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section of this report. The remainder of 2,585 tons were provided f h m
CRS resources and private donations made through them.
Following is a breakdown of reported contributions by CRS:
...
2,585 tons of high protein food, medicines and medicaments and other
emergency supplies, value plus shipping costs paid by CRS. $3,604,842
Cash provided for local purchase of food ............ 44,000
Cash received f h m individual donors and foundations in the
United States to be used for ocean and air shipment expenses,
including the Archdioceses of New York, Washington, D. C.,
and Baltimore, the Diocese of Camden, the Council of Catholic
Women, Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund., W. 0. OtNeill Founda-
.
tion, De Rance, Inc., Frank J. Lewis Foundation, Raskob
Foundation for Catholic Activities, U. S. Superior Council
of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. ............... 610,000
(*Does not include $40,000 contributed to this purpose by the
American Jewish Comnittee since this is credited under that
agency.
Cash donated to ICRC. ..................... 5.000
Cash received frc?n Northwestern Students, Evanston, Illinois . 6- 000
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Note: While there were periodic reports of specific amounts turned over
to JCA for airlift expenses by CRS, it is assumed these were a part of the
above $610,000 and not in addition to.
Church World Service
Church World Service has been providing emergency relief since late in 1967,
beginning with coordinated relief shipment of drugs by the World Council of
Churches and the International Conanittee of the Red Cross. Since that time,
CWS has established a regular program in Nigeria and supplies have been
sent on a continuing basis to victlms on both sides. The first CWS staff
persons in Biafra arrived there in March of 1969--a registered pharmacist
and an automobile mechanic.
By September of 1968, CWS had recruited with the assistance of the
Memnite Central Comnittee an eight man medical team consisting of a
doctor, his pharmacist wife, four nurses, a food distribution officer and
a relief administrator. The team was endorsed by the World Council of
Churches and sent to Nigeria to work under the auspices of the ICRC and
Nigerian Red Cross. It operated out of the Enugu sector and became a model
operation for incoming relief teams. Team members were able to turn over
relief activities to Nigerians as well as to cooperate with the East Central
State Govemnt and military authorities to produce a relief program of
large scale.
Cn Federal Nigeria, CWS works through the Christian Cmcil of Nigeria,
which is a member of the Nigerian National Relief Conmission, and the
International Comolttee of the Red Cross.