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    "ocrText": "File scanned from the National Security Adviser's Memoranda of Conversation Collection at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nNATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION\nPresidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet\nWITHDRAWAL ID 017765\nREASON FOR WITHDRAWAL\nNational security restriction\nTYPE OF MATERIAL\nMemorandum of Conversation\nTITLE\nFord, Agricultural Secretary Earl Butz\nCREATION DATE\n11/26/1974\nVOLUME\n2 pages\nCOLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID\n031400300\nCOLLECTION TITLE\nNATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER. MEMORANDA OF\nCONVERSATIONS\nBOX NUMBER\n7\nFOLDER TITLE\nNovember 26, 1974 - Ford, Agriculture\nSecretary Earl Butz\nDATE WITHDRAWN\n05/11/2004\nWITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST\nGG\nFORD LIBRARY &\nNEWS\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE\nNOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS:\nWASHINGTON, Nov. 18--The attached fact sheets were handed out by\nSecretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz at a press conference Nov. 18 in\nWashington, D.C., following the Secretary's return from Rome, Italy, where\nhe headed the U.S. delegation to the World Food Conference.\nPress Division\nOffice of Communication\n5010\nUSDA 3315-74\nNov. 18, 1974\nThe World Food Conference in Brief\nFood Production. The Conference agreed that increased food production\nis essential in both developed and developing areas. In the\ncase of many developing countries, a reordering of programs,\npriorities, and farmer incentives is required to stimulate\nproduction. The Conference also recognized that additional\nfunds will be required to help developing countries increase\nproduction. In this connection, the United States has supported\nthe creation of a voluntary fund. In Rome, the OPEC countries\nrecommended establishment of such a fund. General approval was\nexpressed at the Conference, and follow-up work by the UN will\ninclude this proposal. No specific dollar amounts were proposed.\nIn addition, a number of resolutions were passed to improve nutri-\ntion programs, child feeding, fertilizer development, and to in-\ncrease the participation of women in solving world food problems.\nFood Aid. The Conference recommended that food aid donor countries make all\nefforts, beginning in 1975, to provide commodities and/or financial\nassistance to ensure at least 10 million tons of grain per year as\nfood aid. The Conference recommended that grain exporting and im-\nporting countries, as well as present and potential financial con-\ntributors meet as soon as possible on immediate food problems. A\nmeeting is scheduled for Nov. 29 in Rome.\nWorld Food Security. The Conference endorsed the FAO undertaking for inter-\nnational cooperation in establishing a world network of national\ngrain reserves. This would involve adoption of general guidelines\nfor national stockholding policies for grains and the use of inter-\nnational consultations and exchange of information. The Conference\ngave strong endorsement to the proposal that cereal producing, con-\nsuming, and trading nations join together to accelerate implementa-\ntion of such a world reserve system. This Reserve Coordinating\nGroup, as it was described by Secretary Kissinger in his speech\nat the Conference, will meet soon to get this activity under way.\nInformation. The Conference decided to establish a Global Information and\nEarly Warning System on Food and Agriculture, described by\nSecretary Butz in his Conference speech as \"essential to the whole\nobjective of improved food security around the world.\" The Con-\nference agreed that FAO is the most appropriate organization to\nsupervise this system. All governments were invited to participate.\nIn the beginning, the system will concentrate on basic foods, par-\nticularly grains. Later, a wide range of commodities will be in-\ncluded.\nFORD\n2\nTrade. The Conference stressed the need for eliminating trade barriers,\nutilizing the Multilateral Trade Negotiations under the General\nAgreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), as agreed to in the Tokyo\nDeclaration.\nWorld Food Council. The Conference approved establishment of arWorld Food\nCouncil, an organization to have coordinating, consultative and\nadvisory powers with respect to food aid, investment, and other\nforeign assistance. About 25 members are to be nominated by the\nUN Economic and Social Council, and elected by the UN General\nAssembly.\nNov. 18, 1974\nU.S. Food Assistance to Other Countries\nU.S. Food Aid:\n-- In eight years 1965-72, provided 84 percent of all food aid contributions\nof developed countries (both bilateral and multilateral aid).\n46 percent of all World Food Program aid since beginning in 1962. (Canada\nsecond with 13 percent)\n-- $25 billion in donations and concessional sales since beginning of P.L. 480\nin 1954.\n-- 143 million tons of wheat, rice, and other grains since 1954.\n-- Current year: Higher spending level on P.L. 480 than a year ago. More\nwheat and rice in physical quantities in P.L. 480 programs this year than a\nyear ago.\nAid to Bangladesh:\n-- U.S. has contributed a third of all food aid to Bangladesh since its inde-\npendence (1972).\n-- Current year U.S. is already programming 250,000 tons of wheat and rice to\nBangladesh (Title I).\n-- We are watching food situation closely in Bangladesh.\nAid to India:\n-- U.S. leading provider of economic development since India's independence.\n-- Last year, U.S. sent outright donations of $67 million (far more Title II-\ntype programs than any other country).\n-- New shipments of food grains expected soon, in addition to Title II donations.\nAid to Sahel:\n-- U.S. made direct donations of over a half million tons of grain in FY 1973\nand FY 1974.\n-- This year, additional donation of 100,000 tons are now moving to the Sahel.\n-- U.S. donated $3.3 million to UN Sahelian Trust Fund through FAO for assuring\ndelivery of food in drought relief programs.\n-- U.S. has donated $29 million for aid supplies including medicine, vitamins,\ntools and equipment.\n-- U.S. supplied aircraft to assist in delivery.\n-- U.S. is providing technical assistance to improve production in the Sahel.\nNov. 18, 1974\nU.S. Technical and Developmental Assistance\nFertilizer Development Aid:\n-- In FY 1975, U.S. will provide 329,000 tons of fertilizer valued at\n$164,000,000.\n-- This could increase substantially during year.\n-- 2/3 or more of the amount will be purchased offshore.\nDevelopment aid and technical assistance:\n-- U.S. has provided more than $11/2 billion in last 10 years (much of it for\nagricultural development).\n-- Current year: FY 1975 budget requested a doubling of FY 1974 development\naid with 60 percent earmarked for agriculture.\nTraining provided for foreign nationals in U.S.:\n-- For 22 years, have averaged over 1000 a year.\nOverseas technical assistance since 1966 (beginning of PASA):\n-- An average of 300 USDA people serve overseas in any given year.\n-- Land Grant Colleges have provided more than 1,000 man years since 1960.\nP.L. 480 Research Grants:\n-- Since 1954, P.L. 480 counterpart funds have provided 1500 research grants\nin 32 countries.\nDirect Grants to Overseas Research Centers:\n-- USDA provides one-fourth of the budgets for 10 research centers around the\nworld, including IRRI (Philippines) and the Center for maize and wheat\nimprovement in Mexico.\n-- By 1978, these contributions will double.\nP.L. 480 Proceeds for Economic Development:\n-- In 20 years, $11 billion has been generated by P.L. 480 for development\nuse by foreign countries.\nSchlesenger. 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