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UNCLASSIFIEL
TRUMAN
S.
MEMORANDUM
NORWAY: Program of Assistance to Underdeveloped Countries
By a unanimous vote the Norwegian Parliament on June 25, 1952,
passed a bill providing for a program of aid to underdeveloped coun-
tries. The legislation is to be implemented by an annual appropria-
tion of 10 million crowns (approximately $1.4 million), to be supple-
mented in the first year by an equal amount to be obtained by public
subscription.
The fund is to be used to render technical and economic assistance
to underdeveloped countries. The program is to be undertaken "in
cooperation with the United Nations, and in accordance with the prin-
ciples established for the United Nations' program of assistance to
underdeveloped countries."
It is the plan of the Norwegian Government to concentrate its
efforts in a small area where some of the local problems are similar
to those found in Norway. The area is to be one where fishing and
forestry are important, and preferably where new capital investments
are not necessary for the success of the program. Preliminary dis-
cussions with United Nations officials have resulted in the choice of
India, which has agreed in principle, as the most likely recipient of
the aid. The exact region of India to be covered has not as yet been
selected, and will be subject to the agreement of the two Governments.
Although there will be some direct financial aid, the Norwegian
authorities plan for the assistance to be mostly of a technical nature.
The Government expects to send Norwegian experts, such as engineers,
physicians, and fishery specialists to the area, and also to bring
leaders from the area to Norway to study and observe at first hand
what is being done in their respective fields in Norway. It is con-
templated also that professional and other organizations in Norway
will take a direct and active interest in corresponding groups in the
chosen area, and that leader-specialists will be brought to Norway by
those organizations. The details are presently being worked out with
the United Nations and India.
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