NSDD 143 United States Third World Hunger Relief: Emergency Assistance

IED UNCLASSTHED analytical techniques and data bases for gauging emergency food requirements and forecasting acute food crises. This group would also consider coordinating steps with other dopor governments and international food organizations on the assessment of emergency food needs. Transportation bottlenecks and inefficiencies should be reviewed with appropriate recommendations forwarded. 7) A Special Planning Group meeting on Public Diplomacy is to be held to establish a White House-directed public information program, in conjunction with this year's observance of the 30th anniversary of P.L. 480, to increase U.S. and foreign awareness of USG food aid initiatives and the nature of the Third World hunger problem. 8) The formation of a Third world Food Problems Subcommittee under the State Department's Advisory Committee on International Investment, Technology and Development, to permit business leaders to share information on Third World hunger problems and to address these concerns in a cooperative manner. 9) The NSSD 1-84 Working Group will continue to study and clarify what type of coordination, cooperation or actions the USG should seek from other donor governments and international organizations on the emergency food aid problem. This study shall be completed within 2 months with appropriate actions recommended. 10) The noted study on international cooperation will, in particular, consider recommending a high-level donors meeting or other similar measures to improve international coordination in effectively meeting food aid emergencies. Negotiations and communications with other countries on these matters shall continue through existing, approved methods. 08 These ten actions are designed to improve the efficiency of the USG's emergency food aid programs. Funding for these ten initiatives will thus come from the projected assistance budgets for fiscal years FY 85 and beyond. An OMB-chaired interagency task force, under the NSSD 1-84 Working Group, will take steps to ensure the timely implementation of these actions. UX Raid Regan accidican