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By April 1, 1969, it was possible to report that delivery of food by the combined air bridges of JCA and ICRC to Biafra had eliminated deaths f m starvation. This did not mean the food rations were satisfactory. In fact, there was barely enough Ngh protein-type food to meet the needs. It could be said that the Biafran people were no longer ciying of starvation. However, these airlifts had only provided food for imnediate distribution and were insufficient to set up stocks inside Biafm. W'orcunately, military action in June 1969 forced stop~ages or' the airlifts. Other means of delivering supplies had not been resolved as of June 30, 1969. Sumnary of JCA Air Deliveries From March 1968 when Catholic and Protestant first regular relief flights began through June 12, 1969 there were a total of 2,706 flights that delivered 27,127 tons of supplies to Biafra. Total costs for 2,279 of these flights frwn mid-August to April 30, 1969 were placed at about $7 million. No credit is given under JCA for value of supplies delivered or these operational costs. Czedit for this has been given under the appropriate countries arid organizations who contributed to JCA operations. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES The International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) was fomd in March 1962 in a merger of three international non-governmental coordinating organizations working in the field of assistance to people in need. Its membership is around 100 organizations, including Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish agencies in various countries. In a letter to certain governments concerning ICRC appeals for funds for NigeriaBiafra relief, the Governing Board of ICVA recalled that mny of its member voluntary agencies were active in the airlift and in massive relief programs on both sides of the conflict to wNch ICVA gave full support. In the letter, ICVA encouraged voluntary agencies and govemments to respond generously and promptly to the appeals of ICRC for financing its relief operations. ASSISTANCE PROVIED BY U. S. VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND OEBR U. S. PRIVATE AID Voluntary agencies registered with the USC advisory cornnittee on Voluntary Foreign Aid work in coordination with the U. S. Government in disaster relief operations. This was true of the NigeriaBiafra relief operations. However, the size of the propam involved other private U. S. relief. The registered U. S. voluntary agencies and the American National Red Cross are listed first followed by a separate list of contributions by other groups. The American Jewish Cormittee is included with the registered voluntary agencies because it is a member of JCA/USA and some of its member organizations are registered. Some of this infomtion has already appeared in this report, but it is repeated here to identify it more explicitly with the voluntary agency concerned, and to avoid the impression of an lncorrplete recital of its generous humanitarian contributions .
American Friends Service Cornnittee The American Friends Service Comnittee has 22 feeding statidout-patient clinics located within a 7-mile radius of Abiriba which dil.ectly aid 300,000 Biafrans. Each clinic is staffed by a Biaf'ran nurse and midwife. AFSC sent a %man observer team in 1968 to visit both sides. It provided money for the purchase of local food. AFSC also sponsors a joint medical program in Biatra with the Mennonite Central Cormnittee. (See the MCC report in this section). Value reported for AF'SC contributions ......$105,000 American Jewish Comnittee The American Jewish Comnittee coordinates the efforts of 22 American Jewish orqnizations to raise money for Biafran relief. With the f'unds raised it supports the J C W A segment of the Sao Tome airlift and contributes to the relief operations for Biafra by Church World Service and Catholic Relief Services. It is a member of Joint Church Aid/USA. As of Ymh funds raised totaled about ................. .$zoo ,000 American National Red Cross The American National Red Cross has made available ten disaster relief experts, usually on four months tours of duty, to vmrk with ICRC in Nigeria. ANRC paid their salaries, while out-of-pocket expenses, travel and per diem were paid by USAID/Nigeria or ICRC. These men were: Glen Haydon, Claud Payne, William Winters, Charles Estill, S. Gene Nunley, Wilton Gaefe, Don Northey, Alan Platt, Robert Vessey and Robert Earl. They served as area coordinators, traffic managers or directors of logistics. The last four named are presently in Niqeria. Salaries for 1/3 year for 10 persons estimated at $50,000. ANRC donated medical supplies from its own stock inventory and obtalned dnq donations from U. S. pharmaceutical firms totaling 11 tons and valued at $226,815. The ANRC also donated $110,000 to ICRC for Nipria and forwarded0$29,296 of cash contributions made to ANRC by IJ. S. private citizens. Included in this amount was $3,003 sent in by students of Princeton University. Total contributions made by and thmu~h Catholic Relief Services ANRC ............ $416,111 Catholic Relief Services has had a proe;ram in Nigeria since 1959. It was therefore able to divert supnlies fmn its stocks on hand to people fleeinp from one area of Nimria to another as early as May of 1967. Immediately followinq the outbreak of hostilities in July, CRS made available in Riafra 50 tons of food and 67 tons of clothing. Five Americans servin~; with CFE in other parts of Africa were assigned to Nigeria to asslst the Nigerian Red Cross in an ememncy ~r0par-n. In cq~ratton with the Catholic rledical
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American Friends Service Cornnittee<br />
The American Friends Service Comnittee has 22 feeding statidout-patient<br />
clinics located within a 7-mile radius of Abiriba which dil.ectly aid 300,000<br />
Biafrans. Each clinic is staffed by a Biaf'ran nurse and midwife.<br />
AFSC sent a %man observer team in 1968 to visit both sides. It provided<br />
money for the purchase of local food. AFSC also sponsors a joint medical<br />
program in Biatra with the Mennonite Central Cormnittee. (See the MCC report<br />
in this section). Value reported for AF'SC contributions ......$105,000<br />
American Jewish Comnittee<br />
The American Jewish Comnittee coordinates the efforts of 22 American<br />
Jewish orqnizations to raise money for Biafran relief. With the f'unds<br />
raised it supports the J C W A segment of the Sao Tome airlift and contributes<br />
to the relief operations for Biafra by Church World Service and<br />
Catholic Relief Services. It is a member of Joint Church Aid/USA. As of<br />
Ymh funds raised totaled about ................. .$zoo ,000<br />
American National Red Cross<br />
The American National Red Cross has made available ten disaster relief<br />
experts, usually on four months tours of duty, to vmrk with ICRC in Nigeria.<br />
ANRC paid their salaries, while out-of-pocket expenses, travel and per diem<br />
were paid by USAID/Nigeria or ICRC. These men were: Glen Haydon, Claud<br />
Payne, William Winters, Charles Estill, S. Gene Nunley, Wilton Gaefe, Don<br />
Northey, Alan Platt, Robert Vessey and Robert Earl. They served as area<br />
coordinators, traffic managers or directors of logistics. The last four<br />
named are presently in Niqeria. Salaries for 1/3 year for 10 persons<br />
estimated at $50,000.<br />
ANRC donated medical supplies from its own stock inventory and obtalned<br />
dnq donations from U. S. pharmaceutical firms totaling 11 tons and valued<br />
at $226,815.<br />
The ANRC also donated $110,000 to ICRC for Nipria and forwarded0$29,296 of<br />
cash contributions made to ANRC by IJ. S. private citizens. Included in<br />
this amount was $3,003 sent in by students of Princeton University.<br />
Total contributions made by and thmu~h<br />
Catholic Relief Services<br />
ANRC ............<br />
$416,111<br />
Catholic Relief Services has had a proe;ram in Nigeria since 1959. It was<br />
therefore able to divert supnlies fmn its stocks on hand to people fleeinp<br />
from one area of Nimria to another as early as May of 1967. Immediately<br />
followinq the outbreak of hostilities in July, CRS made available in Riafra<br />
50 tons of food and 67 tons of clothing. Five Americans servin~; with CFE<br />
in other parts of Africa were assigned to Nigeria to asslst the Nigerian<br />
Red Cross in an ememncy ~r0par-n. In cq~ratton with the Catholic rledical
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