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etween Sept. 1946 and 30 June 1960). Mozambique
(received 3 shipments totaling 7,641 lb between Sept. 1946
and 30 June 1960). New Hebrides [later Vanuatu] (received
1 shipment of 513 lb between Sept. 1946 and 30 June
1960). Oman (received 4 shipments totaling 10,659 lb
between Sept. 1946 and 30 June 1960). Panama (received 1
shipment of 96 lb between Sept. 1946 and 30 June 1960).
Samoa (American) (received 6 shipments totaling 6,480 lb
between Sept. 1946 and 30 June 1960). Somali (received 1
shipment of 270 lb between 1 July 1960 and 31 Dec. 1962).
Swaziland (received 1 shipment of 621 lb between 1 July
1960 and 31 Dec. 1962). Tonga Islands [Kingdom of Tonga,
independent since 1970] (received 5 shipments totaling
6,723 lb between 1 July 1960 and 31 Dec. 1962). Virgin
Islands [USA] (received 2 shipments totaling 2,113 lb
between Sept. 1946 and 30 June 1960). Western Samoa
[independent since 1962] (received 1 shipment of 1,026 lb
between 1 Jan. 1963 and 15 May 1963).
Other countries which received MFM shipments by 15
May 1963 are: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina,
Basseterre [Probably refers to the island, Basse-Terre (or
Guadeloupe proper) which is the western half of
Guadeloupe, separated from the other half, Grand-Terre, by
a narrow channel. As of 1994 Guadeloupe is a French
Overseas Department. Probably not the seaport on St.
Christopher Island, capital of St. Christopher-Nevis–since
that is not a country], Belgium, Cambodia, Republic of
Cameroun [Cameroon], Canal Zone, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
French West Indies, Gambia, Ghana, Goa [former
Portuguese possession; annexed by India in 1962; became a
state of India in 1987], Grenada, Guatemala, Haute Volta
[Upper Volta, later Burkina Faso], Iraq, Kenya, Laos, Libya,
Macao, Madeira Islands [autonomous region of Portugal in
east Atlantic Ocean, 600 miles due west of Casablanca, off
the coast of Morocco], Mauritius Islands, Montserrat [island
in the West Indies], Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Northern Rhodesia [later Zambia], Nyasaland [later
Malawi], Oman, Paraguay, Persian Gulf, Poland, Puerto
Rico, Ruanda Urundi, Rumania [Romania], Ryukyu Islands,
American Samoa, Santa Lucia [probably Saint Lucia island
in the Caribbean], Sicily, Sierra Leone, South Africa,
Southern Rhodesia [later Zimbabwe], Spain, Surinam
[Suriname], Switzerland, Thailand, Trieste [Italy], Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia.
Note: This is the earliest document seen (March 2010)
concerning soybean products (soy flour in MPF) in British
Honduras [Belize], Cape Verde, Caroline Islands, Eritrea,
Iraq, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, New
Hebrides [Vanuatu], Oman, Samoa (American), Tonga, or
Western Samoa. Soybeans as such have not yet been
reported in these countries.
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This document contains the earliest date seen (Feb.
2009) for soybean products (soy flour in MPF) in Bolivia
(June 1960), British Honduras (June 1960), Cape Verde
(June 1960), Central African Republic (Dec. 1962), Eritrea
(June 1960), Iraq (June 1960), Lesotho (Dec. 1962), Liberia
(June 1960), Luxembourg (June 1960), Marshall Islands
(June 1960), New Hebrides (June 1960; Vanuatu), Oman
(June 1960), Samoa (American) (June 1960), Tonga (Dec.
1962), or Western Samoa (May 1963). Soybeans as such
had not yet been reported by that date in these various
countries. Address: Los Angeles, California.
173. Bowser, Hallowell. 1963. The rusty bells of hope.
Saturday Review 46:24. June 22.
• Summary: “With the single exception of death, mankind’s
classic enemy is hunger. All through the historical period,
right up to the present moment, our best thinkers have stood
paralyzed before the problem of how to grow enough food
to keep expanding populations well fed.”
However in recent years a unique new approach to the
problem has emerged from a modest Los Angeles
organization known as Meals for Millions. Caltech
biochemist Dr. Henry Borsook, who is research director of
Meals for Millions, says “It is easier, cheaper, and often
more convenient to get vitamins and minerals from sources
other than food.” He is proposing an agricultural revolution
“that involves no added agricultural production. Instead, it
makes use of foodstuffs not previously utilized as human
fare.”
“Though it is plagued by a chronic shortage of funds,
more than 73,000,000 meals have been sent to starving
people in 143 counties, territories, and island dependencies,
and the files in MFM headquarters at 215 West 7th Street, in
Los Angeles, overflow with letters of thanks for ‘The
Friendship Food.’
“The head nurse of the Schweitzer clinic at Lambaréné
[Lambarene] wrote, ‘It is wonderful food. The patients like
it and it does them great good... They love the flavour of
MPF in crocodile soup... We have used MPF sparingly
because we do not know when we might be so fortunate as
to receive more.’”
“The MFM self-help program has been especially
successful in India, Japan, Mexico, and Brazil, which have
taken over production of MPF themselves, adapting the
formula to local conditions. India, for instance, uses a base
of peanut meal and Bengal gram [chickpea, garbanzo bean]
instead of soy meal. Many other nations are preparing to
produce MPF independently.”
174. National Service for Freedom from Hunger, Bulletin
(Colombo, Ceylon).1963. Food for thought: “The Wonder
Food”–Meals for Millions. No. 3. Sept. p. 1-4.
• Summary: At the top right of page 1 is the FAO “Freedom
from Hunger” logo. “8. The discovery of MFP