Israel today sent five tons of food and medical supplies to Biafra, the besieged eastern province of Nigeria where thousands of civilians are reported to be suffering from starvation and disease. The aid cargo was flown by an El Al plane to Geneva where it was turned over to the International Red Cross.
X-ray equipment, antibiotics, bandages and stretchers were gifts from Israel but most of the food represented a donation by the Argentine Embassy here. The Argentineans turned over two and a half tons of flour to the Mogen David Adom, Israel’s national red cross. The flour was used to bake a variety of bread that is popular in Argentina. The flour was originally intended for the Argentine pavilion at last month’s international trade fair here but it arrived late.
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