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During 1965, 2.4 billion pounds of food, with a CCC
value of $175 million, were donated under this authority,
This brought to $2,908 million the CCC cost of corn-
modities donated under this authority since the beginning
of the program.
From their own resources, the voluntary agencies are
maintaining staffs of 800 U.S. citizens overseas as field
representatives and employ 6,700 local personnel.
Last year the services of these organizations reached 63
million people.
The commodities donated and their costs are listed in
tables XXXII and XXXIII.
General Explanation of Operations
Foreign donation programs are operated (1) by foreign
recipient governments under bilateral agreements with
the United States (title II); (2) on a multilateral basis
by such governments through the World Food Programi
(WFP) (title II); and, (3) under the direction of U.S.
registered voluntary agencies such as CARE, Catholic
Relief Services, and Church World Service (title II or
III).
Close collaboration is carried out with foreign governments,
U.S. registered voluntary agencies, and international
organizations such as FAO, United Nations
Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), and the United
Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
The U.S. Government provides commodities such as
wheat, flour, bulgur, corn, cornmeal, nonfat dry milk,
and vegetable oil and pays the costs of ocean transportation
or, in the case of landlocked countries, transportation
to the point of entry.
The recipient government pays for the costs of handling,
warehousing, internal transportation, preparation,
and serving (where appropriate). It also often provides
equipment and contributes funds for the purchase of
other foods, ftiel, and processing. It pays the salaries of
local administrators, cooks, teachers, and other personnel.
The U.S. voluntary agencies supervise or assist in the
supervision of the program, train local personnel, anl(
contribute funds for the purchase of eqipliment, supplemental
foods, and other necessary supplies. Such contributions
are made possible by cash contributions to
the voluntary agencies from citizens of the United States
and other countries.
The Agency for International Development (AID) is
responsible for overall supervision of Food for Peace
operations under titles I and III to assure effective use
of food resources in recipient countries. In each of the
countries or territories in which title II or III prograins
are conducted, an All) Food for Peace officer or a
member of the U.S. All) mission or the U.S. diplomatic
mission provides direct supervision of operations. In
addition AID auditors from Washington and mission
comptroller staffs periodically audit title II and II I prograis
to determine that programs are being operated in
accordance with agreements, 'S. Government regulations,
and accepted practicvs. 'olmntary agency staffs
and foreign government persomiml also make periodic
observations and checks of the pot!ramns.
In practice, the "cooperating sponsor" (foreign government,
international organization, or U.S. r-gistered volintary
agency) develops a programi and submits a request
for the necessary food, based on uttilization criteria.
The U.S. Government representative reviews and evaluates
the request and subimits it to Washington with a
reconimmendation. Following! analysis in All) \Vashin g­
ton, the prograi is reviewed by au Int'ragencv Staff
Commiittoe (ISC) consistinq of m'mciil ers of various interested
U.S. Goverm eint agenicles. l'ollowing approval
of a program, the commodities are Imiade available to
the 'cooperating sponsor."
Program Highlights in 1965
A number of significant trends in the use of donated
food were accelerated during the past year-. There was
at further swing away firom chronic relief and toward
self-help and conmunity and econolmic d(evelo)pmiieit
activitims. Effiorts were coltiu'd to haive' local governilicmits
asstuli grelater reSjionsililit lr eii(tlictint
)roqlills. Emlergencv mlicf procedilors wewe Iurther
stmamilined to provide prompt adid tiii ely responses to
rquests for assistance. l')ogra is reatchin g children r ­
ceiv'd increased attentiom, and ne(w stress was laid on
the qoal of combatingimalnutrition, particularly in
pre-school children.
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