The Israel Government has already applied to the American Government for a second grant-in-aid, to cover the fiscal year of 1952-53, it was announced here today by Ehud Avriel, director-general of the Premier’s office.
Mr. Avriel, who has been appointed Israeli co-ordinator of the program of spending the first grant-in-aid allocated under the U.S. Mutual Security Act, said that Israel has already submitted to the U.S. general plans for spending the current grant. Details of the program will be worked out with Bruce McDaniel, American co-ordinator of technical aid to Israel, when he arrives here early next month.
It is hoped, he said, that at least half of the approximately $65,000,000 U.S. grant can be used for food, oil and other consumer goods and agricultural implements. Mr. Avriel reported that the Israel Government will assign 23,000,000 pounds ($64,400,000) from its development budget to Mr. McDaniel’s office.
The Israel co-ordinator said that it is hoped that the first installment of the American aid will be made available next month and the first goods bought with the money will arrive in Israel in January. He stressed that the terms of the American grant permit Israel to use the money to purchase goods outside America if they are “better and cheaper” than American-manufactured products.
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