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FOREIGN DONATIONS PROGRAMS<br />

These empty bowls-which could spell<br />

hunger and despair-here spell satisfaction<br />

and health for school children who have<br />

enjoyed a simple but nutritious Food for<br />

Peace lunch. Under title Illof P.L. 480,<br />

over 3 billion pounds of U.S. farm commodities<br />

were donated through voluntary<br />

U.S. and international agencies during 1965.<br />

Title III Donations<br />

Section 302 of title III of Public Law 480 authorizes<br />

<strong>donations</strong> of available surplus foods to registered U.S.<br />

voluntary relief agencies and to intergovernmental<br />

organizations for use in the assistance of needy persons<br />

and in nonprofit school lunch <strong>programs</strong> in friendly<br />

countries abroad. Donated foods are made available<br />

only after the requiremients of domestic food assistance<br />

<strong>programs</strong> have been met.<br />

A sununary of all activities of voluntary agencies under<br />

title III may be found in table XXXI. The other<br />

participating agencies, with less extensive <strong>programs</strong>, not<br />

listed by name in the table are:<br />

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.<br />

American Mission to Greeks.<br />

American National Red Cross.<br />

American Relief for Poland.<br />

Foreign Service Commimttee, Asse<strong>mb</strong>lies of God.<br />

Hadassah, Inc.<br />

Mennonite Central Comimittee.<br />

National Association of Evangelicals, World Relief<br />

Commmissionl.<br />

People to People Health Foundation.<br />

Seventh-l)ay Adventist Welfare Service.<br />

United Nations Relief and Works Agency.<br />

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