A. Korean Relief

On November 22, 1950, Cabinet authorized the Canadian Delegation to the General Assembly to agree that the Canadian Government, subject to Parliamentary approval, would contribute to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Pro­gramme in Korea 3.2% of the total funds required for the period January 1, 1951 to early 1952, subject to the condition that the contribution should not exceed $8 million.

2. The Report of the United Nations Negotiating Committee made public on Feb­ruary 1, 1951, indicates that a total sum of approximately $225 million has been offered, the largest offers being as follows:

3. The decision of the Unified Command to remain in Korea, and the likelihood that it will continue to control all South Korea, mean the creation of a relatively stable situation for both immediate and long-term planning. An Agent-General for Korean Relief has been appointed and is now making a preliminary survey in Korea. The Unified Command states that the need is now greater than ever since the country has been thrice fought over; physical destruction is greater; large num­bers of destitute refugees crowd the area held by the United Nations and adjacent islands; and the Chinese Army is carrying typhus to the civilian population.

B. Palestine Relief

4. On June 12, 1950, Cabinet, after authorizing a Canadian contribution of $750,000, to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, directed that the head of the Agency be informed that:

"If the initial sum of $750,000 has been fully used up or earmarked for program­med purchases in Canada by December 31, 1950, and if he requires more funds, the Canadian Government would give sympathetic consideration to a request for a further $750,000."

5. In a telegram dated January 2, 1951, the Director of the Agency, General How­ard Kennedy, urgently requested a further contribution of $750,000 for the period January to June 1951. As of this date the original contribution has all been used or earmarked for programmed purchases in Canada.

6. It is recomnaended that Cabinet authorize, subject to Parliamentary approval, the contribution by the Canadian Government of $7.2 million to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Programme in Korea, and of $750,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, the total sum of $7.95 million to be voted in the final supplementary estimates for 1950-51.⁶⁶

[L.B. PEARSON]

⁶⁶ Approuvé par le Cabinet, le 21 et 22 février 1951./Approved by Cabinet, February 21 and 22, 1951.