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17 August 1973 ' -, '••' • . ?:'
Dear Mr. Beaumont, •"-•"''"• ""'. «. '.-: .•• . - -''.'•"' - .' '• ; In the Secretajry-General's absence I wish to acloiowledge receipt of your letter of 23 July 1973* tinder cover of which you forward the text of a letter from Mr. Labouisse to the Vice President of the t)RV Red Cross. ' •v -.-.," , • . ; , . . -.- -••."••...••• •. •*« \ '••• • '"•••-. '•;' ' " / : " "- •" - ... • r,' . .; .. • '_ .f. • '.. .'"'''. ' ', * •" ' ' ' " :', ' :~ - •.: ',.'•/. •"'.." • - -.'. ' ••; Yours sincerely, '.-..".-
; -Brian E, Urquhart Assistant Secretary-General
Mr . Jacques Beaumont . ":'/,'• •"-,".••. Indochin' a Peninsula Liaiso' n Group United Nations • Hew York, N.Y. TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234
UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK
IPLG-38/73 23 July 1973
Dear Mr. Secretary General, Please, find attached herewith the text of the letter addressed by Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF, on 23 July, to Doctor Nguyen Van Tin, Vice-President of the DRV Red Cross, who is also Vice- Minister of Health, and whom the delegation of UNICEF, comprised of Mr. M. Sandberg and myself, met twice in Hanoi. Following the two meetings held by the UNICEF delegation in Hanoi with the Special Representative of the PRG, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien, Head of the Special Mission in Hanoi, a cable addressed to him is being drafted. As soon as it is in final form, a copy will be forwarded to you. Yours sincerely,
Q e_J>i^, Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General United Nations New York Letter addressed from Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF TO Doctor Nguyen Van Tin, Vice President, DRV Red Cross Dear Mr. Vice-President, ^- I am writing to express on behalf of UNICEF my ihanks for the way the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Red Cross have received two of our senior staff, Mr. Martin Sandberg and Mr. Jacques Beaumont. They have both told me of the warm welcome and. courtesies extended to them on this their first visit to your country. I have had also a full report from them on the Sis cuss ions held in Hanoi^from 30 June to 7 July 1973- These discussions were for the purpose of.seeking a basis for cooperation between year country and UNICEF and,' more specifically, to identify concrete -ways in which UNICEF might provide support and assistance to programmes for the "benefit of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam in such fields as health and educatior . I have been impressed by the • friendly spirit of mutual cooperation in which these discussions were held, as reported by our staff. Since the beginning of our cooperation, which was initially marked by the shipment of some cloth for children's clothing, we have entered into consultations with your representatives, first In Paris and later on in Moscow, to see how UNICEF might assist more extensively the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nani in its reconstruction efforts in order to progressively improve the conditions of its children and mothers. I was happy to learn that during the week of their visit to your country, the representatives of UITICEF were able to ireet continually with representatives of the Red Cross and with experts in various fields of concern to children and mothers. This working grcnp, I understand, was able to review not only the general and specific working methods of UNICEF, but also the needs of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, the priorities and approaches dstermined by the authorities concerned to meet these needs, and the stoport from UNICEF which they could find particularly useful and relevant to these approaches. I have also noted the design, form and contents of sush support required in the immediate future, notably for the year 1973, ia the fields of health and education, involving the procurement of drags, medical supplies and hospital equipment, as well as teaching aids for education. The list of requirements, which the UNICEF delegation submitted to me as your concrete proposals for 1973, will serve as a basis for immediate action for which I have given my" agreement, subject to technical exami- nation and clarification on some, items, their availability and appro- priateness for IMICEF assistance. The services of UMCEF will begin shipment of available items as quickly as shipping arrangements can be made, and will undertake procurement action on such oiher items, as the- technical examination shall indicate are available anS suitable. , .. ._. The UNICEF action will also include, if possible^ answers to speci- fic requests for information on such masters as -che EEST; suitable reaching * aids, including the types of blackboards needed. Our services will also- M be in touch -with yours to ensure that the technical specification of available materials conform with the specific needs cff the services and programmes concerned. _ . I believe you know that, while UNICEF already has- some modest re- sources available for assistance, its ability to extend substantial aid to your country will depend on the financial resources to be made available to it on a multinational basis, from governmental and non- governmental resources. I can report that I have already initiated a series of renuests to governments that may be interested in making contributions. •In addition to the proposals for 1975 action, I lave also noted that a more general review has undertaken, during the visit of our delegation, concerning childrens' needs and programmes which may renuire UNICEF assistance and cooperation in 197^. I understand that such assistance would be related to activities under the direction of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Committee for the Protection of Mothers and Children. The tentative list of re-uirements for 197^-5 which was brought back by Mr. 5andberg and Mr. Beaumont, will be studied as soon as possible by UNICEF. We will later communicate certain general and specific suggestions which could serve as a basis for further joint consultation of UHTCEF with the Red Cross and experts of technical ministries in Hanoi aiming at a mutual determination of a final programme of cooperation for 197^« ' * I am also informed that the group discussed in Sanoi a certain number of practical questions concerning future communications between us, arrangements for shipping, the handling of supplies and e"uipment, identification markings, as well as mutual financial responsibility. I understand that, at this stage of our cooperation, the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam has been authorized by the *r Government to discuss with UHICEF its programme of aid, to receive, acknowledge and take responsibility for the distribution of supplies and equipment made available by UNICEF, maintain records of their final use and provide necessary information, and to do so in relation with the technical services interested in the different aspects of this programme, namely in the fields of health, education, protection of the 'mother and child and poccibly others. As also discussed in Hanoi, I confirm that officially designated representatives of lEHCEF will be made available to the Government as and when'mutually agreed. They will be directly responsible for working with you on all matters pertaining to the planning and im- plementation of UNICEF aid to the Democratic Republic and will be ready to visit your country again when and as advisable. In closing, let me say that I am very happy that we have been able to take these first steps toward a cooperative prograrsme of benefit to the children of the Democratic Republic of -Yiet-lTam. I am convinced that as a result of the experience in providing assistance in 1973, the cooperation of UMTCE? with your country will develop and contribute to serve the needs of mothers and children in the longer period, of reconstruction, Accept, Sir, the assurance of r-:j highest consideration. Henry R. Labouisse Executive Director, UNICEF OS- TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FUNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK IPLG-39/73 23 July 1973 Dear Mr. Secretary General, Please, find attached herewith the text of the letter presently addressed by Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF, to 15 governments (list enclosed) requesting of those governments special advance contributions toward the Indochina programme, for the amount of US$2.5 to US$3 million "to help carry out existing and possibly expanded programmes in the Republic of Vietnam, in Laos and in the Khmer Republic and also to meet some of the immediate needs of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and in territory controlled by the PRG." Paragraph 1O of the letter states: "In considering the present request, your Government might wish to know that, while UNICEF has acted in this matter on the basis of its own mandate and with the approval of its Executive Board, "I have kept Secretary General Waldheim regularly and fully informed. He supports our line of action. "I should also tell you that I am not, at this time, making a general or public appeal for funds, but I am simply approaching a limited number of governments that I feel may be willing to consider making special contributions, some of whom have already expressed their interest to me." Yours sincerely, Jacques Beaumont Indochin Peninsula Liaison Group Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary General United Nations New York Letter addressed from Mr. Henry R. Labouisse Executive Director of UNICES1 to 15 Governments Sir; 1) I have the honour to inform you of the current situation with respect to possibilities for UNICEF. assistance to children and mothers in the Indo-China Peninsula. 2) It may be useful to recall that the UHICEF Executive Board at its May 1973 session, adopted my recommendation whereby it approved a commitment of US Dollars 3 Million from UHICEF'S general resources to "permit the continuation of present assistance and the possibilities of some expansion". The Board also authorized me to receive and expend special contributions which might be made to UHICEF for enlarged programmes of assistance in the area. It ::~.z understood that such special contributions would be used for the benefit of children and mothers wherever possible in the Indo-China Peninsula, in addition to those specific programmes foreseen in the commitment of US Dollars 3 Million to be financed from our general resources. A tentative estimate of total requirements submitted to the Board indicated that, for 1973/T1^, UHICEF assistance could be of the order of US Dollars. 3 Million. (A copy of the recommendation, E/ICEF/P.L.1592 of 1? April 1973, is attached). 3) UHICEF ongoing programmes in the Republic, of Viet-Ham, the KHMER Republic and Laos described briefly in P.L.1592, are now being reviewed to determine how they can best be enlarged to meet the needs of children and mothers in a changing situation, both currently and for the longer term. In addition, one Government in Europe has offered a substantial special contribution, subject to the resolution of certain technical questions, in order to expand a programme of clean drinking water in rural areas of the Republic of Viet-Nam. Work on the development of larger and long-range reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes will go forward as rapidly as possible. Measures are being taken to strengthen UHICEF1S representation in Saigon, Vientiane and Phnom Penh. - 2. - X ^) With regard to assistance to children and mothers in the Demo- cratic Republic of Viet-Nam, I can report that, following extensive correspondence intended to provide information on TMTCEF and its methods of operation, two senior members of the IMICEF staff recently . went to Hanoi at the invitation of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Ham. They spent a week (30 June to 7 July) there, visited some areas outside of Hanoi, saw some of the activities in the fields of health and education, noted some of the areas of need where UEttCEF could be helpful, and held intensive discussions with senior officials of the Red Cross and officials of the Government. The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Viet- Nam had been authorized by the Government to discuss with UTHCEF possible programmes of aid and to receive^ acknowledge and take responsibility for the distribution of supplies and equipment that may be provided by UKICEF. It was understood that this would be done in relation with the technical services concerned in such fields as health, education and the protection of mother and child. 5) After an examination in some depth of the needs of children and • mothers, and of the methods of meeting these needs being followed or planned by the Government services, there emerged, an identification of & those programmes which, specifically in the fields of health and education, most urgently required IMICEF assistance in 1973 • The country has an extensive network of public health services at the provincial, district and village levels. A number of the centres and referral hospitals were destroyed or damaged during the war, and the system as a whole suffers from an acute shortage of essential supplies and drugs. The Government is undertaking the, task -of physical reconstruction and rehabilitation of the health network. IMICEF has been asked for carefully selected items of supplies and equipment for the field health services for mothers and children, particularly for those areas of the country that were most affected by war damages. Similarly, the Government is also proceeding with'reconstruction of school buildings in a national educational system which provides the beginnings of elementary education for some one point two million children in the age bracket three and one half to seven and provides teaching for some four point'eight million students in three regular levels of general education. The most acute need in the schools, as well as in the teacher training institutions, is for - 3 - teaching aids of even the simplest kind and the initial request to UNICEF is for a substantial supply of blackboards. The lists of supplies, notably those in the health field, are now receiving careful technical scrutiny with a view to determining availability as -well as suitability for UNICEF assistance. It is, however, already clear that the total value of the drugs and medical supplies and of the education equipment needed by an urgent basis for 1973? will be in the range of US dollars 1.5 - US dollars 2 Million. 6) With regard to long-term reconstruction and rehabilitation re- quirements, our staff also discussed this subject with officials of the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Viet-lTam and received from them a preliminary indication of needs in 197^ • These will be examined carefully 'following which it is anticipated that our staff members will again visit Hanoi at a date to be mutually agreed. Probably in the early fall.' At that time it is expected that a programme of broader dimensions and longer duration can be drawn up on the basis of needs (as it will then be possible to foresee them) and on the basis of advice which our eT;ja-P-p r»ar» •nvirnr-i At* Q-nrl T.rTiT r^r\ Visa e "T-i^ori v»prMi':i*?"h 8) To sum up, UNICEF currently needs, in addition to the US dollar 5 Million from our general resources committed by the Executive Board (Reference to in the second paragraph of this letter),, some US dollar 2.5 Million to US dollar 3 Million in order to help carry'but existing and possibly expanded programmes in the Republic of THfet-Nam, in „ Laos and in. the KHMER - (KYMER) Republic and also tOTBset some of the immediate needs of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and in territory controlled by the PEG." I ^iall be most grateful if your Government will give urgent consideration to the pos-, sibility of making a special contribution to UNICEF fmtr these purposes. 9) At a later date, towards end of the year, I lope to be able to -<•" give you more comprehensive programmes of proposed UM3EEF assistance for_. reconstruction and rehabilitation in most, if not all^ areas of the Indo- China Peninsula. These would be based on further discussions with the several authorities concerned and a careful review by my staff, and would be in accordance with the line of action foreseei in the attached document P.L/1592. At the present time I have no reason to make any substantial revisions in .the broad estimates contained, in that document of possible reiuirements for such UNICEF assistance. The precise amounts which will be needed will, of course, depend on develspnents in the situation which cannot all be foreseen now. There may also be variations in the time periods for which separate programmes can"&e prepared. However, for planning purposes, the order of magnitude of required resources remains at approximately US Dollars 30 MilUfon. It would, • of course, help greatly in preparing our programmes, iif your Government, in addition to any contribution it can make to help us meet the immediate requirements of US Dollars 2.5 Million to US Dollars J, Million mentioned in paragraph 8 above, could contribute or pledge an anount towards these larger programmes on the understanding that additional, supporting information will be provided as soon as possible. At the appropriate time, I should also be glad to arrange a meeting of representatives of interested donor Governments. 10) In considering tte present re-uest, your Government might wish to know that, while UNICEF has acted in this matter OB the basis of its own mandate and with the approval of its Executive Board, I have kept Secretary-General Waldheim regularly and fully informed. He supports our line of action. I should also tell you that I am not, at this time, making a general or public appeal for funds, but I am simply approaching a limited number of Government/ s that I feel may be •willing to consider making special contributions some of whom have already expressed their interest to me. Finally, in view of the sensitivity of the situation in the area I would suggest that, if your Government finds it possible to make a contribution, it would be desirable for any publicity to be coordinated with my staff. 11) As I am leaving Geneva shortly, I would suggest that the reply to this letter be sent to my- office, in Hew York, Accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. Henry R. Labcuisse Executive Director, IMICEF TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 /d^&K^k CABLE ADDRESS UNICEI" UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FUNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK List of the countries to which a letter from Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF/ is toeing sent: Algeria* Australia Canada* Federal Republic of Germany* France* Japan Netherlands New Zeland Norway* Poland* Sweden* Switzerland* United Kingdom* United States* U.S.S.R.* * Member of the UNICEF Executive Board as of 20 July 1973, TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FUNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK IPLG-4O-73 23 July 1973 Dear Mr. Secretary General, Please, find attached herewith a draft memorandum from Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF, to all members of the UNICEP Executive Board. Paragraph lo of this draft memorandum states: "While UNICEF has acted in this matter on the basis of its own mandate and with the approval of its Executive Board, "I have kept Secretary General Waldheim regularly and fully informed. He supports our line of action. "I should also tell you that I am not, at this time, making a general or public appeal for funds, but I am simply approaching a limited number of governments that I feel may be willing to consider making special contributions, some of whom have already expressed their interest to me. I have requested urgent consideration by those governments of special contributions to help UNICEF meet the immediate requirements of US$2.5 million to US$3 million referred to in paragraph 8 above. I have also indicated to them that it would help greatly in preparing the more comprehensive programmes referred to in paragraph 9 if they could contribute or pledge an amount towards the larger programmes on the understanding that additional information will be provided as soon as possible. I may add that I should be glad to arrange a meeting of representatives of interested donor governments at the appropriate time. When these comprehensive programmes are ready I also expect to make another approach to these governments as well as to others. Naturally, if Board members whose governments have nob yet been approached wish to support this appeal with their Governments or others, this action would be greatly appreciated." Yours Sincerely, . Jo e I&-K, <*»-_»«•--—J Jacques Beaumont: Mr. Kurt Waldheim Indochina Peninsula Liaison Secretary General Group United Nations MEMORANDUM To: All Board Members 25 July 1973 From: Henry R. Labouisse Executive Director Subject: Assistance to Children and Mothers in the Indochina Paninsula 1. I have the honour to inform members of the Board of the current situation with respect to possibilities for UNICEF assistance to children'and mothers in the Indochina Peninsula. 2. It may be useful to recall that tlie UNICEF Executive Board at its May 1973 session, adopted my recommendation $ZS whereby it approved a commitment of ^US—dollars 3 million from UNICSF's general resources to "permit the continuation of presei t assistance and the possibilities of some expansion". The Board.also authorized me to receive and expend special contributions which might be made to U1ICEF for enlarged programmes of assistance in the area. It was understood that such special contributions would "be used for the benefit of children and mothers wherever possible in the Indochina Peninsula, in addition to these specific ^/-tS programmes foreseen in the commitment of US^dirtiaxs 3 million to be financed from our general resources. A tentative estimate of total requirements submitted to the Board • A _ 9 ~ indicated that, for 1973/74, UNICEF assistance could H it ^ be of the order of -US—doH-ars 3O million. (A copy of the recommendation, E/ICEF/P.L.1592 of 13 April 1973 • is attached.) 3. UNICEF ongoing programmes in the B&public of taa Vietnam, the Khmer Republic and Laos described briefly in P.L.1592, are now being reviewed to determine how they can best be enlarged to meet the needs of children and mothers in a changing situation, bo£h currently and for the longer term, in addition, one government in Europe has offered a substantial special contribution, subject to the resolution of certain technical questions, in order to expand a programme of clean drinking water in rural areas of the Republic of Vietnam. Ways to help through alternative non-institutional programmes the thousands of homeless and vagrant children in the Republic of Vietnam are now being explored, as well as programmes of nutritional rehabilitation through donated food as well as locally produced protein supplement. In Khmer, a programme of construction of 25 schools including sanitation and clean water supply is being prepared, based on the use of local building materials. Procurement is being undertaken for emeigency requests • A - 3 - such as children's beds for hospitals ar.f ^per and exercise boohs for the next school year. In Laos, plans are now being prepared for the rebuilding o.f four rural health centres and of two provincial hospitals where pediatric and maternity wards have been destroyed. Also the extension of UNICEF assistance is envisaged ; /> to the rehabilitation centre for handicaped children, for /W/c-- war and ^eiye-stricken victims, including materials for the manufacture of presthetics. Work on the development of larger and long-range reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes will go forward as rapidly as possible. Measures are being taken to strengthen UNICEF's representation in Saigon, to open in the immediate future an office in Vientiane and, as soon as possible an office in Phnom Penh. 4. With regard to assistance to children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, I can report that, following extensive correspondence intended to provide information of UNICEF and its methods of operation, two senior members of the UNICEF staff recently went to Hanoi at the invitation of.the Democratic Republic of Vie$am. They spent a week (34 June to 7 July) there, - 4 - visited seme areas outside of Ear.oi, saw some of the activities in the fields of health and education, noted some of the areas of need, where UNICEF could be helpful, and held intensive discussions with senior officials of the Red Cross and officials of the Government.1, The «• Red Cross .of the Democratic1 Republic of Vietnam had been authorized by the Government to discuss wi th UNICEF possible programmes of aid and to receiveAcknowledge and take responsibility for the distribution of supplies and equipment that may be provided by UNICEF.It was understood that this would be done in relation with the technical services concerned in such fields as health, education and the protection of mother and child. 5. After an examination in some depth of the needs of children and mothers, and of the metods of meeting these needs being followed or planned by the Government services, there emerged an identification of those programmes whim, specifically in the fields of health and education, most urgently required UNICEF assistance in 1973. The country has an extensive network of public health services at the ' provincial, district and village levels. A number of the centres and referral hospitals were destroyed or damaged during the war, and the system as a whole suffers from an acute shortage of essential supplies and drugs. The -"5 - Government is -undertaking the task of physical reconstruction and rehabilitation of the health network. UWICEF has been asked for carefully selected items of supplies and equipment for the field health services for mothers and children, particularly for those areas of the country that were most affected by war damages. Similarly, the government is also proceeding with reconstruction of school buildings in a national educational system which provides the beginnings of elementary education for some 1.2 million children in the age bracket 3 1/2 -to 7 and provides teaching for some-U.8 million students in 3 regular levels of general education. The most acute need in the schools, as well as in the teacher-training institutions if for teaching aids of even the simplest kind and the initial request to UKICEF is for a substantial supply of black boards. The lists of supplies, notably those in the health field, are now receiving careful technical scrutiny with a view to determining availability as well as suitability for UNICEF assistance. It is, however, already clear that the total value .of the drugs and medical supplies and of the education equipment needed on an urgent basis for 1973, will "be in the range of $US.1.5 to £US 2 million. . With regard to long-term recommendation and rehabilitation requirements, our staff also discussed this subject with officials of the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Naia and received from them a preliminary indicator of needs in 197^» These will be examined carefully following which it is anticipated that our staff members will again visit Hanoi at a date to be mutually agreed, probably in the early fall. At that time - 6 - it is expected that a prograisne of ~c.rcad.or'' dimsnsions c,,_j. longer duration can be drawn up on the basis of needs (as it will then ':* possible to foresee them)and on the basis of advice which our staff can prrvide and vhich has been requested. ~"7 While in Hanoi, our staff vere contacted by representatives of the provisional revolutionary government of South Viet-Kam and received from them information concerning the situation of children and mothers in territories under control of the programme as well as a preliminary list of medical supplies and equipment, and other supplies (such as cloth for children's clothing stated to be urgently needed)* This list is now being reviewed for availability of the items and their suitability for UNICEF assistance. We are also discussing the natter, including modalities of aid, with officials of the Indo-China Operational Group of the Red Cross in Geneva, who currently are discussing and impleEsnting programmes of assistance to the programme , taking the above factors into account, it would appear that, on an emergency basis and pending further discussions and consideration of ways of helping to meet longer-range needs, assistance from U1TICEF in the order of some $US UOO,000 to $US 500,000 might be appropriate in the next few months, possibly in conjunction with programmes of the Red Cross. . To sum up, UNICEF currently needs, in addition to the $US 3 million from our general resources committed by the Executive Board (referred to in the second paragraph of this letter), some $US 2.5 million to $US 3 million in order to help carry out existing and possibly expanded pro- granaries in the Republic of Viet -Nam, in Laos and in the "vhiaer (Kymer) Republic and also to meet some of the immediate needs of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and in territory controlled by the programme. - 7 - Q At a later date, towards the end of the year, _ hope to "be able to give you more comprehensive programmes of proposed U.TICEF assistance for reconstruction and rehabilitation in most, if not £.11., areas of the Indochina- Peninsula. These would be based on further discussions with the several authorities concerned and a careful review by my staff, and would "be in accordance with ths line of action foreseen in the attached document (E/ICEF/P/L.1592). At the present time I have no reason to make any substantial revisions in the Board estimates contained in that document of possible requirements for such TMICEF assistance. The precise amounts which will be needed will, of course, depend on develop- ments in the situation which cannot all be foreseen new. There my also be variations in the time periods for which separate programmes can be prepared. However, for planning purposes, the order of magnitude of required resources remains at approximately $US JO million. j Q % While UHICEF has acted in this matter on the basis of its own mandate and with the approval of its Executive Board, I have kept Secretary-General "Waldheim regularly and fully informed. He supports our line of action. I should also tell you that I am not, at this time, making a general or public appeal for funds, but I am simply approaching a limited number of governments that I feel may be willing to consider making special contributions, some of whom have already expressed their interest to me. I have requested urgent consideration by those govern- ments of special contributions to help UKICEP meet the immediate require- ments of $US 2.5 to 5 million referred to in paragraph 8 above. I have also indicated to them that it vould help greatly in preparing the ir.ore comprehensive programmes referred to in paragraph 9 if they could contribute or pledge an amount towards the larger programmes on the understanding - 8 - that additional information will be provided as scon as possible. I may add that I should be glad to arrange a meeting of representatives of interested donor governments at the appropriate tire. When these comprehensive programmes are ready, I also expect to make another approach to these governments as veil as to others, naturally, if Board members whose governments have not yet been approached wish to support this appeal with their governments or others, this action would be greatly appreciated. \ |. I shall of course not fail to keep Board members informed of further developments. RCA134S/23* .. UN1CEF NVK . 27988 UCF CH UN1CEF GENEVA 23/7/73'; CONFIDENTIAL FO^. KSYWARB* ;AS_P'R2HIS£0 ''iK -G&5_S>- fOLL©WlNG_;lS' P!f-:AL- • FRENCH .-TEXT OF LETTER TO CONTRIBUTORS* THIS IKCL'JDSS ALL .CHANGES s CABLED S^KLIER FOR ENGLISH TEXT. "''•'"" (3UOFE MONSIEUR LE MINISTRS* , '." ' . , 1. J'AI L'KOWNEUR DE VGUS INFORMER OS LA SITUATION PRESENTS EN CE sui CONCERNS' LES POSSIBILITY ACTUELLES D^JWE ASSISTANCE _DE L'UNICEF AUX EWPANTS EF AUX MERES DANS' LA PENI WS*JLE _INDOCH!NE • 2» XL PEUF EFRE UTILE DS RAPPELER QU'A SA SESSION 0£ MAI 1973, LE CONSEIL D*AOHINISTRATION OE L'UNICEF- A ADGPTE UWE PEC OHM AMD AT I ON PAR LA9UELLE !L A APPROUv'E UN ENGAGEMENT OE C£PE-^SES DS 3 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS AU TITRE DES RESSGURCES GENERALES f;E L'UNICEF POUR * •PEK.-.ETFfiS: OS! POLl^SUIv,1!^ L* '-"" !S-TA::OE AC:«J3LL3 IV HS ;^;vAO~R LA POSSI3ILITE OS LA DEVELOPPER ' r . LE CONSEIL M'A ESALEMENT AiJTORISE A RECEVOIR ET A UTILISER OES CONFRlBUTIONS SPEC I ALES GUI POURRAIENT ' EIRE FAITEG A LTUi\lCf,F EN VUE. 0£ i-!-'T *•£?<•; EN 0'ASSISTANTS PLUS GTENJJUS DA?v!S CvirrE F:r-:GIO^. 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'CAT;: - .^iu'v? ;'- .rUi RN:::t4iNT ESTI;-.:; :-?.:.ItE EM JiSSU"' :-:7. -.'AIFT UKZ • :V"I f-JT" "!'* 5L •• • SERAIT DESIRABLE £1.": TOUTS PUBLIC-ITS 'V-JT COORDS: •••"IS AV^C iilS SERV/ICSS. . i CCMi'^E JE DOIS 2JiTT^R GEWEVE CftMS f EU OS .JSI/RS* JS VO-'J P^IE' DE SIGN VGULGIR ENVOVSR LA REPOWSE A CETTS LSTTRE A MOW EUrfCrtU OS • NEW YORK.' . ' - ' I '•-.•' ..VEUI.LLEZ AGREE;?* hONSieuR LE MIWISTRE:. LES_.ASSURANCES -S MA_ TRES HAUTE CONSlDERATiOig* " ' . ' = / • . • •-..••''' ' LE DIREGTEUR GZKSRAL • •-<"""•>•-*• ' • .. • . • • ..-•'' • HSKRY R« LA35UISSE UNQUOTE LA8QU!SSE TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS UN1ES/POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK IPLG-35/73 19 juillet 1973 Cher Monsieur et Ami, Vous trouverez ci-joint le texte de la lettre ainsi que^la note explicative. Mr. E.J.R. Heyward est tout a fait d'accord pour que, si le Secretaire General le souhaite, nous puissions le rencontrer. Je vous ferai parvenir le texte du^rapport aux meiribres du Conseil d^Administration des que nous 1'aurons regu de Geneve ainsi que le texte definitif de la lettre qui ne sera pas essentiellement modifie, Veuillez agreer, Cher Monsieur, 1'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs. Jacques Beaumont Indochina Peninsula Liaison Group Mr. Robert Muller Directeur Bureau du Chef de Cabinet du Secretaire General Nations unies, N.Y. P.S. Je fais taper une copie du telex plus lisible a I1intention du Secretaire Gineral. TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK Note to the attention of; Mr. Robert Muller, Director Office of the Chef de Cabinet 1. Following the visit of two UNICEF officials to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, to Laos and to the Republic of Vietnam (Saigon), a programme of help to the whole of Indochina has been prepared in the line of the Recommendation P/L.1592, adopted unanimously by the UNICEF Board. This first emergency phase which requests an additional 3-4 million dollars over and above the 3 million voted by the UNICEF Board will be followed by a long-term programme of aid for reconstruction in the four countries in the field of children's health, education, protection, requesting an estimate of 27 million dollars. 2. Mr. H. Labouisse is presently sending a letter to a limited number of governments stating the situation concerning the UNICEF programmes of aid for the reconstruction of Indochina in the field of children and is requesting them to finance the emergency phase referred to above. The draft of the letter is attached, it has been somewhat modified in Geneva to give more precisions on programmes actually undertaken in the three countries and the emergency request for DRV and PRG. Paragraph 11 of this letter states: "in considering the present request, your government might wish to know that, while UNICEF has acted in this matter on the basis of its own mandate and with the approval of its Executive Board, I have kept the Secretary General regularly and fully informed. He supports our line of action. I should also tell you that I am not, at this time, making a general or public appeal for funds, but I am simply approaching a limited number of governments that I feel may be interested..." 3. The letter will serve as a basis for a report to the Board members of UNICEF, this report will also eventually serve for a press release. Cable received from Mr. H. Labouisse (Geneva) - 17 July 1973 Proposed letter to limited number prospective donors^ 1) I AM WRITING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSSIBILITIES FOR UKICSF ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN THE INDOCHINA PENINSULA, AND TO REQUEST SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS, PENDING THE ELABORATION OF LARGER AND LONGER TERM PROGRAMMES OF REHABILITATION. 2) IT MAY BE USEFUL TO RECALL THAT THE UNICEF EXECUTIVE BOARD AT ITS MAY 1973 SESSION, ADOPTED MY RECOMMENDATION WHEREBY IT APPROVED A COMMITMENT OF USDOL 3 MILLION FROM UNICEF'S GENERAL RESOURCES TO "PERMIT THE CONTINUATION OF PRESENT ASSISTANCE AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF SOME EXPANSION". THE BOARD ALSO AUTHORIZED ME TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION WHICH MIGHT BE MADE TO UNICEF FOR ENLARGED PROGRAMMES OF ASSISTANCE IN THE AREA. IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT SUCH SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE IN THE INDOCHINA PENINSULA, IN ADDITION TO THOSE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES FORESEEN IN THE COMMITMENT OF USDOL 3 MILLION TO BE FINANCED FROM OUR GENERAL RESOURCES. A TENTATIVE ESTIMATE OF TOTAL REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD INDICATED THAT , FOR 1973/74, UNICEF ASSISTANCE COULD BE OF THE ORDER OF USDOL 30 MILLION. (A COPY OF THE RECOMMENDATION, E/ICEF/P.L.1592 OF 13 APRIL 1973, IS ATTACHED.) - 2 - 3) UNICEF ONGOING PROGRAMMES IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, THE KHMER REPUBLIC AND LAOS ARE NOW BEING REVIEWED TO DETERMINE HOW THEY CAN BEST BE ENLARGED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN A CHANGING SITUATION," BOTH CURRENTLY AND FOR THE LONGER TERM. IN ADDITION/ ' ONE GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED A SUBSTANTIAL SPECIAL CONTRI- BUTION, SUBJECT TO THE RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IN ORDER TO EXPAND A PROGRAMME OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN RURAL AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC 0? VIETNAM. WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGER AND LONG-RANGE RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES WILL'GO FORWARD AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN UNICEF'S REPRESENTATION IN SAIGON, VIENTIANE AND PHNOM PENH. 4) WITH REGARD TO ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (DRV) .1 CAN REPORT THAT FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE CORRESPONDENCE, INTENDED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON UNICEF AND ITS METHODS OF OPERATION, TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE UNICEF STAFF RECENTLY WENT TO HANOI ON THE INVITATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. THEY SPENT A WEEK (3O JUNE TO 6 JULY) THERE, VISITED SOME AREAS OUTSIDE OF HANOI, SAW SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH AND EDUCATION, NOTED SOME OF THE AREAS OF NEED WHERE UNICEF COULD BE HELPFUL, AND HELD INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE RED CROSS AND OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE RED CROSS OF THE DRV HAD BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO DISCUSS WITH UNICEF ITS POSSIBLE PROGRAMMES OF AID AND TO RECEIVE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY UNICEF. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THIS WOULD BE DONE IN RELATION WITH THE TECHNICAL MINISTRIES CONCERNED IN SUCH FIELDS AS HEALTH, EDUCATION AND THE PROTECTION OF MOTHER AND CHILD. — 3 — 5) AFTER EXAMINATION IN SOME "'DEPTH OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS/ Ai:D OF THE METHODS OF MEETING THESE NEEDS ESING FOLLOWED OR PLAINED EV THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES/ THERE EMERGED AL\ IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE PROGRAMMES WHICH, SPECIFICALLY IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH • AND EDUCATION/ MOST URGENTLY REQUIRED U1TICEF ASSISTANCE IN 1973. THE COUNTRY HAS AN EXTENSIVE K3TWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AT THE PROVINCIAL/ DISTRICT AND VILLAGE LEVELS. A NUMBER OF THE CENTRES AND REFERRAL HOSPITALS WERE DESTROYED OF DAMAGED DURING THE WAR/ AND THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE SUFFERS FROM AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES AMD DRUGS. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDERTAKING THE TASK OF PHYSICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF THE HEALTH NETWORK, AND HAS TURNED TO UNICEF FOR CAREFULLY SELECTED ITEMS OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE FIELD OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN/ PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THAT WERE-MOST AFFECTED BY WAR DAMAGES. SIMILARLY, THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO PROCEEDING WITH RECONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN A NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES TEACHING FOR SOME 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN IN THE PRE-SCHOOLAGE AND 4.8 MILLION STUDENTS IN THREE LEVELS OF GENERAL EDUCATION. THE MOST ACUTE NEED IN THE SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS IN THE TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS/ IS FOR TEACHING AIDS OF EVEN THE SIMPLEST KIND/ AND THE INITIAL REQUEST TO UNICEF IS FOR A SUBSTANTIAL SUPPLY OF CHALK BOARD. THE LISTS OF SUPPLIES/ NOTABLY THOSE IN THE HEALTH FIELD/ ARE NOW RECEIVING CAREFUL TECHNICAL SCRUTINY WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING AVAILABILITY AS WELL AS SUITABILITY FOR UNICEF ASSISTANCE. IT IS/ HOWEVER, ALREADY CLEAR THAT THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OF THE EDUCATION EQUIPMENT NEEDED ON AN URGENT BASIS FOR 1973, WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF USDOL 1.5 - USDOL 2 MILLION. _ 4 - 6) WHILE IN HANOI, OUR STAFF ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OFFICIALS OF THE PROVISIONAL REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM (PRG) , AND RECEIVED FROM THEM INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN Al© MOTHERS IN TERRITORIES UNDER CONTROL OF THE PRG J.S WELL AS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AlB EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER SUPPLIES (SUCH AS CLOTH FOR CHILDREN 'S CLOTHING) STATED TO BE URGENTLY NEEDED. A PRELIMINARY COSTING OF THESE ITEMS INDICATES THAT, TAKING ACCOUNT ALSO OF AVAILIBILI'TY AND SUITABILITY FOR UNICSF ASSISTANCE, IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE FOR UNICEF TO MAKE TJENTATIVE PROVISION - PENDING FURTHER REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION - FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IN THE RANGE OF TSDOL 3OO,OOO TO USDOL 400,000. Letter addressed from Mr. Henry R. Labouisse, Executive Director of UNICEF TO Doctor Nguyen Van Tin, Vice President, DRV Red Cross. Dear Mr. Vice-President, s I am. writing to express on behalf of UNICEF my -thanks for the way the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Vietnan and the Red Cross have received two of our senior staff, Mr. Martin Sandberg and Mr. Jacques Beaumont. They have both told me of the warm welcome and, courtesies extended to them on this their first visit to your country. I have had also a full report from them on the discussions held in Hanoi4from 50 June to 7 July 1973- These discussions were for the purpose of.seeking a basis for cooperation between your country and UNICEF and,' more specifically, to identify concrete ways in which UNICEF might provide support and assistance to programmes for the benefit of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam in such fields as health and education. I have been impressed by the • friendly spirit of mutual cooperation in which these discussions were held, as reported by our staff. Since the beginning of our cooperation, which wss initially marked by the shipment of some cloth for children's clothing, we have entered into consultations with your representatives, first in Paris and later on in Moscow, to see how UNICEF might assist more expensively the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam in its reconstruction' efforts in order to progressively improve the conditions of its children and mothers. I was happy to learn that during the week of their visit to your country, the representatives of UNIC3F were able to meet continually with representatives of the Red Cross and with experts in various fields of concern to children and mothers. This working grcup, I understand, was able to review not only the general and specific vrorking methods of UNICEF, but also the needs of children and mothers in the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, the priorities and approaches determined by the authorities concerned to meet these needs, and the support from UNICEF which they could find particularly useful and- relevant to these apiQroaches. I have also noted the design, form and contents of srch support required in the immediate future, notably for the year 1973, 3s the fields of health and education, involving the procurement of drags, medical supplies and hospital equipment, as well as teaching aids for education. The list of requirements, which the UNICEF delegation submitted to me as your concrete proposals for 1973j will serve as a basis for immediate action for which I have given my" agreement, subject to technical exami- nation and clarification on some, items, their availability and appro- priateness for UNICEF assistance. The services of UMCEF will begin shipment of available items as quickly as shipping arrangements can be made, and will undertake procurement action on such oiher items,as the technical examination shall indicate are available anS suitable. The UNICEF action will also include, if possible, answers to speci- fic requests for information on such masters as the most suitable teaching 4 aids, including the types of blackboards needed. Our services will also be in touch with yours to ensure that the technical specification of available materials conform with the specific needs of the services and programmes concerned. ' _ I believe you know that, while UNICEF already has some modest re- • sources available for assistance, its ability to exterd substantial aid to your country will depend on the financial resources to be made available to it on a multinational basis, from governmental and non- governmental resources. I can report that I have already initiated a series of renuests to governments that may be interested in making contributions-. In addition to the proposals for 1973 action, I "have also noted that a more general review has undertaken, during the visit of our delegation, concerning childrens1 needs and programmes which may require U1TICEF assistance and cooperation in 197^- I understand that such assistance would be related to activities under the direction of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Committee for the Protection of Mothers and Children. The tentative list of re-uirements for 197^, which was brought back by Mr. Sandberg and Mr. Beaumont, will be studied as soon as possible by UNICEF. We will later communicate certain general and specific suggestions which could serve as a basis for further joint consultation of UNICEF with the ReS Cross and experts of technical ministries in Hanoi aiming at a mutual determination of a final programme of cooperation for 197** • ' * I am also informed that the group discussed in Eanoi a certain number of practical questions concerning future communications between us, arrangements for shipping, the handling of supplies and equipment, identification markings, as well as mutual financial responsibility. I understand that, at this stage, of our cooperation, the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam has been authorized by the *• Government to discuss with UNICEF its programme of aid, to receive, acknowledge and take responsibility for the distribution of supplies and equipment made available by UNICEF, maintain records of their final use and provide necessary information, and to So so in relation with the technical services interested in the different aspects of this programme, namely in the fields of health, education, protection of the "mother and child and possibly others. * As also discussed in Hanoi, I confirm that officially designated representatives of UHICEF will be made available to the Government as and when mutually agreed. They will be directly responsible fo.r working with you on all matters pertaining to the planning and im- plementation of UNTCSF aid to the Democratic Republic and will be ready to visit your country again when and as advisable. In closing, let me say that I am very happy that we have been able to take these first steps toward a cooperative programme of benefit to the children of the Democratic Republic of -Viet-lTasi. I am convinced that as a result of the experience in providing assistance in 1973, the cooperation of UICECE7 with your country will develop and contribute to serve the needs of mothers and children in the longer period, of reconstruction, Accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. Henry R. Labouisse Executive Director, UNICE? UNITED AFIONS DISTR. LIMITED 1C E/ICEF/P/L.1592 13 April 1973 ORIGINAL: Zi::-II3H UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND Programme Committee 1973 session Relief and rehabilitation measures for mothers and, children in the Indochina Peninsula Recommendation by the Executive Director Summary Early discussicns in the Executive Board have made clear that UNICEF, in conformity with its terms of reference and its record of humanitarian assistance to children without any discrimination on account of the political beliefs cf their parents, would be ready to assist and co-operate in programmes for the benefit of children thoughout the Indochina Peninsula. UNICEF has for many years been assisting children's projects in the Republic of Viet-Nam, the Khmer Republic and.Laos. As a result of arrangements made through the League'of Red Cross Societies with the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, UNICEF has supplied a quantity of cotton cloth for the making of children's clothing in the Democratic Republic. In the hope that the cease-fire agreement and the peace conference have created conditions in which aid for relief and rehabilitation of children's services could be given in a wider area and on a larger scale, UNICEF staff have recently been in touch with Government authorities in the Republic of Viet-Nam, in Laos and the Khmer Republic, and aide-memoires and accompanying explanatory information have been given to the Missions in Paris of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of thp Republic of South Viet-Nam. The latter contacts continue at this time; there has not yet been time for replies to 1e given. A* this stage, full information is not available about the extent of children's needs ncr the wishes of Governments in Indcchina about UITICEF cc-opera~icn, and the =.7.:ur.t cf resources that may be contributed is unknown. Seme preparatory steps have ceen taken and a review of the fields of UNICEF assistance that could be appropriate indicates that for 1973-197!; this could be of the order of $30,000,000. At present the Executive Director recommends an initial commitment of funds and also t?,e appro^ral of the acceptance and use of special contributions, "r.e • Executive Director recommends that the Executive Board approves (a) a commitment of $3,000,000 from UNICEF's general resources and (b) authorizes the expenditure cf special contributions to UNICEF, whether paid directly to it or channelled through any appeal launched by the United Nations. NATIONS UJX Distr. LIMITEE E/ICEF/P/L.1592 13 avril 1973 FRAKCAIS ORIGINAL : ANGLAIS FONDS CE3 NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ESFAIiCE Comite du programs Session de 1973 Me sure s de seco'irs et 3 3 re construction en^ favour des meres etaes . eifants c1 ?. ns la peninsule indochinoi se Recc^andation du Directeur general Resume II ressort des discussions anterieures qui ont eu lieu au Conseil d'admi- nistration que, conformement a son tnandat et a sa pratique consistant a fournir une assistance humanitaire a tous les enfants sans discrimination aucune, quelles q.ue soieat les convictions politiques de leurs parents, le FISE serait pret a foxirnir son assistance et a cooperer a des programmes en faveur des enfants dans la pe-ainsule inclochiaoise. Depuis de nombreusss annees, le FISE fournit une assistance a dss projets en faveur des. enfants dans la Republique du Viet-Kam, dans la Rspublique khmere et au Laos. A la suite d'arrangements conclus par 1'intenaecLiaire de la Ligue des societes de la Croix-Eouge avec la Societe de la Croix-Rouge de la Republique democratioue du Viet-Nam, le FISE a fourni des metrag^s de tissus de coton pour la confection de vetements pour enfants dans la Republique democratiaue. Dans 1'espoir que les conditions creees par 1'accord sur le cessez-le-feu et la conference de paix perniettront d'etendre la portee et le volume de 1'aide pour des mesures de secours et pour l'a:nenagement de services en faveur des enfants, le personnel du FISE a pris contact recemment avec les pouvoirs publics dans la Republique du Viet-Nam, au Laos et dans la Republique klimere; des aide-memoire accompagnes de notices explicatives ont ete adresses aux missions de la Republique democratioue du Viet-Nam et du Gouvernement revolutionnaire provisoire de la Republique du Viet-IIam du Sud a Paris. Les contacts avec ces deux missions se poursuivent a I'hsure actuelle; celles-ci n'ont pas encore eu le temps de repondre. A ce stade, on ns dispose pas encore de renseignements detailles quant a I1importance des besoins des enfants ni quant a la cooperation 73-Q6U91 . UN1GEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FQNDS BES NATIONS UKiES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L 'TTNICEF. Liste des membres Les 3O gouvernements membres du Conseil de 1'UNICEP sont elus pour une duree de trois ans par le Conseil Economigue et Social. La composition du Conseil au ler mai 1973 est la suivante: Algerie . . Bulgaria Canada . ' , Chili Republique Populaire de Chine ") . ' Congo Costa Rica Egypte . • France Gabon Republique F^d^rale d'Allemagne Inde • . Indonesie Italie : ._ , Malav/i Nigeria Norvege Pakistan . .'' . • Philippines Pologne Roumanie Suede Suisse Thailande Turquie '- U.R.S.S. Royaume Uni de Grande Bretagne et d'Irlande d\ Nord U.S.A. Uruguay Venezuela TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE *DDRESS "NICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS (INIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK 1 June 1973 Dear Mr. Secretary-General: UNICEF Contacts with Representatives of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of _ South Vietnam _ Pursuant to our conversation of 30 May, I am enclos- ing herewith a copy of my letter of 18 May 1973 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam, together with a copy of an aide- memoire which was handed to the representative of the PRG in Paris on March 22 (referred to in the letter as Annex 4) . The other annexes, 1,2, 3 and 5, are identical to those en- closed with my letter to you of today's date concerning North Vietnam. When my representatives delivered the aide-memoire to the Head of the PRG Mission in Paris on March 22, the latter expressed an interest in possible immediate emergency aid as well as longer-term assistance. He indicated that there would be an early official reply from his government. This has not as yet been received. In fact, the only reaction has come through the International Red Cross representative who, after con- sultations with the PRG in Hanoi, has informed us that the PRG would prefer to have assistance channeled through the I Red Cross and apparently were not yet preparedfor^...... d is-...... , „ __ cussionswith UNICEF . _ ^ Following the approval by my Executive Board of my re- commendations for assistance to countries of the Indochina H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General United Nations, New York 10017 UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE >j^:^f - 2 - peninsula, I addressed the letter of May 18 to the Foreign Minister of the PRG and had it delivered, together with the enclosures listed in it, to the PRG Mission in Paris for on-forwarding. If our officials obtain visas to visit Hanoi in re- sponse to the request referred to in my accompanying letter, they will be in a position to have on-the-spot talks with the representatives of the PRG also. I shall keep you posted as to developments. Sincerely yours, Henry R. Executive Director TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK 1 June 1973 Dear Mr. Secretary-General: UNICEF Contacts with Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Pursuant to our conversation of 30 May, I am enclos- ing herewith a copy of my letter of 18 May 1973 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam., with its enclosures: Annex 1—The text of my recommendation of April 13 to my Executive Board, which was approved during the meeting which ended on May 14. Annex 2—List of the members of the UNICEF Executive Board. (Annex 3 is not enclosed. It is summarized in the letter.) Annex 4—Two aides-memoires dated March 26 and March 30, respectively, with covering letters. Annex 5—Document entitled "Formes et Modalites de Cooperation de I1UNICEF". When my representatives first sought to approach the Mission of the DRV in Paris in late March, they were advised that the Mission did not deal with aid matters and that we should communicate directly with the "Comite pour la Reception et la Distribution de I1Aide Internationale et Populaire", which had just been established in Hanoi. H.E. Dr. Kurt Waldheim The Secretary-General United Nations, New York 10017 UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND 1M? FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE - 2 - Accordingly, the first aide-memoire (that of March 26) was sent with the covering letter of one of my deputies, Charles Egger, directly to the president of the committee in Hanoi. I was not satisfied with this procedure and felt it important to try to establish a more direct contact with the govern- mental authorities. Accordingly, one of my representatives arranged to talk with the head and one other official of the DRV Mission in Paris, who then agreed to accept and to forward to Hanoi the second aide-memoire and my covering letter of March 30. Following my Executive Board meeting and approval of the recommendations, I addressed the letter of May 18 to the Foreign Minister of the DRV and had it delivered on May 25, together with the enclosures listed above, to the DRV Mission in Paris for on-forwarding. When delivering this letter, my representatives were informed orally that the government of the DRV had responded positively to our previous proposals (those contained in the aides-memoires) and agreed to receive UNICEF aid. The DRV representative in Paris then went on to propose that UNICEF make contact with the Notth Vietnamese Red Cross through the intermediary of the DRV Embassy in Moscow. As I mentioned to you in our conversation, I do not con- sider this a satisfactory method of procedure. Accordingly, I am instructing my representative in Paris to proceed to Moscow (which he is planning to do in connection with another matter) and to seek to obtain, through the DRV Embassy there, agreement for two UNICEF representatives to visit Hanoi for discussions on the spot. A request will be made for visas for the two men for delivery through the DRV representation in Vientiane, where the officers will be in the latter half of June. UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE - 3 - I have no means of knowing what the DRV reaction will be to my letter of May 18 nor to the request for visas to be made through the Embassy in Moscow. I shall keep you posted as to developments. Sincerely yours, iry R> Labouisse Executive Director TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FQNDS DES NATIONSHJNIES POURTENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK 18 mai 1973 Madame le Ministre, A la suite de la reunion du Conseil d'Administration du Fonds des Nations Unies pour 1'Enfance (UNICEF-FISE) du 30 avril au 14 mai 1973 j'ai 1'honneur de porter a votre connaissance la recommandation suivante adoptee a 1'unanimite e£ intitulee: "Operations de secours et de reconstruction en faveur des meres et des enfants de la peninsule indochinoise". Je joins a cette lettre le texte de cette recomman- dation (annexe 1) "ainsi que la liste des 30 gouvernements actuellement menibres du Conseil de 1'UNICEF (annexe 2)0 Le Conseil a decide d'inclure dans son rapport les observations suivantes formulees par certaines delegation's au moment ou elles ont appuye la recommandation que je vous communique (annexe 3): - cette assistance aux enfants de cette partie du monde devrait prendre effet des que possible; - elle devrait etre offerte a tous les enfants d'lndochine, dans les perspectives decrites par^la recommandation generale et en accord avec les regies generales de fonctionnement de 1'UKICEF.^ C'est en fonction de 1'etendue des besoins des meres et des enfants que serait determine ce programme d1assistance et de cooperation; Madame le Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres du Gouvernement 'Revolutionnaire Provisoire d.v, Sud UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND 1®1 FONDS DES NATIONS UN1ES POUR I'ENFANCE - dans le cadre de cette assistance, 1'UNICEF pourrait utiliser le canal des institutions internationales de la Croix Rouge comme une des voies permettant 1'acheminement de I1aide aux enfants d'lndochine. Cette recommandation adoptee par le Conseil — preVoit qua L'UNICEF jDOurra utiliser les ressources dont il dispose deja a ce jour (3 millions de dollars) ainsi que les contributions speciales qu'il pourrait recevoir dans le cadre general d'un programme de 3o millions de dollars, en accord avec les autorites responsables. Je me permets done de presenter officiellement cette proposition d'aide au Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Provisoire du Sud Vietnam. Nous 1'avons deja transmise le 22 mars 1973 par la voie d'un aide-memoire (annexe 4) au Delegue du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Provisoire a Paris en 1'accompagnant d'un rapport sur les^activites de 1'UNICEF pour 1972. Nous tenons a ajouter a la copie de cet aide-memoire un document intitule "Formes et modalites de cooperation" (annexe 5). Celui-ci vous permettra d'apprecier 1'esprit avec lequel notre organisation desire proposer sa* collaboration a tout gouvernement. Il vous donnera aussi un certain nombre de precisions quant aux services techniques et aux disponibilites immediates que 1'UNICEF pourrait mettre ,a la disposition du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire 1 Provisoire du Sud Vietnam pour un programme d'assistance. Ainsi qu'il a ete precise dans notre premier aide- memoire, nous sommes prets a examiner des maintenant Revolutionnaire Provisoire du Sud Vietnam recevrait un accueil favorable, de pouvoir engager des que possible un dialogue en un "lieu que vous determineriez avec vos representants. UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE - 3 - Ceci ne pourrait a nos yeux que faciliter et accelerer la confrontation des besoins a court et moyen termes determines par vous meme avec les possibilites d'aide immediate qua 1'UNICEF peut maintenant,^avec 1'approbation de son Conseil, proposer a votre agrement, Dans 1'espoir de pouvoir contribuer par notre proposition a ameliorer les conditions de vie des enfants du Vietnam, je vous prie d'agreer, Madame le Ministre/ 1'assurance de ma tres haute consideration, Henry ^. Labouisse Directeur General TELEPHONE PLAZA 4-1234 CABLE ADDRESS UNlCfcCF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S .FUND • FUNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK AIDE - MEMOIRS Au Chef du Bureau d1 information du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Pro v i soire de la Republicme du Sud-Vietnam _ 1. Le Docteur Charles Egger, Directeur General Adjoint de 1'UNICEF-FISE, Ponds des Nations Unies pour 1'Enfance, pr^sente ses compliments a Monsieur Pham Van Ba* Chef du Bureau d'Infor- mation du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Provisoire de la Republique du Sud-Vietnam. 2. L'UNICEF-FISE souhaite, si tel est le disir des autorites du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Provisoire, apporter son assis- tance pour des projets interessant 1'aide a 1'enfance dans les zones sous administration de ce Gouvernement. 3. Cette initiative s'appuie sur la resolution 57 de 1'Assemblee Ge"nerale des Nations Unies en date du 11 de"cembre 1946, creant le Fonds des Nations Unies pour 1'Enfance et sur la declaration faite par Monsieur Waldheim, Secretaire General des Nations Unies, le 27 Janvier 1973. 4. "Un programme des Nations Unies pour 1'aide et la recons- truction serait une operation strictement humanitaire, congue pour permettre le maximum d'aide a toutes les populations du Vietnam sans discrimination aucune". .A UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND %J^ FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POOR L'EKFANCE _ p _ 5. L'UNICEF n'etablit pas de programme sous sa propre responsabilite" mais apporte sa collaboration a des actions entreprises par les autorites responsables. 6. Tout en donnant suite a des demandes concernant des op6rations de secours, 1'UNICEF peut participer a des programmes developpant les services assurant la protection des enfants et des adolescents. ' Ces programmes doivent s'appuyer sur des besoins et des propositions venant des autorites nationales. La realisation de ces programmes peut etre etendue sur plusieurs annees. 7. Il est egalement prevu qu'un representant de 1'UNICEF assure une liaison etroite avec le Gouvernement concernant la preparation et le deroulement des programmes et des activites de secours. La distribution des secours et 1'execution des programmes d'assistance font normalement 1'objet d'un rapport. 8. Le rayon d'action de 1'UNICEF s'etend a une aide dans le domaine sanitaire pour la protection maternelle et infantile et a la fourniture d'aliments enrichis pour les jeunes enfants. L'UNICEF peut apporter son concours dans le domaine de 1'education, par exemple par la fourniture de materiel scolaire. Le Fonds apporte egalement une aide pour 1'ajnelioration des conditions d'environnement des families en proposant notamment du materiel a partir de son experience pour tout ce qui peut satisfaire les besoins des differents groupes d'age jusqu'a quatorze ans ainsi que des meres et des femmes enceintes. UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND ^gv/ FCNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFAKCE - 3 - 9. L'UNICEF a a sa disposition un certain norribre de listes, types de materiel et d'equipement pouvant servir a 1'approvi- sionnement de ses programmes. Les autoritSs du Gouvernement Revolutionnaire Provisoire de la Republique du Sud-Vietnam pourront utiliser ces listes> a titre de suggestion et restent libres de formuler leurs demandes en fonction de leurs besoins specifiques. Un materiel de premier secours est actuellement rassembld et pourrait etre tres rapidement disponible. 10. Les moyens par lesquels cette assistance de 1'UNICE? pourra etre etendue aux zones du Vietnam/ controlees par le Gouvemement Revolutionnaire Provisoire de la Republique du Sud-Vietnam. Pour ceci ainsi que pour 1'etablissement des programmes d'assis- tance, 1'UNICEF souhaite que s'engage une discussion dans un lieu a proposer par le Gouvernement Revolutionnaire de la Republique du Sud-Vietnam. 11. .Ces propositions pourront etre, si tel est le desir du Gouvernement Rlvo3.utionnaire provisoire de la Republique du Sud-Vietnam, transmises par 1'intermcdiaire du representant du bureau UNICEF a Paris, Monsieur Jean Guibbert, Directeur Adjoint du Bureau Europeen. a. TELEPHONE PLAZA 4.1234 /f/fc^Py^V CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED'NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FORDS DES NATIONS UKIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK ' • '18 mai 1973 Monsieur le Ministre, A la suite de la reunion du Conseil d'Administration du Fonds des Nations Unies pour 1'Enfance (UNICEF) du 30 avril au 14 mai 1973 j'ai 1'honneur de porter a votre connaissance la recommandation suivante adoptee a 1'unanimite et intitulee: "Operations de secours et de reconstruction en faveur des meres et des enfants de la peninsale indochinoise". Je joins a cette lettre le texte de cette recommandation (annexe 1) ainsi que la liste des 3o gouvernements actuellement membres du Conseil de 1'UNICEF (annexe 2). Le Conseil a decide d'inclure dans son rapport les observations suivantes formulees par certaines delegations au moment ou elles ont appuye la recommandation que je vous communique (annexe 3): • " - cette assistance aux enfants de cette partie du monde devrait prendre effet des que possible; - elle devrait §tre offerte a tous les enfants d'Indochine, dans les perspectives decrites par la recommandation generale et en accord avec les regies generales de fonctionnement de 1'UNICEF. C'est en fonction de 1'etendue des besoins des meres et des enfants que serait determine ce programme d'assistance et de cooperation. Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres ./. de la Re*publique Democratique du Vietnam UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND ^ FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'EMFANCE - 2 - . - dans le cadre de cette assistance, 1'UNICEF pourrait utiliser le canal des institutions inter- nationales de la Croix Rouge comme une des voies permettant 1'acheminement de I1aide aux enfants d'Indochine. Cette recommandation adoptee par le Conseil prevoit que 1'UNICEF pourra utiliser les ressources dont il dispose a ce jour (3 millions de dollars) ainsi que les contributions speciales qu'il pourrait recevoir dans le cadre general d 'un programme de 30 millions de dollars, en accord avec les autorites responsables. Je me permets done de presenter officiellement cette proposition d'aide a la^Republique Democratique du Vietnam. Nous 1'avons deja transmise par la voie d'aides-memoires au President du Comite de Reception et de Distribution de 1'Aide Populaire et Internationale. Ces diff£rents documents ont ete^remis les 26 mars et 11 avril 1973 pour transmission a la Delegation. Generale de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam a Paris; - Aides-ruemoires Nos.l et 2, avec les lettres d'envoi (annexe 4); . - Document intitule "Formes et modalites de ,-' cooperation" (annexe 5). « < Us vous permsttront d'apprecier 1'esprit avec lequel notre organisation propose sa collaboration au Gouvernenent de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam. Ces documents vous dormeront aussi un certain noirbre de precisions quant aux services techniques et aux disponibilites immediates que 1'UNICEF pourrait mettre a la disposition de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam, si votre Gouvernement agreait le principe d'un programme d'aide et de cooperation de notre part. Ils vous apporteront aussi des precisions sur les regies de fonctionnement de 1 'UNICEF. UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FGNDS DES NATIONS'UNIES POUR L'EKFANCE - 3 - II nous apparait egalement desirable, au^cas ou la proposition" d'aide que nous formulons a 1'inten- tion de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam recevrait un accueil favorable de la part de votre ' gouvernement, de pouvoir engager des que possible un dialogue avec des representants de votre gouvernement. Ceci ne pourrait a nos yeux que faciliter et accelerer la confrontation des besoins a court et moyen termes que votre gouvernement a determine dans le cadre de sa politique generals avec les possibilites d'aide immediate que 1'UNICEF a maintenant, avec 1'approbation de son Conseil, la possibilite de proposer a 1'agrement de votre gouvernement. Dans 1'espoir de pouvoir contribuer par notre proposition a 1'action que votre gouvernement accomplit pour ameliorer les conditions de vie des enfants de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam, je vous prie d'agreer, Monsieur le Ministre, 1'assurance de ma tres haute consideration. lenry R.. Labouisse Directeur General H A 7 I S Distr. LIMITEE \ '<"< O !i X! % E/ICEF/P/L.1592 13 avril 1973 FRANCAIS l ORIGINAL : ANGLAIS c!?•* *T7l*i fS* O<* '«1v j^Ci, D IA Al! I FONDS DES NATIONS UNLE3 POUR L'EKFAIiCE Comite du programme Session de 1973 Kesures de secours et de reconstruction en faveur des _meres; et 6.es enfants ds.no la rseninsule indochinoise Recrainandation du Directeur general Resume II ressort, des discussions anterieures qui ont eu lieu au Conseil d'admi- nistration one, conforriioL:ent a son raandat et a sa pratique consistant a fournir ure assistance hurnanitaire a tous~ les 'enfants sans discrimination aucune, quelles que soient les convictions politiques de leurs parents, le FIS3 serait pret a fournir son assistance et a cooperer a des programmes en favour des enfants dans la peninsula indoc'hinoise. Depuis de nonibreuses annees, le FISS fournit une assistance a c.es pro jets en faveur des enfants dans la Republicue du Viet-Nari, dans la Repubiique khaere et au Laos, A la suite d'arrangements conclus par I'interrr-ediair-e de la Ligue des soci6tes de la Croix-Rouge avec la Societe de la Croix-Rouge de la Sepublicue democratique du Viet-Nam, le FIGE a fourni des metrages de tissus de cotcn pour la confection de vetements pour enfants dans la Republic_ue democratique. Dans 1'espoir que les conditions creees par 1'accord sur le cessez-le-feu et la conference de paix permettront d'etendre la portee et le volume de 1'aide pour des mesures de secours et pour I'anenageirier-t de services en faveur des enfants, le personnel du FISE a pris contact receimnent avec les pouvoirs publics dans la Repubiique du Viet-Nam, au Laos et dans la Repubiique klimere; des aide-memoire accompagnes ce notices explicatives ont ete adresses aux missions de la Repubiique democratique du Viet-Nam et du Gouvernement revolutionnaire provisoire de la Repubiique du Viet-Nam du Sud a Paris. Les contacts avec ces deux missions se poursuivent S 1'heure actuelle; celles-ci n'ont pas encore eu le temps de repondre. A ce stade, on ne dispose pas encore de renseignemcnts quant a 1' importance des besoins des enfants ni quant c. la cooperation TELEPHONE PLAZA 4.1234 /%^fevv^V CABLE ADDRESS 2, UNICEF '' UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FOKDS 0£S NATIONS UM1ES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATION'S. NEW YORK CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DB L'UNICBF Lists des menibres Les 30 gouvemements membres du Conseil de. 1'UNICEP so.nt eD.us pour une duree de trois ans par le Conseil Econoinigue et Social. La composition du Conseil au ler mai 1973 est la suivante; Algerie Bulgaria Canada Chili Republique Populaire de Chine Congo Costa Rica Egypte France Gabon Republicrue Federals d'Allemagne Inde Indonesia Italie Malav;i Nigeria Norvege Pakistan Philippines Pologne Roumanie Suede Suisse Thailande Turquie U.R.S.S. Royaume Uni de Grande Bretagne et d'lrlande du Nord U.S.A. Uruguay Venezuela INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE ^^^r BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DU TRAVAIL L~ G-ENEVE THE DIRECTOR GENERAL LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL 25 April 1973 Dear Mr. Secretary-General, I attach a brief memorandum which outlines the areas in which the International Labour Organisation might be able to be of assistance in reconstruction activities in Viet-Ifam. Yours sincerely, ¥ilfred Jenks, Director-General. Mr. Kurt Waldheim, Secretary-General, United Nations, 33E¥ YORK, I.Y. 10017 MEMORANDUM UN Contribution to Post Cease-Fire Reconstruction Activities in Viet-Nam The ILO1s Role The ILO could provide assistance to Viet-Nam, on request, in the following major areas: 1. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled The ILO, in co-operation with WHO and other "bodies concerned, could initiate regional programmes for the vocational rehabilita- tion of the disabled with a series of vocational centres linked with medical rehabilitation centres, hospitals and clinics, and providing vocational rehabilitation as well as serving as a base for the training of vocational rehabilitation instructors. 2. Vocational Preparation of Adolescents and Young People separated from their Families The ILO, in co-operation with UNESCO, TJNICEF and other competent UN Agencies, could assist in the development of a series of pilot vocational centres for adolescents and young people (aged roughly 12-18 years), aimed at giving them simple, practical skill training for work useful to their communities in sectors in which future opportunities would be likely to be avail- able. These centres could cater in particular for the very large number of young people who have become orphans or separated from their families and who require to be economically self-supporting at a young age. 3- Vocational Preparation of Girls and Women who have to carry family responsibilities alone The ILO, in co-operation with FAO (home economics) and UNESCO (literacy), could assist in the development of programmes for the vocational preparation of girls and women whose husbands have been killed or disabled or who have been abandoned and who must now carry family responsibilities alone. 2. 4. Resettlement of the Homeless A massive relief operation and the resettlement of homeless families would call for the construction of low-cost temporary as well as permanent houses. Roadbuilding, repair and mainten- ance, and work on other forms of transport could lead from the relief phase of activities into the construction and development phase. The ILO's contribution would "be in providing iraining and assisting in the establishment of schemes to implement programmes in these fields. The areas listed above have an immediate humanitarian aspect, and programmes in these areas could be instituted in the first phase of" activities dealing with relief and rehabilitation. • Longer-term policies covering the reconstruction and development phases could include the following fields: (1) Manpower Organisation Forecasting The ILO could assist in the development of plans for the efficient utilisation and development of national human resources and for the forecasting of short and medium-term manpower requirements so as to prepare the ground gradually and rationally for training geared to employment requirements. (2) Vocational Training for Reconstruction As a result of the devastating destruction inflicted by the long hostilities, particular attention should be paid to the development of human resources. The ILO, with its long experience in the field of vocational train- ing, could initiate and supervise work-oriented accelerated vocational training for key personnel in construction, transport and communications and for repair of physical damage to roads, transport and buildings. The programme has the immediate objective of providing the country as soon as possible with the skilled labour force required. In the subsequent stages, this activity could be enlarged to provide assistance for the establishment of a comprehensive vocational training scheme on a country-wide basis, including the establishment of appropriate technical standards and the establishment of an appropriate number of training facilities. Handicrafts and Small-Scale Industries While the public works and emergency schemes referred to above will absorb a large number of the labour force, there will nevertheless be a need for involving people' in productive and remunerative activities and the promotion of handicrafts of the traditional, artistic, utilitarian or servicing craft type could contribute to the creation of jobs. The ILO could assist in setting up and reactivating these activities and in ensuring them the infrastructure they need as regards raw materials, credit, technical standards, supervision and marketing. In this respect, the setting up of production and marketing co-operatives could play a very important role to ensure the maximum benefit of such efforts wiH go to the people concerned and would avoid any exploitation that might occur if this process were left in the hands of middlemen. The ILO has been successful in promoting and building up such institutions in many developing countries. CONFIDENTIAL WORLD1 METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MfiTfiOROLOGIQUE MONDIALE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL BUREAU DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL BCEMHPHAH METEOPOJIOrHHBCKAfl OPrAHHSAIJHfl ORGANIZACION METEOROLOGICA MUNDIAL Eiopo FenepajibHoro OFICINA DEL SECRETARIO GENERAL Annex: 1 GENEVE, 16 April 1973 tc. Dear Dr. Waldheim, Following the discussions which took place at the meeting in Paris on 3 March 1973 and at the recent session of the ACC, I am enclosing herewith some tentative notes on the sort of assistance in the field of activities of WMO which might be included in any future UN relief operation in Vietnam. Yours sincerely, (D.A. Davies) Secretary-General Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations NEW YORK, W.Y. 10-017 U.S.A. AP/gs cc: Mr. B. Urquhart Sir Robert Jackson Mr. Andersen Mrs. E. Mira^^- 20 April 1973 bef. filing: GH Dear Mr. Daviaa, This is just a line to thank you for your letter of 16 April 1973, vith which you enclosed notes on the assistance in the field of activities of WMO which might be included in any future UN relief operation in Vietnam. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Kurt Waldheim Kr. D.A. Davies Secretary-General Wofeld Meteorological Organization United Nations Office Geneva, Switaerland CONFIDENTIAL NOTE ON METEOROLOGICAL ASSISTANCE IN VIETNAM Past and present technical assistance activities 1. Meteorological assistance to the Republic of j Vietnam under the UNDP and under WMO's own Voluntary y. Assistance Programme has hitherto been small and has been 1 confined to the award of fellowships and participation 1 in WMO regional training seminars. It seems, however, | that under U.S. Aid Programmes, many more fellowships have j been provided. 2. From available information it appears that a reasonable network of meteorological observing stations with good communication facilities has been built up in South Vietnam. Although it may be expected that the equipment will be handed to the Vietnamese after departure of the United States forces, it is not known whether the network can continue to be efficiently operated. It seems likely that the United States Aid will continue to be provided to the Meteorological Service of the Republic of Vietnam. The Country Programme Proposals for UNDP assistance for the next four years, which will be submitted to the Governing Council in June 1973, do not include any assistance in the field of meteorology in view I of the wide scope of the United States Aid Programme, which, 1 according to the documents, "has largely satisfied the needs ,! of Vietnam". 3. Very little is known of the Meteorological Service of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It seems likely '] that in North Vietnam a network of meteorological stations } is in operation to meet military^-and other requirements. j •i j 4. The assistance being given by UNDP in the develop- j ment of the Lower Mekong Basin is substantial and well-known. \ The responsible body is the Committee for Coordination of j Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin which was set up in .j ' 1957 under the aegis of ECAFE. L| 5. The Committee collaborates closely with the j Meteorological Services of the riparian countries, in particular I with the Thai Meteorological Department, which supply the j Mekong Secretariat regularly with rainfall, evaporation and i hydrological data, and even radar and meteorological satellite i data. With the help of these data, flood forecasts for selected river basins are being prepared which are issued for five days ahead on an experimental basis during the flood season (July to October). Possible areas of future WMO assistance 6. The devastation caused in North and South Vietnam by typhoons and the floods which may accompany them and which also occur in other circumstances, is too well-known to stress. A field of interest to WMO is that of organizing warning systems for typhoons and for flood forecasting. It is estimated that the installation of two weather radar stations for typhoon detection would be needed. These would cost about $500,000. For the same purpose two stations for direct reading of satellite data should be installed. The cost for both would be $70,000. 7. For flood forecasting purposes, the network of streamflow and rainfall stations will have to be expanded, .including where possible some automatic water stage recorders and telemetering rainfall stations. The Song Cai River basin on the East coast of South Vietnam was under consideration for a pilot flood forecasting project after a December 1964 flood of the river resulted in 150 deaths and inundation of the city of Phan Rang. The cost of a network of about 6-8 telemetering stations for one river basin would be about $60,000 and an additional $40,000 x«rould be necessary for repeater stations. The total cost for the network is thus estimated at $100,000. 8. After the termination of hostilities, agriculture is likely to figure as one of the-prominent areas to be developed by the Government of both North and South Vietnam. It is necessary that meteorological services to agriculture be developed in conjunction with this effort and that a network of agrometeorological stations be set up. Climatological data processing facilities may have to be modernized to facilitate agrometeorological investigations as well as to enable studies of other applications of meteorology to economic development. The estimated cost would be about $200,000. 9. All these activities would be dependent to a greater or less extent upon the basic network of meteorological observing stations to be established. For both North and South Vietnam there will be a requirement for about 25-3O synoptic stations. Depending on whether or not remote read- ing wind measuring equipment is required, the cost of one , -» _ -5 .i J •" synoptic station is $2,500 or 3,500.. Some four or five of these should be capable of taking upper-air observations; wind-finding radar equipment is recommended (cost .$60,000 each) The observations need to be sent to a designated collecting centre; equipping each station with a SSB transceiver would be desirable (cost about $2,000-2,500 per station including an electric generator). The national collecting centres should be equipped with radio transmitters and receivers for the onward transmission of the national data and the receipt of international broadcasts (cost $80,000, including facsimile) . This whole system needs to be supported by .- an instruments workshop and adequately trained technicicans (cost of a workshop about $40,OOO). -The total cost would thus 'be about $570,000. * 1O. The proposals outlined above will require adequately trained personnel. It is therefore suggested that in any project a sufficient number of fellowships be included in the fields of typhoon .forecasting, network inspection and meteorological instruments repair and calibration, telecommunica- tion engineering and operation, agrometeorology and modern methods of climatological data processing and flood forecast- I ing. Training of observers should be done locally, if 5 necessary with the help of an international expert. The 1j cost would be $60,000. I 11. The total cost of such assistance is thus of the | order of $1,500,000. This is of course a very tentative j estimate. I^ Priorities I | 12. Probably the most urgent aspects of the above activities are those relating to the typhoon warning and flood forecasting systems. Any relief operations could be greatly impeded if not nullified by the occurrence of a natural disaster of either kind if a warning system is not in operation. WMO, Geneva 16 April 1973 30 mars 1973 Monsieur le President/ • -*• J'ai•I'honneur, a la suite du premier aide-memoire qui vous a ete envoye le 26 mars 1973, de voua tiransmettre un deuxieme aide-inoraoire accorapagne de documents annexes con- cernant le programme d1action de 1'UNICEF.- Get aide-memoire suggere egalcment la possibilite d'une visite a Hanoi! de representants de 1'UNICEF, a un moment de votre choix. Ce contact direct aurait pour but de faciliter la confrontation des besoins exprimes par la Repxiblique D&uocratique du Vietnam avec les possibilites immediates dcassistance et de cooperation de la part de 1'UNICEF. c Nous souhaitons quo ces precisions sur les formes et modalites de notre action puissent aider votre comiHe a un examen plus docuraente de notre proposition de collaboration. Nous esperon.cj' qu 'unc reponse de votre co:nita dci.ns un delai jrapprocli(§ perracttrait a 1'IRTICEF d'engager concretement et rapidcment 1'action d'assistance et de cooperation qvsi pourrait Stre actuellerrient utile" a l'enf Je vous jsaie d'e croirer Monsieur le President, a 1'assu- rance de raa haute consideration. Kenry R. Labouicse ,' ^ _ - ^ . ,*- .- ' Directeur General • do. Gos\it6 po'ur la -Ilocop.tion • ' ' * •••••••••• et la Distribxition de 1'Aide Internationale et Populaire nanoi', Republique Democratique du Vietnam ^ ,, • TCLEPHONt: PLAZA -4.1234 • dfrZZtSr&h CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED KATIDHS CHILDREN'S FUiiD • FCHDS DES NATIONS UN1ES POUR L'EHFAHCE UNITED NATION'S. NEW YORK AIDE-MEMOIRE N° 2 Au qovernemcnt de la Reoubliaue Deraocratiaue du Vietnam. 1. Suite a 1'aide memoire tr.ansmis le 26 MARS 1973 sous couvert d'une lettre adressee au President du Comite pour la Reception et la Distribution de 1'Aide Internationale et Populaire, 1'UNICEF transiaet les documents suivants qui precisent les formes et les modalites de la cooperation proposee: (a) Document general intitule Formes et Modalites _de Copper5tipn. (b) En annexe a ce document est joint un soromaire plus detaille des differents Jbypes de^ cooper a tip n dans Ies4 domaines: sante, education, services pour 1'enfance, nutrition. Ce document a 6te 6tabli a partir de situations similaires ou 1'UNICEF avait 6te appele a intorvenir dans le passe. 2. L'UlsflCEF, ainsi qu'il a ete mentionne dans le premier aide- memoire est pret a rechercher les moyens de repondre d'une facon appropriee, efficace et rapide aux besoins sp§cifiques • de la RDV, tels que celle~ci les definit en fonction de sa propre politique dans le domaine de 1'enfance et des besoins nes de la situation de guerre. A.. UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND FOMDS DES NATIONS UH1ES FOUR L'ENFAKCE A titre d'exemple et de document de travail dans le domaine de I1 aide sanitaire, I1 UNICEF transmet egalement un Guide 1 'aide de 1 'UNICEF aux services hospita3.iers de mater- de pediatrie et do formation _pr o f e s s i onne ]. ]. e . Ce document pourrait indiquer 1'aide en equipment pour les hopitaux et les installations sanitaires, que I1 UNICEF peut, en fonction de son experience, offrir. 4. Pour faciliter 1' adaptation de la cooperation de 1'UNICEF . aux besoins concrets et specifiques determines par le gou- vernement de la RDV, et notarcment exprimes par le Comite d'Aide/ l'UlsTICEF serait pr&t a envisager 1 ' envoi a Hanoi de deux delegues representant . le Directeur Gen6ral. Cette visite pourrai-t, si cette suggestion rencontrait 1'agrement du gouverneraent de la RDV, avoir lieu au moment qui apparalt- rait le plus favorable .a cel-ui-ci. Elle permettrait - sur la base des documents communiques - une confrontation plus rapide entre les besoins exprimes par la RDV et les actuelles possibilit6s imniediatemerit disponibles de la part de 1'UNICEF. 1. Text, of cover letter addressed to the President of the Reception and Distribution committee for International and .Popular Aid, Hanoi. (Submitted on March 26th 1973). > • * • . • Monsieur le Pr6sident, . • •• J'ai 1'honneur de vous transmettre un aide- _m6moire present^ par le Fonds des Nations Unies. pour 1'Enfance a I1intention du Gouvernement;de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam. Ce document propose la collaboration du Ponds pour fournir une contribution aux actions engagees par votre Gouvernement en vue d'ameliorer les conditions de vie des enfants et des femmes sur le territoire de la RDV. J'aimerais attirer votre attention sur les points suivants: 1. -L'UNICEF est un organ5.sine des Nations Unies qui a son propre conseil d'administration compose des • rep?£s£rntants de gouvernements de trente pays. Ce conseil se reunit cette annee le 30 avril. 2. Les ressources de 1'UNICEF'proviennent de • contributions volontaires emanant de 138 gDuvernements (pour environ soixante-dix (*) pourcent du budget). 3. L'UNICEF consacre la totalite de ses ressources a 1'amelioration des conditions de vie des enfants,des adolescents et des meres. Son action est stricteraent 1 . • . humanitaire.Aussi le Fonds collabore avec les ouvernements de tous les pays qui le souhaitent sans que ces gouvernements soient nccessaireinent nembres de 1'ONU. • ' 4, En raison de son caractere autonome le Fonds peut apporter sa collaboration avant que soient engagees des activites provenant des autres organismes des Nations Unies. Bien entendu, lorsque ces actions sont entreprises le Fonds collabore avec les differentes agences des Nations Unies afin que se coordonnent les actions engagees selon les voeux du gouvernement inter c.ose. correcteQ as per tlx 105". A-. *• • */ - . A X.' A titre d'information, j'ai le plaisir de joindre a cet aide-memoire deux documents: - Une note d'information eri anglais donnant un apergu des activites de 1'UNICEF dans le domaine particulier des secours aux pays 6prouves par la guerre ou par des catastrophes naturelles, Le rapport condensd du Directeur General de 1'UNICEF au Coriseil d1Administration en 1972. Je souhaite que cette proposition de collaboration 'soit examinee avec interet par votre Comite et qu'une reponse puisse nous etre transmise permettant a 1'UNICEF d'engager des pourparlers en vue. d'une action.. •' • Je vous prie de croire, Monsieur le President, a I1assurance de'ma tres haute consideration. Charles Eggor Directeur Adjoint TELEPHONE PLAZA /-I234 /^V^PS^V CABLE ADDRESS UNICEF UNICEF UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND • FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'EKFAHCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK AIDE-MEMOIRE No. 1 • Au Gouverneinent de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam 3.. Le Fonds des Nations Unies pour 1'Enfance, UNICEF- FISE/ presents ses compliments au Gouvernement de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam. 2. L'UNICEF souhaite, si tel est le desir du Gouvernement de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam/ apporter sa cooperation pour des projets interessant 1'aide a 1'enfance. 3. Cette proposition s'appuie sur la resolution 57 de 1'Assemblee Generale des Nations Unies en date du 11 decembre 1946/ creant le Fonds des Nations Unies pour 1 'Enfahce. 4. Ce programme de cooperation serait une operation strictement humanitaire concue pour permettre un maximum d'aide a l°enfance sans discrimination aucune. 5. L'UNICEF apporte sa collaboration a des actions ou des programmes interessant 1'enfance et la jeunesse entrepris par des services ou des organisations non- gouvernementales agreees par le gouvernement. (Jf^R^I UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND W$M FONDS DES NATIONS UKIES POUR L'EfJFANCE - 2 -• 6. Tout en s'efforcant de donner rapidement suite a des demandes de secours, 1'UNICEF peut egalement participer a des programmes nationaux destines a aider le developpement des services assurant la protection et la preparation des enfants et des adolescents en vue de leur avenir. ' Ces programmes s'appuient sur des besoins exprimes par les autorites nationales. 7. L1 action de 1'UNICEF peut s'etendre aux regions rurales aussi bien qu'a d'autres zones ou spheres d'activites en tenant corapte des problemes specifiques des enfants et des adolescents dans leur contexte familial ainsi que des problemes des meres et des femmes enceintes. La realisation de ces programmes peut etre etendue sur plusieurs annees. 8. Il est generalement prevue qu'un representant de 1'UNICEF assure une liaison etroite avec le gouvernement concernant la preparation et le deroulement des programmes et des activites en cours. 9. Les speres generales de la cooperation de 1'UNICEF peuvent etre ainsi decrites: - aide dans le domaine sanitaire pour la protection maternelle et infantile; - aide dans le domaine de la nutrition, par example pour la foux-niture d'aliments enrichis aux jeunes enfants; t — 3 — - assistance dans le domaine de 1'education/ par exemple par la fourniture de materiel scolaire et des moyens de production de ce materiel; - aide a la creation des services necessaires a la vie des enfants et des adolescents ainsi qu'a la formation du personnel de ces services. 10. D'autres informations pratiques portant sur les formes materielles d 'assistance de 1 "UNICEP pourraient etre communiquees dans un bref delai. L'UNICEF a a sa disposition un certain nombre de listes, types de materiel et d'equipement pouvarit servir a 1'approvi- sionnement de ces programmes. Les autorites du Gouvernement de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam pourront utiliser ces listes a titre de suggestion^ pour formuler leurs- demandes en fonction de leurs besoins specifiques. 11. L'UNICEF doit tenir compte pour determiner 1'etendue de sa cooperation des ressources financieres mises a sa disposition sur le plan multinational par les gouvernements et le secteur non-gouvernemental. 12. Dans le cadre de sa cooperation avec le Gouvernement de la Repoblique Democratique do Vietnam, 1'UNICEF est pret a cooperer avec tout organisme designe par UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND ^g^ FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFAKCE - 4 - Gouvernement (tel le Comite pour la Reception et la Distribution de 1'Aide Populaire et Internationale). Pour ce faire 1 'UI-TICE? souhaite engager un dialogue avec un representant autorise du Gouvernement de la Republique Deniocratique du Vietnam dans un delai aussi rapproche que peut le souhaiter ce Gouvernement. 13. Parmi les moyens de communication disponiblest le bureau europeen de I'UNHCEF, par 1'intermediaire de son Directeur Adjoint, Monsieur Jean Guibbert, en poste a Paris, reste a disposition pour recevoir et transraettre au Directeur General de 1'UNICEF toutes reactions du Gouvernement de la Republique Democratique du Vietnam a cet aide-memoire et pour fournir les complements d'information que ce Gouvernement pourrait juger utiles. TELEPHONE PLAZA I CABLE ADDnnes UN1CKF UN1CEF UNITED NATIOKS CHILDREN'S FUND • FUNDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS. NEW YORK FORMES ET MODALITES DE COOPERATION' DE L'UNICEF avril 1973 701TDS D2S 1TATI017S TJIHES POUR L'EOTAHCB IJations Unics, ITew Yorf: CADRE. DE LIASSIST,MIC3 ET BS LA COOPERATION D3 L'UIHCEP I. Fornes et II. Avrxl 1975 I. PORM3S LT ttODALITES 1. PoHtlqU3 . j ' ' 8 'appuyant sur son isandat particuliur ot sur son exp6rience)i 1'UWICEF est pret d apporter sa cooperation et con assistance £ des promts • en favour des enfants dans toute la pSninsule indochiiioise. la Resolution do I'Acsenbl&e generale ayant d&cld6 3^, citation do I'UWICEP a institu6 le principe dfune "r-6 partition 6qui table et b'ien ordonn.&o dss appro vi- sioniienKiits et autros secowrs, cosipto tonu des bssoins et cans distinction de race, do religion, do nationalit ou dropinion politique". (R6solution do l'AsGcn)bl6e . g&n&rals 57 (3.) para. I, 2b (:li) du 11 diSosnbre 19^-6). 2. L^assictanoe- appor'tee pair I'UITICSP aina:l que sa coop&ration se pr6senteraient covmef vcr^s op5ration strict^EKnt hung.nitairo concus POUJ* psCTJiettro un Tra^uKunj d'aicle d 1'enfanco, sans discrimination aucune, ?. ' L'UNICEP off rirait sa cooperation en vue de r£#ondre bssoins des enfanta dans toute la peniusulo indocjUnoise. II est possible que les raodss de cooperation variont rsolon les jjoriYerneruants particulifere^ant on fonction de lours besoins rospGctifs en secoitrs inKi6dlats ou on organisation d plus long tcn.rj O'G services en favetu? do lfenfance, 'ausui bien qu'en fonction das difforonts besoins priori- taires dcs cr.fan.ts dans les diff6i'entof3 rogions do la indochinoice. ~ 2 - XI n'codste auouns crlt&res pr&eencus do la repartition do 1'assis- ', tanco do 1! UNICES' dans los diff&rentes r&slons do la pSnlnsulo indochinoise . s porjslbiljos de «.) L'UMICSP pout offrir son assistance ot sa cooperation SMX service B GTint6r6scant spScifiquomont aux bssoins des enfonts, des adoleso^nts, dos nriros ot das fom?3& enceintes et cols. partl dans loo aonos rxiralas. Ckss sor%^5.oes existent e&nSralecKsnt; dans princip:uix secteura suivcnts: •» San-b^y, particuli&z'eBsnt les services ayant taio action directs cur la cant& Eatorriollo ct Infantilej " ^ii£SiiSS.» y co^P^-S ^-G assistance pour Is r&tablissenont d • ' Borvices scolairos d&truits on endonaas^G ainsi que pyuz* loc px'Ojefts gouvernoinsntaux & plus long terry) visant d donnor eux onfants uno kducation qui les pr6paro a participor plus tard. RU daveloppsBent de leiir pays; ion dg_l.^GnfanoGj y oosipris l*aido & la formation du X>az'GonnGl da ces services; • ** H'.'1^±=SE* y confpris loo bossoins do premifiro urgenco oxigeant la foTJrnituro d'aliments attx gi-oupos d'enfants parti 0'aJ.ldreiKsnt d&ravoriESc et les bssoins t* Ions ton>3 impliqitant le dc-veloppe luont do GS'st&nos d*aliK2ntation 6proxiv I'UNICEP apporte d{jj^. une assistaiico d vai certain nombro do pro Jets dans plucieurs r6sions da Za pSninculo indochinoii-o. L'UNICEF cst prct & adaptor ot & auginonter eette acslGtancc ainsl quo sa cooperation en fonctljn dos bssoins actuals. Lo Fonds pout j 6salor^Gnt 6tendre son action d d'autres r&eiono si tel cst le d6slr clos autorit6s Gouvemerantalos int6r6ss&es, et cela au ffioaK>nt qui 3xrur convlendra. c) II so petit qua d5jns la pSninsulo indochinolso les enfarxts &ient dos "tocsins paj'ticuliers dus an rctom* otes faniillos dana los villages d&triiitSp d la n&c6sslt§ do r&tablir les norvices eanltairos ct scolaires cndosraagGs par- la guerro et & la n5c6s- sit6 d'uno r6adaptatlon sooiale ot physique pour ceux qui ont 6t6 s^pares de lour feMlle, blesses ou physlquenis-nt diniinu&s. d) Sill-en est bosoin^ 1'UjfICEP pout efappuyer sur dos consolK^s ou • avis tocbnlques dor? au'treo institutions du cystdssss das Nations 5* QuoIqus q J^rlnclpo a o scgntlo la do c oot>5ra.t:-.on • L'assistance ot la coop&ratlon quo psut offrir 1'UrIICSF roposont sur un corts-in noabra de principosds baca, quo ca soit dozis le donaino du d&voloppefixjnt a long tor-mo do eoi'Vices on favour dss eafants cu dans dss situations cxlgoant dos operations do secourc iiar&diatos. Ics prlnclpos essontlela sent XGB siulvants; a) LcFiIICEP no conduit pas lui-;:£r/Mf los prosranuos. Son assistanco cst fcnction dos ssrvices et dos projets congus ot cntropris par los Cotte r/.s3istancG psut $tro offcrte c.ux: orcanicniDS gouvornoissntaux appro- >i pri6s oUj. cl tol est 2x? dSsir du couvemomant int6r' >s&/) d vno orGS.nlcatl( non eouverncnsntale partic5.pa.nt d cos services ou & cos projots. Cstto seconds .-solution serait utilicSo par exonplo dans lo cas oft un -Gouvorne- nxsnt souhaiterait quo 2es cocours dectin&s aux enfants coiont cilstribu&s par I'interaSdiairc d'uo3 organisation to Ho qu'uno soci&te nationals do la Croix Rouga. b) L'llHIGEI? so ticnt pr6t d donner rapidecent suite aux derarjndes relatives aux bosoins particulidremsnt ursonfedss onfcnts. Cependant la •taajeure partio do son assistance consists en nsrt&riel, en 6quipoKsnt et emsubventions dastinSs au developponc-nt do prograiraas nationaux d plus Ions terns? ainsi quf£\ colui do services congiss ps;r los gouvernerasats pour assia'or la protection <3ss enfants ot la pr&psa^ation do la ^eisie en vuo do son avonir* • • ' c) L:run dos &3£:nsnts osseatiels do la rocbQ??c!*3 dfun ao ord. ontre les gouvvsrnoffisnts et l^Ul^ICI;? sia* les prograjirsss sxscqusls 2s Fonds pourrait collaboror* lo plus utilessnt, ost I'ordro do priorit5 clos Jxssoins 6tabli par los eouvox-nas^nts ou>:-!^57»3. Une fois los prioritos dfe'borrainSie la definition dos actions cp-bcifiquos axur.quslloBll'Ul'JICSF pourrait partici psi1 GO fait en gSn^ral au Koyon ds consultations ontr-e I'DrcGEication et 3 Eutordtdo soinfomeraontalGS responsables. Cos consultations aident d Ct6 los prioritGo des boeolns des enfants, los approchos quo los autorit6 Yornonantalos souhaitont er.plo.yer pour r-Spondro ti cos bssoins, ot les Doyens concrets par1 lesquolc 1'UIJICEF pourrait appcrter uno assistanoa fr la base de plans Krutuellecssnt approuv6s. Cos principos d&cou3jsnt da la" Resolution do I'Assembl^e Gtin5ralo des Nations Unios qui a decide da la cr6ation do I'ltt-UCSP ot qui d6claix> ; "Lo Ponds n'oxercera con actlvitS dans aucun pays cans avoir GU pr&alable consults lo .Gouvcroemsnt lnt&r&Gs& ot 'avoir obtenu con assontimont." . (resolution 57 (I)* para. 1^ 2 (c) <3u 11 dSceabre 19^6). d) los pays avec lesquols 1'UNICS psut ooop5ror no doivent pas irsnont 6tro msmbrcs dos Kations Unies ou d'uae do ses institu- tions spScialis6os. e) En vus d'assisror los Esoyons les plus cfficaeos dfus© col7-abo- ration concretef ct si tel est lo d&sir du gouvernoEssnt, .I'ULUCEP pout R>3ttre fl la. disposition da eolul-ci ixn )?opr6s(?ntant du Ponds qul 1'aido & d&cider de la f orse d'assistaiieo la plus uti!k> quo Is Fonds pourraS.'*; appoirtor* dans los iimltes d^ son nandat. Co i"cpr-6scntant traval3JLerait en msdson 6troito avoc los autoritas gouvornentontalos yesponsables au covrs du d?:roulor.1xjrit des prosya^^s • conrj-ans. c^in dfacc&l^re? la liv)?s,i- son -du irat6rio7. et dos 6quip3S2iits ot ds faciHtor los Gohanses dtixifor- raations rogt'.lier1?; en.tro Is sou\'ernei33xit ot 1'UIvfXCE?, 7. L^^tendiio do 1 'assistances quo pout apportei" I'UIJICSF. d6pend des GO-yi"cos. f inanoidros nisos d SEX dispooition cur lo plan tnultina-fciona par les Gowerzioisssits ot lo secteur non gouvex^ieiKntal. C'est pour cette roison qu'il ost particnl5.<5iioKont souhsltable quo l^Orgcjiilsatlcri coilt infonnSo cur lijas bosoir.c das enfants ct sur l&s prosratn^-s par-ti~ •culiers pour losquols ecu assistcjice ost II t iDorsainec do I'G.sciat 1. Dans son Boiici du bien-etro da I1 enhance, I'tETICEF o'cifcrce d1 adopter tine attitude dc £l 2. Aiasi q.iie nous i'arons ccix'uLsn^ an Chapitre I, 1'UI-UGSF kio conduit pas '3jss wograrmas; , .- Los tj^pes do coor.^r&tion q.Mi eulvont no coat done or.e des s ca vno do ec«GuI.ts.tio;is GVGC les go-avoraenonts do 3ja p^mlnctLl.© :bido- s. L'asenceisant r^-ticulier des difft^eritc types do fxxxtieri U1-3ICZ3;1 rogratS'.ies do,nc iia pays donr.y on cla:is xtae re2*-Qi* donnde dovrc.it otre / jot da co;ie;ilt&.tio;is plv.o approfondicr? avec los cw3~!in:lct?:c,tioa5 do co &yn o\i do cotte region. L'^.mciratioa OMU. cvlt n'ost pas oi±?.iin;tive et n pretend pas de-ll^tcr la cooper cvticir'c.iix TOO^ressaas Qi\c 1'UlIICni? pent ou eouhaite Cvpporter « : flans _ L div?.lna • h. t-ateriel e-b eouipcoients : L'ISIOSF poiirrait f'oi^Al? dec ds c-atcriel et cl'c'quipe^-esto ecisenticls dactines a cles centres do cants de difrorent&s ci:vGrgi.'A'eB adtiiziintreg pasr cfJ-tfc'reateB catd^ories de po:e- coiinol oaiiltarbre, c. dos bopitaxts Icc&ux ou s-vrcxir-:, ot c, cios liorfitCA^c joro- vir.ciiai53: ou ccc;Liime,y.2:« (Dai^s le car? des etc>"olis cements los'pliis 5a:oc>3?» tantfs, les taniperia-jts eont cc'a&al.erient dcstf-nea ais: eerviecB d'obs-tt-tri- 0.110, de p-^d:le;br:le ct do r.v?,temit,j5). Dec laatcri&usi do construction pt>ijr~ raier/o obro fournin vovi* 1% reconstruction ci\ la yetiaration. des servicos do carit^S endo?::i&So2 . Jj'lUICSI1' poiiiTci:5.t fc^xrair des prcduits 3;hax"r:-aceu.ti- q.uoo, dos K-'dilcssxJSts et dcs stirral&z&ntc dictdticiicc sous for~i-2 cl'ascor- t^errb.o ou on vrc,c. L'lITIC^? disposo ecalenorrb de is&.t'jriel et d'caai^s- Eioatn dastiiics G.y^: pro^rev^rjDs de Ixv&te centre ccrctaineo Evjalsx3J,es cpacii'i- or,(ss do lro:r?Gnc3, Das vacciiio, eiiisi qv.e le ^aterrlol do co:aservc,t5.c-a ot d'iiiKociil^.tion, coat dic'jxjniblec pors* les een^icoo 6. L'&^provieionseirfint en eau potable ect. ivx clement il^crt&n'u de l CGat^ sis.teyr.cDJ.o et infaMtilo : 1& rdo:Lct«JD.ce £Vtt2; c.-i'ilP/lJ.eM cdnsS. quo I'xtti.l^lsaticia d.£K clcbsnts nti^vitiiO gar Vorsanio^a en cl^ooncle^o. irons pro£;i^oi-}f5 Q.v.e la guerre dans la p^nin^ulo indOG":i^.oisa a dotrxii do iio'jibrei^r. y^teaoa cl'Gdclv;ct:lo-n d'cay. ds^is les ^^.Ha^cfj cdr.ci cjvie daaf3 dos •dtabl:locsKSiits eseeirbieli) cccij.tairoa ou scolaires. ot a in- tcrrccv/u lee tv-evav;-: .volatile a I'a^'jiaseaont do noxrTCr-A?.x raoofc^; fL'ri vla5.onnor;iont en esu potable, pa-riiiculliere'iioat dens les KOIISS m^ales. 7* 1-fetdriel et dqui^oraents : 1'UIJIC.n? poxjrrait iCccrnir los canalisa los pcnrpos et I'eov.iTJcr.icnt n^ces;.7e.ij*e3 ft la reparation dos pvJ.tr> orxd C<5fl ainsi oxi'n, 1-?. constrv.cticn do noirveny.;: r>yits. L2 Fonda po\y:red lonent fournir les r-oyens de transport, les o-j.tiln et les i'oreuses ipour la reparation, ct le> forage dcs puits. ."Uh dcs fc.cteiu's fierv&nt ecmvent de critere-'pour le choix dos sones ruroleK ou 1'oa entend ddvelcCrar xm cystena d'adduction d'eau est le fait QUOGcela pcmottrait s:lsxQ.tandir!cxn.t d'cp^Toi^lsioruiei" dos hopitaiuc, s centres do nonte ou dec ecolcs en can potable. 8; L'UJJICSF wourrcdt eJJ.ov.er (lea oubventions et dss boTicces pom* formation cles ii^cnioy^s ot des 6uv»iers, chargds do I'^ablisnc don plans, dc la constmction et de I'entreticn des r/yctoines d!e,ddT?.otion potable. 9. . Cans ?.o ca-di-o do ca coor^raticn avec les eoirv'smer-oatis daiio Is zsonde, l:UTI03y a^orto con c,;?riu-i cws: r>rooe'o• » s naoa-onc^o:-* • ^«a» lor^ torr^o -^.cantt % a offri:-: c,\ix e;r?o.r;tc imo education Guoceptiblo do 3-es prdparer en vue de loiir pfci'ticitsntlori ftitiiro "Ciu dcVcloppai'ient ^ooncsinuc et social de leiir X5?»ya» *£L tse pexvb cv>.& dans lor; riayis clo I/?. peninevOje ifcdoc&inoisG dcs problornos pl^s Agents c^l^ent xmo attention In^cdiate du fait dos condi- tioaa <5.v.i y out Btvi an GC-VJ?C des dernic?.*os onnoes et entraSno la dect3.*u.c- tion ou l'ondo^.'rf^eri&:it cLen bati^snts et d'ecniipa^vcints ecoleis-ec * rGconotru.ct:lo:-ir.i ot des ^cparr-tionG dovxont etre entEjepriaes do-ric jrdgions* L'lETICGP est pret c reponOj^o atu: bosoir.s i-olatifc- c>;a r^t^blicse- went dos fser\rices Gcolc-,:brcG aaneji qu'a CGVJJ: conccrnant ua. dc'voD^oppar^nt a Ions terras clans lo do^eAne do I1 education. 10 - 10. litt^riel et equiponsnts : I'UITICin? T-'r.irroit fournir das assortilo de raat<5riel et d'dgniparonts pour lea ecolcs pi-imaires et socondcdrec et #our lee institute do formation, p'dasosic.ir.o (ecolcs nox-icrilen). L'lITSOiI? po'rreait fovrrdr d&c natcSri&is: pour la. ripr,xvitlon et la ;.*o- conatsiiction doo ttablisseMents scolaires ot cles ecoloa r^oraales, odnsi o-j.o des bicyclottcs (arec ou. cans noteiir}, des vdliicii3.es le^erc et des cars pom" les townees d' inspection et la fca'cation. A co^ ivant c'ajoirbor la ^ouraiture cie siat oriel pcsdc-so^iouo, d'^cuipsriontG cudio-vicuols et d'&utres rjp.terrlels scolaires cLecti'a^B e. 1'caelioration dec progjrara^ss et 11. Ltj cl^olc^oTnexit des ensei^naats et tie a i-^spocte^rfs et d3.j.'eot«x\rG ds © peut-Stro de gi-a,ndr> efforbs do i'or^^-tion en CO*J.?B d'e-nvnloi et do rccyel&se, ct I'UI-ITCJI? pcxcrclt ellovie.ff den fiixbven- tiorxa et dor; bonv^en. Ls Povio.^ pci^rcdt o^alo^snt aj^-ortei" fioii cdcls a vino osieritation ot a \ir..o :?OMaa,tio::i viKi-^it I'aj.iic'lioi'K.tioa a lon^; t-oi-as dew pro- 12. I*a (iUcrrc qrd a eavi dcrio 1?» .^-•r.in.yxuLe indacb-inoiso ft crdd des proble- x&s eocie/a's: co^icrsts : Is dcpl&,ceir:.3r.Ci des pCiTivJ-ctions , la destruction, doe foyers ct daiic certaiiiew rdJGiono lo ranqucs do novirritv^o. La guorre a cr;a- le:nout entrCvVe loc cf^'c/irbs cnt.x-epric ps?: los ciOvivernerisnts jour faire uac probloccxis a long ter:;^ relcxtifs c, la pa.xxvretd dos zones vrbaines, AU: cnfc.utc Jic^idica^a O-'G o/ox '15. Ko.t oriel ct ccjuipercents : pour oubvenir G.UJ: "besoirus 3jcB.c5 1^. Ii'l?II10Jj? pom-icait cvHc-ner des etvrA'entiouc et Clas bovrsos pov.r I'orlca- tation, 3.a fo?:ra-b:Lon ot lo recyclajo dt; ^.-oonneX clow corvicos cociati^ on rCftvcAvc1 ciot? en:-?c^tf.t . - K}'tgr:VW.on_ c;'c. cvl:L^c.':te;t:Loa rlos oir?^nts . . 15. A! y c, q^olcuas t^n^en encore ., 3.oa cffoto cle la ;-v\vbrlt:.o:i DI^- Xo deeo- Icyipc^ant p^yfiiov-ei et .r^ntisl de lfenfai:it dtaicnt nal reeonr^s. Scpi.iifs ou'iXfj sont aOrdo, line attention. nouvclILo est ;o;:et'JS, dans lo oe^re dcs plcuis cle devoloi^^eir^nt fioc:lal et do r-.?o3.uction aHiMent^lrc > au d-J'^olc^po.^snt de gro- g.vev;:SGr; nationafcc S.'oili-jantatio:!. II PO petxt ov.e do>:.c lr« pirdnzrj&e indochi- noisa so por.'e nn p:olxlcro.o iv.itritiorj;jel plvj? la:aed:livb dv; f&it de I'lt^enco dt;p!?j?.ce::is.nt dor; pop'dlat:lc:;s et de 3^ jft-dvot.ion d'i r^s:ur:3 rJLi^entairc des en- JTc-ntfj* L**GJ.?IC:?u? cnt j:"ot e. co^J^orer c,ir-c actions GOW'crrc^.'intsJLes visci?it ••' a resouCa-o lo 7AroDler:o tvct'ael cXlus lon£ tcrr.3 en vuo do d6/elcyr>or O.-DG fiorvices cLoctir/'-a a c^iolioser la condition rLiitritior:n::lle tics cnfc-rita. . . .16. L'UI'ICS? poy^rcdt foiurnir clss allriastc ;ord-ciuits, clcs alir.ienta us ye-vor^e, dec uetcnsiles, cles Koysnc: do tra;^.aport ot tout cxvbro J:iator:'.ol jioux- lo •'c-ra:Vtcoe-;:.vt tics en'r^its ct-toar-to clo rjilbiuti'ition nwsrG. Cet-fce ciic.o pouryait otre i\Tr?ortuc on torrb ov.'tlensnt d'nai pro^rau;^ alilnontairo ou en tent C'U'olcncat cl'na. TTO^rciT^e do cantd* Bu natoriol et clos dcjuipe- rssaros po^crtuci-Tb (SjiGlci'nent etro fovi-rds Sana lo cacira dfira. pro^jrear^ na- tional ccs^rcncirre unc; cducataca ot ir^e fcrsiatAcn nivbritiLoi^elles ct la rocb-ietiOAi d'alisisiits clo SOV^KS* • . • 17. L'UJIiCCTI? £cut allcxier c'/.os su^y/Gntrloiis ot dors boxir-csn poiir 1'or-ienta- tion, la :?c.r."ata.on et IE; recycla^c dii crvbzlon et a 1'ezccution cle nrosrai^nsc: irtrfcreitiloi-i et d'^^sntation. UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE INSTITUT DES NATIONS UNIES FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH POUR LA FORMATION ET LA RECHERCHE (UN1TAR) ,,(UNITAR) SOI UNITED NATIONS PLAZA, NEW YOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL U/CO 100(1) 14 March 1973 I have in mind sending, if you agree, a set of IMITAR studies on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes to the signatories of the Viet-Nam accord. This could be one more way of bringing to their attention the many-sided effort made by the various bodies of the United Nations in this field under your distinguished leadership. A draft of the covering letter is enclosed. Davidson Nicol His Excellency Dr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations 14 March 1973 DRAFT Letter to Ministers of Foreign Affairs who signed the Viet-Nam. Peace Accord. Excellency, I have the honour to present to you with the permission of Dr. Kurt Waldheim our Secretary-General a series of short studies in the field of Peaceful Settlement of Disputes. They have been prepared under the auspices of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and Research and therefore deal mainly with the instrumentalities of the United Nations including the Office of the Secretary-General and the role of the Security Council. It is an attempt to provide additional support to efforts made by distinguished internationalists like yourself in the furtherance of world peace. Having myself served as a Permanent Representative of my country, Sierra Leone, to the United Nations, and particularly on the Security Council, I am keenly aware of the need for practical, relevant and, wherever possible, brief works on issues of direct concern. I appreciate that, in view of your many preoccupations, it will not be possible for you personally to give your full attention to these studies. I trust, however, that some of them will be of interest to members of your staff and, I hope, provide some contribution to the library of your Ministry. Accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Davidson Nicol Executive Director NATIONS UNIES UNITED NATIONS BUREAU DBS SECOURS BISASTEM RELIEF OFFICE EN CAS BE CATASTROPHES CABLES:UNDRO GENEVA PALAIS DEB NATIONS TELEX : 28 148 TELEPHONE; (022) 34 oo 11 3102 n Cni-1211 GENEVE 1® CONFIDENTIAL 7 March 1973 L/V;' Dear Mr. Secretary' Re: Indo-China In view of your particular interest in the rehabilitation and reconstruction activities concerning Indo-China, I have the honour of presenting you herewith a note from Mr. Stanissis who has represented me at a meeting convoked by the Indo-China Operational Group of the International Red Cross. With the assurances of my highest consideration, Yours sincerely, Faruk N". Berkol Under-Secretary-General Disaster Relief Co-ordinator Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Hew York Mote for Mr. Berkol 7 March 1973 At the request of the Co-ordinator, I participated in a meeting called "by the Indo-China Operational Group (Red Gross) which was held at the I.C.l.G. office on 6 March 1973 at 1600 hours. The following were invited to this meeting: Catholic Relief Services OXFAM ICVA World Council of Churches Lutheran World Federation !3?he International Union for Child Welfare Caritas Internationalis Salvation Army Director General of TOT, Geneva OTICEP UKDRO UHHCR On the Red Cross side, the League and the I.C.R,C. were present, as well as representatives of the Danish Red Cross and the British Red Cross. Mr, Olof Stroh gave a brief report on his recent trip to Indo-China during which nlf'vifxted Hanoi in order to discuss Red Cross programmes. He reported that emergency housing was one of the first priority needs for an estimated popuTati"6ii""of'"SBou;t"""l million, followed by medicines, ambulances, equipment for a 250-bed hospital and simple surgical equipment. The North Viet Ham Government and Red Cross were prepared to accept help from various sources including voluntary agencies. They indicated that they would have no objection to such help being channelled through the Indo-China Operational Group (Red Cross). " Mr. Stroh also met representatives of GRTIHK and during the discussions they expressed their gratitude for the concern shown by the outside world. There were still some political difficulties. He also met representatives of Pathet-Lao but the meeting was not very interesting as the cease-fire had just been signed. He reported on Red Cross plans and general operations in Indo-China and stressed the acute need for tracing services for the displaced populations in Indo-China as a whole. This tracing service is being operated by the International Red Cross and by some national societies but there are difficulties in covering the whole region of Indo-China. We were briefed by Mr. Stroh on the ongoing and additional special projects which consist at present as follows: Democratic Republic of Viet Mam First Priority - 10,000 prefabricated houses Second Priority - Ambulances, medicaments, medical equipment, office equipment, equipment for audio-visual language training . 2 - Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Viet Nam First Priority Equipment for 250-bed hospital Second Priority Medicaments, medical equipment, egg powder Khmer Republic First Priority Foodstuffs (rice, condensed or powdered milk, salt, dried fish) Cooking utensils, cloth, cotton blankets, mats, mosquito nets, sarongs Land Rovers Second Priority One medico-social team, fully equipped Improvement of hygienic installations in Pnom-Penh refugee camps Occupational therapies and equipment for national rehabilitation centre Republic of South Viet Nam First Priority Foodstuffs (rice, condensed or powdered milk, Nucnam (fish sauce), salt, tinned food) Cooking utensils, cloth, cotton blankets,mats, mosquito nets Volkswagen buses or Land Rovers Ambul 3J3.ce s Tents, soap Second Priority Housing facilities for 170 families under medical treatment 20 provincial medical centres, each 60 beds Expansion convalescence Red Cross centre in Saigon Pathet-Lao First Priority 300 tons rice, 50 tons sugar, 50 tons milk powder Medicaments Laos First Priority Medicaments, Land Rovers, office equipment. The above represents a general list of needs. Quantities are not yet estimated in a more accurate form. The Indo China Operational Group will finalise their plan of action in the coming days when more information will be available from the field. We were informed that in South Viet Ham there are 175 voluntary agencies active in some way or another. The general nutrition situation is not too bad although there are, of course, pockets of need. The problems which make difficulties are of a logistical nature, of inadequate distribution facilities*, The North Viet Nam Government and Red Cross are not interested in food programmes but would only accept special food for children. The Laos food situation is differentpwfiere" there is an acute shortage of rice. - 3 - I have known Mr. Stroh for many years during •which we have been associated in numerous Red Cross activities. These professional relations have developed in a close and sincere friendship. In a private conversation with Mr. Stroh he informed me confidentially on the attitude of the North Vietnamese when it 1 comes to assistance from multilateral sources. As 31 have indicated in a previous confidential communication dated 6 November 1972 on Indo China, we have to p "bear in mind that the North Vietnamese are very proud and "very marked" and i that they have resisted hardship and sufferings during all the years of the | war therefore, external aid would be welcome but certainly not into any form ; of humanitarian colonialism from countries or inter-agencies and foreign do- gooders. They did makeULt clear to Mr. Stroh that they would prefer, to a certain extent" , to deal with and through the Indo China Operational Group P*C. Stanissis "•'•} ';' * ..-' ' LIGUE DES SOCIETES DE LA CROIX-ROUGE ^3 COMITE INTERNATIONAL DELACROIX-ROUGE Groupe Operationnel de la Indochina Operational Group of the Red Cross Croix-Rouge pour I'lndochine Telephone: 022/346001 Adresse pour visiteurs: Telex: 28171 IOG CH Address for visitors: P.O. Box 232 7, Avenue de la Paix 1211 GENEVA 19 1211 GENEVE • MEETING Reference a rappeler: : ,n replying please quote re.erence^etween Indochina Operational Group and certain Voluntary Agencies and other Organizations concerned with. Humanitarian Operate ans in Indochina at 16.00 on Tuesday, 6th March,. 1973 PROGRAMME 16.00 Report on Recent Visits to Indochina DIOG 16.15 Report on Red Cross Plans and Operations Operations Staff in Indochina 16.30 Reports by Voluntary and other Organiza- tions present on their own Plans and Ope- rations in Indochina 17.15 General Discussion The following Invitations have been issued to; have indicated acceptance; Catholic Relief Services Mr. Lumb OXFAM ICVA Mr. Ritchie World Council of Churches Mr, Mitten / Mr. Canh Lutheran World Federation International Union for Child Welfare Caritas Internationalis Salvation Army TJNICEP Mr. Marks TJNDRO Mr. Stanissis UKHCR Baron Homann- Herimberg UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE.OF INFORMTION MSDIA — NOT.AH OFFICIAL RECORD) . Press Release ECAFE/91^ ••"'•• i^ February 1975' PIECEMEAL POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTION IN INDO-CHINA COULD BE ..DISASIEOUS, ECAFE^COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES. CAUTIONED. .' (The following was received from the United Nations Information.Service, Bangkok*) ' • • ''•••'•••'. Delegates from.20 nations attending a Bangkok session of the Committee on Industry and Natural Resources of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) have been told that "piecemeal efforts at post- war reconstruction could be disastrous . for the'countries of Indo^China". The warning came from U Nyun, Executive Secretary of ECAFE., in an address to the Committee -- one" of -the'-Commi s s'i on's major • policy-shaping bodies -- which is holding its twenty-fifth session, 8-1*4- February. •• : Senior Government representatives 'and'-expert's in the fields of industrial development and natural resources are attending from the follow/ing countries: Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Khmer Republic, Republic of Korea, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand,-"Pakistan j Philippines, Republic of Viet-Nam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and the United States. The Federal Republic'of Germany"is attending as an observer. The meeting is under the Chairmanship of Dr.'Prapit Na Nagara, Director- General, Department of Science, Ministry of Industry, Thailand. Consultation with ECAFE Urged "' .;''•. Pointing out that the new framework of peaceful conditions developing in Indo-China presented great opportunities for the development of industry and natural resources in the' Mekong region, U'Nyun appealed to both developing and developed nations to consult-with United Nations bodies,'such as ECAFE, on their assistance plans for the post-war period. U Nyun said: "These- four Mekong'countries — Khmer Republic, Laos, Republic of Viet-Nam-and Thailand -— should be treated'as a whole. • "While political boundaries certainly'eitist.," the great Mekong.river links them all. They were obviously destined to live together. What affects or benefits one nation, treated separately, could have effects or even disadvantages on another." (more) UNITED NATIONS Press Section Office of Public Information . United Nations, N.Y. (FOR USE OF INFORMATION MEDIA -- NOT AN 'OFFICIAL 'RECORD) Press Release ECAFE/913 7 February 1973 ' U NYUN CALLS' ON ECAFE REGIONAL COUNTRIES TO TAKE'LEAD IN INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION OF POSTWAR INTO-CHINA Eighth/Session of ECAFE's Aaian Industrial Development Council Opens in Bangkok Industrial development experts from countries/of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) were urged in Bangkok to "take a lead in the industrial rehabilitation of the Indo-Chinese countries." The call came from ECAFE's Executive Secretary, U Nyun/when he opened the eighth session of the Asian Industrial Development Council (AIDC) at Sala Santitham on 1 February. The AIEC is a subsidiary body of ECAFEls Division of Industry and Housing, charged with planning for accelerated industrial development in the region. The meeting in Bangkok, 1-7 February, is being attended by participants from the following countries: Australia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Khmer Republic, Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Viet-Nam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Hong Kong (associated member). The meeting appointed, as Chairman, P.rapit Na Nagara, Director-General, Department'of Science, Ministry of Industry, Thailand. Vice-Chairmen are: Neil Bandaranaike, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industries and Scientific Affairs, Sri Lanka; and Achmad Sayuti, Director for Assembly Industries, Directorate-General of Basic Industry, Department of Industry, Indonesia. . . . . Manufacturing Has' Key Postwar Role In his inaugural statement, U Nyun said: "There is one important factor that, I feel, should be given special consideration at this session and kept in mind in discussing activities for the future. I refer to the restoration of peace in Indo-China. In the task of reconstruction, manufacturing will have an overriding part to play." (more) .V& €4 24 12012 s mm, LTF U SAT CGUEAeUES Of U^CTA!? A^ MYSELF «1SH TO SHARE YOU« FEELlHaS Of r RELIEF AMU S££P BAriSFACIIOS UPOI^ SUCC£SSrUt C3f2ClUS!08 atGOllAIlOWS IK PARIS. BESIDES B8ttfGl«6 TO Ai^ EfD THE CSU yiSTKfiM '^AS THIS £V£8I SHOUL3 ^ATURALtY HA^£ ^AfiY POSIHVE R£FERCUSS10S3 III ISTafl'SATIOSAL s • • PS/J4 * m HSLAIIOKS^ IflCLUDS^S THADE AHS l/EVELOPPJESTT IS WHICH W£ ARE PLEUCED TO COWTRISUtE a RO 4- — COL 45 S -*• cc •. C *J-iT .Jt;,.,*-*-*1.1^*.*M*"i*I, * Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations LIAISON OFFICE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS Organisation des Nations Unies pour I'AIimentation et I'Agricult BUREAU DE LIAISON AVEC LES NATIONS UNIES Cables: FOODAGRI, New York United Nations Headquarters-Suite 2258 Tels: 754-1234 Ext. 3474 New York, N.Y. 10017 758-1472 24 January 1973 Excellency, On behalf of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations I have the honour to transmit the text of a message just received addressed to yourself: IN SHARING UNIVERSAL FEELING OF RELIEF EXPERIENCED BY WHOLE WORLD ON LEARNING OF CONCLUSION AGREEMENT ON ENDING WAR IN VIETNAM I WISH PLEDGE FULLEST COOPERATION FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION IN ANY MULTILATERAL ACTION TO ASSIST AND REHABILITATE WARTORN AREAS LOOK TO YOUR LEADERSHIP BEHALF UNATIONS FAMILY AND SHALL DO UTMOST RESPOND TO NEEDS OF DISTRESSED POPULATIONS INCLUDING PROVISION EMERGENCY FOOD AID THROUGH WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME. Accept, Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration. Director FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations His Excellency Mr. Kurt Waldheim Secretary-General United Nations Room 3800 UN Headquarters united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization organisation des nations unies pour 1'education, la science et la culture 2k January 1973 Sir, I have the honour to transmit the following cable addressed to you today by Mr. Rene Maheu, Director-General of UNESCO : PROFOUNDLY GRATIFIED AT SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION NEGOTIATIONS RESULTING IN CONCRETE HOPES EARLY RESTORATION OF PEACE IN VIETNAM STOP EYE REITERATE READINESS OF UNESCO TO PLAY ITS ROLE WITHIN UNITED NATIONS FAMILY IN RECONSTRUCTION OF STRICKEN REGION AND LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR FURTHER THOUGHTS ON THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. MAHEU UNESCO (513V2M Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Andre Varchaver Director Office for Liaison with the United Nations His Excellency Mr. Kurt WALDHEIM Secretary-General United Nations New York C C UNITED NATIONS BUILDING, ROOM 2201, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10017 Phone; Plaza 4-1234 Cables: UNESCORG NEWYORK UNITED NATIONS . Press Section Office of Public Iuforr:aticn United Nations, H.Y. (FOR USE OP INFO?I4<\TIGN MEDIA -- NOT AN OFFICIAL RECORD) Press Release ECAF3/910 17 January 1973 • IMPORTANCE 0? MEKONG- COMMITTEE' 3 ROLE IN POST-WAR INDO-CHINA STRESSED IN OPENING MESSAGES TO ANNUAL MEZ'TING IN SAIGON Progress in Projects, Future Problems Outlined at_Cpening Session (The following was received from a United Nations Information Officer with the Committee in Saigon.) The importance of the role of the Mekong Committee when peace returns to Indo-China was stressed in statements at the opening of the sixtieth plenary session of the four-nation body in Saigon today. In'" a message to the Committee, U Nyun, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE). under whose .auspices the Committee operates, stated: "When the long-awaited moment comes when P-§§S£U£S£urns to Viet-Nam and her neighbours,, the Khmer Republic and Laos, all eyes will be on the international Mekong project and they will witness, :i am confident, a great step forward." Stressing the need for continued support for the Committee1s work, the Executive Agent of the Committee, Uillem J. van dar Oord, said: "if by now.it is. agreed that we shall turn our back on war, could we not become . serious.about preparing for peace?" The annual meeting of the four-nation Committee — Khmer Republic, Laos, Republic of Viet-Nam and Thailand -- 17-23 January, is also being attended by representatives of some L5 nations co-operating in its 'work for the over-all development of water and other resources or the Lower Mekong Basin. ' ' . 1 Bgj^ajid_^citing^Pro,iects^in View' In a. message, to this morning's opening session, U Nyun stated: "As I have remarked on a number of occasions in recent months, I foresee a period of great progress in many fields just ahead of us. (more) AY-105 TAH6 BASGKOK 880/375 17 OS19 s PRESS OKSIPKESS 8YK = 85 CHA8G HO FRQ$ HCBEILL. AM CAoLIBG HIGHLIGHTS KEKO^G OPENifiG SESSION IS SAISQ« TODAY FROM BANGKOK 18 VIEW POSTWAR IS3QCKIHA ; OWME -WW^»B»*"»"" *"» ™**^^ """•"•"" •i'iii"i»Mw»wv3emtwi»i»riMp1|ijii» REFERi:aC£S IN aUOTES FROM UMYU8 AMD VAHDERGGKD. HEADQUARTERS MICKT WISH REISSUE THIS SUMMARY A SB WE WII.L POUCH FULLER RELEASE* HEADLJNSS AMD TEXT FOLLOW s P2 s HEADIISG. IPIPGRTANT OF MSKOUG COMMITTEES ROLE 1» POSTWAR I^OCHIjfA STRSSStO X» OPE^IHG MESSAGES TO ANNUA Itl SAIG08 SUBHEAD PROGRESS IN PROJECTS A»B FUTURE PROBLEMS OUTLIMED AT OPE»I8Q SESSIOJJ PARA THE IBPORTA»CE QF THE ROLE OF THE MEKONG CO MW IT TEE WHEB PEACE RETUfiHS TO XS'OOCHIMA WAS STRESSES IN STATEffiEOTS AT e P5/51/50 s •^ BODY IH SAI60S TODAY C17JAHUA8Y). PARA IH A MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE, UKYU8t EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED »ATIO»S ECONOMIC COMPJISSJtOH FOB ASIA AK5 THE FAR EAST P4/3 1/50 = CO^MHTEE OPERATES, STATEJ) COLOS 3UOTE WKE« TH£ LOHG-AWAITED MOilEfTr CQKES UHSN PEACE RETUSMS TO VIETNAM AND HER SEICHZOUR3, THE KHMER REPUBLIC A$) LAOS, ALL EYES WILL BE 0!3 THE 1 9TER NA- TIONAL PIEKOBS FROJSCT AJS THEY ^ILL tfITM£S5» 1 m COilFli>£ST, A GREAT STEP FGRWAEO* s P5 t UKSUOTE PARA STRESSING. THE KEED FOR COST I SUED SUPPORT FOR Tri£ COniHTTEES WQRKj THE EXKCirfl^/E AOE^T » MR, W« J# VAivDROQRD, SAID COLOfi QUOTE IF BY HOW IT 13 AGixEED TliAT WE SHALL TORS OUK BACK o:^ V;AR, COULD VIE HOT SSCOME: SERIOUS A-OUT ?j?£PAHif-G FOR P£ACE = OS WAR, COULD WE BOT BECOME SERIOUS ABOUT PREPARING FOR .€ PEACE s 1/50 ~ C QUERY imaUOTE PAR A THE ANNUAL KEETIflS OF TKS FOUR -SAT IDS ,- c COMMITTEE * - KHSER REPUBLIC* LAOS, REPUBLIC OF VIET HAM A SO THAILASD — 17-23 JANUARY, IS ALSO BiSISG ATTENDED 3Y REPRESEN- C. TATIVES OF SOME 15 HAT 10 MS COOPERATING IK ITS WORK FOB THE OVER -ALL DEVELOPMENT OF WATER AKD OTHER RESOURCES 08 * P? s THE LOWER H£iK)SG BASIS), PARA SUBHEAD 3UB£UOT£ SOLD AKD EXCITING 'KPJ2CTS It* VIEW UHSU30UOTE PARA if) A MESSAGE TO THIS HQRK18GS ' OPEfllWS SESSION, UNYUfi STATED COLON QUOTE A3 I HAVE REMARKED OM A ^Ui^BEH OF OCCASIONS IH RECENT MONTHS, I FORESEE A PERIOD G OF SREAT PROGRESS IM a PS s C KASY FIELDS JUST AHEAD OF US* PARA QUOTE IT IS MY EASIEST c BELIEF THAT THE BEKOM6 PROJECT, WHICH HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED SO tlUCK ASA I SSI A TROUBLED BACKGROUND,. WILL SERVE IS THE YEARS TO COME BGT OfiLY TO ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIPS OK THE PEOPLE OF THE z c PS s LOWER WESOBG BASIH TO AH IBSEASU8A3LE DEGREE^ BUT ALSO TO c INSPIRE THOSE ESQA5ED IS ??AT£R flESDURCtS DEVELOPMENT PROJ LARGS A&> SMALL , ELSEWHERE I » ASIA AKD THE WORLD, UNQUOTE PAHA THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY GO!?TIQl}Eu GOLO?^ QUOTE HAfcY B AK]) EXCITIRG PROJECTS ARE IB VIEW. THE BIGGEST s P9 a OF ALL, PA SOSS, LIES STILL SOT£ YEARS AHEAD, BUT THE FEASIBILITY 'sTi&Y HAS SEES COMPLETED AMD THE TIKE FOR FI^Al PREPARATIONS IS FAST APPP.OACHI?*S, PARA OUOTE WSAMWKILE, OTHER PROJECTS ARE ON THE THRESHOLD OF REALIZATION &m>» FOH KAKY OF THESE, FI^A^OIAL A^ P10 s C TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS DEEDED S^QW^ TH£ FIRST OF THE COMMITTEES PICKER AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS ^ILL E£ READY FOR 1KPL.EKOTAT1GK c THIS YEAR. U^aUOTE PA3A SUSKEAD ttM SGUPJ EXTENSION PARA FOISTING OUT THAT TKE WAV WAS OLEA!? FOR EXTS^SIQ^ OF THE ^K tJGUN PROJECT -IS LAOS, U9YIH* rJOT£2 3UOT2: THE = PU/51/5Q s GREAT SUCCESS OF IKE FIRST FULL YEAR OF OPERATION UF THIS PH/S 1/5-0 = GREA^» T SUCCESS OF THE FIRST FULL YE;$ OF OPERATION OF THIS HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME CONSTRUCTED WITH fiULTIS-HATIOSAL COOPERATION. PARA QUOTE BA3INWIDE FISHERY STIQIES, TRAIH1KQ CENTRES 18 BOAT BUILDING, 1«IPROVE«ECT OF NAVIGATION Ah'D PORT FACILITIES, DES08STRATIQB FASMS »» THZSE ASO SASY 01 HER ACTIVITIES OF THE MEKQfiG COMMITTEE = PIS/51 B HAVE DEES AREAS OF ACHIEVEMENT IN 1372 A(€3 WILL COSTU'UE TO liE v^ SO IS FUTURE YEARS* PARA WfiBfiiHS OF THE MAS8ITUDE flF THU PROBLEMS IKtfOLVte Iti THE PROJECT, UJJYUM CO^T ISSUED COLOH QUOTE IMPROVEi«£rJT OF LIVIKU STA8SAR5S f5EA8S ROTKIHG LESS THAS IBPfiOVJHG THE WHOLE SUALITY OF THE PEOPLES LIF£* ft P 13/51 £ PARA QUOTE WE BUST GU.APJ3 AGAINST THE POSSIBLE INCREASES IS C DEVELOPMEHT, AMD BE READY TO HITIGATE OR WARD OFF THE SOCIAL PSOELEMS QFTEB PRODUCED BV BESETTLEWEHT AMD BY OTHER RADICAL CHANGES 1« A RiHAL PEOPLES WAY OF LIPS, = Pl-4 s USQUOTE SUBHEA3 SaSQUOTE FAHH AS VISION UKSUByUOTE HEEDED PARA IK 'HIS STATEME8IT TO IKE OPE5ISG SESSION TODAY, KR.W.J. o VASDEROORD, THE EXECUTIVE AGENT, TOLD THE COMMITTEE COLON SUOTE PiiACE IS HEAR AT mm SUT REGAINS ELUSIVE SEMICLK ASKS HOW M.AMY BILLIONS W£ SHALL (3EEB s FOR PROJECT WliiSOTftTia^ fiUT IS S?ELUCTA5 ' \ rs '• D .\ <-• ri-iT tr • r T T •.* r~ PI 7/5 1/50 = PARA QUOTE MQKE TKAS EUEH IS THE TIME TO TA^E ADVANTAGE OF OUR .POSITION. WE SHALL ??OVE FORWARD. MILL DUB FRIEKDS SIT BACK aiisLRY UfSeUOIE PAHA IS OUTLlS!{ia OeJSCTjySS FOR 197S, v^» VAWDEHOORD CITED PLANS RELATE TO THE MEKONG KASSSTREAN, l.-J PROJECTS, NEW-^Y?E QUOTE =5 f PIS/21/20 = ,;". PIOHEER AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS UNQUOTE, FISHERIES, 1MLAHD V 1- SAVIGATIOM, EWV IRQ FESTAL SCIENCE AND TRAINING !« OVER-ftLL *^ RIVER BASIS DEVELOPMENT FLAKfJIWG = ECAFE 4- COL 89 GOTH 17 17-23 15 t$»721S>73 •«• ec. Kr. Stig Andersen Mr. Kennig tfrs. Mira ( Registry (3) EC/113/21 (H) S ^mmry 1973 Dear Mr. ... I "have the honour to aoteovledge receipt of yoxtr letter 19 Dccembef vith vhicb you transmitt®&, Ssasral Conference» tfea test of resolution 3-^23 it adopted at its seveateeatli session on 20 Kov^bei? 1972, raing tbs siiltxiral aad natural heritage is Indosbina. ;• I feave taken careful aote of Its contests, sincerely» Isert Mr, Urdte-1 IsaUosiS Sducational » Scientific and place united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization organisation des nations unies pour 1'education, la science et la culture place de Fontenoy, Paris-7"1 JANS The Director-General . • •{••• „•"* • / v,. it^i- 19 December 1972 r.lcre.c,: ODG/DG/6110 TO: 1 2 ^.v:, 3 Completed - Acknowlftdqed Dear Mr. Waldheim, I have the honour to transmit herewith, as requested v " "*" "^' '""'" by the General Conference, the text of resolution 3.423 which it adopted at its seventeenth^ession^on. 20 November 1972, concerning the cultural and natural heritage in Indochina* _^.WW1W(KWW«*«**S31»«<^^ , Yours sincerely, Ren6 Maheu Mr. Kurt WALDHEIM Secretary-General United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A. "The General Conference, Taking into account the general principle brought out at the Intergovernmental Conference on Cultural Policies (Venice, 1970) and at the sixteenth session of the General Conference, regarding the need to take far-reaching measures for the protection and preservation of cultural property, Aware that the principle of the protection and preservation of cultural property cannot be respected or put into practice unless at the same time the destruction of cultural, property is definitely condemned, particularly when it results from aggression by one country against another, or from civil war, Considering that the consequences of aggression by one country against another and of civil war are not endured solely by the countries under attack but by mankind as a whole, since the cultural and natural heritage of one country is in essence a product of man's labour and knowledge in his constant interaction with the environ- ment, in other words with life itself, Recalling the tragic conflict and acts of aggression in Indochina, resulting in terrible loss of life and without doubt in the destruction of the cultural heritage and of historic sites and monuments in the countries concerned, Appreciating the important part played by Unesco in the struggle for the protection and preservation of the cultural and natural heritage of mankind, as witnessed by the International Campaigns to save the monuments of Nubia and Venice, Deploring the destruction of the cultural heritage of the peoples of Indochina through the tragic acts of aggression and war in that area, Convinced that Unesco should not remain indifferent to the destruction of the cultural and natural heritage of mankind caused by acts of aggressive war, sacking, vandalism and punitive expeditions carried out by one country against another, but should echo the disapproval of these acts expressed by the world-wide public opinion of its Member States, Supporting the recent efforts towards a cease-fire and a settlement of this disastrous war, 1. Expresses its most definite condemnation of the destruction of the cultural and natural heritage of Indochina through acts of war, sacking, vandalism, * punitive expeditions and other similar acts, 2. Expresses the hope that the efforts toward a cease-fire and peace in Indo- china will be successful; J>. Authorizes the Director-General, in consultation with the Executive Board, in the event of a cease-fire and peace being restored, to make a preliminary study within the framework of the budget approved for 1973-197^, of ways and - 2 - ' , f# , means by which Unesco may assist, in its future programme, in restoring the cultural heritage, historic sites and monuments, destroyed or damaged in this most tragic long-drawn out war; h. Invites the Director-General to transmit the terms of this resolution to Member States, the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies, and to communication media throughout the world.