and the Honorable Member of the DepartmGnt of Commerce the work of UNRRA and its r~quiremcnts in a general sense , but that in the meantime in Delhi he v:ould start exports to ,mrk out the details . He was quite surv that after 1.fr. Sayre's r turn from Simla the working out of procedures for handling UNRRA supplies ' ould not be a protracted proceeding.

1.-r. Sayre thanked 1 r . Pillai for his co-operation and said that the l,iission vmuld be guided to a· very great extent upon his advice and vrnuld lean heavily upon him for help .

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ANNEX "C"

D. O. No. 204-Secy. /45

DEP_'.Rrl'IENT or 001-:F :ERCE

New Delhi, the 11th July, 1945~

Dear l'Ir. Sayre,

I am desired t ~ say t~~~ the Government of India ~ill be very pleased if the U. N. R. R. A. Mission will consider themselves the guests of the Government of India during their stay in Delhi and Simla.

Yours sincerely,

/s/ (N. R. Pillai)

Hon. Francis B. Sayre, Imp ... ri:...l Hotel,

Nevr Delhi.

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ANNEX D

CONFIDENTIAL

LEHMAN UNRRA WASHINGTON, D. C.

No . 7 from Sayre

OtrrGOING CABLE

CODE

July 12, 1945.

1 . Indiar. Government has invited UNRRA mission to Simla for next tvm days to meet Government heads there , Sayre as personal guest of Viceroy. Mission returns t > Delhi fifteenth for intensive work with departments .

2. Jute: Grahm Smith UK jute purchaser in Calcutta leaving India for Washington tvvelfth for consultation CR11IB . At request r.G Supplies India work of arranging for transferring from mill and shipping of jute distributed among various firms in accordance with established trade practice . DG says Findley and Company agree . India has available for :immediate shipment large stock sand bags standard specifications thirty four by fourteen at tvrnlve rupees per hundred FAS Calcutta. FEA Washington has full details. Will cable status of jute shipments in few days .

3. Your Ne. 1. Unabsorbed capacity truck bodies two hundred a month Sep~ember October if hardware shipped nlong with chassis and tires . Additional capacity available November. If interested cable makG model and carrying capacity when prices and time will be given. Pr. ... sumc hump program is three thousand heavy truoks and one hundred light trucks .

4. Your Nos. 3 and 5. Will telegraph replies after further discussion. Your No. 3 came in clear insufficiently addressed. Suggest confidential messages like three be sent coded.

5. Your No . 4 not received.

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. ,, . COl,:V1ERENCE VHTH THE HOlxOR, ,BLl , :.E:.;B.u1~ .i..;OR .THE DEP.ARJ1 • .EN'T

OF Cm•LERCE, STilLi, JULY 13, 1945 AT 11.30 a.n •

Present: The Honorable Menber, Sir .,1zizul Huqµe. · , The Departr:ient Secretary, I.ir. N. R. Pillai.

The Joint Secretary, l · ;r-. R. K. Nehru Ur .. 1.ioha.mad Shaghil. .,

Mr • .c:1rancis B. Sayre. l,1r. G, Stevrart I~ason, i'1r, R. V ~ Gogate. i' ::.::- • George G-:\J.y •

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Ti-ie Honorable Eenber opened the co~erence ·by naking the follouing stateIY1ent:

11\le are grateful to you for giving us this' opportunity of meeting you here and for this opportunity to reach an understanding with regard to the ,, dii'ficul ties in our supply problems. I would ,just ,like to explain the ~ackground of so!!le of our difficulties •.

11As you·· are avmre, as soon as the Ul'lR.i.1,. , organization was started ]/, all Indians: of all ·parties, 'V/ere agreed that we should participate in ~hat I consider the greatest international organization for human relief work, and I have groat hopes, not · so rm.ch during war times as in peace, that all nations 'Vlill be dro.vm closer together, follovring the cxru:rpler which UNRRA has · set. There existed at that time a situation which vras almost unbea_raole, ·and which would have seor:iecl insurnountn.ble not only to India but to any other country.

"Above all, you are aware of the fact that at the commencement of hostili·des vre in Indfo. vrere not prepared for war; life was moving smoothly. We vrere dr9.1m into the Yrar, and ...-rar was brought so near to us that every phase of India I s life ...-, , terri'bly disorganized. The strain on the economic life was unparalle7ed not only in India's history but almost in that of every other country in the world. You can realize the extent of the strain: War came in 1939. By 1942 inflation vms at its height. In 1943, the year tho.t control measures w~re put into effect, the average price level had increased more than 500 percent :?:./ ~ · Then car.1e the Bengal faJTri.ne, one of the greatest disasters vfhich has over overrtaken h~~nity. EstiLiates of the numbers who died in famines range be'tv,t en 600 and 800 thousand and one □illion -- a toll greater than the war has taken in r:iany other countries.

"Not only was the economic life of the mtion -disrupted, but there also developed a terrible shortage of food. In part, ~he shortage of.food vro.s caused by the strain on the transportation system, for ~ome 7 to 15 days are required tn LlOVG cor.nnodities from one section to another." .

1/ i\.fter the fonrial conference h~d ended, Sir Azizul, in an infon:ul chat before lun-,h, said thr..t he had been in London at the tine UNRRA negotiations were first taken u9. He st~ted that he had been greatly interested, :1.nd through Sir Frederick Leith-Ross hail kept in close contact with the negotiations oonceming the fonnation of the org_nization.

y In tho infon:ial discussion later, Sir ~,zizul spoke of the increase in wages in India generally, with the r~sult, particularly with ragard to cotton materials, that pe:-sons vrho had previously bought small quantities or less expensive m1terials, were nmr in a position to buy larger amounts and more expensiv~ goods, so tho..~ the demand is far in excess of present production,

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Su- AzHml 'next spoke .of the hardships which India has suffered during the vmr, he sto.ted tho.t when the frunine vro.s nJ.p1ost at its crisis, floods v7ere cor.r.,10n throughout Indio.; in the Cal.cut to. area alone, 3 or 4 rn.ilroads vrere r;1ade useless by the floods.

The Honorable Ler.1bcr then. vrent on to refer to the extraordino.ry deITI11nd, as the result · of war conditions, for coal, vrhich he referred to as "the bA.Sic need of Indio. 11 and as one of her "mjor problems 11

• He vrcnt on to explain the vital part which coal plays in the transportD.tion and industrial syster1s and the ensuing effect on other phases of Indian econo;:-.1ics.

Sir A%iz:ul then referred ~o the effects of the difficulties facing Indio.. Rer:li.nding the group that India is agricultural, he spoke of the strain which the wa~ has placed on the average Indian. Inflation and . th0 killing of cattle for food has increased th~ price of vmrk ani1mls fr01:1 50-100 rupees to 600-700 rupees. Rice ha~ risen from 200 to 800 rupees a ton, The price of oil has gone from ♦ 4 1 rm.as ( Sp) to 2 rupees ( 60~) a pound; butter ( which was forr:i.crly used by only so~e 10 :percent of the Indians) fron 8 A (16p) to 3 R (90p) a pound; neat from 5 ,c1. ( 10,t) to 1 R 8 A ( 46;5); 1.nd fish, India' s nost common food from 2 to 8 A (4 to 16p5) to 3 to 4 R (90p to~ 1 . 20).

Further, Sir , zizul pointed out that the Indian Gover!l:I:l8nt co1ud not per.::1it the export from India of co:mr:1odities of which there are shortages now·. He referred specifically to rice, and stated th~t the country is also short of

fo.ts and oils and neats 2/. The l.Ienber concluded that in spite of . Indio.' s present difficulties,

"we will go out of our vro.y to do our utmost". He .expressed the hope that vrith the passage of tine India would be Qble to give an augmented supply of conunodities for UNRRA. He rode o. fleeting reference to "to the political situation in India and also to the history of India", and added that if he continued in charge of his present dcpartnents in the Indian Gov1;::rrunent he wo~ld imrnedio.tely cor:irunico.te with U ffilli and advise ther:i of any articles which might be o.vn.ilablc . "Those • things which WC can spa.re vrill certainly be :rnde at your disposo.l. II He added tho.t r he looked forvmrd to having greater opportunities to help

11in the ,biggest economic

v1elf c..rc· work of our time'' . Referring to Indio.' s contribution to UNRR.h of 8 crores, he pointed out that India's national income in peace tir.10 is only 150 crores of v1hich only 70 or 80 cror0s o.rl.3 available for tho civil Governnent of India, and vras g~ ad tho.t India could n,.;'1.k--: su9h a contribution.

He again expressed his pleasure .'.tt being able to J.1cet vii th the hission and stated that he vms sure that every Departnent of the ~ndian Government would do its best to help the Delcg:-.tion in its work.

In closing, he said 1:we will take the attitude of a starving nan helping another starving Eian, but we will certainly do our best."

Mr. Sayre thanked Sir llzizul for his explanation of lndia' s problems ru1d expressed his apprcciation for the part which he knew Sir J,zizul and Mr. Pillai had played in bringing about India's participation and interest in

· the vrork of UNRRA. He expressed a r0.:-.lization of the problens India is facing as a nation .:md of the difficul tics which the IndL-..n people n.s a whole nrc undergoing, in the fnce of which, the Indian Pnrli1r.1.ent had passed o. bill appropriating 8 crores for assistance to UNRRi, . l! r . Sayre expressed the gratitude of UNRRA for the contribution, adding th~t the attitude of Ind:L..~ is a heartening IDS\nifestation of the spirit of internn.tioml co-operation which is th0 only possible foundation

on which lasting peace ccn be built.

lvr. Sayre pointed out that UNRRl1. 1 s r;iajor problems lie in finding supplies from the world ~t lnrge ~nd bringing them to those recently wn.r-torn,

--------------------)/ His previous reference to the short~ge o.nd high cost of draft anira'.11s seemed to ir.1ply th~t he included them in this group.

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liberated nr3a.s ·wh0re they will do the uost good. 11Nevertheless1' ho v;ent on,

·'we would o..void i.;c1}::ing goods froo a. country which itself ho..s vital need for such goods. Our thought is to find surpluses •-- cor.,nodities in excess of n. cour,try' s ovm needs -- n.nd then to colJ.0ct such surpJ.uoes fro□ all over the vmrld o.nd pln.ce ther:i in those l::. 'borated D.rn.:i.s where t:1ey will prove of IJE' • .xir.ru:::1 benefit. Vie hope through our convcr5c..tions with offic..JjaJ s of the Indian Governnent to find wh.:i.t goods cn.n bo spar1..,J and 1;0 ob1-ain SUi)plles v7hich will not disrupt your avm cconoey. 11

P..o6n.rd: ~1,; the proc8dure for ol)tn.ining supplies, Mr. Sayre said that UNRRA hoped to mrc:~ci tl;.c urmecosso..ry ui,;pl icn.tion of mchinery for this purpose and proposed the '...,se of -t:hc Indic..n Go1rer!1nent' s ovm mn.chinery. He CX2_):~cssod a realization of "ch0 difficul th s 1:rhich ,-ould n.risc if UNRRA represontn.t·ives went into the r.10..r:rnts c'f: Ir: J..io. bir1C::.ing fJr L1c.io.n goods o..nd hoped instead thn.t the Indi'ln Govornnc::it could itself procure st.:ch supplies as n.re l'..grced upo:i.. He went on : 11w·e would like to f::..:1d son,3 JY''.'c:;edure ,7hich would fit i::1 ·ritn your

. needs E'..'1d c1~sir'<;S - a pro::;er},J,e -.::,y .,ii:..8:·. ,-:e could nake knmm our d0sires, and ycu vri th utter franknc:::,s on you::: part~ couJ_(1 r::'lk0 knavm to us wh'..l t supplies yo-...,. conside:r it prn.ctioal ::md foQsiblo to ,' ·· ve us as po.rt of the Indian cortrib..:. ticno 11

Mr. s~yro stated thn.t under t.he resolutions adopted at Atl.'.'..ntic Cj:tythe usun.l practi.ce is for eD.Ch mtio:1 Elttking o. contribution to give nc t less tr-1an 10 percent in cash or free exchange; but tho great bulk , 90 percent, is u.f\11ally contributed ~n supplies which the country itself produces, so as to stir;11.llatc industrial enterpdses in the country and to prevent the econonic upse-~ vrhich the gi~Qnt of large cash ['.f.'l.OUnts ni ~ht entail.

He oa~d thc..t of course thi~ wau offered only by way of suggoution. I.'ir., So..yre infornr,d the ropresem;atives of the Indin.n Governr,1ent th. t a2 the rem,.l t of OX'Jc:rrnnc"' gn.inea ·_n worki'.".1g out similar proble:r.ts in oth1::- c .:1untries, a st'.:l.tc,ncn-: of .':'r0cer1u:re h'l: "b<JL "l rr,,~1~.reJ for hn.ndling Indin. vs procuror.1ent probler:ts, He .'.LG.dGd tht>..t for the l'.) u.'.lys during vrhich the Delego.tio'.".1 ·:::i_12. be i~ India H w::1.: ',:A "':x::n:..utol~1 :::: tho rr,r·,~_oo of the Indin.n Govern:1ont [\,nc_ thn:l ha

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hoped tha.t ,,::..1 of thes0 OJ.1cstion3 c;. 1:i _: bG cone into with utter fr::.nkness , .\t the end of' chc 1:.\.r;:'.,io!l.'s st,"..v~ he s::drl., ii: could be determined vrhcther it would be helpful in l..:. ·v-..., b_ll.i,d .:;s1:-- ::- -::i:-L -::"'.,...,tative of UNRR,; who could continue -the discussions.,

E lr .1.1.:--,:i.z.·.,_1 stated er,, ,t above 2.ll he w2-nted the nission to fer: 1 thn. t India is ari actJ'"C. mc6te1~ of the UniteQ :ifationE'. He suggested t:iat in the discussions regc .. rc..ing procurement p:roo "J, ,!'0s industrial leaders o.nd representatives of industli'i-1.l orgai.izations r'10U:..J c '··· ~': to t~ke part , so tha.t n. procedure satisfactory to a:...l parties c:.."ncernc'L c 'J'llri be worked ou~- Turning to Mr. Pillai, he asked if these !i1.."l.tters could be left in his hands .

1:r. Pil1c.i replied +hat he wculd bo very glad to continue the discuss:;.ons and tnkc charge o ... · the 1.:ission I s negotic~t'i ons in India. Ho n.ddcd that the suggested proceudre fo::::- obtn.ining sup~)lies suc:1 ~.s U:,1:•. Sayre had subui tted vmuld be of' great assis·cn.nr::c'

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• ANNEX "F"

Minutes of o. l✓.i:Getin::_; held Hith the UNr-u7.t·. Mission on Friu.o.y, the 13th July, 1945, '1.t Sim.1:1.

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The Hon 1.blc Sir Muh-:u-.,mn.d .. ~ziz-ul-Huque, Cor.u::ierce Member The Hon 1ble Mr. N. R. Pilln.i, COI;l!Ilerce Secret/ll'y Mr. R. K. Nehru, Joint Secreto..ry, Comerce De~u-tment Mr. Mohd. Sho.Ghil, ~kLclitionn:.l Unc1..er Secrctnry,

Cornncrce Depo.rtnent The Hon ' ble Mr. Fro..ncis B. So..yre, Diplor:1,..1.. tic l.dviser to

· UNRR.,;l. ( Cho..irm'.l.n of the Mission) Mr. G. Stewo..rt 1fason l · Mr. R. V. Go_g.'.lte Meip.l)ers of the Mission Mr. Geor13e Grcty

-------------------The Hon 'ble the Commerce Member, n.fter welcomin:::; the Mission, nn.rrn.tec1

briefly sane of the ili.fficul ties vrhi ch Indio.. · he.a. to f'tce in recent times. position briefly wo.s tho.t, vrhereo.s on one side Yre ho.cl economic shortn.3es of -"..lnost ~very cornmocli ty, we ho.d terrible shortc..r.;es of'. fooc~ so vifa.l to the people. He stn.tea, thc.t in 1943 supply position hc..d ;Jecomc so difficult th.1:t control meo..aures ·'11.::,c1 to 1Je promul.r:;c~ .. ted, the c.vero.ce level of \I"..[;es hn.d t3one up very m..1..rkeclly, n.nc c.s luck v.roulcl h.".ve it, it \·m.s followed by the ::_;rec.test fn.mine c1is"..ster in tho histO!'"IJ of the countl"IJ. Ex:>.ct nort2..lity fisurcs -vrerc not

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reo.,'1.ily ·w1..ilahlo, but it coulc.1 be nb.tcc1.. th".t n.s tho. clircct result of the frunine, ['.bout l½ millions of people lost thci:i: lives. The Corrrr,1erc(;: Member then referred to the difficult tro.nsport position o.nc'l s1.ic1 th.".. t Inclio.. ,ms such ,.,_ vo.st country thct if Cl. comnoclity Vf.:'.s to be movecl, for inst".nce, fron Domb.'.'l.y to Ctlcutto .. ; even thouch it were- plentiful in Bomlxty, it took .:-..t lee.st 8 to 10 c°1,..".ys, to transport it to Calcutt".. by cools trC1.in. He o..lso referred to the floods in Ben:n.l .'.'..nd in : some p[\_rts of Mc..clr,".s o.nc1 Oriss.'.l rm.ich complete disore'lniscc1 trn.nsport for some tir1e ~ut were fortm:io..tely tided over.

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f,"..VC he~c1,".bl)q 1 to; fpVer:/ meuber of the Government of Indio.., viz., in the mn.tter of con.l ·sup:pli9~; . , , .; .. .,

The 'Cc)Inr.i~roe Mon:.:ier mnc:..e sp~cinl reference to the high prices of plqueh ct'..ttle ·which. were hittinc: ho.rc1.. the cultiv".tiort in Incli:t~ . He, hovrever, dssurec. the Mission -~fut he did ~ot w:i,.sh to .'.l.lffi'm them 1Jut merely wished tot "..ppris-E/ them of some of C-.ov~r!lfilent' s difficulties, which vrere not quite re0..lize'a outside, n.ncl he vrelcomed this . opportunity of expb.inins things personnlly .. ·· -He felt thn.t the prc..ctice of sending out Missions for personal discussions wns very helpful o.11 round.

The Comnerce Meml)er next sto.ted tmt it woulc1 be c1ifficult to·give n.ny ex'lct fi&ures of total supplies which Indio. coulcl cive to the Mission but hoped tho..t .:1.s months advance we would be in a position to 6 ive incren.sed '1.ncl ~uonented supplies qf_,such o.rticles ·"..s UNRRJt required. He inc1ico.ted, however, tho..t the . position v~ .. s extremely cifficult in respect of certo..in nrticles like edible oils '."l.nu. rice "..nc most other essentfo.l foods ,m.ich Indi.:1. sir.1ply could not spc.re but he ['..Ssured th'lt if .:tt .1.ny time we found o..nythins in surplus we woulc1.. be-·prepa.recl to cive them to UNJRA who would h'lve the first preference. He .?..Ssur0a. the Hen.d of the Mission, on beh..:lf of the ·othcr Depa.rtncnts of the Governnent of India., tmt we would pl~ce facts nnd m.'.l.tcricls before him n.n~ th1t we would do out best to help him iri every possiDlo vv2 .. y. The Hon 'ble MemlJer in his concluclin):;: rent'.'...rks expressed .the hope th.".t UN?JU~ mir,ht prove to ~e the [rea.test hunnnit.:u-ia.n orga.niza.tion sha.pins human a.ff".irs in f'utu:t-e.

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'.l.'he Hon 'ble Mr. Fr~ncis D. S:-.yrc exprossccl his very c'.eep "..ppreci"..tion of InC..i" 1 s hospito.lity c.nc. s".ic.'. th"..t the .llission r.1et with rer.1.1.rk.".ble ki.:-7.ness '1.nd uenerosi ty.

Continuine, Mr. B. So.yre sc.icl 'i' v-l'..nt to sci.y o.. worcl here a.bout our 16ssion,

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nbout why we c.."'.l:'le o.nd n..bout who. t is in our nincl.s, The first obJect of our cor.tln,1 frora l,.neric~ here to Incli".. 'ffi'.s to express our o.pprecic.tion to the Indici.n people for their ~enerosi ty c.nd the vi t'."1.l ,mJ in which they are p2.rticip'1. tinc in our work. .J.l of us in UNI'.R.1. re".lize tho prolJlems th".t Iqc.i ".. is f".oing, re:1'.l.ize the c1..ifficul ties which the Inrlfan epople ".re f'lcin-3, the poverty, the cruel ,mr conditions o.nd ".ll the rest of it, ana yet the !nc.linn R>.rli.:'.T.lent h"..s pnssed o. Bill o.ppro:-rio.tin; eight crorcs of rupees for UNRRi. help. It h."..s mo.nifestecl its detemina.tion to o.ssist us. 1fo of the u:tr.'i.R..i. feel very c.:.eeply 13rn.teful. It is o. henrteninr m::mifesb.tion to £'.ssist us , · I't is 6. hoo.rbcnine· n~f<.:st~tion or spirit of int.::~nntion..i coopcrr.tion .:hie is the anly possiblc"foundation on vrhich a lasting pco.cc can be h::>pod" . .

He continued "The verJ first re.'1.son why n~ c".r.le to Inc:.i" 1,r.,s to tell you in • person our c.leep nncl ero.teful ".ppreci --.tion of Yrhct the Inc.i1.n people h,ve done for UNRRi.. re \m.ntec!. to kno,7 "..t first ha.m1 the concli tions here, to find out the vr.:.i.ys pr" cticcble to meet the :)roblems vhich -u-c f ".cin,'.; us, n.nd knm7 r.1ore o.bout Inclio. ".ncl. present Inc.fan conditions. I neecl h::·.rdlz:- s8-y th.'lt the whole underlyini obJcct c.oout UNRRA is to heliJ hum<'-n people in neeu, n.nd hclpin~ h'UL'k"..ni ty in distress transcends o.ny m.tionC'..l "!Journ ... :cries rrhen ue n.11 n.ct to[~ether,

-~.meric'lns, Ind.inns, Russi~ns, Chinese --.n~ Czechs "..nd menoerB of o.11 the United N"..tions toeether. iie c.:i.n possibl~ cl.o 0.. lot in this ,-,;:,.:r, throue}1. inter n<1.tiontl co-opern.tion. Ve uoulc: closely rrork to::;ether c.nd pull throu[;h cooper~tion. The problems :ire so v:-1.st tht1.t no nc..tion sincle- h--.nclecl Ck'ln possioly hope to solve it ~ncl UNR..~.A is c.n "..ttempt of the United N~tions Or~~niz~tion to meet these problems, to ncrnt then in the only Hr:--.y they can ~)e net, throuch intern'ltion::tl effort. We re!lize that ue shoultl cet supplies ,:,.nc:. iooc.ls which crtn 'we sp[U'ec: nnc! ,-,hich ".re b~dly needecl in the liber1.tec.l territories, o.nc.1 brin_sinc; those i:;ooe.s to • e liber"..ted territories ,,here they ,,ill ._;o to lileet dire humo.n needs. Tru.t is n. tremendous tnsk, o. cor.rplic"..ted tn.sk, th.."..t n.n intcrnn.tion11lly opera.tine orec'.'.niz::.tion ever o.ttemptecl·1

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"I need hc.rd.ly point out the ,mole fundc.ment,:,.l thought of illf'ffiA is to o.voic. to.king i:;oocls c.wn.y from people who .'.lre themselves in neecl of those eoods, We mve no thoueht of increusin~ the h."..rdships or the econoraic difficulties of the contributine countries. Our whole thou0ht is to find coocls which the countri0s proC::.uce in excess of their own needs, which they c[ln sp"l.re, "..nd then to.kin: such surpluses c.11 over the world to fincl where they crtn be eraployec.1. in neeting human:. needs o.nd to ciscover through converso..tion ,,ith officin.ls of the In~io.n Government , the coocls which cr:.n be spared by them without ,,isruptin_; Inc.:i:1 1 s mm veys of life. Seconc:.ly, we h.r.:.ve given thought, in procurin3 such e:;oods, to the possibility of duplicl'..tin6 thP- machinery or making or c::i.usine economic upsets but in order to av::iid suoh clupl · cr-.ti n, ,,e want to rely on e~ ch r1cra'uer uoirernment :i,tself to do the procurine of 0ooc1s for us, anc it ,11.s with this ic'.v~- we c"llne out here to consult with the members q_n(l offici ".ls of the Indfo.n Government. We c.:tme out to knov, what IndiD. c::i.n spore ui thout undue hn.rtlship, of the commocli ties they could best contri1ute, then to Ymrk out. the raethod for the procurement of those ·oods. , e hope we m:.:i..y find out in the next reek some procedure \Thich will fit in with Indiun needs me:. 2.esires n.ncl procedure bJr ...-rhich illlRRA c::i.n m~ke knovm n.bout its desires .:-.nd Ino.o. 's c.1esires, of lh-.1.t is prl'..ctiCk1.ble, of the ldnd of .f_;ooc!s I :idia. ,rould like to give s ,art of the Indio.n contri ution. I need not eX]_)l~in tmt under the UNRR!: Resolution the usu~ ~rn.ctice is for en.ch n1.tion mkin~ o. o:nti:i!utim • u

t o trim not less than ten per cent in ca.sh, cut the c,re.::i.t bulk of the contribution in most 0..1.scs u:, to 90 ~er cent is contri'i;utec"!. in the form of su,plies which the country itself pro2.uoes, so a.s to stirnulo.te industries o.nd enterprises in~ country, n.nd to prevent economic upsets by too l".rge funds flovr.i.n.:, out of the country, a.nc. in our deo.lin~s with other countries which try to work out the ,rocedure it ,rill be most helpful. I !l[';.Ve Given to Mr. Pillo.i the roced.ure which 1,7e h'"'.d Yrorked out in Austro.lio.. which countriJ vm.s fl'..cing the s Io problem o.s Indin., n.s a :,.:tsis for· c1iscussion. You, proba.bly, mn.y ,mnt to sugsest chnnees in world.ne out those proble.s, 'Lut it is n. rnn.tter for the next meetine"•

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The Cho.irmo..n of the Mission then st.'.'..tec.1:. tlr.t while they rn~rc hero in Incli;. they ·were C'.t IncliC'. 1 s services. 11 I hope ue c[m e,o into o.11 these r.mh,ers ,Iith utter frD.nkness . You :->.re o.t li~)e t:r to nsk '..1.ny question n.bout UTJRR,',. 1 c opern.t~.ons, becD.use Indio. is C'. meniber of the Uni tecl N~.tions r..ncl is enti tlec.. to c..sk o.ncl to b1ow·. My nhole thou~ht is not for l).:,rc~inin.:; for ,' .. ooc.:.s or :-.nythin~; li~<:e +h2.t. In 1..i.'1.ns~ l.mericn.ns ."..ncl ever;/ n:1tionn.l shoulc. try to neet this :9ro"blcr,1 01 tur.,."1.n c.lisiress ,;-ri thout the len.st c1isloc:-. tion .'.'..ncl injury to the Inc1..i:-i.n people ."..ncl. ·c·J others. I propose to sta.y in Delhi for c.. ,,;reek or ten cl.1.ys, .1.nc1 I hope -rr,: c:--.n norl: out .the deta.ils o.nc1. then questions ,;Ji.11 '..1.rise on which we r,1::1.y ,,--:::.nt thu nc:.vicc uf tho Hon ' ble the Commerce Meml)er n.nd Mr. Pilln. i, The UN.RR!~ represent.'.'. ti ves woulcl like to r.;o into c1etnils n.ncJ. we hope you ,;rill ~ive us o.11 the infor: .nti8ri we i.a.nt'' ,

In conclusion, he once ,f.p.in cxpresned UTffi.TU_ 1 s c.,_eep ,~r"..t::tuc.'.e :.nc.:. thanks fo:::the vrholehen.rtec.1 .:mQ 0enerous co-opero..tion they enJoyec. in this Ycry c.11- inport"..nt ,rork of internn.tionn.l cooper.:ition, to neet the hunn.n (1..istress C'~usecl b:r the wtr.

The Hon ' ble the Comr.1erce Member, '~ftcr tI-1."..nkinc the Mission :;o.icl. ~vh."..t the • list siven by then Yr.-.s uncler ex.minat;_on by the Dc~c.rtment o..nrl thou[:h t thfl-1:; it

woulc.1 1Je better if the cleto..ils of procedur, C'.nc1 or,'.:.;:,niz:ltion ·,,ere t ,':en up ::.rttc:.., He then sc..ic. thD.t vvhile the mn.tter vns before the Le·· isl:-tture 1~ :,; h:v1 promisAc.1 that the inclustrio.lists D.ncl businessmen of the counJ.:;ry shoulc. be t".k.m in+,o ccnficlenco :--..nd hoped th1lt they would be consul teQ c ncl foci:.~ c".clvice tn.ker ••

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The meeting then terminQted.

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I "Jn hQppy to hnve the opportunity throu ·h the kinQness of the Press to express to the InQi:'..n people the 0 r[\..teful .'.'..ppreci:.tion of UNPili!\ -- the United ND.tions Relief .'.'..nd Reho.bilitdion 10(1.r.;i,nistr.:-.tion -- for their sulJst:..'.ntb.l p:u-ticipl'..tion in its work

If to("..C'..y the peoples of the ,;rorlc.l \1DuL,_ r.:;o foruc.rd, hur.i..:.nity .'.".nc1 not nn.tion.'.1.1 self-interest nmst come first. No matter v1h".t techniques m..".J be .1evised to s"fe~;uo.rd the :_:>eo.ce of the worlcl, s0curi ty c".nnot be built upon hun.:.n c1istress. The ro~d to pcn.ce and reconstruction must be over the brid0 e of relief .'.'..nd reh.1.bili tn.tion.

So monunent~l is the neec"' .. tod:.iy, so uorl -i-.riclc the problens, th.'.'..t only through the closest kine. of interno.tion".l co-opero.tion cc..n pro~ress be 1.chievecl. Brin.r.;ing relief to stricken victir.1s of ,..:".r throuch intern::,..tion.'.'..l coopern.tive effort is one of the intensely prQctico.l \7o.ys of k.ildini for pe".ce. UNR.Rl\. is in fact the first opero..tin0 United N:'t.tions or[.'.'..nizn.tion :i..ctu'.1.lly :-..t work.

Incli.'.'.., l'..S n mernber st".te, h1.s e0n0rously pronised "- contribution to UNmU How c~n Indi.". lJe of m..1.ximur.1 help in this ,:rc:1.t internc-.tionn.l r:ork vrithout cloins injury to her own people or to her mm econony? It is to c..nsvrer thn.t question in consult"..tion with Inc:.ia.n Government offici"ls th".t our UNBRL nission h:.s cone to Indio..

re ho.ve no thoucht of tc.kinG from Incli". :~ooc,_s or foodstuffs of which the Inc.fo.n people n.re in rcc-.1 nee(".. themselves. Inste".cl our obJcct is to fine. surplus goods which Incli ..,_ ho.s proC::.ucecl 1Je:ronc1 her neecls c..ncl :.rr.:c.n-;c for their procurcnent by the Indic.n Government throu:_;h orc1in".ry c..m1 ncrn"..l chc..nnels, senclin::; these surpluses to these liberated territories ·where they ·,:ill .:.;o furthest in meetins hl.urnn nee

1945 n..nc!. 1946 vr 11 ne cruci ".l c".rs for UNI'J'1.- • Llre.:'.cly y the encl. af June UNRRA h~d ship_ed to Europe 1,250,000 lone ~ons of relief coocls, nnQ this pnce will be vo.stly incre~sed throu,:;h succeedinz nonths. Throueh its shil'ment o'r relief eooc1-s, throu,·h its senclin:; of tcchnici~.ns ~ncl eJ":_Jerts to help r.10et c1.istress situ1 tions, throuch its necliC'.ll ".nc1 pu')lic heo.lth work, throu_j1 its co.re o.nd repatrfo.tion of r,1illions -::>f clisplnced persons, ffi\1R.RA is h...1.r _ c..t work c..long mD.ny fronts.

Just "..s it re.s requirec1 the collcntive ".ct ion cf the ·•· . .:. tee!. ::-l'n.tions to sm.'.'..sh the enemy, sc it will require the unstinting .....n1 co-c~ero.tinc efforts of ~l n~tions anc!. of ".11 men to lny soli& founc~tions for .'.'..n endurinr• re"..c~.

UNRR.i sets the direction o.ncl m"..rks the uo.y for- ro..rC... It is :;oocl to know tmt the Indi.:-.n people, lookinfl' forwnrd, c t".kin::; ;_ vi to.l rn.rt in this work.

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dntecl July 13, 1945.

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Re:::,ec..t:

UNRRA CAIRO

TO if1-SfilHGTON

No. 2 from Sc.yre

For Hyc1e:

:J\TNEX "Hil

OUTGOING C.'J3LE

( Sent throu,e:;h i!Il. Mission, New Delhi)

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July 16 , 194-5

Your 302 c..nd 313. Very disa.ppointecJ. st1c..llness contril:)Uti on reported press. Pleo..se ur:~ently see person.".lly Killenrn c..nd Tuck in my n.'.'.lile requestinc; then1 nuke stron.zest joint represent,"..tions to E3YPtio..n Governoct1t to incre".se size of reported contrilJution. Feel calcul "..tion 1x1.secl on per c".pita. income rec1uctin0 n.mount contribution to one-hrelfth one :;_:,er cent contr.:-..ry spirit U.NRIL_ n.2-reement . See memo t-renty nine June uhich I :,['.ve Tuck C'..nc'. -.mich enclosed a.s Annex C in my letter July fourth to Lehm".n. Believe not less thrm two million or o.1Jsolute minimuri1 ·one million 1,ouncls shoulcl lie recon111~ 1)y Council. In n.ny event b.oount less th.."..n one per cent shoulc1- be recommenclccl tu P:i.rlirunent only .1.s initiQl contribution.

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UNRR.ll., LONDON UNRRA, SYDNEY

No. 8 from S,yre.

.ANNEX "I"

OUTGDING C.:.BLE

July 17, 194-5

R"..ve been conferrin~ ~~th Jones-D"..vies. He eives me followins report. He h"..s conferred \lith Bri.:;;'.c1.ier Gi"bbons, Chief Civil ,·..ff;'.irs stc..ff officer sz:.c who st:-.tec1 in connection ui th Burm..'1. '1.nc. M.:u..'.'..J·.'.'.. -:uote it h.'.'..s lJeon clecidec1 tk.t the British .£.uthori ties ,;rill not seek the c..ic1 of Dw.-'RA but ,;rill velcome the fullest exch"..n[~e of informc..tion compc..tible vrith rnilit.".l'y security, end quote. Position of UJ'i[R.Rfa re.:;o.rc.in0 Sum:ttr.'.'. .:tnc1 Th.'.'..il ,nc. still unclecic1ec1. If tn-JRR.'l is to underto.ke relief work in these ;'.re'1.s :i.mmecli,'.:'..te decisions wre. necess.'.'..ry for intelligent plo.nninc. If .ibove is correct question urises o..s to neec. of n senior tn-JRR! .. st.:-..ff officer c..ttn.ched to SE.i'.C Hc.:cc1quQrtors :;_Jn.rticulr'.rly since vis:.ts of UNRRA Syc1_ney ex-perts to S::::J' .. CHQ c..nd liber<"..ted territories beinr~ consic1erec1 by SEAC.

Problen ro.ises issue of nm.t is to be IDlRR: .. ' s i,X'.rt in F:u- Eo..st ,r,'ll't from Chino., Austr.:u.io. o.nd Inc.io.. Presume problem Yrill h"..ve to be f.'.ccec1. nm1-deciuecl n t Lonclon Council meetinr·. i'h'.shin-ton or Lonc1..on m....,_-. c'' .. esire prior to meeting to confim Gi1J1jons sto.te~ent Yr.i th t~:'.1rnost British o..uvthori ties o..nc1 to confer vrith British, Dutch o.ncl French Governments to secure decisions c..s bn.sis for Council decision on ID:RrtL' s future Asir. prosrn.m. In neo..ntime ·.ro.shinston mo.y en.re to reconsiuer in consuJ to.tion with Go.ines whether useful purpose servE<' in sendinc Jones-Jo..vies to Chungkine thence to Sydney or whether his services co..n be better utilized elsewhere. Su[:;gest ·.ro..shington tele:::;rc.ph him c.s to his future movements. SE,C Li"..ison Officer would definitely be ..,t Ko.nay o..nd not repeat not Co.lcutb. so Jones-D::wies uno.v..,il':'..ble for work .'.:'.S forvnrclins ·1.0ent in Cnlcuttn.. Jones-D2.vies hn.s helped prepo.re n.nc.1 concurs in this tele~rrun. I sho.11 bring cletc.iled report from Jones-Dn.vies to London. Hou just f' .. rri vec. here from Chin.1..

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: .. . . Minutes of first raeeting '\Ji th UN?,.R.\ Mission.

A Joint ·r.1eeting.of represento.tives of the Governctent of Ind.in. andMenbers of the UNRR..\ Mission uo..s held o. t 11 L. M. on 19. 7. l1-5 in ' the rooti of H. H. Conr.1erce. The followin:; Here present: -

1. The Hon 'ble Mr. P. B. So.::.rre, Ch".i..rr:nn

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:Mr . . ~- V. Go1:;r1.te<

Mr. Stewn.rt 1.lo..s~ Members

GOffl"J,TI.D--:1-TT OF INDIA

The Hon'ole Mr. N. R. Pillo..i, Secretary, CoJ:1EJ.erce Departr.1ent.

The Hon 'b;J.e Sir Cyril J_onE:s , Secretnry, Finance Depn.rtr.1ent ('for pnrt tme).

Mr. A. ,A~ Ho.ugh, Secretn'.ry, Supply Depn.rtnen t.

Mr. R.K. Nehru, Joint Secretary, Commerce Dcpr:.rtr.1ent.

Mr. D. Virn., Joint Secretnry_ L & C S. Depnrtrnent.~

}fr. S. Bhoothalingam, Deputy Secretnr:r, Supply Department.

Mr •. D.R. Sethi, ,'..£::;ricul turo.l Proc..uction i~dviser, E. · H~ J: L. • Dcpnrtncnt.

Mr. S.:i\t Yusuf, Deputy Se9rettxr3:, Food Department,,

2. The fo],.loving .subjects ~rere discussed.

( n) UlBR·~ 1 s Procurer.1ent proc~dure.

(b) ;_vo.iln.bili ty of relief SU::?plies.

Mr. Pillai o~~ened the proceedings lJ:' referring to the proposn.ls under ( '1) vrhich embodied in ::t dro..ft pn.pc..red ')~- the l1i.:;sion. Certc.in .:u:ienclments to the draft suc~ested b . · the Governnent of Indio. i.rere then a.is cuss eel rri th the results noted below: - ,

( i) At Mr. Pillo.i I s su:cestion, it Vi".s c.~;reecl. the -..-rorcls 11 .:tnd i.1ill indico..tc, Hh~rever possible, the quo.ntities likely to be required fron Indio. 1

' should be inserted o.t the end of the second sentence of pox~ 1.

( J.• i· ) • ,t i 5 r. S"' ~.-... e ' s t · · J.. d th· t tl ~ " · d · t 11 -~ N u._:"· SUg[;es ion, iv uo..s at:,-ree D. 1e worcL in ice. e

should be substi tut eel for the word ;'int:u:V'.tc 11 in the third sentence of pn.rn. 1.

(iii) Mr. Pillai pointed out that in view of established procedure in respect of i tens on the reserved cornr.10di ty lists, it \r".s not possible to indico..te the actual_ surpluses which could be mn.de o.v2.il2..b.le to·· UNRR., except through the ch:rnnel of the Combined Boards. The Government of India were, hovrever, prepnred to indico.te to UNRR.A. ·

'(a) The overo.11 surpluses of co!!'!r.lodities on the reserved lists n.nd

.. (b) the ncturi.l quantities i.-ihich could 1Je made n.v:-d.ln.blc to- UNRR,'\. in the c.'.'l.se of other commodities. On this understanding, it ·wn.s acreed th.:tt the words ''(in the cn.se of it\;3r.1s on the reserved comnodity list, throu.:;h the: approprb.te channels)" should be inserted o..fter the "quo..ntities" in the third sentence of par~ l. ·

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(iv) Mr. Pillo.i so.id tho.t, since pri~es ·were subj~ct to vo.rin.tion, ·it would only be possible to quote :current prices. It was c.greed that the word ·"curren_t" should be inserted before .-the nord "prices" ·where it occurs for the first tine in the third ·scntence of .pa.ro. 1.

( v) There v12..s sane ctiscussion c..s to Yihether prices should be quoted f. o. 1). or ex-factory or w.:u-enouse. Mr. Stevm..rt Hasan cxpln.ined U:NRRA I s preference for f. o. b. price quotations. After discussion, it i.,,o.s n.greed, c..t Mr. So.yre' s suc;;estion, th".. t it would suffice if in :p~ret 1 a brief reference uere mD.de to ID'ffi.RA's preference i n the following terr.is -- "ordino.rily prices will be quoted tree on bo.:u-d" -- these uords bein.:; substituted for the vrords "ns, t0 ,7hether ••••. or ,-r.:u-ehouse" in the lo.st sentence of pnrn. 1 c..nd o. semi-colon bein6 inserted aft er the word II specific".

(vi) It vro..s a greed th['. t recipient of the procurement designated by the Governm,ent

since the Dcuaru~ent of Connerce would be the -" . order, th-e -rrords "or other Governr,1e:rilt o.uthori ty of Indin. 11 should be C?r,1i tted from po..ro.s 3 and 4,

(vii) With rego.rd to pc..ra 3 (d), Mr~ s0:yre ex:plained tho.t it was not possible for UNRRL. to o.ccept title u.ntil the goods were -lon.ded on vessel. lJNRRA had no orGanizc..tion or representci.tive in Indio. who oould nssurJe responsibility for the goods fron the stage when they pc..ssed out ·of the factory up to the point of actu~l lee.din~. UNRRA 1iris, therefore, anxious trot sofile o..rrangement should be r.1n.de whereby trc..nsf er of title could be deferred until the goods were o..ctun.lly placed on board. It ,ms n.greed, c..fter discussion, trot the provisions of po.ra 3 ( d) should be considered further by the Government of India representatives.

(viii) The provisions of paro. 3 (e) were discussed at length. Mr. So.yre stressed the point trot it WD.s not pra.cticable for UNRRA to to.ke delivery a.t fo.ctories or other internal centres. UNRRli's pro.ctice wa.s to ask the Governments concerned to .'."..ccept responsibility for the goods until the sto..i:;e of .lor\:ding on vessel. If insuro.nce cho..r~es i.,rere included in the · cost, the total contribution vrould to tho.t extent be reduced. UNRRA would, therefore, request the Governr.1ent of Indio. to exclude insuro..nce ch.:trgcs ~ran the cost of Goods procured Qnd held on its beho.lf and to ~ccept responsibility for o.ny losses incurred prior to tro.nsfer of title, Sir Cyril Jones so.id that it wo.s ordinary business prn.otice to incl;ude . insuro.nce o.nd other charges , e g., charges for ho..ndling storn.0e, etc., in the cost of the gooc:ts procured. · It wC'..s dosiro.ble to follow the ordinary business prD.ctice in the c n.se of 0ooc1s procured for UNRRA. Any deviation from this prn.ctice might hn.ve the effect of ro.isins IndiC'.. 1 s toto..l contribution o.bove the figure so.nctioned by the Les islo.ture. This would involve a fresh approach to the Le&isln.ture. After discussion, it VIC..s .. ,:;reed that po.ra 3 ( e) should ' be deleted, pending o. further reference from UNRR!~

3. As reg.'.'.rds (b), viz., the question of 0.vailo..bilitJ• of supplies, Mr. Pillai so.id tho.t vihile the Government of India. vrcre c..nxious to help UNP.RA, they were bound to consider first the needs of the Indian populo.tion· which had suffered considero.ble ho..rc1ship c1uring vr::i..r-time mr.i.n.::; to· the shorb.ge of -mttny essentio.l supplies. Strictly s~)c::i.king, there were at present no genuine surpluses in India except in cert~in classes of goods ·which constituted Indi~'s tro.ditionn.l exports. In the co.se of nll · such goods, hovrever, world demrmd ha.d outstripped ,;rorld supply, and the diversion of any part of the Indfo.n surpluses of such goods to UNRRA would cleo.rly not give India ci.ny special economic benefit. EL'.l.borating this point, Mr. Pillai s..1.id ,that he understood thn.t the motive underlying UNRRA I s decision to purcmse within the territor:i.Ds of each contributin.c; country relief mn.terio.ls rrorth up to 90 per cent of its contribution rr.1s to ena.ble anch such country, while helping UNRRA, to nssist in the restoraticn of m...1.intenanoe of its 9~7n econ · ..cti~:; This adv nt age \lould be lost to India if her contribution v\1'3.s to 'be wholly expended. on the immediate purchase of her current a[:::riculturn.l surpluses. It ~1ould be desirn.ble, therefore, to conserve a subst.'."..ntinl pn.rt of her contribution for the purch".l.se of sq.rpluses, especio.lly of mo..nufnotured goods, v1hich were bound to trise in the future. M'r. Pillni .:us~ observed thn. t where surpluses existed of tvro or r.1ore cor:inodities it would ue to Indi.1.'s o..dvantnge -to divert

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purch.:tses to t!1,.t co::n:1ocli ty in respect of uhich her dispos.'.\l problem \ms grc.:i.tcst. In recoGni tion of these consider'-tions, he invi tcd the Mission to n.sree to the follmri:1G broc..d propositions.

(1) The results of the present discussions shoulc1 not be rcsnrded n.s disclosinc Q finnl or complete pi.cture of Indin's supply possibilities. Indin's supply c.:'..p~ci ty sho-:.i"'.::l. accordingly be brought under perioc1ic:.l rcvievr.

(2) Eve!'iJ cncle~wour should be made to re[,ul::-..te the purch.."\.se of relief mnterin.ls in Inc1b .. in s~'.ch m.::mner ::'..S would best serve the econonic interests of the country.

Mr. Snyre expressed his c..greement with the observa.tions mn.de by Yir. Pilln.i n.nd a.ccepted the :pr-oposi tions put forward by hin •

4. Two lists of cornr.10di ties which India is in '.'.. position to supply '\7ere th.;n p]r ,ed on the ta.ble nnd were exa.nined by Members of the Mission. Mr. S.:i.yrc ir.dioc.ted the items v1hich UNR..'Rl. needed most urgently D.nd, "l.fter some further discussion, it wa.s decided tmt.::. more detc..iled exo.minc..tion of the lists should tn.ke pl.:.ce.

(i) n.t technicnl officia.l level, in the Directorn.te Genero.l o:f Sup!_)ly c..t 10. 30 l'l.. M. on 20. 7. 45;

(ii) .:i.t n. full .mcetin; in the Commerce Depnrtraent n.t 10 .A.M. on 21. 7. 45 .

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K. ANNEX ~.

Minutes of second meeting .-v.i.th UNRR:1. Mission

The second joint r:1eeting of members of the UNRR:~ Mission o..nd representatives of the Goverpment of Indio..took-pla.ce in the room of R.M. Cor:unerce n.t +O li..M. on 21.· 7. 45, The followinG Yrere present: -

UNRRA MISSION

The Hon 'ble Mr. :B1rancis B. Sn.yre, Chn.irmn.n

Mr. R.V. Go.;ate

Mr. Stewart Mn.son

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GO'i/"ZRNMENT OF HIDIA

The Hon'ble ·Mr. N.R. Pillai, Secretn.ry; Comnerce Department.

Mr. R. K •. Nehru, Joint Secretnry, Comerce Depn.rtment.

Mr. D. Vira, Joint Socreto.ry, L & C. S. Departr.1ent.

Mr. S. Bhoothn.l:i:ngcJn, Deputy Secretary, Supply Depo.rtment.

Mr. S.-M. Yusuf, Deputy Secret.:ii-:·, Food Depo.rm.ent.

:Mr. D.R. Sethi, Agricul,turn.l Production ,ac1v,iser, E. H. & r;; Depo.rtment.

2. In opening the proceedings Mr. Pillo.i s.:::tid th.'\t n. .sur;gestion ho.d l:icen mn.de thn.t certn.in food po.reels belonging to the Ind;i.n.n Red Cross ·which ,mre nmr held in London l:mt vere no lonr;er wo.nted for Red Cross relief, might be purchn.sed

A by the· Government of Inc1.in. n.nd trD.nsferrec1 to UNRRA, the_ .cost bein.1 debited to W the Indfo.n contribution. Mr. Sn.yre 2.sked for further pu-ticull".rs, e. G• the • contenta of the pc.reels, etc. It ·m.s a.greed th".t detn.ils should be discussed

by Mr. Sc..yre nith Sir Gordon Jolly, Red Cross Commissioner, n.t a meeting to be n.rrn.nged by Secretc..ry, Commerce Depo.rtment.

· 3. The list of supply items WQS then exn.mined with the results ina.icnted 1::ielovr:-

(1) Pepper:- Mr. G-oBa.te so.id thn.t UNRRJ,. would require n.pproxim':'.tely 1,000 metric tons. The est:i.r.l'lted cost 1-rn.s 352,000 dollo.rs. Mr. Pillai replied tha.t, subject to the corrplction of certn.in enquiries, InQi'\ v~s in~ position to neet. the dem.::i.nd. Indfo.n pepper w::i.s sold under tvro tra.de no.mes, viz. · Allepl:)ey o.nd Tellicherry, o.nd the price Y{:).S rou~hly Rs. 70 per cvt.

(2) ~:- Mr. Pilln.i s~id that a su~gestion hn.d been made that In~ia's share of the n.llor,et.tion mn.de by the Combined Food Bon.rd to ., t.r.NRllit, viz. 2¼ million lbs. of blo.ck tea. of the est:i.mn.ted vn.lue. of £170,000, shbuld be supplied frora stocks held by the Ministry of Food in London, the cost being debited. to India's contribution. The Government of Indic. were prepn.red to .accept this suci:;estion, n.nd would to.ke necessc.ry nctio•h ,ihen the matter vrc.s finn.lised.

, (3) Rr.m Cotton: - A stn.temcnt sho,n.nr; the l'.VD.iln.bility of various types

of r::i:vr cotton, prices, Gtc. ·,r['..s h.'\nd.ed to the ;1:ission. It '.1.:1.s o.0reed tha.t the :Mission should r:;et into touch YD. th their hea.clqu:-i.rters .:i.nd co:r.11nunicn.te their requirenents to the Government of Indin..

(11-) Cotton "v,n.ste: - Mr. Filln.i sn.id thc..t there verc trm t;y}Jes of cotton vrc..ste, viz. (D.) h!'..rd, vhich ,r.::..s o. difficult item, though proba.bly o..bout 500 tons could be supplied, n.nd (b) soft, .'.'l.ny re".sonn.blu q_unntity of nhich could be supplied. It .v,a.s n.t;read thn.t the Mission should eive further pn.rticuln.rs, e.g. quantities, qutlities, etc. of en.ch type required.

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(5};.. ~c:w Jute-:·- - F:i:rf.i. orc1ers 10:ve c..ire;c1.:; be-~n plncecl Yri thin the r.llocc.. tions r.10.c.lc ,.,:, cm.::a. . Detr.iled specific.'.'.. tions ~.re n:.n:ti ted. ·

(6) H';.ru·~.nese Ore:- Hr. Pillo..i sc..id thc..t Indic.. i:1i5ht be in c.. ·position to sur,pl:- ,:,.pprox:in."..tel3· 2,000 tons. Prices, etc. wo~ld 0e intin...1.tcd la.ter •

. , (7) Hico.:- Hr. Pill"..i uncfortcc!c -to let the Mission lmov; the qua.ntity

vlhich Indi~s in "- position .to supply.

(8) Oilse els·-

(i) Linseed:- It -,.-.:1.s :Jrovisionc.11:r .'.'.~;recd t~.t· Inc1.iD. mi~ht lJe o.ble to suppl:, '"'pprox:ir.'.::i. tely 5, 000 tons.

( ii) Pee.nuts .:tnd Ped.nut Oil: - UNRR.'. h"..s been nllocc'.tccl 30,000 tons of pee.nut oil (or nuts of .'.).l1 oil content of 30, 000 tons). This is included in the A u; IC 's n.llotraent of 500,000 tons of pee.nuts. 1/r. Pillc..i ex1:l '"'..ined thc..t it hc..s W not yet 'Jeen decided ,mether the qu"J.nti ty should be su~Jplied fror.. stocks held in th~ U. K., or directly from Indi.1., 1.nd to "ha.t extent supplies should be n'.lcl.e in the forr.i of oil or of nuts. This matter would be ·considered further ::tnd the decision corvJunico.ted to illffiR/~

( iii) Sesnr:run:- Mr. Pillo.i s~id -that Indi:-. noulc1 probably be able to sp':'.re a.pproxi.".l".tely 1,000 tons. ,~ firm figure would be cor,1r.mnic2..tecl b.ter.

(9) Shellnc: - The qu".ntity ,rhich could be supplied by India would be cor::munic~tecl ln.ter to the Mission.

(10). ~ohol, Ethyl:- Approxim:ttely l1.2,000 t;nllons coulp. 1)-? spared for UNRRJ.. ~~ firm firoire ,mulc7.. be comuhico.tec1 lc..ter.

(11) Ooir Yc'.U'n:- India would ~robo.bly be c.ble to.supply 150 tons of quclities othe;r- th::1.n lnJcngos. Prices, etc. -would oe comunic::i.tec1 lc,tcr. -

. (12) Glue Casei~:- India. •r~s in a position to supply 400 tons of milk .. po-rd.er which ·w·s unfit for human consumption hut could be used ;for the mo.nufa.cture of c:i.seine. The J"ission unclertook to refer to 1."..shington for instructions.

(13) Herap, Ro11e c.ncl. '~'ui.E_£: - Mr. Pilla.i explc..ined tha.t this was ~ difficult it era, but if UNJRA ,.-ould 0ive further det'lilc, c. g: the quo.nti ties ['.ncl qu.:-.li ties

( required, c.n enc~ec.vour uoulcl be I:1::1de to meet the cler.10.lld.

(14) Jute M,:,.nuf"..ctures: - Orc1ers for 20,000 tons hn.d n.lre.::.dy been °plc.ced. Scrim could "Je. supplied to UNRR.t1, P1.rticul~s would be f\irnishec1 I"..ter.

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(15) Jute tents:- It was agrcecl. that mlRRJ,. should cive fuller specific.:ttions of the type of tents required.

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(17) ticulors

Opiura: - Not needed. by UNRRJ ...

Paints and (18) Surgic::u. dressin,;,s: - ' It 1vas "..p·eed tm. t further pE'.rshould be furnished by UNRHA.

(19) {oollen .bla.nkets: - Mr. Pillai said t!ll'.t Ind.in could not supply these goods in vie~ of the do~e~tic d6"00.nd.

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NINE FRCN s;i.YRE

ANNEX 111 11

July 21, 1945,

Inclio..n Government ,;Jillinc supply follovrinc l"..S pc.rt contribution:

1. Food: Pepper gar jlec1 one thousl"..nc1 metric tons ::J.leppey or Tellicherry V['.riety immec1io..tely o..vc..ilc..ble seventy ru:,ees cwt fob Cochin teo.. full c.llocntion stetted by Inci.c.n Government o..t two one quc.rter nillion pounc'.s obto..ino.l)le from MOF stocks London cost one seventy thous"..nt ~ouncs sterlins Pee.nuts Linseeds Sesc.mi seeds will c-'.'..~)le finc..l decision Indfo.n Government next week.

2-. i~reh.".b: Jute: First trn.nsr:i.ction request for o.pproxim..".tely h-relve thousC'..na. lon;_; tons Jute b·:..:;s follov1ing shipments mrcc1e June o.nc1 e['.rly July r.11 lx'.J.es Greece 1992 p ' Tvrills 218 Sm2.ll Hessic-.n ~Jncs 2126 lo.r:e ~u,:oslc.vk. 4648 B I Tvrills 610 sITu.".ll bo.cs 5053 lc.r.ze Czecho slo·-r.:tkic. 4Jl96 B 'Tvn.lls 736 sm..".ll 2938 ln.rse Polo.nd 3176 B'Tir.i.11s 436 smc.11 1646 l".'.rse tot:cl 28475 equ:-.1s 1G240 tons this leo..ves 1200 tons remc.ining to be shi:Jpe::'. shortl1r seconc. tro.nso..ction request for l".pproxirno.tely 16000 lon0 tons recently increr,sec1 to 19000 c:'.clivery of 3595 lont; tons B ' Tvrills srheclulec.1 July 5265 Hessi".n P'\SS onl:r scheduled October due c1.elo.y receipt s:Jecific"..tions Stop 10000 tons rm, Jute Gro..ho.m Smith vr.i.11 presur:nbly give specific~;tions to Indic..n Government which !'.ccept him o.s Tcchnico.l i~sent but irnport'lht Inc1,b.n Government know whether he ,".ct sinil'.".r c"..p,"..ci ty future trC'.nso.ctions Findley or other shippers un".cce1,tc..ble to Indi:rn Government o.s Technico.l A~ents

3. Inc:'.ustrio.l Reh'.1.b: .tuoahol } nti- freeze crcn sup!)ly 7000 co.llons per month Ethyl o.lcohol 96 per cent stren~th in contC\.incrs Stor Provided UNRRA obto.ins

- o.l~?c~tion rub~er CRl1:J3 co.n supply full ~ounts reque~ted sold memorQndum ?ement ru;) :,er, hose c.ir steo.m ,r..ter, hose for oil o.nd go.soline c.nc1. 100 tons po..ckins

·• sheet rub1Jer prine Rupees respectively per lon . ton 3000, 5000,5000,3000

4 . Clothing: Inc1.io. Government o.nxious supply rm-r short sto.ple cotton o..s pc.rt contribution c~blin.c; p,".rticulo.rs

5. In ".greement with Incli'.). Government I -'.Un o.rrn.nr;ing Gos-c.te remnin c.s Mission Member to continue representation until I re:1ch \hshincton. Question of estn.blishinc perm['.nent UNRRA Office Incli2. cC\.n be decided then. .Adclress cc-.bles re,"..chin3 In(1.ic •. :cfter Tvmntyei[;hth Secreto.ry Cor.nnerce Depo.rtment New Delhi Attention Goc".te

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DELHI RlillIO T.ALK - JULY 22, 1945, 9, 45 P.H. -

ALL INDI:l :iV..DIO. BY FR[I.NCIS B. SAYRE

UNRRL o.ncl. Its Mission.

The nevr iforlc1.. into which this ,-,,,, .. s h."..s flune us cl..a:1.:1.nds o. nevr appro.'.\ch. Our tvrentieth-century science o..ncl technoloror ho..ve confrontec1 us with Cl.. co.te~oricnl :µnpern.tivG. Our very lives depenc1 upon our finclin.c:; vm..ys tho..t n.re prn.ctica.l to sur,rlo.nt the ouhmrn, st'.:l.tic n".tional isolc.tionism of the Nineteenth Century v.rith the clyna.mics of Twentieth Century intern.1.tionn.l co-opert1.tion n.nd interqepenclence. If we try to build interno.tiono.l peace o..nd reconstruction, n.s we clid before the: W'.ll', upon nD.tiono.l self-interest, no .1.raount df pious aspir'.ltion for pence ;;._ no ,,runount of extr.:i.vr..0ant good vr.i.11 -- rill be sufficient. History dem:n.nds of us o. riew oriento.tion -- one thD.t is globa.l.

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The way forwarc:. is clec..r. come first.

Humanity nnQ not no.tiono.l self-interest must

'' But todo.y, in the v1~ke of the most c1..estructive o.nd c1iso.atrous wo.r in hist'6ry,

we- :l'..re confronted by r.. suffer;i.ng hum1.nity. There h.'.'.S never been anything like it 1Jefare. Ln.stins security, no ma.tter wh.:1.t overvrhelr.1ine; force mo.y be o.t one's oor,Wh,1.na., cG.nnot be built upon huncer 1.nct Qesti tut ion. The roo..d to peo..ce n.nc1 reconstruction must be over the 1)riclge of relief r.nc. rehabili to..tion.

The problem of relief toc'..6.y is necessr.rily one of world-wicle scope. The neec"l.s 1.re too ei.e;antic nnc1 the problems of meeting ther,1 too complex -- too farren.ohin,gr in theiv intern['.tion..'ll remific"..tions -- to permit thei:r s0lution by o.ny no.tio_n _ Q.ctd.nes ru.ori'e. It hc.s been estim.c.ted thc.t in the eiGhteen-month period following the cess"..tion of hostilities, Europe's neec1..s exclusive of the Soviet Union mD.Y nmount to a.ppr·oxirnD:tely 300 billion rupees; .::..nc1 Asia.' s needs may be in excess of these. Obviously U1\1!1Jl.,.\. co.n meet only o. fr0.ctiono..l po.rt of these morn,une11tn.l neecls. The peoples of the lil)ero.tecl. no.. tions in._Europe ancl . ii.siB. intencl themselv:es to b.ke c::i.re of the eren.t lJulk of their neec.s ·rrom their ;own inc1is:7n~us resources.

lJNRR,~' s o.ssistance will represent proh.."..bly less than two per cant of· the tot['_l relief c.ncl reh...1.1)ili to.tion needs of the Uni tecl Nations throughout the world. But this two per cent, while moc1ero.te from a finc.nc;:ia.l vie';i-point, is a.11-importa.nt in 1:Jhtl.t it :i;-epresents relief supplies broucht to people in po.rticuln.r o.rea.s where the testitution 'lncl ncecl is most ['.Cute, -- supplies in nnny co.ses unobtc.ino.ble throush orc1im.ry ch."..nnels l)eco.use of worid shorto..ees of shipping and of supply. There mu·st,_ l)e shi1)lllents -of food, fuel, clothing, building mo.terio.ls a.nd medical supplie,s. l'here mu:st be shipments of seec1, fertilizer c.nc1 bo.sic· fn.rm and fishing equipment, to eno.ble c1estitute peoples to reh~bilitn.te their foodsupplying reso:urces ... · Public util:i.Tu::S .:i.ncl smo.shed tr::msportr.tion systems present ndditiono.l problems. Meanwhile, the millions of refugees n.nd cisplo.ced· pereons who h.1.ve been torn from their homes to serve n.s elave labor in Hitler's wa:r-l·,1achine must be n.ssembl~c7.., fed, a.nd repn.tric.tea. to ta.ke their rightful place in their homela.ncl' s reconsitutea. economy. Ver-J clem-ly, the only possible means of Qchieving such fa.r-flung ~nd monument~ t~sks is through the closest' kind of intern1.tional co-opera.tion n.nc1 through some vrell-pl::mnec1 international organizution.

It v~:..s to. meet the::w funcQll1ento..l nee:i.s th.1.t re:;_)resento.tiyes of the forty-four Unitec1 o.nd Associated No.ti~ns met at· the \lhi te House in '.1".shington on November 9, 1943, nncl si3nec.1 the bo.sic c..gr0ement which cn.lled UN.n.:.l.A into eYistence. Ir1t1ecli.::..tely thereo.fter t~ley 1. clJournecl to ,1tln.ntic City to hole. the first UNRP-A Council meetin.z, vrhich woulc. est.'.'.blish the fundo..mental policies o.nd forou.b .. te the proern.m vrhich UNRRA nrust follow. UNRRA thus lJec=1.me the first opern.ting United Nn.tions or::;c..niz.1.tion, .'.:l.ctun.lly functioninc a.nc"'.. 1.t ~rork.

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The or;;n.nizo.tion of UNRili .. is comp.'.'..ro.tively simple. The Council which is UNR? 's governing body, is composec of one represent.'.'.tive for eo.ch of the forty-four M6i1ber Stn.tes. :8n.ch member st.1.te ho..s one vote. Inc7.fa is n. full-fleclr;ed menber, .'.'.nd wc.s r'-l)ly• representec. by Sir Girj.'.'.. B<lJp:-.i, ;)0th .:-.t the ,:~tlo..ntic City .'.'..nc1 o.t the Montrec.l Council mcetin_zs .:'..ncl on v::\.rious UNRRA comr,1itt~es. The Council elects the Di~~ctor G~ner:-..1 to co.:rry out the •policies o..ncl procr['.Jns vmich it formulo.tes; ru1.c".. the Director Gener,:-.1 .:'.:i.)I')Oints such st".ff ns is necess0..ry to cc..rry on the vrork. Upon this st.'.'.ff arc men .1.ncl nomen of c.1most every United No.tions n,".tiono..lity. At the first Council mectin.::; in Atl:cntic City, ex- Governor Lehm':..n of New York \;,s unnnimously chosen ''-S Director Genero.1.

At its first.meetinz, the Council lo.ic c.1ovm cert.1.in funumnento.l principles. First o.nu•foremost, UN?.R\ is o~go.nizec.1, not to in.port into liberated territories o.11 the help they neec, but to help ?Cople to help ther:1.selves. The bulk of the relief 1ork in eo.ch country must be c"..rriecl on b~· its ovm people. UNRRL\. is not A o.. po.uperisin.::; , 0ency. The fund.::unentc.l obJeotive is to help stricken·people to .,. their feet so tho.t they c-:-.n ther.i.sel ves proc.1uce relief rooc1s etjid co.re .f_or ~their relief neec.s, For inst'."..nce, the importo.tion of seecls .1.ncl 'fertilizer 1.ncl spC\Xe p['..I'ts for c.gricultura.l m..1.chinery. rno..y menn more in the vro.y of prG.cticn.l o..nd fo.rrec.chin6 relief th."'.n l,,r~e continueu. irrqJorto.tions of food.

In the second place, UNRR!1 1 s tn.sk must be recocnizecl n.s strictly n.n emergency jo . UNR.tl.J... h:\s neither the resources nor the ne;c.ns to en ~~a.r;e in long-term, economic reconstruction. This vit o..l task must be the vrork of other or,'.:i;.'.l.nizations. UNR.: · 's sole function is to clo n.n emer3ency Jou -- to help destitute victims of wD-r so fo.r n.s possible to overcome huneer, sickness o.nd physic~l -rn:i,nt and to help them get .the wheels of indust~J nnd trQcle stnrtec.1 once n.0a.in.

In the third pla.ce, UNRRA must never intrude itself in o.re~s where its services o.rc not desired. J.s soon as territories h"..ve lJeen libera.tect from .Axis .'.'.!"mies, UNRr1A offers its relief services , but only 2-t the request c.ncl with the consent of the milito..~J; o.nc. after the c.reo.. hns pn.ssed from militm-y to civiliQn control, o.;_p .. in UNRRA offers its services only n.t the request n.nd with the consent of the civili~n eovernment or recognized n:\tiono.l n.uth~rity.

Fina.111r, UNRR/l. is first nnc1.. lo.st .'.'\. humn.nito..ri'.ID or5nnizo.tion. The Council o..t Jtl.o.ntic City le.id it down in rinsing terms th..1.t the distribution of relief encl rem.bilit0.tion 11 in all its D.spccts" sh..1.ll be 11i7:ithout c1iscrimirio..tion be.en.use of r"..ce, creed or politic:tl belief". lnffi.Rl ... exists to meet, so fn.r ns possible, hurnn.n neeC:.; c..nc1. such fo..ctors o.s r~.ce or creed or politic.:i..l belief must never be t'.llowed to determine the c.mount or the nc.turc of UNRRA relief.

UNRRA is hr.rel .:'.t work on m.'.'..ny fronts. U;_) until the encl of June, ID'filru ... h..'l.d c1eli verecl to libero.tecl countries in Europe over one million n.nd o. quc.rter·. tons of, relief supplies, vcluecl c.t some 769 million rupees. These supplies cl\me-'from ·

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every corner of the worlc. -- from Brc.zil, ChiJe., Colonbic, , Cu'ba,. CMa1...,o., Au~tralia , Ne;vr Ze'll'U1cl, the Uni tee St".tes c.ncl the Uni tecl Kin::;cl01:n. 1/Urine the remaining months in 1945 these deliveries vvill be v.1.stly C\.ccclero..ted. Our proero..m coJ.ls for the clclivvry l;d.17i;;en nm, and tnt.,; end of the y1,;r..r of: sqr.1e 4 oilliQ!). tons, voJ.uocl at • .. ov .... r 2,709 r.1illion rupees (,3900 ,ooo ,ooo) . . -

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The neec'.. in AiJi.:-.. is pro x1.bly .even [~t'c"..ter th.'ln th::'..t in Turope, o..nd .:i.s soon .:i.s ~ supply ~ort ccn b~ openeu up in Chin".. it is UNRrt.li 1S ho~e t~ pour relief coods into Chin1 in incre~sing qu~ntities. 11.lre~dy UNR.il.A ms o.. mission in Crru.ngking, w·orking out, in close .cooperation with Chinese governnent~l offici~ls, c refully pl.'.l.nned proel'OJ'i'ls for relief Qcti vi ties in• Chinn.. In the FhiliT.>innes 'UNRR; proraisecl .:i. one million doll::u~ enerGency relief procrrun o..s soon c..s 1un;ric.1.n troops drove out the J~p"..nese n.nd opened up the necesso.ry ports. ;tlre~dy more thnn ha.lf of this has been shipped o..nc UNRRJ~ repre~ent~tives ~re now on their wC1.y to Munil ".. to work on plo..ns for ,"..dc":.i tiom.l relief.

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Do you c:-.. tch scmethins of the picture of the ·;i::"..ntic t"'..sk \7hich UNRRA. is secki!(; to ~erforr.1? Re~.chin3 out to cvar~· corner of the rrorlc1., UNR.~. is seekinc contributions of surplus sup?lies to help to their feet peoples throu[h no fo..ult of their oi.-m n-:-.c.1..e c':!.estitute l)y i..:'.r. It seeks frcm Mer.i'.:ler Stn.tes, not surplies of ·,1hich its mm 1-eople " .. re in neec'., l:iut those proc.1uceC. in excess of the people's neecl vmich mr.y prove ".. Goc-senc1 tc stricken peoples i:ierh'.\ps on the other side of the ·,:orlt',. IDffi....iu\. then uncl.ertc.kes to trr:cn3e for the tr.:1.nsport"'..tion of such surplus sui:-:1lies, insofn.r ns short~r:;es of shir., ine ,err.iit, to those " e"..s ,1here they will 0o fc.rthest in meeting hum"'..n need.

It is 'l vmrlc', em'ura.cin0 t'"l.sk of unconnon cifficul ty, inpecled ana hinaered by shorto..i:;es of su·,.L lies, shorto..ses of shippinc, difficulties of inlnnd trnnsport:ition, politicr..l difficulties, milit~ry difficulties, ~nQ opera.tiona.l hea.dnches . Nevertheless, UNRRA is goin.:; forv,':.rcl... It is l'..chievin5 o.nc. Ylill r..chieve its hun. .. ':.nito.rian, intern~tiona.l to..sk, in spite of every Qifficul ty. I reJoice tmt Ina.i:: is tr.kinG so vi tc\.l c. po.rt in this supremely importc..nt tnsk.

Our illfilRL nission h"..s come to In:li~, first, to cxrress to the In~i"'..n ~eople our "'..~)preci"tion for the "'..ssist~nce ,rhich they "'..ro sivinc in this cre~t YJOrk. Secom1, our 1A:is sion seeks throu_sh c1 .. iscussions helc.:. · ,i.. th Ine..fo.n Government offici'.'.ls to ['.Scerbin V!k"..t comrnoc.ities Inc1i:-. c:;.n " est sptre without disloc"'..tin[; its ovm economy or c1.ro.inin.::; c..Y~ .. y resources ncec1e(1 by her orm people. Follortlng our ~iscussions, nrra.n~er:i.ents ·i,j__ll ne m.."'..cc for the procur nent of such cOJ'Tinodities ~)Y the Incio .. n Governnent itself. I fully re::-..lize the needs cf the Indian people themselves. I full~r re"..liz6 the conclitions Y1hich the Inc1fo.n ?eo;,le 2.re fn.cinG. In our convers"tions h, :, ,.--,e hc-,ve m..."..de no rc<;1_uests for commocli ties 1hich :i..re in short supply or ncec1ec1. 1):· the : eople of Indfo ..

To me it is inspiring tht• .. t Ind fa, in si-i to of her mm necc1, v..:-.. nts to r"-rticipc..te in UN?..Rt~' s ere".t hu.'i1"'..nit:u-i -:.n c.c:.Yenture. It is fresh evic1ence of the growin spirit of close intern"..tion~l cooperc.tion. The peoples of the ~orld ".re 'uesinning tor lize th"..t their highest n"tion':.l interests are served by see kine; with ste-'.\c1f"'..stness of purpos - the cor;imon uelfnre of hur...nnity.

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.fonorandum of conversations between Lessrs . F. B. Sayre;.~. C. Hou, Lt . Col. Jones-Davies, R. V. Gogate nnd the v1riter (Stevrart Uason).

1. Chinese of icial attached to UNRru Procurenent Office in India:

Mr. Hou intir.'lated that the Chinese Governnent had dropped the idea previously put forward for attaching~ high ranking Chinese official to any Procurement Office which ~ight be set up in India.

2 , UNRR/\ Office in Calcutta.

Discus~ion took place concerning the question of the necessity of an U iRRA official or office to be establi shed in Cal cutta for the following purposes: -

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Shipmen+, nf supplies "over the hump";

Procur0rnent of adr.ri.nistrati ve supplies;

Travel arrangenents for personnel flying fror:i Calcutta into Chine..

, • Hou stated that P . E. A. have nCNr ceased to be the forvarding agent for leas ·-1ena goods and that lease -lend goods together with UNRR..i. goods were presently being handled by the Board of Transport Control, China (BOTC) although the Chinese Government did not take title of UNRRi goods till they reached Kunming. It seened, therefore, that the question to be decided vms whether BOTC was co.p.."1.ble of handling for.-,ard arrangements for supplies and travel arrangements for personnel . If BOTC were not capable of doing this, the question arose as to \"/h~t sort of office it v1as desirable to set up in Calcutta. It vras decided that Lt , Col. Jones-Davies should, during his stay in Calcutta , take the matter up with BOTC and make recorDendations to 1vashington aft6r having discussed the natter vii th Chungking vrhere he vl'D..s due in a.bout a week's time , Since the r:ieeting, a cable has been sent to Chungking and repeated to '7a.shington inforr:ri.ng then of that decision. It vras 1.1adc quite clear to fr , Hou thnt vlith the r.iovcmcmt of SEAC Headqu"rtcrs fron Calcutta to Kandy, Lt . Col . Jones-Davies would not be ava.ilnblc for any ,;rork in C::u.cutta.

3, There were three further questions which Mr. Hou rn.ised: -

(i) Storage of vaccines in Calcutta which would require refrigeration. Col , Jones-Davies was asked to look into the r:,atter.

(ii) The question of the provision of she1.;,ting by India to be flown into China. during the next six months. Since this nceting , the Indian Government were approached and have decided that they cannot spare this amount . Chungking has been infor.·:ied..

(iii) Recrui ment of Personnel. It was decided thnt the rotter of an official to bes et up in India for the recruit:lCnt· of Indian personnel for the China Program show.d await, Ja·. Sayre's r,;, turn to : ashington.

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UNITjID N;.TIONS RLLIEF ;,.ND R:;]{JillILIT.:.TIQl'T ~..n ~I.NISTR11.TION 8) Sharia Dar El-Shifa Garden City Cairo

UNRRA, CHUNGKING

Rill?EATiiD TO w ... :,.SHINGTON

July 24-, 1945.

No . eleven from Sayre in conf<;ronce vii th Jones-Detvics E'..!'ld Hou.

Hission leaving Delhi about hmnty eighth. Lci'..vi:-•-e Gago.to hero to oontinue ,Tission Rcprcs0ntation anc' net on ddcilcd sup·,.ly Md procurciaent questions. Vlill d.cfe;r d<:;cision for r,1onth ~)r tv10 v.rhethcr to open pernoncnt UNRRi,. Office in India. In rne::mtimc instructing C.oe;e.tc ta Msvrcr Chune;kin::; inquiries ree;0.rcl.ing possible Indian sup;_:ilies f "'.)r China . Reached. virtual £1..grecmLnt vii th Indian Government under which Inclinn Goverrnncnt vrill procure for UNR1~A such avo.ilablc supplies as dircctec1 by Wr.shinston.

J·:mcs-Davics will not establish office in Cclcutta "but arriving there tvrenty fourth ta investigr.-.tc forv,arding problem e-nc .. make recornnenc1E'-tions to you and We.shin2;ton.

Incian Government infonns me Di1!)0ssible for it to furnish sheeting , thread ruid m-::>squito bars as requested in messa..:;c from Tushan date July seventh. Hou leaving by first plane for Sydney.

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UNITED Nl,TIC'FS R ... LLlF AND REHABILITLTIOK , Di ,:CNISTR .TION


28th July, 1945.

Ly dear Price:

Undoubtedly Colonel Jones-Davies is now, or will be shortly , itl... Chungking and will have told you of our conversations here in Delhi concerning the procurenent of Indian goods for China and also concerning the possibility of opening a pe.rrnanent Ul\JlffiA office in India. Since it has now been definitely decided that General Mountbatten's Headquarters will not be in Calcutta , some other arrangements will have to be made with regard to the fonvarding of goods fron India over the Hunp int0 China. I asked Colonel Jones-Davis to investigate this r.1atter during the fevr days he vro.s in Calcutta , and I have no doubt he has already talked this situation over with you and ai'ter such consultation with you has sent his recor.1.i~endations to 1.Vashington.

We have also been in close touch Yrith 1.:r. Hou v:hile in Delhi, He is staying at the same hotel with us , and we asked hin to Jcin us at the same table . He tells me that the Chinese Go,ernrJent has withdravm the idea nf attaching a perr.,anent high- ranking Chinese official to an UNRRA OfficG in India. i\s Colonel Jones-Davies has doubtless already told you , I a.rn leaving l~r. R. V. Goga te behind in Del hi to continue our Lission ' s representation with the Indi"l.n Governnent . He may be reached in care of the Secretary of Co::::imerce of the Indian Government at Now Delhi. \Ve shall defer a decision as to whether or not to open a perr..unent UNRR~ Office in India until further developnents have taken place . In the neantine, I have instructed !tr. Gogate to ansvre.r in full such inquiries as you w.y care to nake vrith regard to the possibility of Indian supplies for China. Under the arrangement which we have worked out here, the Indian Government is to undertake to procure in India such cor_1r:1odities as are requested by our ~Yashington Headquarters' Office . I have soaurcd from the Indie1.n Gover11r1ent a list of such goods o.s are probe1.bly novr n.vailable here and have telegraphed this inforr:iation to Washington. I have given to L1r . Hou copies of the~e cables and have asked hir.:i to·send then direct to you so that you r:ay have this infornation to aid you in working out your prog~am.

I am hoping to sec Lr. Kaiser in London and wi.11 talk ovvr these r.\9.tters further with him. I enclose a brief nemorandUI"l of conversation \7hioh vre had with Colonel Jones-Davies and !'Er. Hou regarding these matters .

With every good vrish , believe me ,

Mr. Harrs Price , i cting Head, UNRRA, Chungking, China.

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Minutes of Third Hcetinr• -vri th u. n. R:-R. ;l, Mission

A ·Joint meetin2; of repres~nt,t'i~es'of the Governnent of· Indir.. o..nd M6nbcrs of the UNRR\ Mission wo.s helc1 r.t 3 ·P.1.1.' on 23. 7. 45. in the room of ·H.H. Cor:ir.1erce.

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l.' The Hon''ble ·11.r. F. B-. S.~yre, Chr..irn..:.n.

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Mr. R. V. Gose. te )

Mr. Ste\'!:-.rt Mo.son ~ Mel:lbers

GOvrnNMENT' OF INDDi.

1. The: Hon 'ble Mr. N~ R. Pill[ti, Secret.:,ry,_ Cor:inerce Dep.'.lrtr:lent.

2. Mr. R~ K. Nehru~ Joint Secreto.ry, Commerce _Dcp,:.1:. t1:1.ei:it,

3, Mr. D. Virn., Joint Secret:.ry, I.~ C.S. Depdtnent~

4. Mr. S. fhoot~?,1-ingon, Deputy Secret~ry, $ur>~'.)l~r · Dep~tncnt

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5. Mr. Mohd. Shn.ghil, l1c1dl. Under Secretc.ry, Comor9e Dep:1rtnent . . ' '

2. Discussion on. thc ··'sur.Toiv uosition of the listed com1odities v,-i:1.s ··resunod • .i.. J.: V J.: • •

( i) Pepncr:- Hr. Pillo.i so.id th;;t Indio. could L1.:.ke n.vo..ilo..~)lo 1,000 tons oi pepper to UNRR,~, subJect to. tho. completion of certo.in. enquiries. The Ministry of Food ho.a: to 1.,e consulted, v'iliic;1 11~.c.~ :clrc:1.dy oecn done. He hop.eel' thc-.t,

A before the Mission left~ he Yrould ,;e in c. rosi tion to con:f1rr,1 the ciuc.nti ty W provisiono.lly [\Greed to. ·

• (ii) 11.'ed:-. Mr~ Pill[ti. indic°'tec1 tho.t c1GJ.ivery of te,:.,.~lloc..1.ted-to UNRR,~

by the cor-1bined Food. :Jo:-..rd ,,":'.s to be r.nde fror1 the Ministry of Food's stocks. He confirr.1ecl. th::l.t .. the r.;Lue of the 2;; millit':,n lbs. clloco..tecl \T,.s o..pproxir:ntely £ 170,000.

(iii) R:'i.w Cott~:- 1 Mr~ H.::tson promi!rnt1 to c:ible to './[l.shin[rton the- dct'.l.iled inforrrr.tion rerr'rding sp~cific::.tions o.nc1 prices uhich ho.cl been furnished to the Mission o. t the previous McE;t~ri.g. The Hission were inforracd th~t the prices quoted \rere in sterlin.:.; o..nd tv"ere for I-ndi.1.n ;.Jo.les of ::,.'bout 400 ' lbs. e.:i.ch.

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(iv) Cotton ·.fastG: - Mr. Pillo.i confirmed th.'.'..t 500 tons of h::i.rcl ·wuste could lJc, suppliec1 to UNRR,\, .'.l.s a.lso n.ny reason::i.ble ·.qun.nti tics of soft instc for which, however, ho v~~ .'.lVr.:ti ting details of UNR] • 1 s requircm~nts .

.... ,• ... - ....... (v) Raw Jute:- Mr. Mo.son wo.s in doubt regarding the extent Qf CRKB's:

n.lloc7'ttion of raw Jute .::.nd Yrished the position to be cl[trificd. 1ir. nilla.i explained tmt the fii:;ure of 10,0QO tons was o. firm o.lloc1.tion and included the 7,000 tons prev:1.ousJ,y allocated but which hn.d l.:i.-psed ns it n~s not purchllsed by the 25~h June. · · · ·

( vi) Mcmzb.nese Ore:- Mr. Bhoothalin6run mentioned thc..t ~ccording to the l 'ltest information c..vn.il'l1Jle, the n.vero..:;e price of H.::i.nr;."1..nese Ore vms 75 to 80 rupees D. ton or 24 doll:-.rs f. o. b.

( vii) Mice\.: - Mr. Pillc.i regretted tho.t it ·h,d n~t been possible for him to d.e+-0rmine ho~".')h mic"'.. could be offered to UNRRA, but :.,romised to supplv the in!' orr.1a. tion lo t·er. , · ·

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( viii) Linseed:-::: Mr. Pi;i.1.:-:..i sc.id thn.t the•·t':vo.il£'..bility of the 5,000 tons o.greed to ,7"..s subJecF"to the-consent of the Ministry of Fooc1.. He ndded thc.t the q_ucmtity -r,oula. ho.ve to come out of the Ministry's quoto.. o..nd th'lt the procedure for procurer.1ent etc. ,;oulc,_ be the sane as for pee.nuts.

( ix) Ses2Jnun: - Mr. Pillo.i reco.llecl h:i.s hrwin.:; st,'.'.tecl o.t the previous r.ieetin0 th.'.'.t 1,000 tons of Scs.:u:iura seed could be supplied, but rce;rcttec1 tho.t he ho.c1 been uncluly optimistic. He c..dded tho.t.. unless ·tn.-JRRA preferred Scsnnur.1 seecl to Linseed or Pcc..nut c.nc1 inc':.ic:>..ted the pc..rticul.'.'.r purposes for v1hich it ,m.s requirecl, in which cc-.sc 500 tons r.1isht ·1Je m.o.cle nvc.ilnblc, he would like to drop th:--.. t itcra "..lto3cthBr.

. (x) Pee.nut:- Mr. Pillii s2.id th...1.t out of the .'.'.lloco.tion of 70,000 tons (nith oil content of 30,000 tons), 35,000 .tons of i(ernols coulcl lJe supplied strc.ight.o. 7r.y, o.ncl the lX'.l:rncG lo.tor, )refcretbly in .the forn of oil, on conpletion of ccrtnin enquiries. ,.s recs:u'ds tht.- }):'..J.o.ncc, if· it ·:iero founc1 possible to A

sup::_Jly F1c;r,nut in the forr:i of oil, lTiffi:.v~ uoulq. b~ r-.ske~ to take it in th:-.t form • ro.ther th-:-.n .'.'.s Kernels ~.ncl indicc.tcd th...'\t this ·woulcl ,:mrk out to .'.':.bout 15,000 tons of oil. · Re;~c..rdinc shipping n.rrc.ngements, Mr. Fillo.i pointec1 out thc..t UNT?.R..'~ vrould he.we t~ .m'.'.ke- their ovm ci.rrc.n·cemenfa and th1.t ·supplies· woulc. lmvc to cone out of the Ministry of Foocl! s stocks. Mr. Mo.son wished to know who.t · qu-::-.nti ties h"..d been p~cht.scd .".nc1. shipped by the Ministry of Food. :Mr. Pi_lln.i replied th."..t the requisite inforn.:1tion could be olJto..ined ·by UNRIV .. from J.:i,. Fount.:1in of Turner Morrison & Co., ,ifho vmro the Ministry's a.cents. i1.t Mr. Go0.:i.te I s re(luest Mr. Pilb.i described the procedure by ....-,hich the Ministry m.."..do its pu.rch."..scs in India and sur;i:;ested thnt one of the members of the Mission ni.::.;ht cont~ct the Ministry's n.gents o.t Bombo.y for this purpose. · In the event of o.ny difficulty o..risinz there, o..n o..pproach micht be ra['.de to Cor.lr:lerce Dcp1.rtnent.

(xi) Sbollo.c:- Mr. Pillai promise~ to furnish information rcs[\rdinc the qu2..ntity which could be suppliec.1 at '.1 ln.tcr dD.te as the Mission were not too c.nxious to h::.ve this ir:imedio.tely.

_(xii) Ethyl, Alcohol:- It wo.s reo..f:"f'imed by Mr . . Bhooth.1.linc2..r.1. thn.t 42,000 .:;cllons of the l

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-• (xiii) Coir y-.'.'.rn:- Hr. Pill.'.1.i ol)served th-:\.t ~he 150 te;ns .'.':.lroo.dy nccepted

':r.'.s for qu-~li tics other th?,n Tr2.v:mcorc. Mr •. Ehoothr1.lin,.':/'..Ll felt th1.t' · for the · purposes ncntionecl in •UNRRL. ' s tclecro.r.1,' C.'.'..licu t V:-..ricty wo_uld c1o, ~mt· there were four or five V'"'.rietics of C~licut "::a.rn ·mc1. it ,r,s cssentfo.l to knon iihich vc.rieties "ere r ... quired c..nd in ·:,ihrst ou::i.ntit:,r c.'.'.ch variety should be suppliec1. Mr. 11hson undertook to tcle[lr.'.'.ph Wc,shington for clctc,ils. Mr. :Jhoothalin6o.m stn.tec1 th1.t the price of C."..l.:.cut Yarn varied bct\Tecn Rs. 28 - 30 c·,·,t. f. o. b.

(xiv) Glue C"..seinc:- Milk povrc10r {r-.s offered r-.s o.. substitute, 2.nd Mr. Bhootho..lin.:3c..m stn..tcc.. th"..t , .s much ~.s 400 tons coulcJ. be su1.,plied, o..s there ·ns .:i. ln.rge qu~!').~ity .'.'..V,.".iJ:ci.bl.c.

(xv) Henp, Rope · nc1 T\;inc:- Mr. Pill"..i re.'.1.ffirned th.'.'.t this v1"'.s a difficult i tern, bu;t )ro1.1ised to E-xplor_c supr.,ly possibili tics if ci_et:.'.ils of rcquircr.ients v,erc furninhcd: Mr. Mets n int!.ic:i.tec1 UNRRA' s rcouirements ".s 4,500 tons of Hemp fishine; twine (sr.i.".llcr sizes) c..ml 2,500 tons of• Jute .:tnd Henp rope ( v"..rious sizes).

(xvi) Jute tents:- Mr. Gogo.te promised to obto.in.informo.tion re0a.rding spccificn.tions e;tc. from 1!· shin::;ton.

(xvii) Sand bq.~:s:,.. On tho "..SSWilption that these coulc1 be supplied outside the CRMB nJ..loc1.tion, Mr. Pillai vii.shed to lmow· to \lh".t extent lJIIJRRA uould be int0rested. in S."..nd b1....;s of ·.1hich Indio.. h.1.cl. ~ surplus of o..bout 47 r:iillions. Mr. ll'tson s'l.id thr'..t UNRR.h I s ~resent requirer.-ients of Jute goods were 20,000 tons of Jute m.1.nuf·tctures anc.: .. 10,000 tons of re.,, Jute.

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_·JlNEX NO. 3. r., .:- , .i. I ':.

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A .joint rneetin13 . of represel'?-t".tives o:t;'. t11:c Governnent of In~i:-.. and M€r.1bers .. : .of the

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U1'1RR-·,. Mission ·v,o..s helcl. r.t 3 P,1t on.·23 . · 7. 45. · in the room·9f H. 1.1. bonr,1erce.- . The f ollQwin.;; uere pre~cnt: -r .

UNRRA MISSION

1. The Hon 1ble Mr. F. B. S,".yre, Cha.irron.

Me1:1bers r . ~)

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Mr. R. V. Go[:;c.tc

Mr. · Stevr..rt Mo.son

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. .GOVBRNMENT OF IllDI.A

1. The Hon ' ble Mr. N. R. Pilln.i, Secret:.ry, Cor,lT.lcrce Dep~tr:ient.

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Mr. R. K. Neh+ti, Joint -Socretn.ry; . Commerce Dep,".rt1:1ent. • • . . ' 1

Mr. D. Vir.::i., J?,~nr 's•ecreto..:r:v~- I. /: C .. S. Depc.rtncnt.

Mr. S. Bhootho..lingD.n, Deputy Secret.:-.r:r, Sup;ilJ Depn.rtncnt • • , I

Mr. Mohd. Shn.ghil~ .f~c1d.l . U~cl~r 'secretc.ry, Comorce Dcp'lrtnent.

2. Discussion on the supply positi~n of the listed cor.rr.1odi ties Ylo..s resunccl • • ' ·. • • .., L •

( i) Pepp ei:t:• Mr . .:'.I;iill6..i s~id th.·1t Indi9i .· could ,mke o.vailc . ."'.:Jlc 1 , 000 tons '· of pepper to UlmR.1~, subject to tne completion· of certQin enquiries. The liinistry of Food h2..d to be consulted, whic!1 h r'.c1. ·o.1rc.:1.dy 1Jecn done. He hoped tho..t,

A b?fo: e . ~he M~ss~on 1. eft, he_ ,7ould 1JO in o.. p9_s~ ~~o_n_ ~-~ con:~~r,1 tho 9-uc.nti ty W provis1ono..ll:7 nureecl t-9..

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• .: ( ii) 'ren:: ~ Mr. ;il{ci. i indi~o..tccl th~t · delivery o·f· ten. o..lloc11tecl to UNRRL by the combined Food Do2.rcl Yi<'' .. s to be r,nc:lc from the Ministr~r of Food's stocks. He confirned tha.t the v.::lue of the 2~; million lbs. -'.\lloco..tcc1 H".s :tyiproxir.ntely £ . 170 , 000. ·

-· · ( iii) Rr'..rv Cotton: - Mr. }t"..son pr~misec.1 tG · c.'.lbl·e t·o 1fo.shington the dct ci. iled iti.form"..tion reg.1:rdine specific"..tions 1.nu. pric~s which h:td l.)een furnished to the

· ,. Miss i on o.:t the previous Mc.:c:ting. Tho Mission rrcrc informed thnt the rrices ··quoted \fere in sterlins .'."..nd we.re . for Indic..n lx1.les of rt1)ou t 11-00 lbs. e.:i.ch.

( iv) Cotton fastc: - Mr. Pilb.i confirmed. tho..t 500 tons bf h:1r c-:. wn.ste coula:- be ·suppliec1 to U:NRR.t, .:i. s o.lso uny re.:i.sonable .- qu[m:titics of soft. vn.stc for which_. hov,ever, h0 vm.s o.vr:iiting details of VNRR.i. 1 s r.equirements.

( v) Raw J ute: - , Mr. Mo.son wo.s in doubt regarding t}:l.e extent of CRM:i3 1 s n.lloc'."l.tion of r mr jute o.nd ilished th~ position to be c-l~ified. Mr. Pilln.i explai ned tmt the f i Eure of 10, 000 tons w.:ts•a firm ;-.lloc'.1.tion ·n.nc1 included the 7 , 000 tons 'previously alloc.1.ted but which hn.d ln.psea. n.s it ,.-m.s not purchc.sed bi the 25 t h June. · 1

(vi) Mo.n;:,n.nese Ore: - Mr. Dhootha.lin.zo.m- me_ntioned toot c..ccording to the b.test inforr.ution n.vctil"..1)lc, the avero.je price of H.:tn[;,'1.nese Ore v:ci. s 75 to 80 rupees n. ton or 24 cloll·U's f . o. b .

(yii) Mico.. :- Mr~ Fillb.;i. _r\~gretted tho.t it ·h"..c.1 not been possi.ole for hirn to determine hart r.mch r.iic"'. could be offered to Ulfilt1...i., but riromisec1 to supply the i n.('0rno.tion le.tor.

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(viii)_ Linseed:- Ur. PiJ_;bi ~c.id: th1.t the r.vo.ilo.bility of the 5,000 tons .:i.greed to '1"-S subJect to the consent of the Linistry of Fooc1.. He added tho.t the q_uo.ntity v6 ld h:-.ve to come out of the Ministry's q_uoto. o.nd th"":.t the ,rocedure for procurer.!ent e-tc. would be the s::tme l'l.s fQ:r pee.nuts. .

(i~) Seso..r:run:- .fr. Pillc..i rec."..llec1. his h~.vin:; st".ted o.t the previous meetin3 th"..t 1,000 tons of Ses~un s0ed could be supplied, but rc0rcttec1 tho.t he ho.c'. been uncluly O' timistic. He .'.l.c.lcl.ed th"..t unless UNJR.ii preferred Scs.'"\.r.lur.1 seed to :,inseed or p~~.nut o.m1. inc:ic--:tcd the p;.rticul~ purposes for v1hich it ,ms requirecl, in v,hich c.:-.se 500 tons r.1i:;ht be m:1.de avc.ilablc, he ,;rould like to drop th"..t itcn r.lto~eth~r.

(x) Pc::i.nut :- Hr. Pill ".i sc.id th:,.t out of the o.lloco.tion of 70,000 tons (uith oil content of 30,000 tons), 35,000 tons of Kernels could be su~)pliec1. str.'.l.ight2.. 1.:-.y, '\nd the 1x.l::i.ncG l"ter, ::_Jrcfero.bl~,r in the forn of oil, on conpletion of ccrt~in enquiries. .J.·.s r~r;c.ras ~~ _0~1,.,_noe, if it ·-,ere found possible to •

sup~ly Fe~ nut in the forr:i of oil, UHR.R.l'. would be o.sl::ed to take it in th:-..t forn ro.t}:ler th"..n ".s Kernels ~.ncl indicc.tea.· th:-..t t1 is .,uuld Yrork out to·o.l)out 15,000 tons of oil. Re,·c..ra.inc shippinr; 1.rrc.n,:;ements, Mr. Fillo.i pointec'. out tho.t UNRR.i. v:ould h:lvc to m"..kc their own 1.rr"..ncernents 1.'i1cl th"..t · supplies woulc. h.'.'..vc to come out of the Ministry of Food's stocks. Mr. Mo.son Tri shed to know wm.t qu:-..nti tics h".d "Jcen purch.:-.scd :-.nc1 shipped by the Ministry of Fooc1. Mr. Pillc.i replied th."..t the requisite inf'om..--..tion could be 0

1)tc.ined by UHRR.,.". fron .r. Fount~in of 'l'urner Harrison & Co:, ,;1ho vrere the Ministry's c.0ents. .1.i.t !r. Go50.te I s request lfr. Pilb.i described the J?rocedurc by v1hich the Ministry

rode its purcmscs in India o.nd su~ccstea th3.t one of •the nembers 'of the Mission :mir;ht cont".ct the Ministry's c.gents o. Bomb::ty for this purpose. In the event of uny difficv.l ty .:i.risinc there, o.n l'..pproach r.ii~;ht be r;i['.de to · Cor.1r.1crce Dcp--.rt-nent.

(xi) Sbollo.c:- Mr. Pill.:ti promisec... to furnish 'infornation rc.:;n.rdin:; the qu.."..ntity which could be supplied o.t o. lat r dn.tc o.s the Mission were not too ~nxiaus to h."..ve this inraedio.tely.

(xii) Ethyl, Alcohol:- It wn.s re:iffimed by Ir. Bhooth'.1.lin.::;"...r.l thn.t 42,000 cn.llons of the .i..lcohol could be r.in.de ::i.vn.ilo.ble d the r:-i.te of 7,000 eQ.llons per r.1onth. UNRR.:t were, hO',ivvcr, , slcccl to L1dic:::.tc. '.rhothcr ethyl c.lcchol is required by them inste~u of ~nti freeze composition .

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r-.s for qu~li ties other tho.n Trn.v-:i.ncore. ..r. Bhooth.'.'1.lin;;c.r.1 felt. th.1.t for the p: oscs r:ientioned in ill'ffi.t1.L.' s tclecr"J7l, C".licut Vcxicty wou)c1 c.1o, °'.Jut thcr:L: ·.rerc . four or five v ~ietics of C".licut ·.:o.rn "..TIC. it ,ns 'cssenti"l to lmo·.r ,:hich vo.rieties were re uire;:d : .nd in ,ar. t quo.nti ty e.:--..ch V,"..ricty should be su~Jpliecl. Hr. 1..11.son undertook to tcle[;I'o.ph \h.shington for deta..ils. Mr. Dhooth"..lin[.;DJil. sto.ted th:tt the price of C".l.'..cut Yarn vc.ried betuecn Rs. 28 . . - 30 cut. f. o. b.

(xiv) Glue C"..seinc:- Silk povrdor ·.ns offered· r.s o. substitute, nnd ir. Bhootho.lin~o.m sb.tec:. th"..t ri.s much ::-i.s 400 tons could be su1,pliec1, o..s there w~ s Ct• lo.rze qu· ntity nv ... i-lfl.blc.

(xv 1 'ttez:10 · Rop,., nd '!l,ine:- Mr. Pill ,i re".ffirned tho.t this v, s u difficult item, but proi.1ised to xplore sup::ly possibilities if c.eto..ils o"f requircnents vrcre furnished. Hr. M~son inC.ic'lted UNRRJ 's rvquirements ·~s . 4,500 tons of Hemp fishinfT twine (sr.i.ller sizes) c.n' 2,500 tons of Jute :1nd Her.ip rope ( vr.rious sizes).

(xvi) Jute tents:- Mr. Gogo.te promised•to obto.in infornution reu.'.ll"ling spE-cific~tions etc. from .'· shin6ton.

(xvii) Sand ba·s:- On the "'ssumption that these could be supplied outside the CRMB ul c"'tion, Mr. Pillc.i ,d.shed to lmow to uh-".t extent UNRRJ.i. ,rould be interest d in S".nd b-.us of rhich Indi" h:.td o. surplus of 1.bout 4-7 . illions. Mr. l.'-:tson ·s".id th ... t UNRRA's ~ri;;s(mt requirer.ients o'f Jute goos ,ere 20,000 tons of Jute m...1.nuf1.ctures "nu 10,000 tons of r·1 jute.

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3. Mr. Pillai inforr.rnd the :Mission th"..t the .".pproxiinate cost of the c;oocls to be suppliec1 to UNRR..\ ho.cl been -.-;orked out. : The fi:::.,ures uere rou3hly as folloHs: -

... Pepper·

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C.otton .1,:c.stc _.

R2x1 Jute

Linsccc1

Fe~.nuts

Ses~,1un

Coir Yr..rn

Jute Mr..nufacturcs

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2¼ nillion lbs.

15 ,oo, 000 Rs.

22 , 00,000 Rs .

· Rcu.::;hly 9, 000 tons· 125 , 00, 000 Rs.

j,oo .tons,

10, 000. ·tons

5 , 000 tons

70,000 tons

3 , 00, 000 Rs ..

50, 00, 000 Rs .

17,50, 000 Rs.

2, 25 , 00,000 Rs.

(Doubtful i ten ['.ncl therefore not includcc1)

150 tons

20 , 000 tons

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2, 00,00,000 Rs.

6 , 58, 50, 000 Rs.

.~fter "..llmd.nc for cc.sh contribution of neC'.rly ::i. crore of rupees , b£\rely h.:'.lf o. crore ,,oulc. lJc left for nc.king further purch."..ses in Indi.'.l. Mr. Pill1.i stressed thc.t the st".-.:;e vr."..s fc.st c..pproetchin0 ,rhen t he Ylholc question of suppliL:s fron Inc.1.ic. woulc.1 hc..ve to lJe rovi eYrecl. Mr. S.'.'..yre sc.icl th'"'. t he o.pprcci ".. tccl this point •'"'.ncl assured Mr. Pillr..i t h".t UNRRA clicl not v:ish to c.1isrr..:r:;'"'.rd Inc.fa.' s vi t.'.'..l economic needs.

4. Mr. Pillai inpressecl upon the Mission th."..t the Govcrnncnt of Indic. o.ttc.ched gre".t import2.nce t o c.n D.cloqun.tc quc.ntity of Rt'.:,r Cotton bdng includcc.1 in the supplies fron Inc.li.::c Ylhi ch h''.d .:1 l'.'trco surplus of this cor:ir.1ocli ty. HI,;; ac1.c1ed thQt he would uelcome Ul'TRR,_ tC'.lci.n[; ".s r.mch of this ".S possible c.nc.:. expressed the hope th..1.t Mr. S['.yre Yroulc1 put this request t o ihshin:.-;ton in Ul1D.mbi[!UOUS l 'ln[:,"'l.W.ge.

5. Mr. Pill ".i ho.ndcc1 to the Mission r. list of clru['.;s th".. t h':'.c"'i. been obt"\.ined by Indi". on l e"..sc/lenc1 terms fron the Uni tee!. St:1.tcs, 1)ut ·,rnre nm7 surplus to Inclic. ' s req_uirenents o.nd coulc1. be offered to UNR.f'1.A. The F. E • . :... h::tc.1. o..izreec1 to this, but before the rii..".tt..,r could be clisoussed further , he w:::.nted to kno-.v vhethe;.;r UI!RRJ'i. v,::,.s interes-cecl. in these cJ.rucs. Mr. Sr:i.yre fcl t th.".t these lce'.se/lcncl 5oocls should more c.ppropri '"'.tcly be r-:.ckoned :'..s outside Indi~. 1 s contribution n.s otherYrise G.ol l"..r pc.yncnts ,roulc. 11''Ve to lJe n'"'..t1e, vihich he thou~ht Indic. -rroulcl like to o..void. He proposec.1 to r,1.".ke 2. reference :::.bout this to 1in.shin0 ton imi.1 Jc.i~tcly.

6. Mr. Stew.:i.rt J1,:~'.son s.'.'.ic.1 th.'.'.t UNJRA he -..c1.qu~ters }nu enquired whether .G ~ion h".d been t.o.ken b~r the Government of Inc1ic'. on r&solution No. 16 of the first se.ssion of tho council uhich recor.1mcnus th.~.t naraber countries vr.:1ive excise, s".lcs, export or othur t".:ccs on suppl· cs contributed to or purch."..secl by UNRR11., ".ncl n.lso ·;rhct her the Govcrnr.i.cnt of Inclfo. rct,".in 01.sh discounts tr.ken by them on suppl ies c,_elivered to UNRRL. Mr. !: hru st.:i.ted th"\. t the council ' s recommen-cl~.tion ht.d been consiclercd some months 'I.go , but he ,,,oulcl 3ct this question e:x.".r.:iner r.1orc: fully .'.'.nd .:;ivc :. ser".r{'..tc r0pl~r.

7. Mr. 3['..yre rc.ferrcc1 to c. Memor.:-i.nc1un frora Chinn. ,,hich hail been h1.nc1ec1 to him by the Chinese tJNI'ul .. : .. rc,resenb.tivcs in Inc1in.. This · ms .::.t request for the supply of 400 sheets, 20 lls. cf scmin · thrc'I.G. ".ncl 100 mosquito bnrs (bed nets)

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fror.1 Ind:L:-.. :;:ier nonth .for six months for dcs:x:.tch to Chin.:1. under "ir priority, thou[:;h it v,s uncerto.in ,.rhcther ii.".:1shin~ton could :'.rr".n0e this. Mr. Sn.yre stressed th~.t the need fron the point of vie,; of Chin,:'. '\i".S very crc,:,.t , He, hm:ever, c.1id not proncse to m".ke .:1. fonn'll request to the Government of Indi "-, but vJishecl to obt.'.'.in the Government of Indil'. 1 s re:-.ctions. Mr. Fill".i !'.clr.tltted th".t· the qua.ntity ·,;,".s srJ.c..11, but felt t}r .. t it i;mul~ be clifficult to r.rnet this dem.:i.nd ".s raost of the i ter.is ,rere in .cri ticclly short supply. Mr. Scyre · fhereupon so.id thi.t he ,roulcl telewr.0.ph to .. '".shington to the effect th".t he !1-"-d brow;ht the r.L"..tter to the notice of the Gov~rm:ient of Indi". ,"..ncl ·th."..t he thouGht th-,t it \.ould be unr:ise to press the roqu'3st . .

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Al'TNJ,X R.

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Reour Nine following is further list Government ·willing supply. Pnragre.ph one Food reyour Five Six nnd Eight Pen.nuts Ind.inn Governnent strongly ciisn.pproves tliscussions wi th UK regnrding disposition Ind.ion prcducts vrithout consultation Indi.:m Governnent . We sympn.thise Indian attitude converso.tions i 11 London might ho.vc prejudiced our vhole negoi:tbtions here. Nevertheless Government vdll mcl.ke available ii11medir.tezy 35000 long_ tons Pe:...muts of oil content 15000 tons . This tonnage must either be picked up f:;_~cn Indicn ports or tnken from MOF stocks London n.t fob Banbcy price chn.rging to UK contribution all cost of trQ.nSp.ort Peruiuts Banbo;r to London including insurnnce. Re rer,1dni?l8 35000 tons Peanuts Governrnent prefers shipping 15000 tons oil if possible . Governnent will therefore i nvestigate containers s:l.tu.c..tion and inforri1 you in two or three ,reeks whether remainder is to be in oil or nuts. This amount of Pea.nut ~llocation must be shipped fran India in either oil or Pen.nuts rurl at present Gover11L1ent . sto.tes categorico.lly that agai nst IndiM o.lloco.tion amount beyond 35000 tons mus.t not repeat not be taken frclfa MOF stocks . Have given above infonnation to London. Linseeds . Subject consent MOF which Indian Cfovernment has .requested Government could make available· '2500 tons Linseeds immediately· further 2500 tons to be shipped. later on same basis Pen.nuts • .Approx:imn.te cost for 5000 tons one Million seven hundred': fifty thousrurl r upees . Sesrnne seed in tight supply Govcrrn1ent prefers -to consider either further 1000 tons Pee.nuts or Linseeds instead u1tless particular re~sons for requesting Sesane.

Pnragraph 2 Clothing : c.gc.inst UlffiJ.lAs requirements of rc..w cotton Indian Gover rnnent extremely repeat ext:i.--emezy c1nxious vre take follovn.ng quantities all bn.les of approximo..tczy 400 pounds e.:i.ch prices in pence per pou:ai fob including cc..rr,1ing chn.rges to thirty Scpte;-,1ber 7842 bales .Ar:1erican seed sind 289F 7 /8 inch sta~1le 13. 40 Bombay 3708 Jncrico.n sec.-d. sini 289F 27 /32 inch staple 12. 40 Ba:ibcy 2855 ~nerican seed Punjc.b 15/16 inch staple 12. 65 Ke..rachi 1625 Surti 7/8 inch staple 13. 15 Banbay 16390 .Ar~crica.n seed sirrl l .T . 7/8 inch staple 12. 40 Ko.rachi 5610 ..Americo.n seed sini N.T. 7/8 inch stc..ple 13 ,. 10 Bcr11bay 11000 Jarilla 13/16 inch st.:cple 10. 85 Banbcy . Government states indications. that staples probab]y one sixteenth inch better than indicc.ted. Qualities alreaey assessed by cori1pctent and independent tro..de ca-:IDittces .

Cotton waste h,.1.rd CQn suppzy- 500 tons soft reason:tblc quantities stop. Coir Yarn Government rc.'.l.dy proceed purchc.\se agcinst request for 150 tons CD.lieut Yarn but neccssc.ry you urgently inform them which following five vn.rieties you require Quilnndy special QuilQndy ordin..•"1.ry I<..'Uldn.lundy number one K.'Uldaluniy nunber hro Bcypore o..11 priced approximately tv;e· ityeight to thirty rupees per Cvrt fob Cochin. ·

Paragraph 3 .Agrehc\.b : Jute manuf n.ctures 4-7 million Srorl bags at tY;elvo rupees per hurrlred . Tents , soils and other canvas products also avcilable if specifications ru:rl L'.pproximate prices a:ce immediately cabled. Also scrim garnishing five hurldred million yards two inch and three inch wide hessian strips fonner]y used for camouflage available in vo..rious colours . Understarrl these con be unro.velled. run rewoven. Price fob eight .and half rupees per malli"'rl equivalent 82 pounds . Indian Govern,1en'c scy these Jute prcxlucts will not count ago.inst 30000 ton allocation or CRMG.

Paro.graph 4 Industrial Rehab : Re ow nine price Eth;y'l alcohol 500 rupees ex plant stop Cement rubber, hose air stcc..'11 water , hose fo::c oil and gasoline ., packing sheet rubber Govern:1cnt noYr states due small rubber content vrilling vmive allocD..tion frcn CRtvIB . Cable i:,]"i1ed.iately. Avcilable 303029 hinges., 16 Swg r:ri.ld. steel hinge black finish for lid of box outside fitting length 6. 3/4 inch by one rurl quarter inch one fl~p three inch one three .:url three qunrter inch three scre\r holes in each flap approximate cost 135272 rupees . Pick axes 100000 heads four c..nd. half pounds one end. pointed one square one c..nd five sixteenth inch length of head 23 and five eishts inch cost 131250 rupees 400000 helves to fit cost 325 , 000 rupees . /Following

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Follorring substitute's suggested : For ,mterproof pcint substitute o.ircra.ft dope vv~hich is e11,.. ... •ncl po.int -r-d.th nitro cellulose bo.se quD.ntity 93000 go.llons in red blue and brO\m avn.ilo..ble n.t ten ru~ees per g['_llon. Par glass substitute follorring : qumiti ties · <.1.vciln.ble in sqUD:re feet toki.1 o.pproxir.mte cost fob in rupees : 8089 square feet Sunrn.lite 2781 .rupees , 1.4366 Mesh td.re bo.se 7557 rupees ,• 341+3 Vlirelite 2098 rupees , 133082 Windolite 29112 rupees , 56161 Shieldex Excelite 34808 rupees , 38700 Shieldex trD.n.Scmdru:t 21802 rupe,e~.. · For ·welders gloves substitute Fingerless gloves with thur.1bs asbestos palms ·tor ,':u,se \rnrkshops , 64-500 pairs

0 toto..1 cost 274-125 rupees .

For Co.se:irn. glue substitute sepo.rnted· milk powder slightly deter ioro.ted 2.nd unfi t for humo.n consum.ption 4-00 tons 24-oooo rupees •

Paragraph 5 r.1edico'.l Hospit.ril supplies o.vo.iln.ble vrith o.pprox:irno.te totul · c 'tist ' ,fobr••, ·,, in rupees: Two hundred thouso..nd pounds cotton vrnol nombsorbent in· i,-rell compr essed.- ·. po.ds 75000 rupe·es , 14-00000 yards Bcmn.ge cloth 36 inches wide loose woven white cloth 350000 rupees , 1700000 loose wove bo.nd[\_ges for pl!"___st_er of po.ris six inch by six y,c.rds ea.ch _318750 rupees, 30000 cotton cloth Hospi to.l_ o.prons 30000 rupees , 10000 Wo.teryroof ope~ating aprons 60625 rupees , 10000 Pneunonio. j[l.ckets cot~on cloth • padded cotton wool 13750 rupees , 500000 white t-will cotton I-7 jruna. trousers 906250 rupees , 500000 fy jDiao. coc.ts 1 , 062 , 500 rupees , 50000 flo.n~el_ r.:-}runo. jo.cket_s 331250 rupees -30 ,ooo ~rill coats· _120000 ru11,0cs , 850000 Hypoc1\.,mic . .J..dt.. .bore sc!'Ul.1 n~ccUcs :.. 'V ,05491 cost 265625 rupo·Js, 60000 stiJ;rup pu:--.ps one. CLI1.ti~y0-cnturic s-t..ru.u tutnnus .'.'.j,,t.i.toxins r.vE'.iln.blo particuic..rs ,,..,_ill 'Sc given if interested.

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PD.:ragrn.ph i: ·,- 11:i.nety percent contribution less- administrative exp .... nscs totals / _.,G70, 74-5 rupees: Totn.1 cost of following cm11:1odities Qua.r-i_-~ities tons valued by Indian Goverrm1ent very l'.pproximateJ.y at 65 , 800 , 000 rupee$: Pepper 1000 tons , tea. t,v-o b.nd qucrler ;r:1:i,llion pounds , raw cotton 9000 tons ., cott.on wc..ste 500 tons , raw Jute 10,000 tons , . Jute ll"k.'U1ufactures 20000 tons, Linseed 5000 tons, Peanuts 70000 tons , Coir Yc.:rn 150 t O:\'!,S •

Pr.:rc.gro.ph 8 ·if e.s ·,:e hope Indian :9rocedUTe can be signed_ this. week o.lso· fin::mcic.l questions settled Mission expects leave New Delhi b-ronty ninth. . ,

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Sender : FRANCIS B. SAYRE IlvIERI.AL ROTEL .

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.. :·· New· Delhi,· The 28th July, 194.5.

Dec.r Mr. So..yre,

At our r.1eetin.c; yesterdn.y I pronis.ec.1 to l~t h<".ve f'.. note on the c.tti tudn of the Government of Indio. to the Internc.1.tiono.l So.nito..ry Convention -for ... eri.'.:1.1 Nc..vir;ation, 19l+li-, The Government of Incli ,.,_ have not yet cor.1e to c. decision on the question whether they shoulcl o.ccede to the Conventions. If the Government of Indio. r..ccecle to the ConventiorJt8, their o.ccession uill l)e sul)ject to reservo.tions. In the me[tntime, ho\lever, they o.rc prop.'.'..rec.1 to conforr,1 to the provisions of the Conventions to the ,;;re."..test possible extent. There 2-rc oert.'.:1.in provisions in the Conventions, however, to which the C-0vcrnment of Incl.i~ .'.'..re un.:,_:ble to binc.1 themselves. The more imrortant r.10.. ttcrs on ,7hich they consiclor it neoess,"..ry to nmke reservo..tions CU'e inclic."..tec.1 1)eloY1 .

Convrmtion for .~cric.l N.'.'..vi.,-;o.tion.

Articles III, XI pc..r.:i.s. (6) c..ncl (7), XIV po..ro.. 2 ("..). i~s o.t present _ m1visea. the Government of Inc.:L...,_ o.re unctble to o.ccept n. perioc1 of 10 .r .. :.:::ys o.s. ·JE:8 period for the c1evelopment of s.'.'..tisfo..ctory imnunity c..fter ino_cul"..tion c..cn.inst yellow fever in the c':1.se ,f persons (1) ·who ctre inoculc.tec1 in o.n onc1emic .'.)X0.'1. or ( 2) vrho enter ".n endemic "..rec. within the first 10 C .... "..ys o.fter inocul "-tion. Unc.1c ..... the rules ~t present in force in Inclio.. inooulc..tion oertificc.tes c.re not reg"..rdc~ as valid for qu.'.'..rnntine purposes in such cases unless the inoculo.tion vr.s perfo .. cc o.t leo.st 19 dC'..ys before entry into Inc1ic. but the reduction of this period to 15 clo.ys is under considero.tion.

Art. IV. The Government of Indio. vri.11 reserve the risht to require cer-tifico.tes of inoluco..tion .'.:1.nd vn.ccino.tion to be authentic.'.:1.ted by some o.rpropric.te method if they consider such o.uthentioc.tion necess".ry to ensure that cortifico.tes '"\re cenuine.

e Art 0 IX. Po.ro.. 3 (3). The Government of Incl:in ,·fill reserve the right • to clecicle uhcthor '1.n a.reo. outside India sh.,1.ll be re:::;o..rc.1ed o..s c.n endemic ycllm1

fever '.1.rco. for the purposes of the meo.sures to be applied to o.ircr.'.:1.ft o.nd personnel o.rrivinc in Inclio. .

.A.:. .. t. XIV. Po.ro. 2. Under the rules n t present in force in Inc.1b .. the reriod of quo.rantine for o. person not in possession of D. sntisfo.ctory yellow fever inocuL~tion oertific-."..to is 9 do.ys from the c'.ate of lee.vine an enuemic yellow fev~r nren. 1~s nt pr0sent '1.clvised the Gover11I:1ent ·of Inc1io. vlill reserve tho ri,'.'.;ht to require isolo..tion for o. period exceedinc th.,'1.t of 6 c1o.ys rrovtclcd in the Convention .

.Art. XIV. Paro.. (3). The Government of Inc'..i:-.. ::1..re uno.ble to o..._ree to sr".nt unimpeded :;_x:1.sso.ee to be.'.'..rers of cortifico. tes of ur .scncy. Tho c.ecision vlhether such c. person sho.11 be permitted to proceed ~ncl the conclitions under which he w~ll be n.llov,ecl to proceed must r2st with the Government of Indin..

Art. XVII. The Government of Indio. will reserve the right to c..'UTy out the clisinsectis:ttion of a.n n.ircro.ft on its c.rrivc.l in Inc.1fo. whenever they consiL1er such o. procedure necessc..ry or desiro.ble.

The Interno..tionc..l So.nitu.ry Conventions, 1941+-•

.Art. X. The ~Jvernment of Indio. will reserve the riCTht to require ships to be moored o.t len.st ho.lf .'.:1. mile from the shore.

2. The whole question of the reservo.tions to be me.de is under the conr~.a-•--:-Q·cion of the Government of Incli':1. o..nd .'1. formal communiccttion on the subJcct vlill l)e sent to the Heo.l.th Division of the Unitec.1 No.tions Relief '1.ncl

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3. I shoulc1 ;'.Ci' .. th.-:-.. t the Go-rcrnnl,nt of Inc7.i".. h"..ve not rD.tified the Intern."..tion['..l S::mitm-y Conventfon of 1928 2..ncl_ the Intern:->.tionn.l Sn.nit"..I'y Convention for ~\.eri,,_l N"..vi::T-tion of 1933 L"..r,:;ely for the rec.son tmt before the nm- the Governr:i.ent of InQi".. ,1erc not in Q ~asition to fulfil the obli0o..tions un~er those Conventions. The Goverm,icnt of IncliD., liOi:evcr, ".re n:wi considering the r.::ttificntion of those Conventions.

Yours sincerely,

S. H. Y. OULSMii.N C. I.E. , M. C. , I. C. S.

Frn.ncis B. Sayre. Esq., U::i!i.tod Nntione :iclief ::mc1 Rch"..~Jilib.tion -'~c7ninistr"..tion Mission, c/o Cor.rnerce Dep.::i.rtnent, Nerr Delhi.

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. ;.iinutes of fourth· meetinf; vr.i. th UHRR.~ Mission '

:. Joint meetin[; of rcpresent"..tives of the Gover11r.1ent of Indi':. and Mcnbers of the UNRR.."~ Mis~ion vvr.s helc1 ['._t 3 P.M. on 27. 7, 45, in the roon of H. M. Cor.u:1erce. The follouin~ \",ere present: -

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1. The Hon ' ble Mr. F. B. s.~.yre Ch':.irra.1.n

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:Mr. Stew:,rt Mo.son ) hembers

GOVERNMENT OF INDL1

1. The Hon ' ble Mr. N. H. Pill.'.).i; Secreto.ry, Co:mnerce Dep':.rtment.

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Mr. S. :u Venb.t"..r:'..ID::m, Joint Secretc..ry, Supply Depo..rtnent .

Hr. R. K. Nehru, Joint Secretn .. ry, Commerce Dep,rtnent.

Mr. S. H. Y.. Oulsn~, Joint Secret.try, E. H. & L . De:;:r .. rtnent ( for p.'.'.rt of the meet in:; only).

Mr. D. Vir,.., Joint Secret:'..!':·, I. & C. S. Der~tnent.

6. Mr. S. ::::lhoothc..lin.:;.'.'.I:1, 'Deputy Secret.:1ry, Supply Dep':.rtnent.

7, 1:r. s.11r. 'Iusuf, Deputy Seorct2.ry, Fooc1 Dep':.rtr:1.ent.

8. Hr. D. P. Sethi, :\£ricul turc..l Proclu i:, tion .~dviser, E. H. & L. Depcrtment .

9. Hr. Ifohc.1. Sh..".£;hil, .1 "d.l. Unc er Secret"..r;•, COf:lDerce Depr;rtnent.

:· 2. The question cf Indi~'s 1.uhesion to the Intorn1.tion1.l S1.nit"..ry (M,:,..ritime 0,nd Aeri"..J..) Can\-entions ,n.s t"..ken up first . Mr. S.'.'lyre netrr~tca. briefly the circumsb.nc0s uhich led to the e.rC1.ftin0 of tp.e revi.se Convention. · He stCLtec1 tlnt man:,, member Govcrnmonts h::1.d ".lrc.n.c1y sir•ned or· rn.tified the Conventions 1.na. U'\s ':.nxious ta kno;·, thq c1.esires 1.nd intentions of the Government of Indio.. vr.i. th rc,_;:'.rd to these Conventions. He suJ. l)OSecl th".t the rrovisiom; conccrnins yello-.7 fever ucre cf p1.rticul,1.r interest to th Indi "..n ,Government ".nd he su

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tho. t it niwht be helpful to cli scuss 1.ny m:i. tters of p~.rticul 1.r concern to the:: Indi1.n G~vernment in this connection. Mr. Oulsnc..m explninec1 thC'.t the question of "CCbssion to the Conventions with certt1in reoerv"';tiohs ,.::' ... ; under etctive COLJicler':.tion by the Government of Ind.in .. ,Even if the Government of.Inc.liCL dia not formC'.lly t:tccecle to, the Conventions, hovrever, the:r were prep:u-ed to conforr.i to the provisions of the Conventions subJect to certn.in exceptions Y,hich he

,montiqnecl. At the request of Mr. Sa.yrc he · romisea. t0 embody the vievrs of the Inclir·n Government in 'l wmor".ndurn to be h·1nd.ec1 to the Hission on the following d"ly.

3. 1v'ir. Pill 1.i then invitec1 comr,1ents on t'.1e r,,inutes of the lr..st mcctin__, held on 23. 7. 45.

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Itera ( vii) - Mic1.. Mr. Mo.son ennu;i.red whether the Government of In 'tin vere nov.r in c.. position to inc1ic"..te .n1.t qu:.tntity they coulC: offer to Ul'ii' '. Mr. Pilln.i snic1 thCLt .'.'. reference h',Q "...eon m1dc to thiJ C.h.1.i.rm'.lr. of the Joint :Mien. Mission but no reply h"-d "'Jeen reccivacl so f n.r.

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Item ix -:.·- S"es61um,- · ·- -15;_ Eo.son vr.i.shec:. to "..scerto.in \7hether it wo.s imrliec1 thn,t in C"..se the verrunont of Inc1i "- were un"..ble tc sup;7ly ses~um· UNR..~~ could expect an equiv~rL .. nt "..c:.c:.ition,"..l quot'l of ;zrounclnut or linseed. .Mr. Pillo.I s.'.'..ill th .t this ,.-,'n:s n()t so.

Item (x) - Fco..nut. 11.t thE::. su~_sestion of Hr. Ivfo..son, it Vi':.S o.i::;reec1. tho.t the nords "He "..rldecl th1.t 11 in the _opcnin5. portion of the seconc1 sentence should be "..l terec:. to 11.i.s ru~arc:.s ~he b-"..ln.nce 11 •

Iten (xi) - Shelb.c. Mr. Pill ".i s1.id that he v,:,.s n9t yet in Q position to ,·ive informo.tion ru~'lrchng the qu::rntity ':.Vn.ilo.ble.

Item ( .xii) - Ethyl Llcohol. · .• t· the su:_:~estion of Mr. ::Jhooth1.lins.::un, . it ,P.s ':..::_;reed tru::.t the sec:md sent~ncc shoulcl be '1ltcred ta "U1'lRrl.t\. wer e , ho-r:ever, n.skecl . to inc;.ic':.te whether Ethyl _·ucohol is requir ed by thcr.1 inst e['.d of 1.nti- frecze cor:1.posi t i on 11 •

·Items (xiii) ~o (xvi). No comments.

±tern (xvii) - 8''.ndkv,.s. It wo.s n..3reecl thc1.t the f i {:;'lll'e of. 49 mill ions ,mi ch Yr"..s .:1 ~ist"..kc shoulc..1 be r.l tcred to 4 7 millions.

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Tor':.'T"- )11 5. ',[ith refer .. nee to "..n enquiry from Er. :1".son, Mr. Venlm.t o.rcun.1.n st,~tet1 th".t the 1,rocedure for Tyment in resroct of le.:-.se-lend ,;ooc.l.s w::.s that Inl:.i ':. ".)".icl · in c

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5. t1.t 1rr . .,. ilJ .i ' s su•,,..,estion, it ,ilY's "-ercoc.1 th."..t in l ':.r'.1[;!'".ph 6 of the text th words "free 'Jf ·ex.,h"nse re3trictions;' shoulc1 be omi ttec1 ".nc: · for "free fu,ncl

II the ~rorc..s II such fuml. ,r shoulrl. 1JG substi tutec1.

6. At Mr. S"..yre ' s oue1;estion, Mr. PilL".i 1.[:reec1. to furnish the Miss i on with co_ ies of the memorci.nclum on procurement. procec1.ure , ".:s fin['_ l ly ci.pprovc::d.

7, Rcvertin[.; tr p .r'.1.gr"..ph G of the minutes of the meetin0 of 23. 7, 45, . Mr. Pillai sr.ic'.. th1.t the Gover nmw t of Inc1fo. hac7 :'.cceptec1 r;cnerQlly the principles unrlerlyinr• -Resolution No. 16, but c..s i t is contr1.ry to the [:;encr"\.l policy to r-ro.nt exemptions for evnort clutie~, .;-eesses, etc., they pr opose t6 r1~ko nn ~~ditionnl r,rn.nt t o ill'i111.1A t o cover such oxpenditure, sulJJ0ct to tht.: concurrence of the Inc!.io.n Le isln.ture. Mr. S1.yre expressed his zrc.1.t s .ti sf,".ction C1.t this offer. Mr• Fill 'li then ref.erred to the enquiry \lhether the Government of Indi "- retn.inec1.. the c"sh cli ~ unts on su,1lies t.eliver J. to UNl"R.,. "..nr s".itl th.1.t the question -ri".s not v ry cletr sine.; the best rossi0le cnntrQcts ,lone were :-i c1.e by the Govern-11 nt of In°lin o.nd the question of aea.ah cliseount c.1ic. not ".rise. . He, however, s .id thr t if they <lic1 n.ccru.c they woul<l lx~ ~ ,., ssec1 c.m to UT!Rllii.

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8. Mr. Fill.'.li next 1x .. c1e o.. further 1.nnouncenent to the effect tho..t normnlly the procurement Iqx: t.18l~t :J of the Government of Inc1i 1. m,__1.de 2.. chD.r~~c for their services, ro..n2in~ from 2 to 3 per cent of the v1.lue of SOOQS procured by t hen; th.1.t this ch1.r6e w1.s even levied on purchases r.1:1.c.!.e on beki.lf of the Provincb .. l Governments ,nu othar Goverrment of Imlic. Dei,,1.rtr.1.::nts ; that so f.:u-2..s he renembercd this ch,::,.r._:;e IT'.c.1.. never been Y~ .. ived in ~.n.:r cc..se, but tho.. t -in respect of UNIBt'i. the:r h!"\.c1 r..0reecl to mcJce "..n exce~::tion. Mr. So..yre o..go..in express eel. his Greu. t 1.ppreoi ~ .. tion of the Inc1i 1.n Govern.t1ont I s ::£en·erous response to UNRR.i.·. , s co..use.

9, Mr . S,1.yre next invitcc1 ..,_t-~ontion to the Government of Inc:.fa. 1 s Memorcmc1um of the 7th ;'iio..y rc0 :-..rc.1inc UNr/.0~ ,1.ssisto..nce in r0s:,cct of c1ispl'1cec. perons. He rcc"..llec7. the vrorc1s 11 if the question .:-triscs in future lJN.2_~ ' s help vfill be SOU[~ht, etc.

11 occurrinc in the I:IGr.1or,m"'..u..'Tl 1.ncl cnquircc.1 .. rrh8ther D..ny such situr..tion h'.1.<l.

'".risen "..nc:. ':'..~ sure,1 lffC1l.1. 1 s "..ssist1.nce if rog_uirecJ.. He , however, rcquestccJ. thnt they mi;~ht be given sufficient notice. :i.Ir. Fill 1.i so..icl tho..t no :),1.rticulc'..I' Assist,o..nce \,7:.s in vim1 1.t tho..t time, ".DC7

.. th1.t if it 1.rC'...s founc1 necess:cry to seek such o..ssisto.nce in tho future n.s lon.z notice 1.s possitle ·,roulcl be ;·iven.

10. Mr. I·ilb.i then ::'..nnounced th-:1.t ho h1.cl fixec.1 ,':.. ncetin;~ 1.t 10. 15 ,\. If. ,·Ii th the Fin':..nce Secret'try, Sir Cyril J ones) 1.t his roon, on s~'.turd1.y, the 28t h July 1945, Yrhen questions reln..tin~ to the fin.1.ncbJ. sic1e could 1Je settled.

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OUTGOilTG CABLE

Sent 2 c .• n. , July 29, 1i945 •

LC lJ1TRRi-t WroHii. G'I'ON

lftr::1ber 13 from So.yre Indian Procedu::ce signed follorJing c.re changes fran draft .

Parc..e;rc'..ph one nm, ree.ds quote U:NRl.l.A T.d.11 £',ddress inquiries to the Government of Indin. nbout the o.vn.ilo.bility of supplies. These inquiries r.1t1.y refer c. to pc..rticulecr ca·:iuodities o:r b to over::.11 progr-OJ·i1s c..nd vlill iniic[\.te wherever possible the c,:_u1.ntities likely to be required fra·1 Indio.. The Government of Indio. will inti.1:1de the iterns .-,hich it believes Indio. vJill be £'.blc to supply giving the ch'U'o.cteristics of the gocds , qUc.'""1.ntities (in the Cc'..Se of i teras on the reserved cm1:1cdity list trcou._::h the c.pprop:cide chD.nncls) 2..nd current prices : All prices quoted to be s:Jecific : OrdinnriJ.y prices will be quoted fob 1rnquote . Words in pc.renthesis 2.ddod beco..usc Inii".n Govcrn:.101,t unc.ble sto..te qu.:,ntities UNRRA mey get of ca1:11~cditios subject Ca·,1bined Boo.rd il.lloc11tion. Delete throughout drro't vmrds or other Govern.;,cnt o..uthority desig-.a...--.tca. by the Governr.1ent of Indio.. Delete p.:.r:-...9-~c..ph 3E• Firu:-.nce Secretory stron3l7 opinion insuro.nce be included fob prices twcordin&; established trD.tie pr:.:.otice . If Govern:1ent incurred responsibility insu:cc.nce Fin,:mcc Depc.rtr.1ent 'v:ould ho..ve no r'.ccount to debit except UHRRA which i-rould involve fresh a.pproo..ch Logisl ~.ture . We o.t:..ceed that if UNRRA deem advisc..ble Wo..shington would open discussions directly vJith Commerce Secretnry but believe Government will not rec.dily chD..ne;e opinion.

Pc.ro..grc.ph six secoild line delete words free of exchc.nge restrictions . Seventh line delete words the free substitute such.. See co..ble fou.rt·een from Sayre regc.rding convc::ctiblc fun:!. .

Reour nine .:-end ten follovJing is further list supplies : 1 Irrlustrin.l Reho.bilito.tion : 2000 tons :tviD..ngo.nese ore priced 75 to 80 rupees o. ton fcb Irrlic.n ports , 2 Medico.l : if :i.1:11:1edi".te o.11S,ver given productive co.pacity o.vail".ble in Inlic. fo1~ 15000 surgico.l instru11ents forceps chisels clips needles scissors scoops sc".lpels etc exo.ct specificc.tions o.nd prices c.i~1ailed •

Follmfing is list of Lend Lee.so drues surplus to \!.'.'.r l'.nd civilic.n needs in Irrlin. which FEA prcpc.rcd dis:pose of here Acid Acetyl So.J.icylic in 100 paurrl cr.rtons q_u::..;.1tity L.vo.ilr.ble and expected to beca,10 n.vailn.ble soon 70000 pou11ds Acid M.:-.rdelic one pourrl. bottles 7459 pomrls J-,.vertine solution Brcr.1ethol bottles 100 ccs 15000 ccs Bnrbiton USP in pourrl bottles 396 pounds Bc.rbitone soluble 5 gras in 1000 tr.blet bottles 33600 to.blets Ether .An.ci.esthetic 14180 pounis Ncoo..rsphen.'>.minc 0. 30 f:P 94045 ~•.mps Necn.rsphe11,."l,1ine 0. 45 [!}11 82 amps Neoo.rsphe:ruu;rine o. 60 gp 150000 .'.'I:1ps Po..r-.ldchyde in qun.rter pound bottles 8607 pounds B-1enobnrbitone soluble 11580 pow1ds Procaine eydrochloride in 25 pound ti11S 11450 pomrls Sodiu 1 Sr..licylf'te 109423 pounds Sulph".nila.ridc in 1000 tc.blet bottles 10584000 t::biets Tett.nus Antitoxin 15co ~ •• u. 876749 n.p:proximo.tcly one third expiring between July Decenber 1945 Tetanus .Antitoxin 20000 units 17847 viols exoiring Scpter1ber November 191+5 ..tJ1tidysenteric serur:1 of 20000 units Shiga Mon.ave.lent 22976 nnpoules above list considered by medical o.uthorities to be 1:10st iuportc.nt <lrugs . Full list containing o.11 drugs <'.'.irr.1rdled .

Your nu1ber seven recciv0d.

PRilNCIS B. SbYRE IllPERIAL HOTEL•

FRANCIS SAYRE

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GOVERNFENT OF INDIA

New Delhi, the 28th July, 194:1

Dear i ,r . SayTe,

You .-;ill re,·.1e:·1ber that in the course of our con- . versations I have :-.1ore th~.n once rn.ised the question of the e:-.1ploynent of Indians in the various branches of UNR.R.\. Perhaps it '7ould be useful if the views put forrrard by ue ·were reduced to writing so that the A&-.1inistration nay be left in no doubt as to the i.1portance ,vhich we attach to this .1ntter.

2 . Public opinion in India is deeply syn:pathetic towards the broad <>i;.:1s of this relief organization, and there is a keen desire to hel p UNRRA ·dthin the lj;·i.itea. :·1.eans available. It in, however, co~sidered - and the GovernT:i.ent of India are in ca.lplete agreencnt uith this view - that UNRRA., for their part, should give Indians ad.equate opportunities of er.1plo;y·::-.1ent in all brn.nches of service under the control of the Aci1inistration . At the last neeting of the Far Eastern Cor.r.ii ttee, a resolution vras adopted to the effect that officers of UNRRA

. at al:. lev0ls should be selected fron a •.-ride rnngc of :.1e:·1ber countries and that in such selection special regard should be paid to the principle of decentralization and a lso to the necessity of a special knowledge of local and regional conditions . The Governnent of India have given their Tiholeheartcd sup1ort to this reco::inendation, and I feel that UNRRA should knou that strong hopes are entertained by the Gover11r.1ent of India and by every section of the Indian 2ublic that the reprcsentetion of Indin.n n:1tionals in the higher ranks of the !:i.&::inistration and the technical staff, especially in the branches dealing with Fn.r Eastern probler.1s, will show a rapid increo.sc. The keen interest which India is trucing in the o.ctivitics of UNRRJ. 'ilill tend to gro·;r as larger opportunities are afforded to Indians to ,.;ork in the relief organization.

3. I should be grateful if you ,·:ould be so good as to give an inc1ication of UHRRA' s attitude on this :i..'·1:portant question of polic~r n.nd ct the sc:-.1c ti: 10 let :10 have infon1ation on the follo-r1ing points:-

(a) Posts in existence under UNRJ:""lA o.nd their present incu :bents;

(b) Posts still to be filled and posts likely to be created in the near future;

(a) ~ualifications required for posts under (b); and

(d) Scale of pay of each post.

Yours sincerely,

(N.R. Pillai) The Hon. Francis B. S~yre

Hotel I:-tperial, NE v' DEL H I.

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I'ROI :: FRANCIS E. SAl'RE

July 27 , 1943

RE: Instructions for 1·.r . R. v. GOG:.TE during his stay in Indi,C\..

1 . Follo,:d.ng our de:9arture frcr1 Nev, Delhi on July 29 , you v.rill ra:1ain in India , based at Nc·;,r Dolhi , as a ne:-1bcr of t'he Sayre Delcgntion , acting as the r0prescntative of the delegation in India. You ~ill r eport direct to 1N'nshington Headquarters and n.ct under Headqu~ters instructions , sending :-1e by air nail copies of all con ,unications bctvrcen you and 'i: nshington .

2. Your duties and functions ,-;ill be as folloYIS :

( a) In accordance ·;ri th the Indian Procedure !-.grce2·.1cnt by Yv'hich the Secretary of the Indian Dcpart::1ent of Co, ·nercc .-:ill beconc the sol e procuring agency for UNRRA in India , you will act as Liaison Officer behmcn the Secretary ru1d UNRRA Headquarters . You ·,.ill give cll reason-nble assistance requested by the Depo.rt.1ent of Co::inercc in the procureocnt of such supplies as arc requested by He:tdqu~ters and i,,ill also assist in the developr.1ent of the fint.l details of procurcnent procedure. You arc authorized, honcvcr , to sign o.grce:·1cnts only under the specific authorization fran Headquarters . You will secure full infor:.1ation on procurenent possibilities in response to requests by Washington Headquarters, ERO , the China .Area Office or other UNRR..\ Offic e . Requests to the Indian Governr."!.ent to supply ca.rr. od.ities ·.i.11 be exclusively :-1adc by Washington Hcadqunrters. You ,-rill keep Washington Headquarters fully inforned on all ::- atters concerning supply and proeurcnent in India o.nd ~·1akc such reca·1nendations as you sec fit •

(b) To serve as a general liaison officer between UNRR.A and the Indian Govcrrr.1ent , carrj~ng on such negoti~tions , procuring such infon.1ation '.lnd carrying on such activities as Washington Headquarters or I :·1ay direct . Such activities :ciay cover questions concerninr; fin2.ncio.l arrangcnents , personnel, rccruit"lcnt , sr.nitary conventions or other I.12.tters .

3. The question of •,rhether or not UIIRRL -.-;ill establish a per .. ,-,.anent office in Indio. and ·.mo ,-rill be appoint~ to tnlcc charge of such an office 7lill be deciaed at a ln ter ti::.10 .

4. It goes without saying that du:.~ing your ter:·1 of service in India as an UNRR.\ officitl you will take no pnrt either directly or indirectly in political questions or issues or in the problc-i of Indian sclf- govern-1:cnt , re:-1e11bering always that IDTRRA is o. hu .. anitarian organization keeping itself free so far as possible fro.1 political questions and issues.

5. In order to finance your activities , I 3:1 lcaying with you the sur.i of t2,520. oo, to be spent as indicated in the attached budget. In accordance with ny instructions fro~ 1 Washington, all suns spent are to be accounted for to Washington and no fixed per dicn is allovrcd. You vr.i.11 send to Washington on the first of each :,onth a stat~1ent of all your expend.i tures for the preceding .1onth . You already possess a travel order covering the cost of your ticket back to Washington.

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BUDGET FOR :r :R. R. v. GOGATE DURING HIS STAY IN INDL'\. •

Living expenses 85 days per dicn at $8. 00

Cables, telephone and postage

General supplies and r:iatcrials

Typing service

Inland travel

Local transportation

Reserve fund

$ 680. 00

1,000.00

20. 00

20.00

255. 00 .

50.00 .

500.00

l,2,520,00

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July .26, 1945 .

i'.:i:y c1e8.r Hr . Nehru,

I am vr.ri tinz to you ab::mt D.Cco1,1E10c1Ations in Delhi for _ :r . Go.5ate nfter the i.',iission leo.ves .

I understG.:nd fror.1 Er . Eason that spr.ce boin~ £\.tu premium in Delhi , it can be roquisi tioned :::mly throu[£h the Government . I vm.nt to make it quite clvar thc.t after our cleparturc probably -::m July 29th Mr. Ck>e;ate will no lon~6r be a BUcst of the Ck>verment of Incia and will be receiving o. livin.::; allovmnce r.s well a~ o. salnry fror.1 UJ,['.IL ••

I have 1-.1ac1e in-:1uirios nt the Ir,r_perial Hotel Md find that the tariff for room 2nd board is about 13 Rupees to 18 Rupees per 0ie□ • In view of the living allovrMce for UNRfui. officicls in Inc,ia , this vroulc1 seem to be about the rie;ht ru,1ount to pay for rocm nnd bo2.rd , nnc7

. if it is possible, I vroulcl be very erateful to you if y::m woulcl. rcquisi tion such space in the L,1perial Hotel . I realize , of course , thc..t there m['..y be prior clairi1s , Md if it is not possi"ble for :1r . Go;:,;ate to continue living at the Li1p6ritl H-::itel it vroulc1 be appreciated if you vould inform iae of cl ternati ve accorn,11oc1ations such as a Govern:1ont hostel .

W::mlc1 you also be .z::,oc. enoue;h to let r:1e kn:::m v;hat in your opinion vroulc1 be the best E'.rrant;emcnt concerning office spr..cc anc' occasional secretr.ri2.l help f·or 1-.ir . Gosute?

);r . R. K. Nehru , Depo.rtmcnt of Commerce , New Delhi.

V0ry sincc,rely yours ,

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Dear Er. Sayre,

D.O. No. (Rew) 1260/45 DEP.:i.RT.i·:t,NT OF COi G IBRCE New Delhi

28th July _, ,'. QI I" I .1-f-:),•"

Vlill you please refer to your letter of the 26th July o.bout occor,imodation for :iiir . Gogate m'ter the illission lectvcs? I have c.sk.ed the Estate Officer vmo controls the alloti~1cnt of accomr:iocJ.ation

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necessary instructions to the :.tanager, Impt:ria.l Hotel. This norning I vms inforned. that nction has already been tclcen o.nd a seni-double room has been res0rved for :.:r. Go.e;n.tc for ecbout two EDnths. If ;:r . G:::igatc vrishcs to shift to a Governr1ent h:::istcl at a later st['{,c, he sh:::iultl let us knovr so that a fresh D.~.;,Jroach 10.ay be made to the Estl'..tc Officor. It is not very easy to eet: G-0vernmcnt Mc:::imr.1::idation, hovrevc.;r ., a'Yla I would advise 1:r. G:::igde to stay on in the Inpcriol Hotel.

2 . ~s regarcs office space, it would be extremely difficult to provide nim vri th a room in the Secretl'..ril'..t vrhich is alreaci.y :::ivcrcr~mc1cd. I h:::ipe it vrill be possible for 1.:r. Gogate to use his si ttin_s ·~oor-i c.s an office . If clerict:'.l o.ssistl'..ncc is needed by lLr . G:::,e;r..tc, vrill he let us kn:::,v1 his precise requirements? It might '::>e nccess<'.ry far him to en2;1\::;c a clerk or typist if the work is heavy. \"Te sholl make every cf+'or~ to assist him in this matter.

The Han' ble :1r. Francis B. Sayre,

Hotel Irnpori <Q,

New Delhi •

Yours sincerely,

(S) (R.K . NEHRU)

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UIJITED NATIONS

RELilll" AND RF . .JL\.BILITATION ADEINISTR.c'.TION

28 July, 194-5•

1:y Dear }'j:,. Pillni,

As we say goodbye to you and to India, v7C shall carry bn.ck ',Ii th us an unforgettable :.m .ory of n.11 the kindness which you , Er. Neh:~1 md indeed every j_m. lbcr of the Govcrrr1cnt who::.1 \·1c ho.ve !:1ct 1as shoYm us. Constantly at every turn of our nego-tiations, Ylc h2.vc f cl t the atti tudc of the Govcrrncnt to be one of helpfulness and understanding, ::md I rejoice that the Indian Goverrnent has taken, and is taking such c.n active part in helping to :.lOet the proble:1 of vorld relief. It ·:ras character-ist_ic of you and of the Indian Govcrnncnt to nsk our UNRR\ Eission to be Guests of the Indian Govcrn:1cnt while in Delhi. On behalf of both Governor Lchnan and Uiffi.RL , as ·.wll as on behalf of ourselves, I want to send you this note of very genuine 3.nd rcD.l o.pprech.tion. Will you pJ.casc inforr~ your Governnent how· deeply ~ ap-i;)rcciates your Governncnt ' s generosity. I

\!c sho.11 all carry back vith us also very happy personal ne: orics of our "..ltogethcr enjoyable visit in India. I shall look forward to seeing you again so:·1etine either in klerica or in India.

With warnest pcrsonnl wishes , believe :·10,

Yours very sincerely,

t UNRRA (EUROPEAN REGION). - United Nations Archives

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