Council of State Debates Wednesday 5th April 1944 Official Report

'The objects are first of all fo prvide relief to the war victims in any of the areas under the control of any of the United Nations by the provision of materials and services required for such relief; secondly to pursue such measures for joint and individual action in order to coordinate purchase and use shipping for the purposes of the Administration; and lastly to deal with any of the m [...] It will perhaps be appropriate to draw the attention of the Honourable Members to the pramble of the UNRRA which at present confines its aetivities only to the popultion inhabiting the areas liberated from the domination of the Axis countries. [...] 14 passed in the First Session of the Council of the UNRRA that-the contribution for participation in the work of the Administration shall be approximately equivalent to 1 per cept of the national income of the country for the year ending June '30 1943 as determined by the member-Goverment it is recognised that a smaller' contribution might be paid by countries which are in a specially diff [...] 21 which was passed in the first session of the Council lays down the composition of the Committee The Agreement lays down the general lines On 'which the Committee shall be constituted and the Resolution to which I have referred flies its exact composition. [...] It is therefore proper that the Legislature should select the representatives to sit on the committees of the UNRRA organisation otherwise the position of the Legislature will be inconsistent with the members who go to represent its voice.