Memorandum Directing That Agricultural Commodities Be Made Available To Meet Relief Requirements in Bolivia.

[Released October 6, 1953. Dated October 5, 1953]

- Memorandum for: The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration

In accordance with the recommendation contained in the memorandum of October 5, 1953, submitted by the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, and pursuant to the authority vested in me by Public Law 216, 83d Congress, 1st Session, I hereby determine that up to $5,000,000 worth of agricultural commodities shall be made available out of the stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation and transferred to meet the urgent relief requirements of Bolivia. This amount shall cover the Corporation's investment in the commodities and costs of delivery on board vessels in United States ports.

Arrangements for the operations of this relief program, including the specification of the commodities, shall be the responsibility of the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration, and the transfer of the commodities shall be upon such terms and conditions as the Director determines to be appropriate, after consultation with the Secretary of State. In connection with the furnishing of such assistance, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Director, shall conclude a bilateral agreement with the Government of Bolivia.

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER