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JCA/USA C-97G at Sao Tome
to the four that had been provided by Gem Caritas and makonisches
Hilfswerk. With a total of nine planes it was possible to deliver about
100 tons of supplies into Biafra each night. Eventually t17~ Catholic and
Protestant pups and Nordchurchaid fonndlly joined together to fom the
Internatioral Church Relief Orga~ization and then in November of 1968 the
(International) Joint Church Aid. Nordchurchaid funding is credited to
those who donated the maney.
(INTERKATIONAL) JOINT CHURCH AID
To repeat, the name of Joint Church Aid (JCA) is used to describe the
cooperative airlift operations from Sao Tome to Biaf'ra, Members of JCA
consisted of: Catholic Relief Sewices (US); Church World Service (US);
Das Diakonisches Hilfswerk (Germany); Caritas (Germany); Cmitas, Inte~
national; and Nordchurchaid, Wenty-five churches and private organizations
cooperated in the JCA airlift,
In December of 1968, Catholic Relief Services and Church World Service
worked out an agreement with the U, S, Government for the sale of four
G97Gt s, each with an optimum 18-20 tons capacity. The USG sold the planes
at $3,670 each to the newly formed Joint Church Aid/llSA, whose members
were CRS, CWS, and the American Jewish Cannittee. It was understood these
planes would carny relj.ef supnlies only, to Nigerian and Biafran controlled