Inc.. has distributed 550.000 pounds of butter. cheese. and milk powder to more than 8.500 needy persons in Europe and the Middle East. From this experience. the president of the group. Miss Alexandra Tolstoy. said: In addition to providing vital food to supplement meager diets. the general American action has been received with sincere appreciation by the refugees whom we service as a specific measure of interest of the American people in the refugee himself. From the camps in Austria and Germany and from the mudbricked hovels in Iran came heartfelt words of appreciation for this attention. I cannot overestimate the tremendous psychological value inherent In Public Law 480 in establishing. maintaining. and strengthening good will toward the American people and the American Government. The American Friends Service Committee notified me: We believe this program of distribution through the voluntary agencies has been of inestimable value not only in relieving human need and suffering. but also in expressing the concern of the American people in a tangible and personal way divorced from any political considerations for millions of refugees and underprivileged people in other parts of the world. We also believe that the expenses incurred by the United States Government in using these foodstuffs overseas through American voluntary agencies represent a good investment of taxpayers funds. particularly in light of resulting substantial savings in storage costs. And.
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