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International Rescue Comnlttee
The International Rescue Camnittee contributed donated drugs and medical
supplies for the November charter flight to Biafra coordinated by Biafra
Relief Services Foundation and Btnai Brith valued at $179,000. It also
contributed about $50,000 worth of medicines and $80,000 worth of food to
the I1Christmas Shlp1I and handled the logistics for-the shipping of the
cargo. Total contributions to date ............... $ 309,000
In December of 1968, after investigating the availabilities of aircraft,
CWS, CRS and the American Jewish Cormittee, arranged with the U. S.
Government for the purchase of four G97G "strato-freighter" aircraft at a
nominal cost of $3,670 each. These JCA/USA aircraft, with 14 ton cargo
based on a maximum imprint capacity at Uli airport, were added in stages to
the Sao 'I'm airlift beginning with the first two on January 24, 1969. The
JCA/WA drcraft added measurably to the capacity of the airbridge from
then through June 15, 1969, when all night airlifts to Uli we= halted.
me of the C-97Gts made a crash landing at Uli airfield on May' 7, 1969. No
lives were lost but the crippled plane was later destroyea by Nigerian
jet strafing.
Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief has raised $1,000,000 through a special appeal which
will be programmed over a period of about two years in projects of relief,
rehabilitation and reconstruction. To date IWR has provided 60 tons of
medical supplies valued at $264,073 and blankets valued at $79,910. It has
allocated f'unds as follows: $50,000 for purchase of stockfish; $25,000 for
cost of food airlifts; $75,000 for a medical relief team; and $50,000 for
the purchase of medicines by the Christian Council of Nigeria. Recently,
it appropriated $250,000 for relief and rehabilitation projects in
Nigerimiafra in -the re- mths of 1969. Total reported WR
contributions $ 793,983
Medical Assistance Program
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The Medical Assistance P r o p has airlifted seven tons of medicines
valuedat............................ $ 600,385
Mennonite Central Cornnit tee
The Mennonite Central Camittee has a jointly sponsored program with the
American Friends Service Corrrnittee in Biafra to provide medical and emep
gency relief services. MCC also works in F'MG areas, and has provided
supplies through Church World Service valued at $14,691 plus cash donations
of $46,000 for both sides. In June 1969 the joint MCC/AFSC paid $25,u00 for
processing and shipping 100 tons of stockfish donated by Norway. Total
re~omee
contribl!tions by WC .................. $ 79,691