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wdviced dn 1949 that food from tha Untled Statog destined for the unoccupled fone An Mrance had been leaving that area for the occupied songs, "but that vichy had checke:t inense charpas and a statesont had bean issued to the effoat 2 , left tne unoceupled area except in fulr exchinge.” he resers ntstent necording Lo this source Unat there must have ben sone thing Lo Shem and dt was sald that the sitsalion was much that it was impossible to flit definite proof ena yay or the other. Anothar informant avi: that "Lota of goods pica ovar to tha occppiad urea dn Srance, therefore, in effecb, La Sernany Fran the United Stutea.” A¥SG rapresentative 11 tteiiaraing stated “Unfortunately, I can no longer maintain thet the tuking of food fron (his none is unimportant. IT an foread to concede now tbat it ts vory importante va know food soos auty bub we oaniot sell nnelher or nob it ia nsinly going to the French population in the other zone or elrowiere.' on April Ay L94l, thats ~~” Concarning this "rumor a confidential seurce stated that there Yas mich eviderce gf undernouri shment in Franca and What much food wis ontering tho vecupled gone, but that they rere unable Lo delomiine rho thor it was ny to the french population in that area or cleuvhere. An article dn tho that Clarence I. Plevett, t Aington Star on January 6, 19/41, reported geuthve Sacretary of the AYSC spoke ot a Luncheon nesting of the Lisirict 1 thoof the ‘vVooene International League for Peaca and Joa held at the Yer lod at Ghat time thal "barracks weic baing torn dorn ta bella tefting ab the refugee Garp in tho Pyreneas Nountaina in France." He stated that the refvgeos vere dying of dseusea cuvsed by the lack of nourlsimont and proper cares . The article also reported that Pickabt defeat dts om als if dt continued to allow th mople to starve py not ralaxtnag the blocxade. Mo alvo called for the foruatlon of gene guros,ent ‘betwsen Creat Britain and Germtany that world pemath tho fLeudlug of the French and the ratcces in that country and he declared that "tia general apsunption that, averytidag une Germans say iaoa Me da not tree. Tro Trbonda Coaskttoe, he da reported to have avid, "Lad thouranda in Polat follows Jes dnvaston und Carnany cogperated te thea Mllest extent and jtora Wha Idved up to tho srremient witch permitted ho feeling.” Kecordingy to the article Mekeblt said Giat Germany even caioped 150,090 tons of wheat ints Poland that the agreaent did not evll for, wile the Cémtun Sad irosd wos feading many mora people losuted trera. ahd Great Britain wold . Om April 29, 1942 tle0 comzontod on tha trouble the ASC wae having in petting food to starving: Eurepeuns, Me muld that the cause tas mainly in vusvington,s De 0. becuse thu off$clals refused to rive imisaloa Lo ay for foot pe: sod In urcpa. He sbatod tak pe can recelvad from the Gorsan authorities to deliver milk tothe childr tn France nbieh het Leon purchared ta fad taueLand vpon Ais onpressed promt se that ha would allow no oubor ayeney to distribute it.