EEC emergency relief for El Salvador
Quinn asked about Ireland’s position on delaying EEC relief pending checks by the Red Cross and proposed using European voluntary agencies to distribute it.
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he agreed to or abstained on a decision of the Council of Ministers of the European Community on 17 February 1981 which decided to delay the delivery of emergency relief aid, comprising cereals, butter, oil and powdered milk from the EEC, as well as cash, pending an investigation into the bona fides of the recipients of the aid which would be carried out by the International Committee of the Red Cross in EI Salvador.
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Comment on this
asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is prepared to recommend that the Federation of European Voluntary Development Agencies (EEC/NGO Liaison Committee) be entrusted by the Council of Ministers and the Commission of the EEC with the distribution of the emergency relief aid which was agreed by the Community in respect of the refugees in EI Salvador.
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