Normally intended for countries with per capita incomes below $520. in practice. 91 percent of IDA commitments in the past 2 years have gone to countries with per capital income of less than $280. Of particular interest this year is the onequarter of total IDA lending which goes to the nations of Southeast Asia. The need of these nations is particularly critical in light of the vast influx of refugees which have flooded their lands. All of us will have to agree that cutting funds for these nations will only complicate the refugee problems for the United States. And a cut will come if adequate funds are not appropriated. There is substantial evidence that IDA has made considerable progress in reaching the "poorest of the poor." The most recent statistics for fiscal year 1978 indicate that 58 percent of IDA lending funded 50 agricultural projects.
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